Apple at its WWDC 2023 event introduced its new MacBook Air 15″ model powered by the M2 chip, as expected. It has a large 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display with 500 nits of brightness, and has the same fanless design, as the 13″ model, but this has an all-new six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio and promises up to 18 hours of battery life.
It is just 11.5 mm thin and weighs just 1.4 kg. There is a 1080p Face time HD camera inside a notch. It has an all-aluminum unibody enclosure and integrates its components so efficiently.
The MacBook Air also features MagSafe charging, two Thunderbolt ports for connecting accessories, and up to a 6K external display, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Apple MacBook Air 15″ (M2) specifications
15.3-inch (2880×1864 pixels) 224 PPI Liquid Retina display with True Tone, Wide color (P3), 500 nits brightness
8GB unified memory (Configurable to 16 or 24GB), 512GB / 1TB / 2TB SSD storage
Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 10-Core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
macOS
Magic Keyboard, Touch ID, Force Touch track pad
1080p FaceTime HD Camera
Six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers, Wide stereo sound, Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers, Three-mic array with directional beam forming, 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for Charging, Display Port, Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps), USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps), MagSafe 3 charging port
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2.4GHz + 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.3
66.5‑watt-hour lithium‑polymer battery with up to 15 hours of wireless web, up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback, 35WDual USB-C Port Power Adapter, support for fast charging with 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Pricing and availability
The 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 comes in midnight, starlight, space gray, and silver colors and starts at Rs. 1,34,900 for the 256GB model and the 512GB model costs Rs. 1,54,900. The new 70W USB-C Power Adapter costs Rs. 5800.
It will be available from apple.com/in/store starting today, and will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Tuesday, June 13.