With M2, intensive workloads like editing complex timelines in Final Cut Pro are nearly 40 percent faster than the previous generation, 2 and up to 15x faster for customers who haven’t upgraded to Apple silicon.M2 also adds a next-generation media engine with a powerful ProRes video engine for hardware-accelerated encode and decode, so MacBook Air with M2 can play back more streams of 4K and 8K video than before.
MacBook Air includes a new 1080p FaceTime HD camera with twice the resolution and low-light performance of the previous generation. MacBook Air now supports 1 billion colors, so photos and movies look incredibly vibrant. At 500 nits of brightness, it is also 25 percent brighter than before. The result is a larger display with much thinner borders, giving users more screen real estate to view their content in vivid detail. The new MacBook Air features a beautiful 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, which has been expanded closer to the sides and up around the camera to make room for the menu bar. Additionally, the Magic Keyboard features a full-height function row with Touch ID, and a spacious, industry-leading Force Touch trackpad. MacBook Air also features two Thunderbolt ports for connecting a variety of accessories, and a 3.5 mm audio jack with support for high-impedance headphones. MagSafe gives users a dedicated charging port that is easy to connect to while protecting MacBook Air when it is plugged in. In addition to silver and space gray, MacBook Air is now available in two stunning new finishes: midnight and starlight.
And with the power efficiency of M2, all of the capabilities of MacBook Air are built into a silent, fanless design. With a durable, all-aluminum unibody enclosure that feels incredibly solid and is built to last, it measures just 11.3 millimeters thin, is only 2.7 pounds, and delivers an astonishing 20 percent reduction in volume from the previous generation. Now available in four gorgeous finishes - midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray - MacBook Air with M2 starts at $1,199 (US) and $1,099 (US) for education.Ĭompletely reimagined around M2, MacBook Air has a new design that is remarkably thin from every angle. Supercharged by the M2 chip, the all-new MacBook Air features even more performance and a new strikingly thin design, a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, a four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life, 1 and MagSafe charging.
PDT, the completely redesigned MacBook Air with M2 will be available to order, and will start arriving to customers worldwide on Friday, July 15. All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8įeaturing a new, strikingly thin design in four beautiful finishes, larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe charging, and moreīeginning Friday, July 8, at 5 a.m.