MacBook Air is unbelievably thin and light. But Apple also designed it to be powerful, capable, durable and enjoyable to use. With enough battery life to get you through the day. That’s the difference between a notebook that’s simply thin and light and one that’s so much more.

Flash storage helps make MacBook Air incredibly thin and light — under 2cm and as little as 1.08kg.1 Flash is also solid state, meaning there are no moving parts. Which makes it reliable, durable and quiet. And it takes up much less space than a traditional hard drive — about 90 per cent less, in fact. That creates room for other important things, like a bigger battery. So you have a notebook that weighs almost nothing and runs all day long. Now that’s mobility mastered.

MacBook Air is powered by fourth-generation Intel Core i5 processors. This ultra-efficient architecture was designed to use less power and still deliver high performance. Which means not only can you do whatever you want — you can keep doing it for longer than before. In addition, the Intel HD Graphics 5000 processor offers advanced performance you’ll particularly notice with games and other graphics-intensive tasks.

Multi-Touch technology is part of practically every Apple product. It’s the best and most personal way to interact with your devices. And the optimal way to experience Multi-Touch on a notebook is through a trackpad. That’s precisely the case with MacBook Air. The trackpad’s spacious, all-glass surface doesn’t have a button because the whole thing is the button. And with Multi-Touch gestures in OS X, you can interact with MacBook Air in ways that feel more intuitive and realistic than ever before.

If you looked inside MacBook Air, you’d see something remarkable: how much space is devoted to the battery. That’s thanks to smaller components such as flash storage. And when the goal is to design the perfect notebook for everyday use, giving priority to the battery just makes sense. With the 11-inch MacBook Air, you’ll get up to 9 hours of battery life while surfing the web or watching iTunes films. And the 13-inch model lasts up to a staggering 12 hours. Put MacBook Air to sleep for more than 3 hours, and it enters standby mode. That means you can come back to MacBook Air up to an entire month later and it wakes in an instant. Time is on your side, courtesy of MacBook Air.

MacBook Air features a unibody design for both the main enclosure and the display. Unibody construction means a higher-precision, less complex design with fewer parts. That translates to a notebook that’s exceptionally thin and light, yet durable enough to handle the rigours of everyday use. In addition, MacBook Air offers innovations you won’t find anywhere else — like the MagSafe 2 power connector, which breaks cleanly away from the notebook if you accidentally trip over the power lead.

Technical Specifications:

• Display: 11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colours, Supported resolutions: 1366x768 (native), 1344x756 and 1280x720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152x720 and 1024x640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024x768 and 800x600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
• Storage: 256GB, 256GB PCIe-based flash storage
• Processor: 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache
• Memory: 4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
• Battery: Up to 9 hours wireless web, Up to 9 hours iTunes film playback, Up to 30 days standby time, Built-in, 38-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery, 45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter with cable management; MagSafe 2 power port
• Size and Weight: Height: 0.3-1.7 cm (0.11-0.68 inches), Width: 32.5 cm (12.8 inches), Depth: 22.7 cm (8.94 inches), Weight: 1.35 kg (2.96 pounds)
• Graphics and Video Support: Intel HD Graphics 5000, Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560x1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colours, Thunderbolt digital video output: Native Mini DisplayPort output, DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately), VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately), Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately), HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)
• Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
• Connections and Expansions: Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps), MagSafe 2 power port, SDXC card slot
• Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi networking;4 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible, Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• Audio: Stereo speakers, Dual microphones, Headphone port, Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone
• Keyboard and Trackpad: Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor, Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap and drag capabilities
• Electrical and Operating Requirements: Line voltage: 100-240V AC, Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F), Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F), Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing, Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet), Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet), Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)
• In the Box: MacBook Air, Power adapter, AC wall plug