MacBook Air 13” 2018 specs, features, and analysis
Here's what you need to know about MacBook Air 13” 2018 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.
Availability | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| Released | 2018 |
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Exterior | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| Dimensions | 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm) |
| Weight | Starting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg) |
| Colors | Gold Space Gray Silver |
| Keyboard and Trackpad | Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| Size | 13.3 Inches |
| Info | Retina display
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Ports | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| Ports | Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
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Internal Specs | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
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| Memory | 8GB Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory |
| Discrete Graphics | Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs) |
| Storage | 128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD |
Connectivity | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
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| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology |
Battery | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| Size | 50.3 Wh lithium‑polymer battery |
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| Power Supply | 30W USB‑C Power Adapter |
Software | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| OS | Shipped with macOS Mojave |
| Built-in Apps | Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player |
Camera & Audio | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
| Camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Misc | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
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| Warranty | Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax. |
| More | Video Support
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Key Features | MacBook Air 13” 2018 |
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Our analysis and reviews
What we like
Reasons to like about MacBook Air 13” 2018.
According to Apple, the MacBook Air 13” 2018 lasts up to 13 hours of battery life.
- Up to 12 hours wireless web
- Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback
- Up to 30 days of standby time
What's new
Improvements over its predecessor.
It's now even more compact and portable with the all-new distinct smaller wedge-shaped design. It's 10% thinner, 17% less volume, and a quarter pound lighter than the previous generation. It is also available in three different colors.
Adopting the latest retina display, MacBook Air now displays over 4 million pixels with more color that make text, images, and animation look sharp and smooth.
You can now log in to your MacBook Air much faster, easier, and more securely than ever before with the latest Touch ID sensor with deep integration with Apple T2's Secure Enclave chip.
It's powered by an 8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor with faster-integrated graphics, faster 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory, and faster SSD.
The most versatile port now arrives in MacBook Air, it allows you to charge your notebook, have lightning-fast data transfer, output 5K displays, and support external GPUs (eGPUs).
MacBook Air 13” 2018 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2017. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2017.
MacBook Air 13” 2018 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2017. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2017.
MacBook Air 13” 2018 weighed 2.75 pounds, 8% lighter than the 2.96 pounds MacBook Air 13” 2017.
| Weight | MacBook Air 13” 2018 | MacBook Air 13” 2017 |
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| Pound | 2.75 lbs. | 2.96 lbs. |
| Kilogram | 1.25 kg | 1.34 kg |
What's missing
Downsides over its predecessor.
Intel Core i7-5650U inside MacBook Air 13” 2017 has a 5% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2018.
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