MacBook Air
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MacBook Air
Speed of lightness.
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The MacBook Air is the laptop Steve Jobs pulled out of a manila envelope in 2008 — the machine that defined "thin and light" and went on to become, by Apple's telling, the world's best-selling laptop. Eighteen years later it remains the default Mac: the computer most people mean when they say they bought a MacBook.
1 History✎
The 2008 original sacrificed everything for thinness; the 2010 wedge redesign fixed the price and made the Air ubiquitous — the coffee-shop laptop of a decade. After drifting through the mid-2010s it was reborn twice: the 2018 Retina model, then the fanless Apple M1 Air of 2020, the machine that made the silicon transition legible to everyone. The 2022 M2 redesign flattened the wedge into the current 13.6-inch slab, a 15-inch joined in 2023, and the M4 (2025) and M5 (March 2026) generations brought 16 GB standard, Wi-Fi 7, and the sky-blue finish.
2 Current models✎
| Model | Chip | From |
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| MacBook Air 13" | M5 (2026) | $1,299 |
| MacBook Air 15" | M5 (2026) | $1,499 |
The M5 generation launched at $1,099 and $1,299 in March 2026; Apple raised base prices by $200 that June — the Air's move upmarket as the $599 MacBook Neo took over the entry slot.
3 Position✎
The Air is the lineup's center of gravity: fanless, all-day battery, and fast enough that most buyers never need more. Its role shifted in 2026 — no longer the cheap Mac but the standard one, holding the middle between the Neo's price and the MacBook Pro's power.