MacBook AirPower. It's in the Air.
Our thinnest, lightest notebook, completely transformed by the Apple M1 chip. CPU speeds up to 3.5x faster. GPU speeds up to 5x faster. An advanced Neural Engine for up to 9x faster machine learning. The longest battery life ever in a MacBook Air. And a silent, fanless design. This much power has never been this ready to go.
Small chip. Giant leap.
It's here. Our first chip designed specifically for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, the Apple M1 system on a chip (SoC) integrates the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, I/O and so much more onto a single tiny chip. With incredible performance, custom technologies and industry-leading power efficiency,1 M1 is not just a next step for Mac — it's another level entirely.
Devours tasks. Sips battery.
The 8???core CPU on M1 isn't just up to 3.5x faster than the previous generation2 — it balances high-performance cores with efficiency cores that crush everyday jobs while using just a tenth of the power. With that kind of processing speed, MacBook Air can take on new extraordinarily intensive tasks like professional-quality editing and action-packed gaming.
Up to 9x faster.13 Even for a 16???core Neural Engine, that's a lot to process. Apps on MacBook Air can use machine learning (ML) to automatically retouch photos like a pro, make smart tools such as magic wands and audio filters more accurate at auto???detection, and so much more. That's not just brain power — that's the power of a full stack of ML technologies.
The power of macOS Monterey on M1.
macOS Monterey unlocks the potential of the M1 chip and transforms Mac with all-new ways to work and play. Connect, share, and create like never before using FaceTime and Messages. Explore the web on the streamlined Safari, the fastest browser in the world.14 And work across Mac and your other Apple devices with Universal Control (Beta). macOS Monterey also includes industry-leading privacy features and best???in???class security.
Speed and responsiveness
The M1 chip and macOS Monterey work together to make the entire system snappier. MacBook Air wakes instantly from sleep. Everyday tasks from flipping through photos to browsing Safari are faster. And your hardest???working apps all have access to the power they need.
Biggest collection of apps ever
Run powerful apps built for M1. All your existing apps work thanks to Rosetta 2. And for the first time, you can use your favourite iPhone and iPad apps directly on macOS Monterey. Altogether you'll have access to the biggest collection of apps ever for Mac.
The do???it???all notebook gets do???the???unbelievable memory. The M1 chip brings up to 16GB of super-fast unified memory. This single pool of high???bandwidth, low???latency memory allows apps to share data between the CPU, GPU and Neural Engine efficiently — so everything you do is fast and fluid.
Lifelike colours
for unreal beauty.
Images take on new levels of detail and realism on the brilliant 33.74-centimetre (13.3-inch), 2560x1600-resolution Retina display. Text is sharp and clear. Colours are more vibrant than ever. And the glass goes right to the edge of the enclosure, so nothing takes away from your gorgeous view.
True Tone technology
Good looking. And easy on the eyes. MacBook Air automatically adjusts the white point of your display to the colour temperature of your environment for a more natural viewing experience.