Apple has brought its MacBook Air laptops into 2012 with a refresh, unveiled at the worldwide developer conference (WWDC) in San Francisco.
Apple super thin MacBook Air gets Ivy Bridge and USB 3.0
The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have both been updated this year and there's also a new MacBook Pro with Retina quality display. We've gathered all the prices and specifications together of the MacBook Air models in the tables below.
See also: Apple MacBook Pro Retina UK price and specifications round-up
See also: Apple MacBook Pro UK price and specifications round-up
Apple MacBook Air 2012
The latest MacBook Air has an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, USB 3.0 and 4GB of RAM as standard. The Air still comes in 11in and 13in sizes with two models of each.
The main differences between them are the price and storage capacity.
Apple MacBook Air 11in 2012
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11in MacBook Air: 64GB |
11in MacBook Air: 128GB |
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Price |
£849 |
£929 |
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Processor |
1.7GHz Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache |
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Display |
11.6-in LED-backlit glossy display with 1366 x 768 resolution |
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RAM |
4GB of 1600MHz DDR3 RAM |
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Storage |
64GB flash |
128GB flash |
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Graphics |
Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
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Camera |
720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Wireless |
802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 |
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Ports |
MagSafe 2 power port, Thunderbolt, 2 x USB 3.0, headphone port |
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Audio |
Stereo speakers, omnidirectional microphone, headphone port |
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Battery life |
35Wh battery, 5 hours wireless web, 30 days standby |
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Dimensions |
300 x 192 x 3-17mm, 1.08kg |
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Software |
Mac OS X Lion |
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The MacBook Air can be configured to order if you want better components. Both models are upgradable to 8GB of RAM while the 128GB model can be upgrade to a 2.0GHz Intel Core i7 and a 256GB or 512GB of flash storage.
Apple MacBook Air 13in 2012
The larger 13in model of the MacBook Air gets you a faster Core i5 Ivy Bridge Processor and more storage space as standard. It also has a higher resolution screen and an SD card slot. Both models are upgradable to 8GB of RAM while the 256GB model can be upgrade to a 2.0GHz Intel Core i7 and a 512GB of flash storage.
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13in MacBook Air: 128GB |
13in MacBook Air: 256GB |
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Price |
£999 |
£1,249 |
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Processor |
1.8GHz Ivy Bridge Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache |
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Display |
13.3-in LED-backlit glossy display with 1440 x 900 resolution |
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RAM |
4GB of 1600MHz DDR3 RAM |
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Storage |
128GB flash |
512GB flash |
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Graphics |
Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
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Camera |
720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Wireless |
802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 |
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Ports |
MagSafe 2 power port, Thunderbolt, 2 x USB 3.0, headphone port, SD card slot |
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Audio |
Stereo speakers, omnidirectional microphone, headphone port |
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Battery life |
50Wh battery, 5 hours wireless web, 30 days standby |
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Dimensions |
325 x 227 x 3-17mm, 1.35kg |
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Software |
Mac OS X Lion |
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