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MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)

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Price
£9492launch price
Chip
Core i51.8GHz dual-core Intel
CPU
2-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
8GBmemory, base
Storage
128GBstorage, base
Display
13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to12 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
7 June 20174ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2017.
Security updates
16 September 20245Security updates ended

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

325 mm227 mm3–17 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement. Apple states the height as a range, 3–17 mm; the bar is drawn at the thick end, up to 17 mm.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
3–17 x 325 x 227 mm
Weight
1.35 kg
Colours
Silver
Ports
Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt 2 port (up to 20 Gbps), MagSafe 2 power port, SDXC card slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
1
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 2
USB-A ports
2
HDMI
No HDMI port.6
SD card slot
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
Yes
Keyboard
Full-size backlit keyboard
Touch ID
No Touch ID.6

Display

Display size
13.3 in
Resolution
1440 x 900
Display type
LED-backlit glossy widescreen display

Chip and memory

Chip
1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.7
CPU cores
2
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 6000
Chip options
1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
8GB
Memory options
8GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
128GB
Storage (maximum)
512GB
Storage options
128GB, 256GB or 512GB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
54 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
12 h
Wireless web (claimed)
12 h
Included power adapter
45 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.6

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
4.0
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.6
External displays (base)
1

Camera and audio

Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Microphones
Dual microphones

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS Monterey10
Model identifier
MacBookAir7,210
Part numbers
MQD32xx/A, MQD42xx/A, MQD52xx/A11
Model year
2017

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
81312
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
1,54212

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available13
endoflife.date lists security support for Monterey as ended
16 September 20245
Basis
endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Monterey14

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Chip
1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
Memory (base)
4GB MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)8GB MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)

Next model

What changed

Weight
1.35 kg MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)1.25 kg MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Ports
Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt 2 port (up to 20 Gbps), MagSafe 2 power port, SDXC card slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Thunderbolt ports
1 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)2 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Resolution
1440 x 900 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)2560 x 1600 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Chip
1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Battery capacity
54 Wh MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)50.3 Wh MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Video playback (claimed)
12 h MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)13 h MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)

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Comparisons

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple UK Store (archived 27 June 2017) — MacBook Air 13-inch, 1.8GHz dual-core Core i5, 8GB, 128GB, £949.00 · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  5. endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  6. No HDMI port. No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  12. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  13. Feature updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  14. This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Monterey, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Monterey. endoflife.date records security updates for Monterey as ended on 16 September 2024. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: pixel density, brightness, refresh rate, wide colour (P3), nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays, read 9 Oct 2026.