Launched in 2008, the Air has been Apple's lightest, thinnest MacBook, although the Neo is also similar (see
MacBook Neo). In 2023, a 15" model debuted, which is the largest screen on an Air laptop. A year later, the Air debuted with Apple's M3 chip, giving it a huge boost in horsepower, which has only increased with new M chips.
An M-based Air supports two external monitors, making it a more versatile desktop computer and still very lightweight for traveling. In addition, the M series chips include a neural processing unit (NPU) for AI processing. See
MacBook and
Apple M series.
Thin Is In!
MacBook Air models are about as thin as a laptop computer can be. (Image courtesy of Apple Inc.)
CURRENT MACBOOK AIR MODELS
Max Max Max
Screen Cores SSD RAM Weight
Size CPU CPU/GPU (TB) (GB) (lbs)
Air 15.3" M5 10/10 4 32 3.3
Air 13.6" M5 10/10 4 32 2.7
Air 13.6" M5 10/10 4 32 2.7
Air 13.6" M5 10/8 4 32 2.7