MacBook Air(13-inch, 2010 Late)

Background

The MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010) was introduced in October 2010, alongside the smaller MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010), and represented a significant strategic and technological shift in Apple's long-term notebook strategy, away from optical and hard disks and toward internet-based services and flash-based storage. The MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010) shipped with roughly the same processor and storage capacity as its predecessor, the MacBook Air (Mid 2009), it improved on everyday performance with a faster graphics sub-system, and better-performing flash-based storage, at lower price-points. It shipped in two configurations: Dual-core 1.86 GHz, 128 GB SSD, 2 GB of RAM, $1299 U.S., Dual-core 1.86 GHz, 256 GB SSD, 2 GB of RAM, $1599 U.S. Build-to-order options included 4 GB of onboard RAM (no aftermarket RAM upgrade was possible), a 2.13 GHz processor, and an external SuperDrive. The MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010) was replaced less than a year later with the faster MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011).