Excellent Used MacBook Air Plus Extra cd/dvd drive

Processor Type:

Core 2 Duo (P7500)

Processor Speed:

1.6 GHz

Details:

The Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor includes two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip. The original MacBook Air uses a customized Core 2 Duo processor with "a lower voltage specification in a new miniaturized packaging design" (P7500). A 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (P7700) processor originally was available via custom configuration for an extra US$300, and on July 8, 2008, Apple dropped the upgrade price to US$200.

Also see: What processor does the MacBook Air use? and How fast is the original MacBook Air compared to the MacBook and MacBook Pro?

Processor Upgrade:

Soldered

FPU:

Integrated

Details:

N/A

System Bus Speed:

800 MHz

Cache Bus Speed:

1.6 GHz (Built-in)

Details:

800 MHz frontside bus, on-chip level 2 cache runs at processor speed.

ROM/Firmware Type:

EFI

ROM/Firmware Size:

N/A

Details:

N/A

L1 Cache:

32k/32k

L2/L3 Cache:

4 MB (on chip)

Details:

Includes a 4 MB shared "on chip" level 2 cache that runs at processor speed.

RAM Type:

DDR2 SDRAM*

Min. RAM Speed:

667 MHz

Details:

Ships standard with 2 GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard.

Standard RAM:

2 GB

Maximum RAM:

2 GB

Details:

2 GB of RAM is onboard, and cannot be upgraded.

Motherboard RAM:

2 GB

RAM Slots:

None

Details:

There are no RAM slots.

Video Card:

Intel GMA X3100

VRAM Type:

Integrated

Details:

N/A

Standard VRAM:

144 MB

Maximum VRAM:

144 MB

Details:

Apple reports that "memory available to Mac OS X may vary depending on graphics needs. Minimum graphics memory usage is 144 MB."

Built-in Display:

13.3" Widescreen

Native Resolution:

1280x800

Details:

13.3" color widescreen TFT LED-backlit active-matrix "glossy" display with a 1280 by 800 native resolution. Apple reports that it also supports "1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640, 800 by 600, 800 by 500, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio; [and] 720 by 480 at 3:2 aspect ratio".

2nd Display Support:

Dual/Mirroring

2nd Max. Resolution:

1920x1200

Details:

The maximum resolution supported on an external display is 1920x1200.

Standard Hard Drive:

80 GB (4200 RPM)

Int. HD Interface:

Parallel ATA

Details:

An 80 GB (4200 RPM, 8 MB buffer) 1.8 inch, 5 mm PATA hard disk drive is standard (40-pin ZIF connector). A 64 GB solid-state drive originally was available as an optional build-to-order upgrade for US$999, and on July 8, 2008, Apple dropped the upgrade price to US$599.

How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the MacBook Air? Can you swap the hard drive for an SSD?

Standard Optical:

None*

Standard Disk:

None

Details:

*The MacBook Air does not have an internal optical drive. An external MacBook Air SuperDrive was offered for US$99. It writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL at 4X, DVD-R and DVD+R at 8X, DVD-RW at 6X, DVD+RW at 8X, reads DVD at 8X, writes CD-R at 24X, writes CD-RW at 16X, and reads CD at 24X.

Also see: What are the capabilities of the external SuperDrive available for the MacBook Air? Can it be used with other Macs?

Standard Modem:

None*

Standard Ethernet:

None*

Details:

*Neither an internal modem nor an internal Ethernet port are provided. An external Apple USB Modem (56.6k v.92) was available for US$49 and an external Apple 10/100Base-T Ethernet adapter was available for US$29.

Standard AirPort:

802.11a/b/g/n

Standard Bluetooth:

2.1+EDR

Details:

AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR standard.

Also see: What is 802.11n? How is it different from 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a?

USB Ports:

1 (2.0)

Firewire Ports:

None

Details:

One 480-Mbps USB 2.0 port, no Firewire ports.

Also see: Complete Ports.

Expansion Slots:

None

Expansion Bays:

None

Details:

No expansion slots or bays provided.

Incl. Keyboard:

Full-size

Incl. Input:

Trackpad (3-Finger)

Details:

Apple reports that the integrated backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor has "78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement)."

The solid-state trackpad features "multi-touch gesture support for precise cursor control; [and] supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities" .

Also see: What is the difference between the "multi-touch gesture" trackpad and the trackpad used in earlier Apple notebooks?

Case Type:

Notebook

Form Factor:

MacBook Air

Details:

The MacBook Air uses an ultrathin aluminum case design with a "catchless" magnetic latch.

Apple Model No:

MB003LL/A

Apple Subfamily:

MacBook Air - Original

Details:

The Apple model number should be unique to this system.

Gestalt/Model ID:

N/A

Machine Model:

MacBookAir1,1

Details:

Please note that these identifiers may refer to more than one model.

Battery Type:

37 W/Hr Li-Poly

Battery Life:

5 Hours

Details:

Apple reports that this model has an "integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery" and the company claims that it can provide up to five hours of battery life with wireless activated.

Also see: What is the battery life of the original MacBook Air in real-world usage tests?

Pre-Installed MacOS:

X 10.5.1 (9B2324)

Maximum MacOS:

Current*

Details:

*Please note that this system can run the current version of MacOS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard". However, although it has a 64-bit processor, it has a 32-bit EFI and is not capable of booting into 64-bit mode. It also does not support "OpenCL".

MacOS 9 Support:

None

Windows Support:

Boot/Virtualization

Details:

Also see: Are there any third-party programs to run MacOS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs?

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For more on running Windows on Intel Macs, please refer to the exhaustive Windows on Mac Q&A.

Dimensions:

.16-.76 x 12.8 x 8.94

Avg. Weight:

3.0 lbs (1.36 kg)