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# MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)

Essentials

Family: MacBook Air

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.7.3

Maximum OS: 10.10.4

Introduced: June 2012

Processor

CPU: Intel Core i5 Mobile ("Ivy Bridge")

CPU Speed: 1.7 GHz (2.0 GHz Core i7 BTO)

CPU Cores: 2

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 5 GT/s (DMI)

Register Width: 64-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 64-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (512 kB total)

Level 3 Cache: 3 MB on-processor

ROM: EFI

Onboard RAM: 4 GB (8 GB BTO)

Maximum RAM: 4 GB (8 GB BTO)

Video

Screen: 11.6" LED-backlit TFT

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000

VRAM: 384 MB shared (see notes)

Max Resolution: 1366x768

Video Out: via Thunderbolt

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD

Storage

Flash Drive: 64/128 GB (256 GB BTO)

Optical Drive: optional external

Input/Output

USB: 2 3.0

Firewire800: via Thunderbolt adaptor

Thunderbolt: 1

Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, HDMI via Thunderbolt adaptor

Speaker: mono

Microphone: mono

Networking

Ethernet: via Thunderbolt adaptor

Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth: 4.0

Miscellaneous

Power: 45 Watts

Dimensions: 0.11-0.68" H x 11.8" W x 7.56" D

Weight: 2.3 lbs.

Introduced in June 2012, the MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) was based on Intel's next-generation "Ivy Bridge" architecture, and improved on its predecessor, the MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) with faster processors and graphics, and USB 3.0. It shipped in two configurations:

- 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 64 GB SSD, 4 GB of RAM, $999
- 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 128 GB SSD, 4 GB of RAM, $1099

8 GB of onboard RAM was available as a Build-to-order option (no aftermarket RAM upgrade was possible). Options for the high-end model included a 2.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, and 256 MB or 512 MB of flash storage.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.