MacBook Air

Lightweight Apple laptop

MacBook Air is Apple's thin, lightweight laptop computer, introduced in 2008 and marketed as portable yet powerful.

The name emphasizes its lightness—air suggesting something barely there.

It became the template for ultrabook design across the industry: She carries her MacBook Air everywhere.

Often shortened to just Air in context.

portability

lightweight

Lacking mass or importance

travel-friendly · carry-on · backpack · commute · on-the-go · wireless · mobility · nomadic · versatile · convenient

design

sleek

Smooth and elegant

wedge · tapered · elegant · streamlined · refined · polished · aesthetic · modern · sophisticated · slim

Apple

macOS

Apple computer operating system

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laptop

keyboard

Array of input keys

processor · RAM · SSD · USB-C · Thunderbolt · webcam · speakers · microphone · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi

productivity

spreadsheets

Tabular data documents

video-conferencing · Zoom · coding · student · professional · workflow · note-taking · research · writing · editing

Categories
Opposites
portability/size

MacBook Airgaming laptop

Portable computer for video games

operating system/ecosystem

MacBook AirThinkPad

Business-oriented portable computer line

Chromebook · Microsoft Surface · budget laptop · netbook

device form factor

MacBook Airdesktop computer

Fixed-location personal computer

Mac Pro · workstation · Mac Mini · server · mainframe

Family

notebook, MacBook, Macintosh, Mac, Air

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G