<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Apple	O
since	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macbook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
's	O
lower	O
prices	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
,	O
higher	O
performance	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
have	O
made	O
it	O
Apple	O
's	O
entry-level	O
notebook	B-Device
since	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Operating_System
MacBook	I-Operating_System
line	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
ultraportable	B-Device
with	O
a	O
13.3-inch	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
full-size	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
promoted	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
thinnest	O
notebook	B-Device
,	O
opening	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
category	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
ultrabook	B-Device
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
slim	O
design	O
,	O
it	O
attracted	O
attention	O
for	O
not	O
including	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
drive	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
fewer	O
ports	O
than	O
was	O
typical	O
for	O
laptops	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
redesigned	O
with	O
a	O
tapered	O
chassis	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
smaller	O
11.6-inch	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid-state	B-Device
storage	I-Device
was	O
made	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
revisions	O
added	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
or	O
i7	O
processors	B-General_Concept
and	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
the	O
Air	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
smaller	O
footprint	O
,	O
gained	O
a	O
high-resolution	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
combination	O
USB-C/Thunderbolt	O
3	O
ports	O
for	O
data	O
and	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
shifted	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
to	O
their	O
new	O
Apple-designed	O
M1	B-Device
processor	I-Device
(	O
see	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	I-Device
Apple	I-Device
silicon	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
redesigned	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
tapered	O
body	O
in	O
2022	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
latest	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
,	O
and	O
upgraded	O
to	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
model	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
larger	O
13.6-inch	O
screen	O
and	O
brought	O
back	O
MagSafe	B-Application
,	O
now	O
the	O
third	O
iteration	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
magnetic	O
laptop	B-Device
charger	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Jobs	O
introduced	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
during	O
Apple	O
’s	O
keynote	O
address	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Macworld	O
conference	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
a	O
13.3-inch	O
model	O
,	O
initially	O
promoted	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
thinnest	O
notebook	B-Device
at	O
(	O
a	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
,	O
2005	O
's	O
Toshiba	O
Portege	O
R200	O
,	O
was	O
high	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
custom	O
Intel	O
Merom	B-Device
CPU	O
and	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
GPU	O
which	O
were	O
40%	O
as	O
big	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
chip	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
an	O
anti-glare	O
LED	O
backlit	O
display	B-Device
,	O
a	O
full-size	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
trackpad	B-Application
that	O
responded	O
to	O
multi-touch	B-Application
gestures	O
such	O
as	O
pinching	O
,	O
swiping	O
,	O
and	O
rotating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
subcompact	O
notebook	B-Device
offered	O
by	O
Apple	O
after	O
the	O
12	O
"	O
PowerBook	B-Operating_System
G4	I-Operating_System
discontinued	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
computer	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
however	O
the	O
final	O
Mac	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
PATA	B-Protocol
storage	O
drive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
with	O
an	O
Intel	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
conserve	O
on	O
space	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
1.8	O
inch	O
drive	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Classic	I-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
the	O
typical	O
2.5-inch	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
notebook	B-Device
since	O
the	O
PowerBook	B-Device
2400c	I-Device
without	O
a	O
built-in	O
removable	B-Device
media	I-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
read	O
optical	O
disks	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
either	O
purchase	O
an	O
external	O
USB	B-Protocol
drive	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
SuperDrive	B-Device
or	O
use	O
the	O
bundled	O
Remote	O
Disc	O
software	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
drive	O
of	O
another	O
computer	O
wirelessly	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
program	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
also	O
did	O
without	O
a	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
line-in	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Kensington	O
Security	O
Slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
model	O
was	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
low-voltage	O
Penryn	B-Device
processor	O
and	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GeForce	I-Application
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
capacity	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
a	O
128GB	O
SSD	B-Device
or	O
a	O
120GB	O
HDD	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
micro-DVI	B-Protocol
video	O
port	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Mini	B-Protocol
DisplayPort	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disk	O
drive	O
was	O
also	O
changed	O
from	O
a	O
PATA	B-Protocol
drive	O
to	O
the	O
faster	O
SATA	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mid-2009	O
revision	O
featured	O
slightly	O
higher	O
battery	O
capacity	O
and	O
a	O
faster	O
Penryn	B-Device
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
redesigned	O
13.3-inch	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
tapered	O
enclosure	O
,	O
higher	O
screen	O
resolution	O
,	O
improved	O
battery	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
storage	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
11.6-inch	O
model	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
offering	O
reduced	O
cost	O
,	O
weight	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
13.3-inch	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
better	O
performance	O
than	O
typical	O
netbooks	B-Device
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
11-inch	O
and	O
13-inch	O
models	O
had	O
an	O
analog	O
audio	O
output/headphone	O
minijack	B-Device
supporting	O
Apple	O
earbuds	O
with	O
a	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
updated	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
became	O
Apple	O
's	O
entry-level	O
notebooks	B-Device
due	O
to	O
lowered	O
prices	O
and	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
white	O
MacBook	B-Device
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mid-2011	O
models	O
were	O
upgraded	O
with	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
dual-core	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
and	O
i7	O
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
Intel	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
3000	O
,	O
backlit	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
v4.0	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
the	O
line	O
with	O
Intel	B-Device
Ivy	I-Device
Bridge	I-Device
dual-core	O
Core	O
i5	O
and	O
i7	O
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
4000	O
,	O
faster	O
memory	O
and	O
flash	O
storage	O
speeds	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
720p	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
camera	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
thinner	O
MagSafe	B-Application
2	O
charging	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
the	O
line	O
with	O
Haswell	B-Device
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
Intel	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
5000	O
,	O
and	O
802.11ac	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
started	O
at	O
128GB	O
SSD	B-Device
,	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
256GB	O
and	O
512GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Haswell	B-Device
considerably	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
models	O
were	O
capable	O
of	O
9hours	O
on	O
the	O
11-inch	O
model	O
and	O
12hours	O
on	O
the	O
13-inch	O
model	O
;	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
reviewers	O
exceeded	O
expected	O
battery	O
life	O
ratings	O
during	O
their	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
models	O
were	O
refreshed	O
with	O
Broadwell	B-General_Concept
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
Intel	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
6000	O
,	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
2	O
,	O
and	O
faster	O
storage	O
and	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
it	O
was	O
Apple	O
's	O
last	O
notebook	B-Device
with	O
USB	B-Protocol
Type-A	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
non-Retina	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
backlit	O
rear	O
Apple	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	O
Amber	O
Lake	O
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
13.3-inch	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
2560×1600	O
pixels	O
,	O
Touch	O
ID	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
combination	O
USB-C	O
3.1	O
gen	O
2/Thunderbolt	O
3	O
ports	O
plus	O
one	O
audio	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i7	O
processor	O
,	O
possibly	O
because	O
Intel	O
never	O
released	O
the	O
i7-8510Y	O
CPU	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
2018	O
model	O
came	O
with	O
8	O
GB	O
of	O
2133MHz	O
LPDDR3	O
RAM	O
,	O
128GB	O
SSD	B-Device
,	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5	O
processor	O
(	O
1.6GHz	O
base	O
clock	O
,	O
with	O
Turbo	O
up	O
to	O
3.6GHz	O
)	O
with	O
Intel	O
UHD	O
Graphics	O
617	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
updated	O
models	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
with	O
True	O
Tone	O
display	B-Device
technology	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
butterfly	O
keyboard	B-Device
using	O
the	O
same	O
components	O
as	O
the	O
2019	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
test	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
256GB	O
SSD	B-Device
in	O
the	O
2019	O
model	O
has	O
a	O
35%	O
lower	O
read	O
speed	O
than	O
the	O
256GB	O
SSD	B-Device
in	O
the	O
2018	O
model	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
write	O
speed	O
is	O
slightly	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
models	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
with	O
Ice	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i3	O
,	O
i5	O
and	O
i7	O
processors	B-General_Concept
,	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
6K	O
output	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Pro	B-Device
Display	I-Device
XDR	I-Device
and	O
other	O
6k	O
monitors	O
,	O
and	O
replaced	O
the	O
butterfly	O
keyboard	B-Device
with	O
a	O
Magic	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
design	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
initially	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
2019	O
16-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	O
an	O
Apple-designed	O
M1	B-Device
processor	I-Device
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
introduced	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
launched	O
alongside	O
an	O
updated	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
and	O
13-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
as	O
the	O
first	O
Macs	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
custom	O
ARM-based	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
processors	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
incorporates	O
a	O
fanless	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
on	O
any	O
MacBook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
6	O
,	O
USB4	O
/	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
3	O
and	O
Wide	O
color	O
(	O
P3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
can	O
only	O
run	O
one	O
external	O
display	B-Device
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Intel-based	O
model	O
that	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
two	O
4K	B-Architecture
displays	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
camera	I-Operating_System
remains	O
720p	O
but	O
Apple	O
advertises	O
an	O
improved	O
image	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
for	O
higher	O
quality	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
received	O
widespread	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
extremely	O
fast	O
performance	O
and	O
long	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
sells	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
M1	B-Device
starting	O
at	O
$999	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
2022	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
WWDC	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
their	O
second	O
generation	O
processor	O
,	O
called	O
M2	B-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
performance	O
versus	O
the	O
previous	O
M1	B-Device
processor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
computer	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
new	O
chip	O
was	O
a	O
radically	O
redesigned	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
complete	O
redesign	O
features	O
a	O
dramatically	O
thinner	O
,	O
flat	O
design	O
,	O
doing	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
familiar	O
wedge	O
shape	O
chassis	O
that	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
most	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
new	I-Device
MacBook	I-Device
Air	I-Device
takes	O
on	O
hardware	O
design	O
cues	O
from	O
the	O
14	O
"	O
and	O
16	O
"	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
notebooks	B-Device
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
thinner	O
,	O
lighter	O
,	O
flat	O
chassis	O
with	O
20%	O
less	O
volume	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
MagSafe	B-Application
3	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
supports	O
fast	O
charging	O
up	O
to	O
50%	O
in	O
30	O
minutes	O
with	O
a	O
67W	O
or	O
greater	O
power	O
adapter	O
,	O
a	O
taller	O
13.6	O
"	O
Liquid	B-Operating_System
Retina	I-Operating_System
display	B-Device
with	O
500	O
nits	O
max	O
brightness	O
(	O
25%	O
brighter	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
1080p	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
Camera	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
three-mic	O
array	O
with	O
advanced	O
beam-forming	O
algorithms	O
,	O
a	O
high-impedance	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
four-speaker	O
sound	O
system	O
with	O
Spatial	O
Audio	O
,	O
full	O
height	O
function	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
four	O
finishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
sells	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
(	O
Flat	O
Unibody	O
)	O
M2	B-Device
starting	O
at	O
$1199	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
macOS	B-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
current	O
release	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
graphics	O
acceleration	O
on	O
unsupported	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
computers	O
with	O
a	O
compatible	O
patch	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	O
Camp	O
Assistant	O
allows	O
Intel	O
Macs	O
to	O
dual-boot	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
Macs	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
Boot	O
Camp	O
.	O
</s>
