MacBook Air (Apple silicon)

MacBook Air (Apple silicon)
DeveloperApple Inc.
Product familyMacBook
TypeSubnotebook
Release dateNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) (13-inch, M1)
Operating systemmacOS
System on a chipApple M-series
PredecessorMacBook Air (Intel-based)
12-inch MacBook (indirect, fanless)
RelatedMacBook Pro (Apple silicon)
Websiteapple.com/macbook-air

The MacBook Air is a line of Mac laptops made by Apple Inc. In 2020, Apple stopped using Intel processors in the Air and switched to using their own Apple silicon M-series chips. In the current product line, the MacBook Air is Apple's entry-level laptop, situated below the performance range MacBook Pro, and is currently sold with 13-inch and 15-inch screens.[1]

Apple released the MacBook Air with the Apple M1 system on a chip in November 2020, at WWDC20. A redesigned model based on the Apple M2 chip was released in July 2022, and the first 15-inch MacBook Air was released in June 2023.[2] In March 2024, Apple introduced M3 chip-equipped MacBook Airs in both their 13- and 15-inch sizes.[3]

  1. ^ Chin, Monica (June 5, 2023). "Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Air is the 'world's thinnest'". The Verge. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Casserly, Martyn. "Apple launches the new 15-inch MacBook Air". Macworld. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Pierce, David. "Hello and goodbye to the MacBook Air". The Verge. Retrieved March 7, 2024.