13-inch MacBook Air: Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 256GB

Apple’s thinnest and lightest notebook gets supercharged with the Apple M1 chip. Tackle your projects with the blazing-fast 8-core CPU. Take graphics-intensive apps and games to the next level with an up to 8-core GPU. And accelerate machine learning tasks with the 16-core Neural Engine. All with a silent, fanless design and the longest battery life ever — up to 18 hours.1 MacBook Air. Still perfectly portable. Just a lot more powerful.

Key feature bullets

·    Apple-designed M1 chip for a giant leap in CPU, GPU and machine learning performance

·    Go longer than ever with up to 18 hours of battery life1

·    8-core CPU delivers up to 3.5x faster performance, to tackle projects faster than ever2 

·    Up to eight GPU cores with up to 5x faster graphics, for graphics-intensive apps and games2 

·    16-core Neural Engine for advanced machine learning

·    8GB of unified memory so everything you do is fast and fluid 

·    Superfast SSD storage launches apps and opens files in an instant

·    Fanless design for silent operation 

·    13.3-inch Retina display with P3 wide colour for vibrant images and incredible detail3

·    FaceTime HD camera with advanced image signal processor for clearer, sharper video calls

·    Three-microphone array focuses on your voice instead of what’s going on around you

·    Next-generation Wi-Fi 6 for faster connectivity

·    Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports for charging and accessories

·    Backlit Magic Keyboard and Touch ID for secure unlock and payments

·    macOS Big Sur introduces a bold new design and major app updates for Safari, Messages and Maps