MacBook Air (4th generation)

The 4th-generation MacBook Air is a lightweight subnotebook computer developed by Apple Inc. and introduced in 2022.

Features
This device features a dramatically thinner, flat design, doing away with the familiar wedge shape chassis that MacBook Air was most known for having. The new MacBook Air takes on hardware design cues from the 14" and 16" MacBook Pro notebooks released on October 26, 2021, such as a thinner, lighter, flat chassis with 20% less volume than the previous MacBook Air. Other features include MagSafe 3, which also supports fast charging up to 50% in 30 minutes with a 67W or greater power adapter, a taller 13.6" Liquid Retina display with 500 nits max brightness (25% brighter than the previous MacBook Air), a 1080p FaceTime Camera, a three-mic array with advanced beam-forming algorithms, a high-impedance headphone jack, four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio, full height function keys, and a total of four finishes including Silver, Space Gray, Starlight (a silver-champagne color), and Midnight (a dark blue-black color). The Gold color has been discontinued and replaced by the Starlight color found with the introduction of the iPhone 13 in 2021.

Release
The 4th-generation MacBook Air debuted with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display in Silver, Space Gray, Starlight, and Midnight finishes, and started at $1,199 or $1,099 for education in the United States. The product was announced at the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference, and became available to the public on July 15, 2022. A 15-inch version was announced on June 5 during the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference.