Apple MacBook Air “Core i5″ 1.8 13” Mid 2012 Specs
MacBook Air – MD231LL/A – MacBookAir5,2 – A1466
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.
1.8 GHZCore i5
4 GB
128, 256 GB Solid State Drive
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 |
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Screen Size and Resolution |
Memory |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Type |
50 W h Li-Poly |
USB Port 3.0 |
2 |
Battery Life |
7 hours |
FireWire Port |
None |
Description |
Keyboard |
Full-size |
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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 |