What is Macbook Air 2.1?

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What is Macbook Air 2.1?

MAIN ISSUE:

I want to buy a Macbook Air, since it's in my budget.

I want to know whether AUTOCAD, would run on it easily. The reason I'm switching to AutoCAD is, i hear Macbook doesn't hang and is wayy smoother than any windows OS.

I went on the AutoCAD website, it says it's compatible with Macbook Air 2.1

however, the model names are MQD32, MQD32A, MQD32B, MQD32AB/A and not 2.1

I am finding the model numbers of Macbook Air so confusing!

there's no sequence in the numbering to tell what year it is and what difference that makes, because most of them are Intel i5.

There's MQD32, MQD32A, MQD32B, MQD32AB/A, all of these have the same specs, I cant find a single difference.

MacBook Air

Posted on Jul 2, 2018 10:35 AM

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Answer 1

FoxFifth

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Jul 2, 2018 12:28 PM in response to aimanhyde

The 2,1 Model Identifier is for the late 2008 and mid 2009 model. The specifications section of the following has more information that may help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Air

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Answer 2

babowa

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Jul 4, 2018 8:50 AM in response to aimanhyde

The system requirements state MBA 2.1 or later, so you can buy any newer MBA model as long as it is compatible with the other requirements:

Edit: the previous post did not show until I posted mine....

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Answer 3

Lanny

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Jul 2, 2018 2:56 PM in response to aimanhyde

I don't think that it is in your best interest to buy an obsolete 10 year old non-upgradable computer.

Current price: $104.46

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Answer 4

FoxFifth

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Jul 2, 2018 1:45 PM in response to aimanhyde

aimanhyde wrote:

Right, so any model after that would be considered even better. Thanks!

Would you be able to guide me about what difference the 2017 models I mentioned have?

Sorry, I don't know exactly what those mean but you can see all of the possible configurations at Buy MacBook Air - Apple

and also see MacBook Air - Technical Specifications - Apple

including the following from that site:

Configure your MacBook Air to order with these options, only at www.apple.com:

2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz, with 4MB L3 cache

256GB or 512GB PCIe-based SSD

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