Evolution of MacBook Air over the years!

It's been 15 years since Steve Jobs introduced the first MacBook Air, and the fan-favorite product has come a long way. Here's how it's evolved. 👉

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As the world's thinnest laptop, it featured a 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and was the first Apple computer with an optional solid-state drive. It was priced at $1,799.

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2009 - With New Processor Old MBA

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2010 - Little Air

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2011 - Air is affordable

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2012 - More RAM

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2013 - Highest storage

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Budget-friendly MBA

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2017 - Goodbye 11" MBA

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2018 – Completely new MBA!

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Introduction of true tone display with butterfly keyboard. 256 GB SSD became the base variant. It was priced at $1199.

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2020 - Last Intel MBA

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To everyone's surprise, Apple released a new MacBook Air with Apple's M1 processor, and a fanless design, the first ever on a MacBook Air. All at $999.

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Apple updated the MacBook Air with the new M2 chip and fresh design. It was launched at the same $999.

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