MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017) vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018)
MacBook Air 13
(Mid 2017)
$999
MacBook Air 13
(Late 2018)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core i5-5350U
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Core i5-8210Y
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GPU
HD 6000 1000MHz
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GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440x900 -
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Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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GB6S 895
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GB6M 1,710
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GB6S 970
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GB6M 1,665
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N/A
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FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
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1080p 5 FPS
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FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR3-1600
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8GB
LPDDR3-2133
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24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
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128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s Read
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186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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13.3"
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
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Force Touch Trackpad
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 4.2
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300 Series Y+
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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45W
14.85V
3.05A
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30W
20.00V
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
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Up to 12 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Windows 10 (Latest)
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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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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
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Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
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Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1466
EMC 3178
MacBookAir7,2
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A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
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