Apple MacBook Air 2012

With the latest Intel processors and graphics and faster flash storage, the ultimate everyday notebook is better than ever.

Powerful enough to carry you through the day. With so little to actually carry.

Both the 11‐ and 13‐inch MacBook Air have plenty of power for the things you do every day. And the 13‐inch model now starts at $1199.

Intuitive, powerful, easy to use. It’s the world’s most advanced operating system.

A sturdy aluminum unibody design makes MacBook Air sleek, durable, and ready for anything.

It’s loaded with great built‐in apps. And you’ll find thousands more at the Mac App Store.

The latest Intel Processor and graphicsMore speed per millimeterThe latest Intel core i5 and i7 processors provide plenty of power. And up to 60 percent faster graphics make everything you do feel quicker and more fluid than ever.

Faster all‐flash storage. Up to 512GB.Instant on. Instant everything.Flash storage allows MacBook Air to start up almost instantly, and makes everything you do snappier and more responsive. And now it’s up to twice as fast as before.

Thunderbolt and USB 3.More speed per millimeterDramatically expand your canvas by connecting an Apple Thunderbolt Display. And transfer data lighting speed between your Mac and devices like camera and external hard drives.

720p FaceTime HD camera.Clearly, it’s a big deal.Let friends and family see you like never before. Make Facetime calls in full 720p HD, with a widerscreen format that gets everyone in the picture.

Features Design Performance Tech Specs

Sure, MacBook Air is unbelievably thin and light. But we also designed it to be powerful, capable, durable, and enjoyable to use, with enough battery life to get you through the day. That’s the difference between a notebook that’s simply thin and light and one that’s so much more.







Even at less than an inch thin, MacBook Air sets a pretty high standard — by making flash storage standard. Flash chips are very compact, allowing MacBook Air to be incredibly thin and light. Flash is also solid state, meaning there are no moving parts. Which makes it reliable, durable, and quiet. And it takes up much less space — about 90 percent less, in fact. That creates room for other important things, like a bigger battery. So you have a notebook that weighs almost nothing and runs for hours on a single charge. That’s mobility mastered.


Multi‐Touch technology is part of practically every Apple product. It’s the best and most personal way to interact with your devices. And the optimal way to experience Multi‐Touch on a notebook is through a trackpad. That’s precisely the case with MacBook Air. The trackpad’s spacious, all‐glass surface doesn’t have a button because the whole thing is the button. And with Multi‐Touch gestures in OS X Lion, you can interact with MacBook Air in ways that feel more intuitive and responsive than ever before.


Anyone can try to make a notebook that’s thin and light. Success comes in doing it without cutting corners. That’s why MacBook Air features a full‐size keyboard, not a condensed version of what you’re used to. When you type on the MacBook Air, it’s just as comfortable as typing on a desktop keyboard. And the keyboard is backlit, so you can type comfortably even in low‐light conditions. A built‐in sensor detects changes in the ambient lighting and adjusts the keyboard and display brightness automatically, giving you the perfect illumination in any environment.


If you looked inside MacBook Air, you’d see something remarkable: how much space we devoted to the battery. That’s thanks to smaller components such as flash storage. And when the goal is to design the perfect notebook for everyday use, giving priority to the battery just makes sense. With MacBook Air, you can get up to 5 hours of battery life on the 11‐inch model and up to 7 hours on the 13‐inch model. Put MacBook Air to sleep for more than an hour, and it enters what’s called standby mode.* That means you can come back to MacBook Air a day, a week — even up to an entire month — later, and it wakes in an instant. Time is on your side, courtesy of MacBook Air.


MacBook Air features a unibody design for both the main enclosure and the display. Unibody construction means a higher‐precision, less complex design with fewer parts. And that translates to a notebook that’s exceptionally thin and light, yet durable enough to handle the rigors of everyday use.

FaceTime HD Camera

Make video calls with a built-in 720p FaceTime HD camera.


MacBook Air features a unibody design for both the main enclosure and the display. Unibody construction means a higher‐precision, less complex design with fewer parts. And that translates to a notebook that’s exceptionally thin and light, yet durable enough to handle the rigors of everyday use.

FaceTime HD Camera

Make video calls with a built-in 720p FaceTime HD camera.


With the latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, up to 60 percent faster graphics, and faster flash storage, MacBook Air packs a lot of features into an astonishing 2.38 pounds.

Expect everything. From a notebook that weighs almost nothing.

Latest IntelCore Processors

Thunderbolt and USB 3

Faster All‐Flash Storage

Multi‐Touch Trackpad

Long‐Lasting Battery

Backlit KeyboardWireless Display and Camera


Intel Core i5 and i7 processors.A big shift in power.

Integrating a faster processor, more powerful graphics, and a memory controller into a single chip makes for some serious performance. The new Intel HD Graphics 4000 offers up to 60 percent faster graphics1 — performance you’ll really notice in the games you play, the movies you watch, and the FaceTime calls you make. And MacBook Air now supports up to 8GB of memory, so you can run more memory‐intensive applications without compromising performance.


All‐flash storage.Even more instant gratification.

Part of what makes MacBook Air so responsive is that it’s designed entirely around flash storage. Not only does this make MacBook Air much lighter and more portable than traditional notebooks, it also provides faster access to data and gives you instant‐on capability. Available up to 512GB, this next‐generation flash storage is up to 4x faster than a traditional 5400‐rpm notebook hard drive and faster than the previous‐generation MacBook Air. So when you flip open MacBook Air, it starts up in seconds. Even after a month in standby mode, the screen springs to life. Apps launch quickly. And with no moving parts, flash storage stays quiet.


Long‐lasting battery.Instant on. Ever after a month off.

Since space‐saving flash storage leaves room for a bigger battery, you can devote more time to the things you enjoy most. Things like browsing the web, editing photos, and watching videos. Get up to 5 hours of battery life on a single charge on the 11‐inch model and up to 7 hours on the 13‐inch model. Put MacBook Air to sleep, and it enters standby mode to conserve battery life for up to 30 days. And with Power Nap — a new feature coming this summer in OS X Mountain Lion — you’ll continue to receive new email and calendar invitations while MacBook Air is asleep. When it’s connected to a power source, it can download software updates and make backups with Time Machine. So when you come back to your MacBook Air and open it up, it’s on in an instant. And everything is right there waiting for you.


Thunderbolt and USB 3.Make some powerful connections.

With the lightning‐fast Thunderbolt port, you can connect your MacBook Air to the latest devices and displays, like the Apple Thunderbolt Display. But that’s not the whole story. MacBook Air also comes equipped with two USB 3 ports, so you can connect the latest USB 3 devices and access a pipeline that’s up to 10 times faster than USB 2. With just a few connections, MacBook Air transforms from an ultraportable notebook to a complete workstation.



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Left Side Right Side


Wireless.You’re free to go.

Your MacBook Air finds available Wi‐Fi networks automatically and lets you connect with just a click. So you can browse the web, send email, and print documents no matter where you are.4 And with Bluetooth technology, you can connect MacBook Air to Bluetooth‐enabled devices like speakers and headphones. Even without all the wires, you’re totally connected.


Display and camera.Worth a second look. And a third. And a fourth.

Make FaceTime calls from your MacBook Air to an iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad,iPod touch, or another Mac running FaceTime for Mac.


Display and camera.Worth a second look. And a third. And a fourth.

High‐resolution display.Millions of pixels. Millimeters thin.Corner to corner and pixel by pixel, the MacBook Air display is both an engineering feat and a design breakthrough. The display measures a mere 4.86 millimeters (0.19 inch) thin, yet the resolution is so high, you’ll feel like you’re looking at a much larger screen. And with good reason. The 11‐inch MacBook Air features a resolution equal to that of a typical 13‐inch notebook, while the 13‐inch MacBook Air wows with a resolution equivalent to a typical 15‐inch notebook.

720p FaceTime HD camera.Clearly, it’s a big deal.Let your friends and family see more of you with the new 720p FaceTime HD camera. With three times the resolution of the previous FaceTime camera, every smile looks a lot brighter. And the widescreen format means everyone can fit into the picture without having to crowd around the display.


Multi‐Touch Trackpad.It goes hand in hand with OS X

ClickPress down anywhere to click. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, tap the trackpad.

Double‐clickPress down two times anywhere. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, double‐tap the trackpad.

View Mission ControlSwipe up on the trackpad to get a bird’s‐eye view of everything running on your Mac.

Swipe to navigateFlip through web pages, documents, and more like thumbing pages in a book.

Two‐finger scrollSlide two fingers up or down the trackpadto scroll through documents, websites, and more.

Tap to zoomDouble‐tap the trackpad with two fingers to magnify a web page or PDF.

The Multi‐Touch gestures in OS X make everything you do on MacBook Air more intuitive, direct, and fun. And the spacious Multi‐Touch trackpad is perfectly designed for them, whether it’s a three‐finger swipe to activate Mission Control or a four‐finger pinch to see all your apps in Launchpad. Gesture responses are smooth and realistic. So when you’re scrolling up and down a web page or swiping from one full‐screen app to another, it’s almost like you’re touching what you’re seeing.


Backlit keyboard.What you see is what you type.

As incredibly compact as MacBook Air is, it still manages to fit a full‐size keyboard that makes typing as natural as it is comfortable. And the keyboard is backlit, so you can type with ease in even the dimmest light. A built‐in ambient light sensor detects changes in lighting conditions and adjusts the display and keyboard brightness automatically. From a seat in a sunny café to a seat on a cross‐country red‐eye, you’ll always have the perfect lighting for any environment. A pair of stereo speakers is hidden

within the unibody enclosure.


iCloud keeps the stuff you use every day up to date on all your devices. It’s automatic and effortless, and it works seamlessly with your favorite Apple apps.


Your documents on all your devices. Your mail on all your devices. Your contacts on all your devices. Your calendars on all your devices. iTunes in the Cloud. Your music on all your devices. Photo Stream. Your photos on all your devices.

This is the cloud the way it should be: automatic and effortless. iCloud is

seamlessly integrated into your apps, so you can access your content on all your

devices. And it’s free with iOS5.


This is the cloud the way it should be: automatic and effortless. iCloud is seamlessly integrated into your apps, so you can access your content on all

your devices. And stay up to date everywhere you go.

It’s the easies way to manage your content. Because now you don’t have to.

iTunes in the Cloud AppsPhoto Stream

Backup and Restore

Documents in the Cloud

Find My iPhone and Find My Friends

iBooks Calendar, Contacts, and Mail


If a notebook is thin and light enough to carry with you everywhere you go, it should be powerful enough to handle everything you do. MacBook Air is more than up to the

task —whatever the task may be


The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors give MacBook Air plenty of power. An optional Intel Core i7 processor gives you up to 2.0GHz of processing power and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2GHz. That, along with faster 1600MHz DDR3L memory, means you’re able to do all the things you love to do on a computer much quicker. Send email, surf the web, and share photos and home movies much faster than before. And with the Intel HD Graphics 4000 processor, you get up to 60 percent faster graphics.1 So the video you watch, the FaceTime calls you make, and pretty much everything else you do is smoother and more detailed.

The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and graphics.


The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors give MacBook Air plenty of power. An optional Intel Core i7 processor gives you up to 2.0GHz of processing power and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.2GHz. That, along with faster 1600MHz DDR3L memory, means you’re able to do all the things you love to do on a computer much quicker. Send email, surf the web, and share photos and home movies much faster than before. And with the Intel HD Graphics 4000 processor, you get up to 60 percent faster graphics.1 So the video you watch, the FaceTime calls you make, and pretty much everything else you do is smoother and more detailed.

The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and graphics.


Faster memory. Faster all‐flash storage.MacBook Air now features up to 8GB of faster 1600MHz DDR3L memory. That’s twice the memory of the previous‐generation MacBookAir. Combine that with powerful processors and faster flash storage and you get a notebook that can run more memory‐intensive applications at the same time —without compromising performance.

From the moment you start up MacBook Air, you realize this is exactly how a notebook should perform. Much of that is thanks to flash storage. But we’ve taken the performance even further by doubling the maximum storage capacity to 512GB and adding next‐generation flash storage that’s even faster. So it’s up to 4x faster than a traditional 5400‐rpm notebook hard drive and faster than the previous‐generation MacBook Air. Apps launch quickly. Files and documents open faster. And even after a month in standby mode, MacBook Air wakes in an instant.


High‐speed Thunderbolt and USB 3.A high‐speed Thunderbolt port allows MacBook Air to transfer data at lightning‐fast speeds and connect displays like the Apple Thunderbolt Display. So with a few connections, you can turn a highly portable notebook into a highly versatile workstation. And now with two USB 3 ports, you’re able to connect the latest USB 3 devices and access a pipeline that’s up to 10 times faster than USB 2.


13.3‐inch (diagonal) high‐resolution LED‐backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors

Supported resolutions:1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio

11.6‐inch (diagonal) high‐resolution LED‐backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors

Supported resolutions:1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, 1280 by 720, and 1024 by 576 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720, 1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio

Display

11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook Air

Size and Weight

Height: 0.11‐0.68 inch (0.3‐1.7 cm) Width: 11.8 inches (30 cm) Depth: 7.56 inches (19.2 cm) Weight: 2.38 pounds (1.08 kg)

Height: 0.11‐0.68 inch (0.3‐1.7 cm) Width: 12.8 inches (32.5 cm) Depth: 8.94 inches (22.7 cm) Weight: 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)


Processor1.8GHz dual‐core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache

$1499 model configurable to dual‐core 2.0GHzIntel Core i7(Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache.

Processor1.7GHz dual‐core Intel Core i5(Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache

$1099 model configurable to dual‐core 2.0GHzIntel Core i7(Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache.

Processor

11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook AirStorageAll‐flash storage.

64GB flashstorage

128GB flashstorage

Configurable to256GB or 512GB flash storage

128GB flashstorage

256GB flashstorage

Configurable to256GB or 512GB flash storage

Memory4GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory

Configurable to 8GB

64GB 128GB 128GB 256GB


11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook AirGraphics and Video Support Intel HD Graphics 4000

Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built‐in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately) VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately) Dual‐link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual‐Link DVI Adapter (sold separately) HDMI audio and video output using third‐party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter(sold separately)

Camera 720p FaceTime HD camera


11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook AirConnections and Expansion

Two USB 3.0 ports (up to 5 Gbps) Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)MagSafe 2 power port

Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)MagSafe 2 power port SD card slot

Keyboard and Trackpad Full‐size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and

4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor

Multi‐Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch,rotate, swipe, three‐finger swipe, four‐finger swipe, tap, double‐tap, and drag capabilities


11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook AirWireless Wi‐Fi

802.11n Wi‐Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible

BluetoothBluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Audio Stereo speakers, microphone, and headphone.

Stereo speakers Omnidirectional microphone Headphone port Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and Microphone

Electrical and Operating Requirements

Line voltage: 100‐240V AC Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) Storage temperature: ‐13° to 113° F (‐24° to 45° C) Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensingMaximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet


11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook AirBattery and Power

Up to 5 hours wireless web

Up to 30 days standby time

Built‐in 35‐watt‐hourlithium‐polymer battery

45W MagSafe 2 PowerAdapter with cablemanagement; MagSafe 2 power port

Up to 7 hours wireless web

Up to 30 days standby time

Built‐in 50‐watt‐hourlithium‐polymer battery

45W MagSafe 2 PowerAdapter with cablemanagement;MagSafe 2 power port


Intel 3rd generation Core i5/i7 processor

Mobile Intel® QS77 Express Chipset(a.k.a Panther Point)Intel DSL3510L

(a.k.a Catus Ridge)

Linear Technology LT3957

Texas Instruments TPS2561

Genesys GL822

Connector for SATA SSD

Connector for WiFi/BT

Combo module


SK HynixH5TC2GB83CFR‐PBA

DDR3L‐1600

Texas InstrumentsHD3SS212

MXIC MX25L6406E

NXP CBTL05023BS

Texas InstrumentsCD3210

Texas InstrumentsOPA2333

Texas InstrumentsTPS51916

MAXIM MAX15119

SMSC USB2513B

Texas Instruments Stellaris LM4FS1AH

Texas Instruments TPS51980

Intersil ISL6259



25VF020SST

CapSense Controllers CY8C24794‐24LCypress

Multi‐touch capabilities on the trackpadBroadcom BCM5976A0KBroadcom

▼User Inputs

SD card reader controller for 13.3" modelGL822Genesys

SATA SSDToshiba/SAMSUNG NFC + Toshiba/SAMSUNG NFToshiba/SAMSUNG

▼Storage

HD Audio codecCirrus 4206ACNACirrus Logic

▼Audio

‧Broadcom BCM43224 and BCM20702‧802.11n WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0

BCM943224PCIEBT2Broadcomm

▼Radio Frequency

PCHMobile Intel® QS77 Express Chipset(a.k.a. Panther Point)Intel

▼Chipset

System/video memory, up to 8GBDDR3L memory on board(SK Hynix H5TC2GB83CFR‐PBA)

SK Hynix

▼Memory

Processor + Intel HD 4000 graphicsIntel 3rd generation Core i5 and i7 processorIntel

▼Processor

FunctionDeviceManufacturer


Multiplexer/demultiplexer switch chip for DisplayPort v1.2 signals and the control signals of a 10 Gbit/s channel(Thunderbolt Switch)

CBTL05023BSNXP

Power ICISL6259Intersil

Inverting converterLT3957Linear Technology

Serial flashMX25L6406EMXIC

15120GMAXIM

Intel Thunderbolt controllerDSL3510LIntel

1.8V, microPOWER CMOS OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS Zerø‐Drift SeriesOPA2333(Package Marking BQZ)

Power supply for DDR2, DDR3 and DDR3L memory systems TPS51916

CD3210

Dual channel power switchTPS2561

Synchronous buck controllerTPS51980

Texas Instruments

USB 2.0 Hub ControllerUSB2513B SMSC

▼Others

FunctionDeviceManufacturer


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