MacBook?Air Technical Specifications

MacBook Air 13-inch
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Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Finish
Exteriors of four MacBook Air models, showcasing four different finishes

Sky?Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight

Price
Chip

Apple M4?chip

  • 10?core CPU with 4?performance cores and 6?efficiency cores
  • 8?core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural?Engine
  • 120GB/s memory bandwidth

Media?Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes?RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine
  • AV1 decode

Configurable to:

M4 with 10?core CPU and 10?core?GPU

Apple M4?chip

  • 10?core CPU with 4?performance cores and 6?efficiency cores
  • 10?core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural?Engine
  • 120GB/s memory bandwidth

Media?Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes?RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine
  • AV1 decode

Apple M4?chip

  • 10?core CPU with 4?performance cores and 6?efficiency cores
  • 10?core GPU
  • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
  • 16-core Neural?Engine
  • 120GB/s memory bandwidth

Media?Engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes?RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine
  • AV1 decode
Apple Intelligence1

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Display

Liquid?Retina display

  • 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;2 2560x1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per?inch
  • 500?nits brightness

Colour

  • Support for 1 billion colours
  • Wide colour?(P3)
  • True?Tone technology
MacBook Air 13-inch, showcasing Liquid Retina display
Memory

16GB

16GB unified memory

Configurable to:

24GB or 32GB

16GB

16GB unified memory

Configurable to:

24GB or 32GB

24GB

24GB unified memory

Configurable to:

32GB

Battery and Power3
  • Up to 18?hours video streaming
  • Up to 15?hours wireless?web
  • Built-in 53.8?watt?hour lithium?polymer battery
  • 30W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M4 with 8?core?GPU)
  • 35W Dual USB?C Port Power Adapter (included with M4 with 10?core GPU; configurable with M4 with 8?core?GPU)
  • USB-C to MagSafe?3 Cable
  • Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Storage4

256GB

256GB SSD

Configurable to:

512GB, 1TB or?2TB

512GB

512GB SSD

Configurable to:

1TB or?2TB

512GB

512GB SSD

Configurable to:

1TB or?2TB

Charging and Expansion

MagSafe?3 charging port

3.5mm headphone jack

Two Thunderbolt?4 (USB-C) ports with support?for:

  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt?4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB?4 (up to 40Gb/s)
MacBook Air, closed, left side, showing MagSafe and two Thunderbolt ports MacBook Air, closed, right side, showing headphone jack MagSafe?3 3.5mm headphone jack Thunderbolt?4 (USB-C)
Display Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1?billion colours?and:
  • Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt?4 digital video output
  • Support for native DisplayPort?1.4 output over USB-C
Video Playback
  • Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes
  • HDR with Dolby?Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and?HLG
Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby?Atmos

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic?Keyboard with:

  • 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full?height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted “T” arrangement
  • Touch?ID
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force?Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure?sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure?sensitive drawing and Multi?Touch gestures
Wireless
  • Wi?Fi?6E (802.11ax)5
  • Bluetooth?5.3
Camera
  • 12MP Center?Stage camera with support for Desk?View
  • 1080p HD video recording
  • Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio
  • Four-speaker sound system
  • Support for Spatial?Audio when playing music or video with Dolby?Atmos on built-in speakers
  • Spatial?Audio with dynamic head tracking when using supported models of AirPods, AirPods?Pro and AirPods?Max6
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • Voice?Isolation and Wide?Spectrum microphone modes
  • Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls
  • 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high?impedance headphones
Operating Requirements
  • Line voltage: 100V to 240V?AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
  • Operating temperature: 10° to 35°?C (50° to 95°?F)
  • Storage temperature: –25° to 45°?C (–13° to 113°?F)
  • Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non?condensing
  • Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000?metres (10,000?feet)
  • Maximum storage altitude: 4,500?metres (15,000?feet)
  • Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500?metres (35,000?feet)
Size and Weight
  • Height: 1.13?cm (0.44?inches)
  • Width: 30.41?cm (11.97?inches)
  • Depth: 21.5?cm (8.46?inches)
  • Weight: 1.24?kg (2.7?pounds)7
MacBook Air 13-inch exterior, closed, Apple logo centred
Depth: 21.5?cm (8.46?inches)
Width: 30.41?cm (11.97?inches)
Front view of 13-inch MacBook Air, closed
Height: 1.13?cm (0.44?inches)
Operating System

macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS?Sequoia helps you be productive and creative in new ways — with Apple?In-telli-gence,1 window tiling, major updates to Safari and more.

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Accessibility

Accessi-bility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook?Air. With built?in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Features include:

  • VoiceOver
  • Siri and Dictation
  • Increase Contrast
  • Reduce?Motion
  • Switch?Control
  • Zoom
Built-in Apps8
App?Store
Books
Calendar
Contacts
FaceTime
Find?My
Freeform
GarageBand
Home
iMovie
Keynote
Mail
Maps
Messages
Music
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Passwords
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
QuickTime Player
Reminders
Safari
Shortcuts
Stocks
Time Machine
Tips
TV
Voice Memos
Weather
In the Box
  • 13-inch MacBook?Air
  • 30W USB-C Power Adapter
    (M4 with 8?core GPU)
    or
    35W Dual USB?C Port Power Adapter
    (M4 with 10?core?GPU)
  • USB-C to MagSafe?3 Cable
    (2m)
13-inch MacBook Air, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable and 30W USB-C Power Adapter
Limited Warranty and Service

In Ireland, consumers are entitled to a free-of-charge repair or replacement, by the seller, of goods that do not conform with the contract of sale. Under Irish law, consumers have up to six years from the date of delivery to exercise their rights; however, various factors may impact your eligibility to receive these remedies. For more details, click?here.

Your MacBook?Air also comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty from Apple. To learn more about how Apple will service your MacBook?Air, click?here.

Purchase AppleCare+ to get up to three years of expert technical support and hardware coverage, including unlimited repairs for accidental damage from handling, each subject to an excess fee. For more information, click?here.

Con-fig-ure to Order

Con-fig-ure your MacBook?Air with
these options at apple.com:

Con-fig-ure your MacBook?Air at apple.com.

  • Options for model starting at

    • M4 with 10?core CPU and 10?core?GPU
    • 24GB or 32GB unified memory
    • 512GB, 1TB or 2TB?SSD
    • 35W?Dual USB?C?Port Power Adapter or
    • 70W USB?C Power?Adapter
  • Options for model starting at

    • 24GB or 32GB unified memory
    • 1TB or 2TB?SSD
    • 70W USB?C Power?Adapter
  • Options for model starting at

    • 32GB unified memory
    • 1TB or 2TB?SSD
    • 70W USB?C Power?Adapter

MacBook?Air and the Environment

MacBook?Air is designed to reduce environmental impact:9

See the MacBook?Air Product Environmental Report (PDF)

Progress towards Apple?2030

  • More than 55% recycled content10
  • Over 30% of manufacturing electricity sourced from low-carbon electricity11
  • Over 45% emissions reduction against business-as-usual scenario as modelled by Apple12
See Apple’s commitment

Materials

  • 100% recycled aluminium in the enclosure and trackpad gel plate
  • 100% recycled cobalt in the battery and magnets of the MagSafe connector
  • 100% recycled copper in multiple printed circuit boards and the thermal sheet
  • 100% recycled glass in the trackpad glass and 15% recycled glass in the display panel
  • 100% recycled gold wire in all cameras
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of all Apple-designed printed circuit boards and multiple connectors
  • Over 95% recycled lithium in the battery
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
  • 90% recycled steel in the battery tray, keyboard feature plate and trackpad beam plate
  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
  • At least 50% recycled plastic in five components
  • 100% fibre-based packaging13
  • 50% recycled content in fibre-based packaging

Energy

  • Over 30% of manufacturing electricity for MacBook?Air is sourced from low-carbon electricity
  • ENERGY?STAR? certified14

Waste

No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Programme

Smarter chemistry15

  • Arsenic-free glass
  • Mercury-, BFR- and PVC?free