Apple MacBook Air “Core i5″ 1.8 13” Mid 2012 Specs

MacBook Air – MD231LL/A – MacBookAir5,2 – A1466

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About this Mac

The Apple MacBook Air model, a 13” version, was released midway through 2012. It comes equipped with a 720p “FaceTime HD” webcam and 4 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM on the motherboard. The MacBook Air maintained its razor thin design and further reduced the weight from the previous versions down to 2.96 pounds. This device is thin, compact, and is packed with great features. Specifications and capabilities for the device can be found below.

Processor

1.8 GHZCore i5

Ram

4 GB

Apple MacBook Air 13 Mid 2012 Specs
Storage

128, 256 GB Solid State Drive

Battery Life

7 Hours

Storage

This MacBook Air comes with either 128 or 256 GB SSD of flash storage. There are also configurations that can be equipped with 512 GB of storage.

Screen Size and Resolution

This MacBook Air sub-notebook has an 13” widescreen TFT LED-backlit active-matrix glossy display and a 1440 x 900 native resolution. The resolution is high enough to give clear quality images with pixels being barely visible when up close.

Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

This MacBook Air comes with a pre-installed MacOS X 10.7.4 (11E2520) and runs on a 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 (I5-3427U) processor. It also has an Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares 384 MB up to 512 MB of memory with the system.

Memory & Architecture

The MacBook Air is equipped with a 32k/32k x2 Level 1 Cache and 256k x2, 3 MB (on chip) Level 2/Level 3 cache. The device runs 4 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM on board which can be upgraded to 8 GB at the time of purchase.

Battery Life

The MacBook Air comes with a 50-watt-hour lithium polymer battery that can provide up to 7 hours of wireless web use.

Available Upgrades

This MacBook Air has RAM that can be upgraded from the 4 GB to 8 GB but only at the time of purchase. The operating system of the MacBook Air can also be upgraded from its pre-installed MacOS X 10.7.4 (11E2520) to current MacOS X. It can also host Windows 7 (32-Bit) and can accommodate operating systems as recent as Windows 10 (64-Bit). This MacBook Air is 0.11 – 0.68 in x 12.8 in x 8.94 in and weighs 2.96 lbs (1.35 kg). A very light device with the power to run most daily activities. We do not recommend this device if you intend to do heavy graphical or CPU loads.

The MacBook Pro includes the following features and ports:
  • Core i5 1.7 GHz Ivy Bridge processor with a 3 MB shared L3 cache
  • 64-bit desktop-level architecture
  • Turbo 2.0 support
  • 720p FaceTime HD webcam
  • Intel HD graphics 4000 processor
  • Pre-installed OS X 10.8.2
  • 13.3-inch widescreen glossy display (1080p)
  • 1440 x 900 native resolution
  • Diverse connectivity options
  • 50 W h Li-Poly battery (7-hours wireless web use)
  • Full-size backlit keyboard
  • Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth)

Introduced: June 11, 2012

Discontinued: June 10, 2013

Screen Size and Resolution

Memory

Screen Size

13 inches

Level 1 Cache

32k/32k x2

Resolution

1440×900

Level 2/Level 3 Cache

256k x2, 3 MB (on chip)

Processor

RAM Type

DDR3L SDRAM

Processors

1 (2 Cores)

Min. RAM Speed

1600 MHz

Architecture

64-Bit

Standard RAM

4 GB

Speed

1.8 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.8 GHz)

Maximum RAM

8 GB

Type

Core i5 (I5-3427U)

RAM Slots

None

Processor Upgrade

Soldered

Motherboard RAM

4 GB

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

5 GT/s

Video Card

HD Graphics 4000

Cache Bus Speed

1.8 GHz (Built-in)

VRAM Type

Integrated

ROM/Firmware

EFI

Standard VRAM

384 MB

EFI Architecture

64-Bit

Maximum VRAM

512 MB

Storage

Inclusive Features and Ports

Standard Storage

128, 256 GB SSD

Standard Optical Drive

None

Storage Speed

184/203 MB/s

Standard Ethernet

None

Storage Dimensions

Proprietary

Standard Modem

None

Storage Interface

Proprietary (6 Gb/s)

Standard Air Port

802.11a/b/g/n

Battery

Standard Bluetooth

4.0

Type

50 W h Li-Poly

USB Port 3.0

2

Battery Life

7 hours

FireWire Port

None

Description

Keyboard

Full-size

Case Type

Notebook

Inclusive Input

Trackpad (Inertial)

Form Factor

MacBook Air 13”

SDXC Card Slot

One

Apple Order No

MD231LL/A

Microphone

1 (Internal)

Apple Subfamily

Mid-2012

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1466 (EMC 2559)

Sound Out

1

Model ID

MacBook Air 5.2

Power Adapter

1

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