Apple 2023 MacBook Air Laptop

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1. Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back 1080p HD content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from the bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/in/batteries for more information.
2. Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production 13” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM; as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD; as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a complex 2-minute project with 4K ProRes 422 media. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
3. Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using production 13” MacBook Air systems and pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems all with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 24GB of RAM and 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based MacBook Air systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 16GB of RAM and 2TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.6 tested using a complex 2-minute project with 4K ProRes 422 media. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
4. Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using production 13” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD; pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD; as well as Intel Core i7–based PC systems with Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Best-selling 15” Intel Core i7 PC laptop is based on publicly available sales data over the prior 12 months. Adobe Photoshop 24.3.0 tested using the following filters and functions: select sky, oil paint, adaptive wide angle, picture frame and tree. Open source project built on macOS with Xcode 14.3 with Apple Clang 14.0.3; open source project built on Windows with Clang 14.0.6. Premiere Pro 23.3.0 tested using a 55-second clip with 4K Apple ProRes RAW media, at 4096×2160 resolution and 59.94 frames per second, transcoded to Apple ProRes 422 at 29.97 frames per second. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
5. Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using production 13” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD; pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD; as well as Intel Core i7–based PC systems with Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Best-selling 15” Intel Core i7 PC laptop is based on publicly available sales data over the prior 12 months. JetStream 2.1, MotionMark 1.2 and Speedometer 2.1 performance benchmarks tested with Safari 16.5 on macOS Ventura and Chrome v.113.0.5672.93 on Windows 11 Home, with WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
6. Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production 13” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD, as well as production Intel Core i7–based PC systems with Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Best-selling 15” Intel Core i7 PC laptop is based on publicly available sales data over the prior 12 months. The Apple TV app was used for video playback on macOS and the Movies & TV app was used for video playback on Windows. All devices were tested with equivalent display brightness settings and without network connection. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/in/batteries for more information.
7. Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production 13” MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, and production 13” MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM. Performance measured using selected industry‑standard benchmarks. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
8. Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using pre-production 13” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.2 tested using a complex 2-minute project with 4K ProRes 422 media. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.

   Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and 24GB of RAM, as well as production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16GB of RAM, all configured with 2TB SSD, as well as production 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5–based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. Final Cut Pro 10.6.6 tested using a complex 2-minute project with 4K ProRes 422 media. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
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