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iPod, iPhone, & iPad

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Model

MacBook Air C2D 1.6 13

MacBook Air C2D 1.4 11 10

MacBook Air M2 8/10 22

Model Specs

Complete Specs

Comparison Q&A

Series Q&A

Buy This

Buy Newer Macs

Buy This Mac or Trade-In Yours

Sell This

Upgrade This

Upgrade This (UK)

N/A

Upgrade This (AU)

N/A

Introduction Date

January 15, 2008*

October 20, 2010

June 6, 2022*

Discontinued Date

October 14, 2008

July 20, 2011

N/A

Processors (Cores)

1 (2 Cores)

1 (8 Cores)

Geekbench 2 32

2044

2024

N/A

Geekbench 2 64

2352

2244

N/A

Geekbench 3 SC 32

771

799

N/A

Geekbench 3 MC 32

1211

1292

N/A

Geekbench 3 SC 64

899

876

N/A

Geekbench 3 MC 64

1413

1437

N/A

Geekbench 4 SC

1115

988

6538*

Geekbench 4 MC

1663

1627

27149*

Geekbench 5 SC

N/A

185

1903 (2560 GB 6)

Geekbench 5 MC

N/A

337

8838 (9580 GB 6)

Processor Speed

1.6 GHz

1.4 GHz

3.49 GHz

Processor Type

Core 2 Duo (P7500)

Core 2 Duo (SU9400)

Apple M2

Turbo Boost

N/A

Custom Speeds

1.8 GHz

1.6 GHz

N/A

Architecture

64-Bit

Processor Upgrade

Soldered

System Bus Speed

800 MHz

N/A*

Cache Bus Speed

1.6 GHz (Built-in)

1.4 GHz (Built-in)

N/A

ROM/Firmware

EFI

Proprietary

EFI Architecture

32-Bit

64-Bit

L1 Cache

32k/32k

192k+128k, 128k+64k x4*

L2 Cache

4 MB (on chip)

3 MB (on chip)

16 MB, 4 MB x4*

RAM Type

DDR2 SDRAM*

DDR3 SDRAM*

Unified*

Min. RAM Speed

667 MHz

1066 MHz

N/A

Standard RAM

2 GB

8 GB*

Maximum RAM

2 GB

4 GB*

24 GB*

Motherboard RAM

2 GB

2 GB*

8 GB*

RAM Slots

None

Video Card

Intel GMA X3100

GeForce 320M

10-Core

VRAM Type

Integrated

Standard VRAM

144 MB

256 MB

Integrated

Maximum VRAM

144 MB

256 MB

Integrated

Display

13.3" Widescreen

11.6" Widescreen

13.6" 16:10

Resolution

1280x800

1366x768

2560x1664

2nd Disp Support

Dual/Mirroring

Dual/Mirroring*

2nd Max Res

1920x1200

2560x1600

6016x3384 (6K)*

Video Port

1 (micro-DVI)

1 (Mini DisplayPort)

2 (Thunderbolt/USB 4)

Standard HD

80 GB HDD

64, 128 GB SSD

512 GB SSD

Int HD Interface

Parallel ATA (ZIF)

Mini SATA (6 Gb/s)

Onboard*

Standard Optical

None*

None

Standard Ethernet

None*

Standard Wi-Fi

802.11a/b/g/n

802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)

Standard Bluetooth

2.1+EDR

5.3*

USB

1 (2.0)

2 (2.0)

2* (4; 3.1)

Firewire

None

Expansion Slots

None

Expansion Bays

None

Keyboard Type

Full-size

Full-size (Magic Keyboard)

Case Type

Notebook

Input Type

Trackpad (Gesture)

Trackpad (Inertial)

Trackpad (Force Touch)

Apple Subfamily

MacBook Air - Original

Late 2010

M2, 2022

Order Number

MB003LL/A

MC505LL/A*

MLY43LL/A*

Model Number

A1237

A1370

A2681

EMC Number

2142*

2393

4074*

Model Identifier

MacBookAir1,1

MacBookAir3,1

Mac14,2

Battery Type

37 W h Li-Poly

35 W h Li-Poly

52.6 W h Li-Poly

Battery Life

5 Hours

15-18 Hours

Firewire Support

None

Original OS

X 10.5.1 (9B2324)

X 10.6.4 (10F3061)

macOS 12.4 (21F2081)

Maximum OS

X 10.7.5*

X 10.13.x*

Current

Mac OS 9 Support

None

Windows Support

Boot/Virtualization

Virtualization

Minimum Windows

XP SP2 (32-Bit)*

7 (32-Bit)*

None*

Maximum Windows

7 (32-Bit)*

7 (64-Bit)*

None*

Dimensions

.16-.76 x 12.8 x 8.94

.11-.68 x 11.8 x 7.56

0.44 x 11.97 x 8.46

Avg Weight

3.0 lbs (1.36 kg)

2.3 lbs (1.06 kg)

2.7 lbs (1.24 kg)

Original Price

US$1799*

US$999, US$1199

US$1499*

Est Current Retail

US$25-US$50

US$50-US$100

US$1199*

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