Apple MacBook Air “Core i5″ 1.7 11” Mid 2012 Specs
MacBook Air – MD223LL/A – MacBookAir5,1 – A1465
About this Mac
The a1465 Apple MacBook Air model, an 11” 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 weight from the previous versions down to 2.3 pounds. This device is thin, compact, and has great features. Specifications and capabilities for this device can be found below.
1.7 GHZCore i5
4 GB
64, 128 GB Solid State Drive
5 Hours
Storage
This MacBook Air comes with either 64 or 128 GB SSD of flash storage. There are also configurations that allow it to be equipped with 512 GB of storage.
Screen Size and Resolution
This MacBook Air sub-notebook has an 11” widescreen TFT LED-backlit active-matrix glossy display and a 1366 x 768 native resolution. The resolution is high enough to give clear quality images with pixels being barely visible when up close to the device.
Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
This MacBook Air comes with a pre-installed MacOS X 10.7.4 (11E2520) and runs on a 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5 (I5-3317U) processor. It also has an Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares 384 MB of memory with the system and can go up to 512 MB.
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 35-watt-hour lithium polymer battery that can provide up to 5 hours of wireless web use.
Available Upgrades
This MacBook Air has RAM that can be upgraded from the 4 GB that is placed onboard to 8 GB 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 the MacOS Catalina (10.15). 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 11.8 in x 7.56 in and weighs 2.38 lbs (1.08 kg).
The MacBook Pro includes the following features and ports:
- AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) which allows connection to the best Wi-Fi bands available.
- A Bluetooth 4.0 for PAN (Personal Area Network) connections and transfers.
- Two USB 3.0 ports are supplied for the connection of external keyboards, printers, external hard disks etc.
- One Thunderbolt port that is backward compatible with Mini DisplayPort.
- Analog audio out
- SDXC Card (SDXC)
- No button glass multi-touch trackpad (Inertial)
- FaceTime video camera
| Introduced: June 11, 2012 | Discontinued: June 10, 2013 | ||
| Screen Size and Resolution | Memory | ||
| Screen Size | 11 inches | Level 1 Cache | 32k/32k x2 |
| Resolution | 1366×768 | 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 | 1.7 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6 GHz) | Maximum RAM | 8 GB |
| Type | Core i5 (I5-3317U) | RAM Slots | None |
| Processor Upgrade | Soldered | Motherboard RAM | None |
| FPU | Integrated | Graphics | |
| System Bus Speed | 5 GT/s | Video Card | HD Graphics 4000 |
| Cache Bus Speed | 1.7 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 | 64, 128 GB SSD | Standard Optical Drive | None |
| Storage Speed | 246/264MB/s | Standard Ethernet | None |
| Storage Dimensions | Proprietary | Standard Modem | None |
| Storage Interface | Proprietary (6 Gb/s) | Standard AirPort | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Battery | Standard Bluetooth | 4.0 | |
| Type | 35 W h Li-Poly | USB Port 3.0 | 2 |
| Battery Life | 5 hours | FireWire Port | None |
| Description | Keyboard | Full-size | |
| Case Type | Notebook | Inclusive Input | Trackpad (Inertial) |
| Form Factor | MacBook Air 11” | SDXC Card Slot | One |
| Apple Order No | MD223LL/A | Microphone | 1 (Internal) |
| Apple Subfamily | Mid-2012 | Headphone | 1 |
| Apple Model Number | A1465 (EMC 2558) | Sound Out | 1 |
| Model ID | MacBookAir5,1 | Power Adapter | 1 |
