The first MacBook Air was unveiled in January 2008, Apple’s answer to the netbook fad that had wrecked the low end of the PC laptop market. Instead of a tiny screen, underpowered CPU, and shrunken keyboard, the original MacBook Air included a 13.3″ 1280 x 800 pixel display, 1.6 to 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, and a full-sized keyboard. And instead of a cheap plastic enclosure, the body of the MBA was carved from a block of aluminum.
It was joined by an 11.6″ version, still with a full-sized keyboard, from 2010-2016. The 13″ model was redesigned in 2018, sticking around for Apple Silicon. In Summer 2022, a 15″ version joins the fold, alongside a sleeker 13″ design.
11″ MacBook Air
- 11.6″ MacBook Air (Late 2010), Nvidia 320M graphics, 1.4-1.6 GHz
- 11.6″ MacBook Air (Mid 2011), Intel HD 3000 graphics, 1.6 GHz i5/1.8 GHz i7
- 11.6″ MacBook Air (Mid 2012), Intel HD 4000 graphics, 1.7 GHz i5/1.0 GHz i7
- 11.6″ MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
- 11.6″ MacBook Air (Early 2014)
- 11.6″ MacBook Air (Early 2015)
13″ MacBook Air
- MacBook Air (Jan. 2008), Intel X3100 graphics, 1.6-1.8 GHz
- MacBook Air (Oct. 2008), Nvidia 9400M graphics, 1.6-1.86 GHz
- MacBook Air (Mid 2009), Nvidia 9400M graphics, 1.86-2.13 GHz
- 13.3″ MacBook Air (Late 2010), Nvidia 320M graphics, 1.86-2.13 GHz
- 13.3″ MacBook Air (Mid 2011), Intel HD 3000 graphics, 1.7 GHz i5/1.8 GHz i7
- 13.3″ MacBook Air (Mid 2012), Intel HD 4000 graphics, 1.8 GHz i5/2.0 GHz i7
- 13.3″ MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
- 13.3″ MacBook Air (Early 2014)
- 13.3″ MacBook Air (Early 2015)
- 13.3″ MacBook Air, i5 1.8/i7 2.2 (2017)
- 13.3″ MacBook Air, 1.6 i5 (Late 2018)
- 13.3″ MacBook Air, True Tone, (2019)
- 13.3″ MacBook Air, Scissor Keyboard (2020)
- 13.3″ M1 MacBook Air (2020)
- 13.6″ M2 MacBook Air (2022)
- 13.6″ M3 MacBook Air (2024)
