MacBook Air (Apple silicon)
The MacBook Air with Apple silicon is a line of notebook computers developed and manufactured by Apple Inc. since 2020. In the current product line, the MacBook Air is Apple's entry-level notebook, situated below the performance range MacBook Pro.

Apple announced its first Apple silicon MacBook Air on November 10, 2020, a 13-inch model based on the Apple M1 system on a chip.

Overview 
On June 22, 2020, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the Mac would transition away from Intel processors to Apple's own in-house designed processors that use the ARM64 architecture, branded as Apple silicon.

On November 10, 2020, Apple announced an updated MacBook Air with an Apple-designed M1 processor, launched alongside an updated Mac Mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro as the first Macs with Apple's new line of custom ARM-based Apple silicon processors. The device uses a fanless design. It also adds support for Wi-Fi 6, Thunderbolt 3/USB4 and Wide color (P3). The M1 MacBook Air can only run one external display; the previous Intel-based model was capable of running two 4K displays. The FaceTime camera remains 720p but Apple advertises an improved image signal processor for higher quality video.

Reception
The M1 MacBook Air has received positive reviews, with much of the praise going to the capabilities of the M1 chip. 

In his review for Engadget, Devindra Hardawar gave the MacBook Air a score of 94/100, praising the performance as "shockingly responsive" and highlighting the lack of fan noise and "excellent" keyboard and trackpad as among some of the pros. Other than that, he only lightly touched on the notebook's design and feel, citing the fact that it hadn't really changed much since the early 2020 MacBook Air. He did, however, praise the case as feeling "sturdy as ever".

Writing for Wired, Julian Chokkattu bemoaned the fact that the Air only came with 2 USB-C ports, but praised the keyboard and battery life. He also lauded the fanless design, saying it was something he found himself "appreciating over and over again".

Quality issues 
A small number of users have reported encountering a serious issue in which the displays of the M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro are easily cracked or damaged; Apple's support documentation was subsequently updated with recommendations to remove webcam shutters and keyboard protectors before closing the display. Following Apple's recognition of the issue, a lawsuit claiming that Apple sold devices with a defect that Apple should have known about or already knew about prior to their sale was filed in September 2021.

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References

MacBook
Computer-related introductions in 2020
ARM Macintosh computers