Apple Macbook Air 13″ 256GB

Display
Retina display

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560×1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colours

Supported scaled resolutions:

1680×1050
1440×900
1024×640
400 nits brightness

Wide colour (P3)

True Tone technology

ChipApple M1 chip
8-core CPU with 4 perform­ance cores and 4 efficiency cores
7-core GPU
16‑core Neural Engine
Apple M1 chip
8-core CPU with 4 perform­ance cores and 4 efficiency cores
8-core GPU
16‑core Neural Engine
Battery and Power1
Up to 15 hours wireless web
Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Built-in 49.9‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
30W USB-C Power Adapter
Charg­ing and Expan­sion
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:

Charging
DisplayPort
Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
HeadphoneThunderbolt / USB 4

Memory8GB
8GB unified memory
Configurable to:

16GB
Storage2256GB
256GB SSD
Configurable to:

512GB, 1TB or 2TB
512GB
512GB SSD
Configurable to:

1TB or 2TB
Key­board and Track­pad
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
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
Touch IDTouch ID sensor
Wireless
Wi-Fi

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Camera720p FaceTime HD camera
Video Support
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colours and:

One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
Thunderbolt 3 digital video output

Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
Audio
Stereo speakers
Wide stereo sound
Support for Dolby Atmos playback
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
3.5mm headphone jack
Operating Requirements
Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C

Storage temperature: −25° to 45° C

Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non‑condensing

Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres

Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres

Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres

Size and Weight
Height: 0.41–1.61cm

Width: 30.41cm

Depth: 21.24cm

Weight: 1.29kg3

30.41cm1.61cm
Operat­ing System
macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Big Sur introduces a bold new design and major updates to apps — taking macOS to a new level of power and beauty.

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Accessi­bility
Accessibility 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.

Learn moreabout accessibility

Features include:

VoiceOver
Zoom
Increase Contrast
Reduce Motion
Siri and Dictation
Switch Control
Closed Captions
Text to Speech
Built-in App

Colour	Silver, Gold