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Apple shipped the M1 MacBook Air in 2020 with an older design that was used with Intel chips and the current design wasn’t introduced until the M2 chip upgrade in July 2022. Apple isn’t ...

In 2020, the MacBook Air was one of the first three machines to make the switch from Intel processors to Apple Silicon in the form of the M1 chip. In 2022, it was joined by an M2 model.

Apple offers a wide selection of options when it comes to the MacBook line. As of 2024, this includes the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air, 13-inch and 15-inch M3 ‌MacBook Air‌, and 14-inch and 16-inch ...

It has also become the ideal 'small laptop' for most users who aren't necessarily looking for a very powerful or expensive work machine. In 2020, Apple introduced the first MacBook Air with its own M1 ...

That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, of course, since the M1 MacBook Air was released over four years ago in November 2020. But despite the fact that this model isn’t officially in Apple ...

What about any pre-2020 MacBook Air deals? Honestly, there's very little available when it comes to any deals on MacBook Air models pre-2020. We used to see a few cheap MacBook Air laptops from ...

There is a good chance that Apple's first product announcement of 2025 will be updated 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M4 chip. Last month, Apple released macOS Sequoia 15.2 ...

If you’re in the Apple ecosystem and want to grab yourself a new laptop, you’re two main options are a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, which is great, because they’re both considered some of ...

The evolution of the MacBook Air has been marked by significant milestones, each contributing to its growing popularity and success: The introduction of the M1 chip in 2020 transformed the MacBook ...

Testing the M1 MacBook Air after its 2020 release. Credit ... A photo from Mashable's test of the M1 MacBook Air. Credit: Zlata Ivleva / Mashable Testing the M2 MacBook Air.