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 graphics Faster all‐flash storage. Up to 512GB.
More speed per millimeter Instant on. Instant everything.
The latest Intel core i5 and i7 processors Flash storage allows MacBook Air to start up
provide plenty of power. And up to 60 almost instantly, and makes everything you
percent faster graphics make everything do snappier and more responsive. And now
you do feel quicker and more fluid than it’s up to twice as fast as before.
ever.

Thunderbolt and USB 3. 720p FaceTime HD camera.
More speed per millimeter Clearly, it’s a big deal.
Dramatically expand your canvas by Let friends and family see you like never
connecting an Apple Thunderbolt Display. before. Make Facetime calls in full 720p
And transfer data lighting speed HD, with a widerscreen format that gets
between your Mac and devices like everyone in the picture.
camera and external hard drives.

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.


FaceTime HD Camera
MacBook Air features a unibody design for both the main enclosure and the
Make video calls with a built-in 720p
display. Unibody construction means a higher‐precision, less complex design FaceTime HD camera.
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.


Expect everything. From a notebook
that weighs almost nothing.
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.

Latest Intel Faster All‐Flash Long‐Lasting Thunderbolt and
Core Processors Storage Battery USB 3

Wireless Display and Camera Multi‐Touch Trackpad Backlit Keyboard


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.


Thunderbolt and USB 3.
Make some powerful connections.

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. 720p FaceTime HD camera.
Millions of pixels. Millimeters thin. Clearly, it’s a big deal.
Corner to corner and pixel by pixel, the MacBook Air Let your friends and family see more of you with the
display is both an engineering feat and a design new 720p FaceTime HD camera. With three times the
breakthrough. The display measures a mere 4.86 resolution of the previous FaceTime camera, every
millimeters (0.19 inch) thin, yet the resolution is so smile looks a lot brighter. And the widescreen format
high, you’ll feel like you’re looking at a much larger means everyone can fit into the picture without having
screen. And with good reason. The 11‐inch to crowd around the display.
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.


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

Click Double‐click Tap to zoom Two‐finger scroll Swipe to navigate View Mission Control
Press down anywhere Press down two times Double‐tap the Slide two fingers up Flip through web Swipe up on the
to click. Or, with Tap anywhere. Or, with trackpad with two or down the trackpad pages, documents, trackpad to get a
to Click enabled, tap Tap to Click enabled, fingers to magnify a to scroll through and more like bird’s‐eye view of
the trackpad. double‐tap the web page or PDF. documents, websites, thumbing pages everything running on
trackpad. and more. in a book. your Mac.


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.


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.

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


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

iTunes in the Cloud Photo Stream Documents in the Apps
Cloud

iBooks Calendar, Contacts, Backup and Restore Find My iPhone and
and Mail Find My Friends


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 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.


Faster memory. Faster all‐flash storage.
MacBook Air now features up                                  From the moment you start up
to 8GB of faster 1600MHz DDR3L                      MacBook Air, you realize this is
memory. That’s twice the                                exactly how a notebook should
memory of the                                                   perform. Much of that is thanks to
previous‐generation MacBook flash storage. But we’ve taken the
Air. Combine that with powerful                 performance even further by
processors and faster flash storage and you get a doubling the maximum storage
notebook that can run more memory‐intensive capacity to 512GB and adding
applications at the same time — without next‐generation flash storage
compromising performance. 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.


11‐inch MacBook Air 13‐inch MacBook Air
Display

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

Supported resolutions: Supported resolutions:
1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, 1280 by 720, and 1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, 1024
1024 by 576 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720, by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio;
1024 by 640, and 800 by 500 pixels at 16:10 aspect 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3
ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio
at 4:3 aspect ratio; 720 by 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect
ratio

Size and Weight
Height: 0.11‐0.68 inch (0.3‐1.7 cm) Height: 0.11‐0.68 inch (0.3‐1.7 cm)
Width: 11.8 inches (30 cm) Width: 12.8 inches (32.5 cm)
Depth: 7.56 inches (19.2 cm) Depth: 8.94 inches (22.7 cm)
Weight: 2.38 pounds (1.08 kg) Weight: 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)


Storage 64GB 128GB 128GB 256GB
All‐flash storage.
64GB flash 128GB flash 128GB flash 256GB flash
storage storage storage storage
Configurable to Configurable to
256GB or 512GB 256GB or 512GB
flash storage flash storage

Processor Processor Processor
1.7GHz dual‐core Intel Core i5(Turbo Boost up to 1.8GHz dual‐core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to
2.6GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache 2.8GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache

$1099 model configurable to dual‐core 2.0GHz $1499 model configurable to dual‐core 2.0GHz
Intel Core i7(Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with Intel Core i7(Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with
4MB shared L3 cache. 4MB shared L3 cache.

Memory
4GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory

Configurable to 8GB


Graphics and Video
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Support
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


Connections and
Expansion

 Two USB 3.0 ports (up to 5 Gbps)  Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
 Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)  Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)
 MagSafe 2 power port  MagSafe 2 power port
 SD card slot

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


Wireless Wi‐Fi
802.11n Wi‐Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Audio  Stereo speakers
Stereo speakers,  Omnidirectional microphone
microphone, and  Headphone port
headphone.  Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and Microphone

Electrical and  Line voltage: 100‐240V AC
Operating  Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
Requirements  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% noncondensing
 Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
 Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
 Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet


Battery and Power
Up to 5 hours wireless web Up to 7 hours wireless web

Up to 30 days standby time Up to 30 days standby time

Built‐in 35‐watt‐hour Built‐in 50‐watt‐hour
lithium‐polymer battery lithium‐polymer battery

45W MagSafe 2 Power 45W MagSafe 2 Power
Adapter with cable Adapter with cable
management; MagSafe 2 power port management;MagSafe 2 power port


Mobile Intel® QS77 Express Chipset
(a.k.a Panther Point)
Intel DSL3510L
(a.k.a Catus Ridge) Intel 3rd generation
Core i5/i7 processor
Connector for
WiFi/BT
Texas Instruments Combo module
TPS2561

Genesys GL822
Connector for
SATA SSD
Linear Technology LT3957


Texas Instruments
MAXIM OPA2333
MAX15119 Texas Instruments
HD3SS212
MXIC MX25L6406E Texas Instruments
CD3210

Texas Instruments
NXP CBTL05023BS
TPS51916

SK Hynix
H5TC2GB83CFR‐PBA Texas Instruments TPS51980
DDR3L‐1600
Intersil ISL6259

Texas Instruments Stellaris LM4FS1AH

SMSC USB2513B


Manufacturer Device Function
▼Processor

Intel Intel 3rd generation Core i5 and i7 processor Processor + Intel HD 4000 graphics
▼Memory
SK Hynix DDR3L memory on board
System/video memory, up to 8GB
(SK Hynix H5TC2GB83CFR‐PBA)
▼Chipset
Mobile Intel® QS77 Express Chipset
Intel PCH
(a.k.a. Panther Point)
▼Radio Frequency
Broadcomm BCM943224PCIEBT2 ‧Broadcom BCM43224 and BCM20702
‧802.11n WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
▼Audio
Cirrus Logic Cirrus 4206ACNA HD Audio codec
▼Storage
Toshiba/SAMSUNG Toshiba/SAMSUNG NFC + Toshiba/SAMSUNG NF SATA SSD
Genesys GL822 SD card reader controller for 13.3" model
▼User Inputs
Broadcom Broadcom BCM5976A0K Multi‐touch capabilities on the trackpad
Cypress CY8C24794‐24L CapSense Controllers
SST 25VF020


Manufacturer Device Function
▼Others
SMSC USB2513B USB 2.0 Hub Controller
TPS51980 Synchronous buck controller
TPS2561 Dual channel power switch

Texas Instruments CD3210
TPS51916 Power supply for DDR2, DDR3 and DDR3L memory systems

OPA2333(Package Marking BQZ) 1.8V, microPOWER CMOS OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS Zerø‐Drift Series

Intel DSL3510L Intel Thunderbolt controller
MAXIM 15120G
MXIC MX25L6406E Serial flash
Linear Technology LT3957 Inverting converter
Intersil ISL6259 Power IC
CBTL05023BS Multiplexer/demultiplexer switch chip for DisplayPort v1.2 signals and the
NXP
control signals of a 10 Gbit/s channel(Thunderbolt Switch)

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