Apple MacBook Air 13 – 2020

13.30", 8 GB, 512 GB, DE
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Product details

Light gets faster.

The incredibly thin and lightweight MacBook Air now has more power than ever before. It features a brilliant Retina display, the new Magic Keyboard, Touch ID, processors with up to 2x more performance, faster graphics, and double the storage capacity. Its sleek wedge-shaped body is made from 100% recycled aluminum, making it the greenest Mac ever. With enough battery life to last all day, our most popular Mac is the perfect mobile notebook for everything you plan to do.

Key specifications

Processor family
Core i5 10th Gen
Memory
8 GB
SSD capacity
512 GB
Operating System Version
Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina)
Image resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels
Keyboard layout
Germany
Graphics card model
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Item number
12959090

General information

Manufacturer
Category
Manufacturer no.
MVH22D/A
Release date
20.3.2020

Colour

Colour
Grey
Exact colour description
Space Grey

Application range

Notebook type
Multimedia laptop

Processor

Processor family
Core i5 10th Gen
Clock frequency
1.10 GHz
Max. turbo clock rate
3.50 GHz
Max. TDP
25 W
Number of processor cores
4 -Core
Number of threads
8
Cache
6 MB

Memory

Memory
8 GB
Onboard memory
8 GB
Max. supported memory
8 GB
Memory type
LPDDR4x RAM
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Storage clock frequency
3733 MHz

Material

Material group
Metal
Material
Aluminium

Onboard graphics properties

Graphics chip (GPU)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Graphics card model
Intel Iris Plus Graphics

Dedicated graphics card properties

Graphics card model
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Video memory type
Shared Memory

Display properties

Display resolution
Retina
Image resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Aspect ratio
16:10
Display functions
Ambient light sensor, 
Integrated microphone
Display size (inches)
13.30"
Screen surface
High gloss
Panel technology
IPS

Data storage overview

Disk type
SSD
Total capacity
512 GB
SSD capacity
512 GB

Optical drive

Optical drive type
No drive

Connections

USB ports
Thunderbolt 3
Exact USB ports
Thunderbolt 3 (2x)
Audio Connections
Jack 3.5mm (1x)

Operating system

Operating system
MacOS
Operating System Version
Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina)
Language
English, 
French, 
German, 
Italian
Operating system architecture
64-bit

Audio functions

Notebook speaker type
Dolby Amo's sound
Number of speakers
2 x
Audio channel
Stereo

Camera properties

Front camera resolution
1 Mpx
Max. Video resolution front camera
1280 x 720 pixels

Safety

Safety
Fingerprint scanner

Wireless transmission

Wireless transmission
Bluetooth, 
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth version
5.0

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 5 / 802.11ac

Battery properties

Battery type
Li-ion poly
Power capacity
49.90 Wh
Max. battery life
11 h
Power supply unit strength
30 W

Input device

Keyboard layout
Germany
Input device
Keyboard backlight

Case properties

Sensors
Ambient light sensor

Repairability index

The reparability index
6.1

Product dimensions

Height
1.60 cm
Depth
21.20 cm
Width
30.40 cm
Weight
1.29 kg

Package dimensions

Length
35.10 cm
Width
10.80 cm
Height
26 cm
Weight
2.49 kg

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Reviews & Ratings

Statutory warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Notebooks» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Apple
    0,7 %
  • 2.Huawei
    1,1 %
  • 3.Fujitsu
    1,3 %
  • 4.Microsoft
    1,5 %
  • 5.LG
    1,6 %

Statutory warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Samsung
    4 days
  • 2.HP
    5 days
  • 3.Apple
    6 days
  • 4.Acer
    8 days
  • 4.ASUS
    8 days

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Notebooks» category returned?

Source: Galaxus
  • 5.HP
    3,8 %
  • 6.Medion
    4 %
  • 7.Apple
    4,2 %
  • 8.Acer
    4,6 %
  • 8.ASUS
    4,6 %
Source: Galaxus

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