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Update Published September 7, 2026
Every Apple Mac that was introduced in 2008 is listed below.
2008 was a major year for Macs; Apple introduced new iMac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, Mac Pro, and Xserve models. Notable new Macs released included the first MacBook Air as well as the first "Unibody" MacBook and MacBook Pro models.
Click on a specific Mac model for its complete technical specs, configuration options, identification details, performance benchmarks, original price in dozens of countries, and more.
You also may be interested in All Macs By Year, which includes Apple Macs released in other years.
For Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad, see Apple Devices Released in 2008 as well as All Apple Devices By Year.
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| Intro. | April 28, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MB323LL/A | Model | A1224 (EMC 2210) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | iMac8,1 |
| RAM | 1 GB | VRAM | 128 MB |
| Storage | 250 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 20" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | April 28, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MB324LL/A | Model | A1224 (EMC 2210) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | iMac8,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 20" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | April 28, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MB325LL/A | Model | A1225 (EMC 2211) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | iMac8,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 24" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | April 28, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MB398LL/A | Model | A1225 (EMC 2211) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | iMac8,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 512 MB |
| Storage | 500 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 24" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008* | Disc. | January 20, 2009 |
| Order | MB402LL/A* | Model | A1181 (EMC 2242) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacBook4,1 |
| RAM | 1 GB | VRAM | 144 MB |
| Storage | 120 GB HDD | Optical | 8X "Combo Drive"* |
| Complete MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.1 13" (White-08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008 | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | MB403LL/A | Model | A1181 (EMC 2242) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacBook4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 144 MB |
| Storage | 160 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (White-08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008 | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | MB404LL/A | Model | A1181 (EMC 2242) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacBook4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 144 MB |
| Storage | 250 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (Black-08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | June 8, 2009 |
| Order | MB466LL/A | Model | A1278 (EMC 2254) |
| Family | Late 2008 Aluminum | ID | MacBook5,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 160 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (Unibody) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | June 8, 2009 |
| Order | MB467LL/A | Model | A1278 (EMC 2254) |
| Family | Late 2008 Aluminum | ID | MacBook5,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 250 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (Unibody) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 15, 2008* | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | MB003LL/A | Model | A1237 (EMC 2142*) |
| Family | MacBook Air - Original | ID | MacBookAir1,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 144 MB |
| Storage | 80 GB HDD | Optical | None* |
| Complete MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (Original) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 15, 2008* | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1237 (EMC 2142*) |
| Family | MacBook Air - Original | ID | MacBookAir1,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 144 MB |
| Storage | 64 GB SSD | Optical | None* |
| Complete MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.8 13" (Original) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | June 8, 2009 |
| Order | MB543LL/A | Model | A1304 (EMC 2253*) |
| Family | Late 2008 | ID | MacBookAir2,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 120 GB HDD | Optical | None* |
| Complete MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (NVIDIA) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | June 8, 2009 |
| Order | MB940LL/A | Model | A1304 (EMC 2253*) |
| Family | Late 2008 | ID | MacBookAir2,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 128 GB SSD | Optical | None* |
| Complete MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.86 13" (NVIDIA) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008 | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | MB133LL/A | Model | A1260 (EMC 2198) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacBookPro4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 200 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 15" (08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008 | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | MB134LL/A | Model | A1260 (EMC 2198) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacBookPro4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 512 MB |
| Storage | 250 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.5 15" (08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008 | Disc. | October 14, 2008 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1260 (EMC 2198) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacBookPro4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 512 MB |
| Storage | 250 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.6 15" (08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008* | Disc. | January 6, 2009 |
| Order | MB166LL/A* | Model | A1261 (EMC 2199) |
| Family | Early/Late 2008 | ID | MacBookPro4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB, 4 GB* | VRAM | 512 MB |
| Storage | 250, 320 GB* HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.5 17" (08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | February 26, 2008* | Disc. | January 6, 2009 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1261 (EMC 2199) |
| Family | Early/Late 2008 | ID | MacBookPro4,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB, 4 GB* | VRAM | 512 MB |
| Storage | 250, 320 GB* HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.6 17" (08) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | June 8, 2009 |
| Order | MB470LL/A | Model | A1286 (EMC 2255) |
| Family | Late 2008 | ID | MacBookPro5,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB* |
| Storage | 250 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 15" (Unibody) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MB471LL/A | Model | A1286 (EMC 2255) |
| Family | Late 2008 | ID | MacBookPro5,1 |
| RAM | 4 GB | VRAM | 512 MB* |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 15" (Unibody) Specs | |||
| Intro. | October 14, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1286 (EMC 2255) |
| Family | Late 2008 | ID | MacBookPro5,1 |
| RAM | 4 GB | VRAM | 512 MB* |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 15" (Unibody) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1186 (EMC 2180) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacPro3,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Mac Pro "Quad Core" 2.8 (2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MA970LL/A | Model | A1186 (EMC 2180) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacPro3,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.8 (2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1186 (EMC 2180) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacPro3,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 320 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Mac Pro "Eight Core" 3.0 (2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | March 3, 2009 |
| Order | MB451LL/A | Model | A1186 (EMC 2180) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | MacPro3,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 320, 500 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Mac Pro "Eight Core" 3.2 (2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | April 7, 2009 |
| Order | MA882LL/A | Model | A1246 (EMC 2186) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | Xserve2,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 64 MB |
| Storage | 80 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Xserve Xeon 2.8 "Quad Core" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | April 7, 2009 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1246 (EMC 2186) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | Xserve2,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 64 MB |
| Storage | 80 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Xserve Xeon 2.8 "Eight Core" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
| Intro. | January 8, 2008 | Disc. | April 7, 2009 |
| Order | BTO/CTO | Model | A1246 (EMC 2186) |
| Family | Early 2008 | ID | Xserve2,1 |
| RAM | 2 GB | VRAM | 64 MB |
| Storage | 80 GB HDD | Optical | 8X DL "SuperDrive" |
| Complete Xserve Xeon 3.0 "Eight Core" (Early 2008) Specs | |||
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