Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Gold 2020
About This Laptop
Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Gold 2020 — CPU Apple M1, RAM 8 GB, storage 128 GB, screen 13.3" 2560x1600, GPU Integrated Apple GPU with 7-cores, OS macOS 12 Monterey.
- CPU Apple M1
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 128 GB
- Screen 13.3" 2560x1600
- GPU Integrated Apple GPU with 7-cores
- OS macOS 12 Monterey
- Weight kg 1.3
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong screen (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average port (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Apple GPU with 7-cores |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
| OS | macOS 12 Monterey |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Integrated Apple GPU with 7-cores | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS 12 Monterey | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 70 | 99 | - | 15 | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 | 45.4 | 18.4 | 14.4 | 19.2 | 80.6 | 93.3 | 9.2 | 96.1 | 20.2 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.6 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 91.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.3 |
Usage Scores
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