<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Air	O
has	O
employed	O
custom-designed	O
systems-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
called	O
the	O
Apple	O
M	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
current	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
is	O
Apple	O
's	O
entry-level	O
notebook	B-Device
,	O
situated	O
below	O
the	O
performance	O
range	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
sold	O
with	O
13-inch	O
screens	O
(	O
13.3-inch	O
for	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
model	O
and	O
13.6-inch	O
for	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
redesigned	O
model	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
M2	I-Device
chip	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
an	O
updated	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	O
an	O
Apple-designed	O
M1	B-Device
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	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	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	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Intel-based	O
model	O
which	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
,	O
drawing	O
some	O
criticism	O
,	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
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
praise	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
chip	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
Devindra	O
Hardawar	O
gave	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
a	O
score	O
of	O
94/100	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
performance	O
as	O
"	O
shockingly	O
responsive	O
"	O
and	O
highlighting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
fan	O
noise	O
and	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
keyboard	O
and	O
trackpad	O
as	O
among	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
pros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
only	O
lightly	O
touched	O
on	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
's	O
design	O
and	O
feel	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
n't	O
really	O
changed	O
much	O
since	O
the	O
early	O
2020	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
has	O
suffered	O
some	O
problems	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
USB-C	O
docks	O
also	O
caused	O
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
MacBooks	B-Device
to	O
stop	O
working	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
tests	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
many	O
hours	O
short	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
claims	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
some	O
questioning	O
the	O
veracity	O
of	O
the	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
same	O
tests	O
were	O
repeated	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
brightness	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
exceeded	O
Apple	O
's	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
initial	O
testing	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
was	O
so	O
phenomenal	O
,	O
that	O
Apple	O
initially	O
presumed	O
the	O
slow	O
change	O
of	O
the	O
battery	O
meter	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
M1	B-Device
,	O
2020	O
Timeline	O
Announced	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
Released	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
Discontinued	O
In	O
production	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
Support	O
status	O
Supported	O
Model	O
details	O
Model	O
identifier	O
MacBookAir10	O
,	O
1	O
Model	O
number	O
(	O
on	O
underside	O
)	O
A2337	O
Part/order	O
number	O
(	O
color	O
)	O
MGN63	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
,	O
MGN93	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
,	O
MGND3	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MGN73	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
,	O
MGNA3	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
,	O
MGNE3	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
Display	O
Surface	O
Glossy	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
Display	O
size	O
(	O
diagonal	O
)	O
Native	O
resolution	O
2560	O
×	O
1600	O
Pixel	O
density	O
(	O
ppi	O
)	O
227	O
Aspect	O
ratio	O
16:10	O
Supported	O
UI	O
scaling	O
resolutions	O
UI	O
:	O
1680	O
×	O
1050	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
3360	O
×	O
2100UI	O
:	O
1440	O
×	O
900	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
2880	O
×	O
1800	O
(	O
Default	O
)	O
UI	O
:	O
1280	O
×	O
800	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
2560	O
×	O
1600	O
(	O
Native	O
)	O
UI	O
:	O
1024	O
×	O
640	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
2048	O
×	O
1280	O
Brightness	O
(	O
)	O
400	O
Color	O
gamut	O
support	O
Display	O
P3	O
True	O
tone	O
display	O
Supported	O
Refresh	O
rate	O
60	O
Hz	O
Performance	O
and	O
storage	O
System	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
CPU	O
cores	O
4	O
×	O
3.2	O
GHz	O
Performance	O
Cores	O
(	O
Firestorm	O
)	O
and	O
4	O
×	O
2.064	O
GHz	O
Efficiency	O
Cores	O
(	O
Icestorm	O
)	O
,	O
8-core	O
overall	O
Cache	O
Performance	O
Cores	O
:	O
192	O
KB	O
L1i	O
,	O
128	O
KB	O
L1d	O
,	O
12	O
MB	O
shared	O
L2Efficiency	O
Cores	O
:	O
128	O
KB	O
L1i	O
,	O
64	O
KB	O
L1d	O
,	O
4	O
MB	O
shared	O
L2System	O
Level	O
Cache	O
:	O
8	O
MB	O
GPU	O
cores	O
7-core	O
Apple	O
G13G	O
(	O
112	O
EUs	O
,	O
896	O
ALUs	O
)	O
8-core	O
Apple	O
G13G	O
(	O
128	O
EUs	O
,	O
1024	O
ALUs	O
)	O
Neural	O
engine	O
16-core	O
(	O
11	O
Trillion	O
operations	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
Cooling	O
system	O
Aluminum	O
heat	O
spreader	O
,	O
no	O
fan	O
included	O
Memory	O
type	O
128-bit	O
Dual	O
Channel	O
LPDDR4X-4266	O
Unified	O
Memory	O
(	O
68.25	O
GB/s	O
)	O
Memory	O
capacity	O
8	O
GB	O
,	O
not	O
upgradeable	O
SSD	O
type	O
PCIe-based	O
SSD	O
SSD	O
capacity	O
at	O
time	O
of	O
purchase	O
,	O
not	O
upgradable	O
after	O
256	O
GB	O
512	O
GB	O
Keyboard	O
and	O
trackpad	O
Keyboard	O
type	O
Backlit	O
Magic	O
Keyboard	O
with	O
(	O
scissor-switch	O
)	O
mechanism	O
and	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
Number	O
of	O
keys	O
78	O
(	O
U.S.	O
)	O
or	O
79	O
(	O
ISO	O
)	O
keys	O
including	O
12	O
function	O
keys	O
and	O
4	O
arrow	O
keys	O
in	O
an	O
inverted-T	O
arrangement	O
Trackpad	O
Force	O
Touch	O
Trackpad	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
No	O
Secure	O
authentication	O
Touch	O
ID	O
Yes	O
Video	O
and	O
Audio	O
Video	O
camera	O
720p	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
HD	O
Camera	O
with	O
advanced	O
image	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
with	O
computational	O
video	O
Speaker	O
Stereo	O
speakers	O
with	O
wider	O
stereo	O
sound	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
playback	O
Supported	O
Microphone	O
Three-mic	O
array	O
with	O
directional	O
beam-forming	O
3.5	O
mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
Included	O
Connectivity	O
Wi-Fi	O
Wi-Fi	O
6	O
(	O
802.11	O
a/b/g/n/ac/ax	O
)	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0	O
Ports	O
2	O
×	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
(	O
USB-C	O
4	O
)	O
ports	O
supporting	O
charging	O
and	O
DisplayPort	B-Protocol
protocols	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
an	O
updated	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
incorporates	O
several	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	I-Device
M1	I-Device
Max	I-Device
MacBook	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
flat	O
,	O
slab-shaped	O
design	O
,	O
full-sized	O
function	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Liquid	B-Operating_System
Retina	I-Operating_System
60Hz	O
display	O
with	O
rounded	O
corners	O
and	O
a	O
notch	O
for	O
a	O
1080p	O
webcam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
two	O
combination	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
/	O
USB	O
4	O
ports	O
and	O
adds	O
MagSafe	B-Application
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
started	O
shipping	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
increase	O
over	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
model	O
was	O
noted	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
model	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
active	O
cooling	O
,	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
can	O
overheat	O
on	O
high	O
workloads	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
thermal	O
throttling	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
M2	B-Device
,	O
2022	O
Timeline	O
Announced	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
Released	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
Market	O
Status	O
In	O
production	O
Support	O
status	O
Supported	O
Model	O
details	O
Model	O
identifier	O
Mac14	O
,	O
2	O
Model	O
number	O
(	O
on	O
underside	O
)	O
A2681	O
Part	O
number	O
(	O
order	O
number	O
)	O
MLY33	O
MLY43	O
Display	O
Surface	O
Glossy	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
Display	O
Size	O
(	O
diagonal	O
)	O
Native	O
resolution	O
2560	O
×	O
1664	O
Pixel	O
Density	O
(	O
ppi	O
)	O
224	O
Aspect	O
Ratio	O
9:5.85	O
(	O
16:10	O
without	O
notch	O
)	O
Supported	O
UI	O
Scaling	O
Resolutions	O
UI	O
:	O
1710	O
×	O
1112	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
3420	O
×	O
2224UI	O
:	O
1470	O
×	O
956	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
2940	O
×	O
1912	O
(	O
Default	O
)	O
UI	O
:	O
1280	O
×	O
832	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
2560	O
×	O
1664	O
(	O
Native	O
)	O
UI	O
:	O
1024	O
×	O
666	O
|	O
Display	O
:	O
2048	O
×	O
1332	O
Brightness	O
(	O
)	O
500	O
Color	O
Gamut	O
Support	O
Display	O
P3	O
True	O
Tone	O
Display	O
Supported	O
Refresh	O
Rate	O
60	O
Hz	O
Performance	O
and	O
Storage	O
System	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
Apple	B-Device
M2	I-Device
CPU	O
Cores	O
4	O
×	O
3.49	O
GHz	O
Performance	O
Cores	O
(	O
Avalanche	O
)	O
and	O
4	O
×	O
2.424	O
GHz	O
Efficiency	O
Cores	O
(	O
Blizzard	O
)	O
,	O
8-core	O
overall	O
Cache	O
Performance	O
Cores	O
:	O
192	O
KB	O
L1i	O
,	O
128	O
KB	O
L1d	O
,	O
16	O
MB	O
shared	O
L2Efficiency	O
Cores	O
:	O
128	O
KB	O
L1i	O
,	O
64	O
KB	O
L1d	O
,	O
4	O
MB	O
shared	O
L2System	O
Level	O
Cache	O
:	O
8	O
MB	O
GPU	O
Cores	O
8-core	O
Apple	O
(	O
128	O
EUs	O
,	O
1024	O
Shaders	O
)	O
10-core	O
Apple	O
(	O
160	O
EUs	O
,	O
1280	O
Shaders	O
)	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
16-core	O
(	O
15.8	O
Trillion	O
operations	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
Cooling	O
System	O
Aluminum	O
heat	O
spreader	O
,	O
no	O
fan	O
included	O
Memory	O
Type	O
128-bit	O
Dual	O
Channel	O
LPDDR5-6400	O
Unified	O
Memory	O
(	O
102.4	O
GB/s	O
)	O
Memory	O
Capacity	O
8	O
GB	O
,	O
not	O
upgradeable	O
SSD	O
Type	O
PCIe-based	O
SSD	O
SSD	O
Capacity	O
256	O
GB	O
or	O
512	O
GB	O
,	O
not	O
upgradeable	O
Keyboard	O
and	O
Trackpad	O
Keyboard	O
type	O
Backlit	O
Magic	O
Keyboard	O
with	O
(	O
scissor-switch	O
)	O
mechanism	O
and	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
Number	O
of	O
Keys	O
78	O
(	O
U.S.	O
)	O
or	O
79	O
(	O
ISO	O
)	O
keys	O
including	O
12	O
function	O
keys	O
and	O
4	O
arrow	O
keys	O
in	O
an	O
inverted-T	O
arrangement	O
Trackpad	O
Force	O
Touch	O
Trackpad	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
No	O
Secure	O
Authentication	O
Touch	O
ID	O
Yes	O
Video	O
and	O
Audio	O
Video	O
Camera	O
1080p	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
HD	O
Camera	O
with	O
advanced	O
image	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
with	O
computational	O
video	O
Speaker	O
Four-speaker	O
sound	O
system	O
with	O
wide	O
stereo	O
sound	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
Playback	O
Supported	O
with	O
Spatial	O
Audio	O
in	O
built-in	O
speakers	O
or	O
AirPods	O
with	O
dynamic	O
head	O
tracking	O
Microphone	O
Three-mic	O
array	O
with	O
directional	O
beam-forming	O
3.5	O
mm	O
Headphone	O
Jack	O
Included	O
with	O
advanced	O
support	O
for	O
high-impedance	O
headphones	O
Connectivity	O
Wi-Fi	O
Wi-Fi	O
6	O
(	O
802.11	O
a/b/g/n/ac/ax	O
)	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0	O
Ports	O
2	O
×	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
(	O
USB-C	O
4	O
)	O
ports	O
supporting	O
charging	O
and	O
DisplayPort	B-Protocol
protocols	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
