MacBook Air purchased in 2020, no M1 chip

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MacBook Air purchased in 2020, no M1 chip

I purchased my MacBook Air in 2020 from Apple. It is the Retina with an Intel Core i5 processor. I see that 2020 is the same year that Apple began selling the MacBook Air with the M1 chip instead. Does anyone know when the MacBook Air Retina was discontinued or no longer sold on the Apple website? I can't seem to find that info anywhere but I'm curious to know if they were both being sold at the same time. There's an app I really want to download on my laptop that is only compatible with the M1chip.

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Feb 16, 2022 8:27 AM

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FoxFifth

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Feb 16, 2022 8:32 AM in response to GeeApple1

See the following from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Air

Updated models were released in March 2020 with Ice Lake Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, updated graphics, support for 6K output to run the Pro Display XDR and other 6k monitors, and replaced the butterfly keyboard with a Magic Keyboard design similar to that initially found in the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro.[35][36]

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On November 10, 2020, Apple announced an updated Retina 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.[37]

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Feb 16, 2022 8:34 AM in response to FoxFifth

Thanks! I purchased my MacBook in mid-2020 so looks like I just missed out by a few months.

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MacBook Air purchased in 2020, no M1 chip

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