MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014) vs MacBook Air 11 (Mid 2012) Full Specs Compared

CPU


Core i5-4260U 2 Cores 4 Threads 1.4GHz Clock	Core i5-3317U 2 Cores 4 Threads 1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 750 18% GB6M 1,440 5%	GB6S 400 10% GB6M 810 3%

GPU


HD 5000 1000MHz 320 Shaders 1000MHz Shared Memory	HD 4000 1050MHz 128 Shaders 1050MHz Shared Memory
N/A 0% FP32 0.64 TFLOPS 1%	N/A 0% FP32 0.27 TFLOPS 1%

Memory


4GB LPDDR3-1600	4GB DDR3L-1600
8 Tabs 2%	8 Tabs 2%

Storage


128GB Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin PCIe 2.0 x2 Up to 600MB/s Read	64GB Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin SATA 3 Up to 440MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video 5%	58 min 4K Video 1%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


11.6" LCD TN -	11.6" LCD TN -
300 Nits -	300 Nits -
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1366x768 1 Million Pixels 135 PPI	1366x768 1 Million Pixels 135 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

2

Microphones

2

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps	Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 2 Stream Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0	Bluetooth 4.0

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

8 Series LP+

QS77

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps) - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps) - - - -
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Power MagSafe 2	Power MagSafe 2
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


45W 14.85V 3.05A	45W 14.85V 3.05A
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MagSafe 2 - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable	MagSafe 2 - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable

Battery

38.8Wh 5099mAh 7.60V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	35Wh 4795mAh 7.30V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 8 Hours	Up to 5 Hours
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Operating System

OS X 10.9 Mavericks Windows	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest) Windows 10 (Latest)	macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest) Windows 10 (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 1x Fans - -	Cooler 1x Fans - -
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Height 17 mm (0.7 in) Width 300 mm (11.8 in) Depth 192 mm (7.6 in) Volume 0.83 L	Height 17 mm (0.7 in) Width 299.5 mm (11.8 in) Depth 192 mm (7.6 in) Volume 0.83 L
Weight 1.08 kg (2.4 lb) - - - -	Weight 1.08 kg (2.4 lb) - - - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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Info

A1465

EMC 2631

MacBookAir6,1

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