Apple MacBook Air™ is powered by fifth—generation Intel Core™ i5 and i7 processors. This ultra—efficient architecture was designed to use less power and still deliver high performance. Which means not only can you do whatever you want—you can keep doing it for longer than before. In addition, the Intel HD Graphics 6000 processor offers advanced performance you’ll especially notice with games and other graphics—intensive tasks. Apple MacBook Air™ supports ultra fast 802.11ac Wi—Fi. When connected to an 802.11ac base station—including Apple AirPort Extreme™ and AirPort Time Capsule™—wireless performance is up to 3x faster than 802.11n Wi-Fi.² And your Wi—Fi range improves as well. With Bluetooth technology, you can connect Apple MacBook Air™ to Bluetooth—enabled devices like speakers and headphones. Even without all the wires, you’re totally connected. Thunderbolt 2™ and USB 3—connect your Apple MacBook Air™  to your devices and displays with a Thunderbolt 2 port that’s twice as fast as the previous generation. But that’s not the whole story. Apple MacBook Air™ also comes equipped with two USB 3 ports, so you can connect the latest USB 3 devices and all your USB 2 devices as well. With just a few connections, Apple MacBook Air™ transforms from a ultra portable notebook to a complete workstation. Up to 12 hours of battery life.

Connect your Apple MacBook Air™ to your devices and displays with a Thunderbolt 2™ port that’s twice as fast as the previous generation. But that’s not the whole story. Apple MacBook Air™ also comes equipped with two USB 3 ports, so you can connect the latest USB 3 devices and all your USB 2 devices as well. With just a few connections, Apple MacBook Air™ transforms from a ultra—portable notebook to a complete workstation. Thanks to compact all-flash storage in Apple MacBook Air™, there’s plenty of room for a big battery. Working together with the power-efficient fifth—generation Intel Core architecture, this battery can post some impressive numbers. Apple MacBook Air™ gets up to 12 hours of battery life on a single charge. That gives you all-day power for surfing the web or watching iTunes movies. Put Apple MacBook Air™ to sleep for more than 3 hours, and it enters standby mode to conserve battery life for up to 30 days. Apple MacBook Air™ lasts up to an incredible 12 hours between charges. So from your morning coffee till your evening commute, you can work unplugged. When it’s time to kick back and relax, you can get up to 12 hours of Apple iTunes™ movie playback. And with up to 30 days of standby time, you can go away for weeks and pick up right where you left off. Thanks to compact all—flash storage in Apple MacBook Air™, there’s plenty of room for a big battery.

Powerful Apps And Graphics

Powerful apps included—get right to work, and play. Every new Mac comes with Apple Photos™, iMovie™, GarageBand™, Pages™, Numbers™, and Keynote™. So you can be creative and productive right from the start. You also get great apps for email, surfing the web, sending texts, and making FaceTime™ calls—there’s even an app for finding new apps. Powerful processors—Apple MacBook Air™ is powered by fifth—generation Intel Core™ i5 and i7 processors. This ultra-efficient architecture was designed to use less power and still deliver high performance. Which means not only can you do whatever you want—you can keep doing it for longer than before. In addition, the Intel HD Graphics 6000™ processor offers advanced performance you’ll especially notice with games and other graphics-intensive tasks. Support from Apple Care™—an Apple Mac™ includes 90 days of free telephone technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. If you purchase the Apple Care Protection Plan™, you can extend that coverage to three years from the original purchase date of your Apple Mac™. Thin, light and powerful—and ready for anything. Whatever the task, fifth-generation Intel Core™ i5 and i7™ processors with Intel HD Graphics 6000 are up to it. From editing photos to browsing the web, everything happens ultra fast. And all that power is encased in an incredibly thin 0.68—inch unibody design that weighs only 2.96 pounds.

Display And Multitouch

Dual mics—they’ll hear you loud and clear—the dual microphones in Apple MacBook Air™ are great for when you want to be heard. If you’re making a FaceTime™ call, for example, the mics reduce background noise from behind the notebook. And when you use Dictation™, they create an adaptive audio beam that intelligently adjusts to detect your voice — instead of the noise around you. LED—backlit display—millions of pixels—millimeters thin.  Apple MacBook Air™ gives you 1440—by—900 pixel resolution on a display that measures a mere 4.86 millimeters (0.19 inch) thin. And LED backlighting makes colors bright and vibrant from edge to edge. So whether you’re editing photos, perfecting a presentation, or watching a movie, you’re going to love what you see. MultiTouch trackpad—it goes hand in hand with Apple MacOS. The Multi—Touch gestures in Apple MacOS™ make everything you do on Apple MacBook Air™ more intuitive, direct, and fun. And the spacious Multi—Touch trackpad is perfectly designed for them, whether it’s a three-finger swipe to activate Mission Control or a four-finger pinch to see all your apps in Launchpad™. Gesture responses are smooth and realistic. So when you’re scrolling up and down a web page or swiping from one full—screen app to another, it’s almost like you’re touching what you’re seeing.

MacOS And Storage

Apple macOS™—it’s why there’s nothing else like a Mac. Apple MacOS™ is the operating system that powers everything you do on a Mac. Apple macOS Sierra™ introduces Siri to Mac — along with new ways to enjoy your photos, shop more securely online, and work more seamlessly between devices. Backlit keyboard—what you see is what you type.  As incredibly compact as Apple MacBook Air™ is, it still manages to fit a full—size keyboard that makes typing as natural as it is comfortable. And the keyboard is backlit, so you can type with ease in even the dimmest light. A built—in ambient light sensor detects changes in lighting conditions and adjusts the display and keyboard brightness automatically. From a seat in a sunny café to a seat on a cross‑country red—eye, you’ll always have the perfect lighting for any environment. Fast, all flash storage—flash storage in Apple MacBook Air™ is up to 17x faster than a 5400-rpm notebook hard drive. So everything you do is snappy and responsive. MacBook Air even wakes up fast, thanks to flash storage and fifth—generation Intel Core™ processors. Part of what makes Apple MacBook Air™ so responsive is that it’s designed entirely around flash storage. Not only does this make Apple MacBook Air™ much lighter and more portable than traditional notebooks, it also provides faster access to data.

Features And Benefits

720p Apple FaceTime™ HD camera—stay sharp. Let your friends and family see more of you with the 720p Apple FaceTime™ HD camera. Every smile looks bright, even halfway around the world. And the widescreen format means everyone can fit into the picture without having to crowd around the display. 802.11ac Wi—Fi support—with the latest 802.11ac technology, MacBook Air™ takes Wi—Fi speeds over the top. Connect to an 802.11ac base station—including Apple AirPort Extreme™ or AirPort Time Capsule™—and experience wireless performance up to 3x faster than the previous Wi—Fi generation. 802.11ac also delivers expanded range, so you can work more freely than ever. Apple MacBook Air™ supports ultra fast 802.11ac Wi—Fi. Apple iCloud™—Your content on all of your devices. Apple iCloud™ stores your content and lets you access your music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more from whatever device you’re on. So if you take a picture with your Apple iPhone™ or make changes to your meeting schedule on your Apple iPad™, Apple iCloud™ makes sure everything appears on your Apple Mac™, too. And it works both ways—create a to—do list on your Mac and you can make edits to it on your Apple iPhone™.