MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2012)

MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014) $999
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2012) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core i5-4260U
CPU
Core i5-3427U
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
GPU
HD 4000 1150MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366x768
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440x900
CPU Image
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-3427U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Core i5-4260U vs Core i5-3427U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 4000 1150MHz
128 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
294 GFLOPS FP32
1%
HD 5000 1000MHz vs HD 4000 1150MHz Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
4GB
DDR3L-1600
8 Tabs
2%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD TN
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13.3"
LCD TN
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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
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8 Series LP+
QS77
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
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45W
14.85V
3.05A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
6849mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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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)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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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
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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1.35 kg (3 lb)
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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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A1465
EMC 2631
MacBookAir6,1
A1466
EMC 2559
MacBookAir5,2
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