MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

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MacBook Air model laptop computer

The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is Apple’s ultra-portable laptop that introduced the company’s first ARM-based M1 chip to the Mac lineup, delivering major gains in performance and battery life in a fanless design.

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Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	MacBook Air model → laptop computer →
announcementDate	2020-11-10 →
baseRAM	8 GB →
baseStorage	256 GB SSD →
batteryCapacity	49.9 Wh →
batteryLifeVideoPlayback	up to 18 hours →
batteryLifeWirelessWeb	up to 15 hours →
batteryType	lithium‑polymer →
bluetoothVersion	Bluetooth 5.0 →
cameraResolution	720p FaceTime HD camera →
chargingPortType	USB-C →
chassisMaterial	aluminum →
colorOption	Gold → Silver → Space Gray →
cpuArchitecture	ARM64 → Apple Silicon →
cpuCoreCount	8-core CPU →
cpuModel	Apple M1 →
depth	21.24 cm →
design	fanless →
displayResolution	2560×1600 →
displaySize	13.3 inch →
displayTechnology	IPS →
displayType	Retina display →
efficiencyCores	4 →
formFactor	ultra-portable laptop →
gpuCoreOptions	7-core GPU → 8-core GPU →
gpuModel	Apple M1 integrated GPU →
gpuType	integrated GPU →
hasBacklitKeyboard	yes →
hasFan	no →
hasStereoSpeakers	yes →
hasThreeMicArray	yes →
hasTouchID	yes →
introducedChipFamily	Apple M1 →
keyboardMechanism	scissor-switch →
keyboardType	Magic Keyboard →
manufacturer	Apple Inc. →
marketedAs	energy efficient →
maxRAM	16 GB →
maxStorage	2 TB SSD →
neuralEngineCores	16-core Neural Engine →
notableFeature	first MacBook Air with Apple Silicon → significant performance per watt improvement over Intel-based predecessor →
operatingSystemAtLaunch	macOS Big Sur →
performanceCores	4 →
port	2× Thunderbolt / USB 4 → 3.5 mm headphone jack →
powerAdapterWattage	30W USB-C power adapter →
predecessor	MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020, Intel) →
productLine	MacBook Air →
ramType	unified memory →
releaseDate	2020-11 →
successor	MacBook Air (M2, 2022) →
supportsExternalDisplay	one external display up to 6K at 60Hz →
supportsMetal	yes →
supportsOperatingSystem	macOS Sonoma →
supportsSecureEnclave	yes →
supportsThunderboltVersion	Thunderbolt 3 →
supportsTrueTone	True Tone →
supportsUSBVersion	USB 4 →
supportsWideColorGamut	P3 →
thickness	0.41–1.61 cm →
trackpadType	Force Touch trackpad →
weight	1.29 kg →
width	30.41 cm →
wirelessStandard	Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apple M-series ("MacBook Air") → Apple silicon ("MacBook Air") → FaceTime HD camera ("MacBook Air") → Firestorm ("MacBook Air (M1)") →	usedIn
Touch ID ("MacBook Air") →	availableOn
Apple Studio Display ("MacBook Air") →	designedToComplement
Apple M2 ("MacBook Air (M2, 2022)") →	firstDevices
Apple M1 →	firstUsedInDevice
Icestorm ("Apple Silicon MacBook Air") →	foundInProductLine
Apple hardware ("MacBook Air") →	includes
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) ("MacBook Air") →	productLine
MacBook ("MacBook Air") →	successorSeries
Retina display ("MacBook Air") →	usedBy