The MacBook Air, released in early 2008, is a marvel of thin, light and sleek engineering.
CPU
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed: 1.6 GHz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Data Path Width: 64 bit
Address Width: 64 bit
ROM: EFI
Onboard RAM: 2 MB
Maximum RAM: 2 GB
Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache: 4 MB onchip, 1:1
Video
Screen: 13.3" LED-backlit TFT
Video Card/Chipset: Intel GMA X3100
VRAM: 144 MB shared (see notes)
Max Resolution: 24 bit 1280x800
Video Out: micro-DVI
Camera: iSight
Storage
Hard Drive: 80 GB 4200 RPM (w/SMS)
ATA Bus: Parallel-ATA
Optical Drive: optional external
Input/Output
USB: 1 2.0
Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini
Speaker: stereo
Microphone: mono
Networking
Airport Extreme: 802.11n
Bluetooth: internal 2.1+EDR
Miscellaneous
Family: MacBook
Codename: ?
Gestalt ID: 406
Power: 45 Watts
Dimensions: 0.16-0.76" H x 12.8" W x 8.94" D
Weight: 3.0 lbs.
Minimum OS: 10.5
Maximum OS: 10.5.6
Introduced: January 2008
Terminated: October 2008
Notes
The MacBook Air's graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Though reported as a 144 MB graphics system, the chipset actually used up to 160 MB of RAM, resulting in a maximum of 1888 MB of RAM available for system use in the base system.
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