July 6, 2022
Update
New MacBook Air is available to order with M2 from Friday, July 8th.
New, stunning thin design with four beautiful finishes, a large 13.6-inch liquid retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe battery charging and more.
The newly redesigned MacBook Air will be available to order with M2 from 5 July on Friday, July 8 and will be available to customers around the world on Friday, July 15. The new MacBook Air features new M2 chip with more performance and new stunning thin design, large 13.6-inch liquid retina display, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, quad-speaker system, up to 18 hours of battery life1 And MagSafe battery charging. It is now available in four beautiful finishes – midnight, starlight, silver and space gray – MacBook Air starts with M2 $ 1,199 (USA) and $ 1,099 (US) for education.
New design enabled by M2
Designed entirely around the M2, the MacBook Air has a surprisingly thin design in every direction. Unusually strong and durable, built to last, all aluminum one-walled, 11.3mm thin, weighs only 2.7 pounds and is surprisingly reduced by 20 percent of the previous generation. And with the efficiency of M2 power, all MacBook air capacity has been built into a quiet, unsupported design. In addition to silver and cosmic gray, Macbuk is now available in two exciting new destinations: midnight and starlight.
MagSafe provides users with a built-in charging port that makes it easy to connect when the MacBook Air is plugged in. MacBook Air also has two Thunderbolt ports and a 3.5mm audio jack for high-pressure headphones to connect various accessories. . In addition, the Magic Keyboard features a full-length taskbar with touch ID, and a large, industry-leading power touch trackpad.
Beautiful 13.6-inch liquid retina display
The new MacBook Air features a 13.6-inch liquid retina display, which is spread out on the side and around the camera to make room for the menu bar. The result is a large display with very narrow borders, which is an additional screen real estate for users to see their content clearly. It has a brightness of 500 nits, and is 25 percent higher than before. MacBook Air now supports 1 billion colors, so photos and movies are incredibly active.
Advanced camera and audio
The MacBook Air features a new 1080p FaceTime HD camera that doubles the resolution and low-light performance of the previous generation. Combined with the advanced image signal processing power on the M2, users look great on video calls.
MacBook Air has a four-speaker system. To fit in such a thin design, the speakers and microphones are fully integrated between the keyboard and the display – all providing a better audio experience. The three-mic array uses advanced optical algorithms to capture pure audio, while the speakers provide improved stereo separation and sound clarity. MacBook Air supports immersive space audio for music and movies with Dolby Atmos.
More performance with M2
The M2 chip will launch the next generation of Apple silicone, further enhancing the performance, power efficiency and capacity of the M1. From a wide range of works to creating stunning images, MacBook Air with M2 is all users need in the world’s best-selling notebook.
- MacBook Air has a more powerful 8-core CPU with M2 and up to 10-core GPU, making it faster for users.
- It can handle more and more complex workloads by supporting 100 GB / s integrated memory bandwidth and up to 24 GB of integrated memory.
- The M2 also adds hardware accelerated encoding and decoding to the next-generation media engine with a powerful processor video engine, so MacBook Air can play 4K and 8K video streams better than ever before with the M2.
- In M2, Final Cut Pro is about 40 percent faster than the previous generation.2 And up to 15x faster customers who didn’t grow into Apple Silicon.3
- Applying filters and effects in apps like Adobe Photoshop is up to 20 percent faster than before.2 And up to 5x faster for immature customers to Apple Silicon.3
- And even with the larger display and increased performance, the MacBook Air offers up to 18 hours of video playback, as it does throughout the day.
With Apple Silicon alone, this combination of performance and capabilities can be a supportive design in such a thin and simple notebook.
More charging options
MacBook Air offers many charging options, including a new 35 watt compact power adapter with two USB-C ports, so users can charge up to two devices at once. And for the first time, MacBook Air supports up to 50 percent fast charging in 30 minutes with an optional 67W USB-C power adapter.4
Macro Monterey
At Macros Monterrey, MacBook Air provides advanced tools that make it easy for users to work seamlessly on Mac and iPad. FaceTime calls include portrait and special audio to make calls feel more natural and live, and SharePlay allows Mac users to share their experiences through FaceTime.5 Live text and visual search use intelligence to find useful information, Safari includes a powerful tab organization with tab groups, and shortcuts bring automation to Mac.
This fall, macOS Ventura will take full advantage of the M2, offering new features, including a platform manager, powerful new capabilities and a hands-on camera with FaceTime. Macros Ventura includes great updates for Safari, Mail, Messages, Spotlight and more.
Designed with the environment in mind
The new MacBook is reducing its impact on the environment and is now using 100 percent recycling of rare earth elements in all magnets. It is also the first Apple product to use 100 percent recycled aluminum in fences and certified recycled steel. MacBook Air is free of many harmful substances, meets Apple’s high energy efficiency standards and uses wood fiber in packaging from recycled sources or responsible forests. Today, Apple is a carbon neutral for global corporate operations, and by 2030, it plans to create a net-zero climate impact in its overall business, which includes product supply chains and all product life cycles. This means that every Mac Apple will be 100 percent carbon neutral, from design to production.
Pricing and availability
- The new MacBook Air will be available worldwide on Friday, July 8, at 5 am PDT at apple.com/store worldwide. And in the Apple Store app. It will be available to customers from Friday, July 15, and will be available at selected Apple Store locations and Apple-licensed vendors.
- MacBook Air with M2, available at midnight, starlight, silver and space gray, starts $ 1,199 (USA) and $ 1,099 (US) for education. More technical details are available at apple.com/macbook-air-m2.
- More technical details and specifications with Apple accessories – including a 30W USB-C power adapter $ 39 (US), 35W dual USB-C port compact power adapter b $ 59 (US), 35W dual USB-C port power adapter b $ 59 (US) Compatible with World Travel Adapter Kit b $ 29 (US) and 67W USB-C power adapter B $ 59 (US) – available at apple.com/mac. A 35W dual USB-C compact power adapter is available to customers. Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, ThailandAnd US
- Every customer who buys Mac from Apple can enjoy a free online private session with an Apple specialist, configure their information in selected stores, including help with data transfer, and receive instructions for the new Mac to work the way they want.
- With Apple Trade in, customers can shop on their existing computers and get a new Mac loan. Customers can visit apple.com/shop/trade-in to see what their device is worth.
- AppleKer + provides technical support for Mac and additional hardware coverage for every 12 months, including up to two crashes.
- Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results may vary.
- These results are comparable to previous MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16GB RAM and 2TB SSD.
- These results are comparable to the previous generation 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD.
- The test was performed in May 2022 using MacBook Air Systems using Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. MacBook Air systems have been tested by Apple 67W USB-C Power Adapter (Model A2518) and USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (Model A2363). A rapid charging test was carried out in the basin of Makbuck Air. Charging time varies according to settings and environmental conditions; Actual results vary.
- Standby mode and special audio Mac with Apple Silicon.
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