$699.00 + Free Shipping
Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Sold by Frapple

Include Add a Protection Plan:

4-Year Accident Protection for $110.70

3-Year Accident Protection for $89.78

Turn on 1-Click ordering for this browser

FREE Shipping. Details

Used: Good | Details

Sold by ADG Group

Fulfilled by Amazon

Turn on 1-Click ordering for this browser

Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

Image Unavailable

Image not available for
Color:

Apple

Apple Macbook Air MD231ll/A 13.3-inch Laptop (OLD VERSION)

482 customer reviews

| 71 answered questions

Price:

$699.00 & FREE Shipping

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

Ships from and sold by Frapple.

Capacity: 128 GB Storage

This fits your .

Enter your model number to make sure this fits.

Faster Flash Storage; USB 3.0; 720p FaceTime HD Camera
1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 Processor
128 GB Solid State Drive; 4 GB DDR3 RAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000; 13.3-inch LED Display

› See more product details

2 new from $699.00 28 used from $384.00 6 refurbished from $415.00

There is a newer model of this item:

Apple 13" MacBook Air, 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 Dual Core Processor, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Mac OS, Silver, MQD32LL/A (Newest Version)
$949.00
(76)
In Stock.

Frequently bought together

Total price: $705.99

These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Show details

Buy the selected items together

This item:Apple Macbook Air MD231ll/A 13.3-inch Laptop (OLD VERSION) $699.00
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Ships from and sold by Frapple.
iDOO Matte Rubber Coated Soft Touch Plastic Hard Case for MacBook Air 13 inch Model A1369 and A1466… $6.99
In Stock.
Sold by iDOO World and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Customers who bought this item also bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

Special offers and product promotions

Capacity: 128 GB Storage

Buy Used and Save: Buy a Used "Apple Macbook Air MD231ll/A 13.3-inch Laptop (OLD ..." and save 67% off the $1,199.00 list price. Buy with confidence as the condition of this item and its timely delivery are guaranteed under the "Amazon A-to-z Guarantee". See all Used offers.

Have a question?

Find answers in product info, Q&As, reviews

Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question.

Don't see what you're looking for?

There was a problem completing your request. Please try your search again later.

All Product Information Customer Q&A's Customer Reviews

Compare with similar items

		Apple 13.3" MacBook Air ( Silver)	ASUS VivoBook F510UA FHD Laptop, Intel Core i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, USB-C, NanoEdge Display, Fingerprint, Windows 10, Star Gray (F510UA-AH51)	Apple MacBook Air MD760LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (OLD VERSION)	Apple MacBook Air 13.3-Inch Laptop MD760LL/B, 1.4 GHz Intel i5 Dual Core Processor	Apple MMGF2LL/A MacBook Air 13.3-Inch Laptop, 128 GB (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
	Add to Cart	Add to Cart	Add to Cart	Add to Cart	Add to Cart	Add to Cart
Customer Rating	(482)	(418)	(290)	(657)	(848)	(241)
Price	$699.00	$810.99	$549.00	$879.00	$904.00	$898.99
Shipping	FREE Shipping	FREE Shipping	FREE Shipping	FREE Shipping	$14.98	FREE Shipping
Sold By	Frapple	Stream LLC	Amazon.com	Snow Bell	MS CompuTech	Toll Brothers
RAM Size	4 GB	8 GB	8 GB	4 GB	4 GB	8 GB
Processor (CPU) Manufacturer	Intel Core I5	Intel	Intel	Intel Core I5	Intel Core I5	Intel
Processor Speed	1.8 GHz	2,300 MHz	1.6 GHz	1.3 GHz	1.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Display Resolution Maximum	1440 x 900	1440x900	1920x1080 pixels	1440 x 900	1440 x 900	1440x900 pixels
Screen Size	13.3 in	12 in	15.6 in	13.3 in	13.3 in	13.3 in
Display Technology	LED	LED	LED-Lit	LED	LED	LED
Hard-Drive Size	—	128 GB	1,000 GB	128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
Item Dimensions	12.8 x 8.94 x 0.68 in	13.3 x 16.8 x 3.4 in	9.6 x 14.2 x 0.8 in	4 x 10 x 12 in	9 x 14 x 1 in	2.2 x 10.47 x 14.25 in
Item Weight	2.96 lbs	2.03 lbs	3.7 lbs	2.96 lbs	2.96 lbs	5.29 lbs
Operating System	Mac OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X	Windows 10	OS X Mavericks	OS X Mavericks	Mac OS X
Processor Count	1	2	4	1	1	1
RAM Type	DDR3 SDRAM	DDR3 SDRAM	DDR3 SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	DDR3 SDRAM
Wireless Compatibility	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11B, 802.11G, 802.11n	802.11 A/C	802.11 A/C	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11B, 802.11G, 802.11n

Compare with similar items

Product description

Capacity:128 GB Storage

Product description

2012 Macbook Air Laptop W/charger OS 10.7 Lion 2 gb Memory 1.8 ghz battery does not hold charge so will need to be replaced/ The laptop works great and is in very good cosmetic condition

Amazon.com

Product information

Capacity:128 GB Storage

Technical Details

Collapse all

Summary : Screen Size, Screen Resolution, Graphics Coprocessor, Graphics Card RAM

Screen Size

13.3 inches

Screen Resolution

1440x900

Max Screen Resolution

1440 x 900

Processor

1.8 GHz Intel Core i5

RAM

4 GB DDR3L SDRAM

Memory Speed

1600 MHz

Hard Drive

flash_memory_solid_state

Graphics Coprocessor

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Chipset Brand

intel

Card Description

integrated

Wireless Type

802.11 a/b/g/n

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Number of USB 3.0 Ports

Average Battery Life (in hours)

6 hours

Other Technical Details

Brand Name

Apple

Series

MacBook Air

Item model number

MD231LL/A

Hardware Platform

Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion

Item Weight

2.96 pounds

Product Dimensions

8.9 x 12.8 x 0.7 inches

Item Dimensions L x W x H

8.94 x 12.8 x 0.68 inches

Color

Mint

Processor Brand

Intel Core I5

Processor Count

Computer Memory Type

DDR3 SDRAM

Flash Memory Size

128

Hard Drive Interface

Solid State

Audio-out Ports (#)

Power Source

Battery

Batteries

1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)

Additional Information

ASIN

B005CWJB5G

Customer Reviews

482 customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#11,097 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100)
#2,029 in Computers & Accessories > Laptops > Traditional Laptops

Shipping Weight

5.55 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Domestic Shipping

Item can be shipped within U.S.

International Shipping

This item is not eligible for international shipping. Learn More

Date First Available

June 11, 2012

Warranty & Support

Amazon.com Return Policy:You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon.com reserves the right to test "dead on arrival" returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned computer that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.

Product Warranty: For warranty information about this product, please click here

Feedback

If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?

Would you like to tell us about a lower price?

Customer Reviews

Top customer reviews

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Joshua Robertson

Perfect! But no charger?

February 25, 2016

Capacity: 128 GB StorageVerified Purchase

Perfect just didnt come with a charger, got to order that seperate. The macbook itself is gorgeous, sleek, not heavy, sturdy, I love it. Im a college student so its great. Definitely recommend it for my fellow students out there. Everyone really.

Comment 13 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

icarus

No longer the undisputed champion of the ultrabook sector, but still the odds-on favorite.

November 12, 2012

Capacity: 128 GB StorageVerified Purchase

UPDATES:
1/6/13 - 3 months in, and still going strong. Picked up Applecare about a month in (you can buy it at any point before the included warranty expires). Cost me ~$200 (you can use student discount at Apple stores) for 3 years of support. All the Mac people I know swear by Applecare, and it seems like a pretty good thing to have just in case. Battery life is still a solid 5-7hrs. if not more, depending on my usage. As expected, watching HD movies or playing games does kill the battery life. Bought this neoprene sleeve since it looked solid, was inexpensive, and had good reviews. Definitely recommend a case/sleeve of some kind to avoid scratching up the shell.

Preface: I own a computer I built myself and have been continuously tinkering with and upgrading since 2007. This is my "primary" computer, and I virtually never use my Macbook while at home as a result. Prior to this purchase, the only Apple product I've owned is an iPod Touch from 2010. This is the perspective of a long-time Windows user with access to a computer of considerable horsepower. If you want to hear from someone who spends >90% of their computer time on this Macbook, I'm not your guy. However, I can still talk about the properties that make it strong for my demands of a portable, secondary computer for use whenever I'm not at home. I'll be breaking this review down into the criteria I needed my next laptop to satisfy, and where the Macbook Air fell in relation to the competitors.

One-Sentence Review: The 2012 Macbook Air is not head-and-shoulders above the competition (it's not even the best in any one category) but it's so great at everything that it's hard to say no to.

1. Portability: Both the 11" and 13" model have set the standard for the portable "ultrabook", and competition from Asus, Samsung, Lenovo, Dell, HP, and anyone else has used these laptops' dimensions as the benchmark. This 13" model weighs in at a svelte 2.9lbs., but in 2012 that's not really saying much. Look up the ultrabook offerings from the above companies and you'll see they're all within +/-0.1lbs. It's no doubt a lightweight and portable design, but I can't hand this one to Apple given how close everyone else is.

Verdict: Draw for the Macbook, since everyone has the same dimensions and weight.

2. Design & Build Quality: This used to be Apple's home court. The unibody aluminum shell of the Macbook Air was a league apart from the plastics of certain competitors. However, Samsung's Series 9 and Asus' Zenbook Prime give the Macbook Air a serious run for its money. To its credit, Apple is one of the few manufacturers who grace their ultrabooks with a super-large trackpad (which is superior to any PC laptop trackpad I've ever used) and backlit keyboard. The frame is sturdy, the lid doesn't creak or sway, and there's very little flex in the body.

Verdict: Other guys look nice, but I have to give this to Apple on the back of the keyboard and oversized trackpad.

3. Battery Life: I have yet to run my Macbook from full to empty, but I have used it for long stretches and (assuming the battery meter is accurate) can make a reasonable assessment of battery life. While browsing the web, writing a Word document, and listening to music, with screen at half-brightness, I was going for about 3.5hrs when I hit the 50% mark. A reasonable estimate places total battery life at 6.5-7hrs., which is right in Apple's factory estimate of 7. I bet you could squeeze an easy 9hrs. out of this by turning Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off and dimming the screen some. Regardless, I'm usually not away from an outlet for more than a few hours anyway, so this is a nice cushion to have. Also worth noting that the Sleep function seems to be extremely battery-efficient. 24hrs. of sleep resulted in only a 1% loss of battery life, and the Macbook instantly took me to the login screen when I hit the spacebar.

Verdict: Extremely respectable battery life and fantastic sleep efficiency.

4. Screen Quality: This is in my opinion the laptop's weakest category. The Macbook Airs use TN panels, with resolutions of 1366x768 for the 11" and 1440x900 for the 13". For the unacquainted, TN panels are the bottom shelf of LCD panels in terms of color quality. The aforementioned Zenbook Prime absolutely kills the competition with a 1080p (1920x1080) IPS panel (IPS is the top-shelf panel), and even the Series 9 has a respectable 1600x900 PLS (mid-range panel) display. This fall Apple introduced a Retina 13" Macbook Pro with an insane 2560x1600 display, but did not similarly update the Macbook Air. It may happen next year, but for now you're stuck with a low-end display. This is not to say it is objectively bad (it's not), but the competition does leave this laptop feeling somewhat inadequate.

Verdict: The Macbook Air's TN panel just cannot compare to the IPS and PLS panels on other ultrabooks.

5. Software: I had a passing familiarity with Mac OS X, and thought it to be a generally snappy, good-looking, but not well-supported OS. That last point is mostly untrue, as I have virtually everything I use on my desktop (MS Office, Spotify, Chrome, VLC Player, Steam(!), Dropbox) running natively on OS X without any issues. There's a bit of a learning curve, but I found it a genuine joy to acquaint myself with Mountain Lion's "Mission Control" feature. This allows you to create multiple desktops with independent docks and applications, effectively allowing you to segregate your computer for work and play. Many of Mountain Lion's features, as well as Safari, are well-integrated with multi-touch gestures on the trackpad, so executing commands through the trackpad is wonderfully simple. I miss the comfort of Windows only slightly, to be honest.

Verdict: OS X is a very well-designed OS for anyone who isn't strictly tied to Windows.

6. Value: Value is awkward and highly subjective. You have to make your own goals before any purchase, and evaluate which alternative offers the best chance of fulfilling that goal. As a first-year medical student with a very competent primary computer, my goals were to have a reliable, portable, and decently powerful laptop for bringing around with me to class, the library, lab, and anywhere else that wasn't my apartment. Ideally this would be a 4-year computer, lasting me the entirety of medical school. $1100 is a lot of money to spend on a laptop, so I had to be sure of what I picked. In the end I went with this because of the literally dozens of classmates and friends who have had the same Macbook (Pro/Air/whatever) for years without a hiccup or slowdown. I feel this is due in part to Apple's willingness to make its OS as backwards-compatible as possible, which means you get a non-bloated OS that's designed to work as well on yesteryear's technology as tomorrow's.

Verdict: TBD

If you've made it this far, thanks for taking the time to read, and I hope you found this useful. I would add a final caveat about potential improvements to the 2013 Macbook Air, but honestly don't give it much thought. There's always one more thing coming around the corner, and if you need a laptop now just get this one. Like I said, it's not the best at anything (except the trackpad maybe) but it's great at everything and should last you for years.

Comment 81 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

Farb Dannon

New 13" MacBook Air vs. New 13" MacBook Pro: A side-by-side comparison

June 29, 2012

Capacity: 128 GB Storage

I purchased both the newly updated 13" MacBook Air and the updated 13" MacBook Pro the day they were announced at WWDC and released for sale in June 2012. After using the two machines side-by-side for a couple weeks now, I can say that the MacBook Air offers superior performance in virtually every respect to such a degree that I've pretty much stopped using my brand new MacBook Pro. Of course the Air (which I got factory upgraded to the 2.0 GHz i7 processor and 8GB of RAM) is lighter, slimmer, and sleeker than the Pro, and yes, it does have a much higher resolution display, but I was surprised just how much faster the MacBook Air is compared to the Pro is despite the Air's slower CPU clock speed. The SSD hard drive on the MacBook Air makes an enormous difference in everything from casual web browsing to video editing.

Speed and Performance: Advantage MacBook Air

Apart from the hard drives and port configurations, the technology inside the machines is virtually identical in both the newly refreshed MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Both Pros and Airs come with either i5 or i7 Intel "Ivy Bridge" processors, Intel HD Graphics 4000, USB 3.0, and lightning-fast Thunderbolt ports. While the MacBook Air models are at a disadvantage to the MacBook Pro models in terms of CPU clock speeds, any performance disadvantage from the processor speed is more than made up for by the lightning fast performance of the Air's SSD hard drive, which Apple markets as "Flash" storage. In everyday tasks from gaming to web browsing to watching Flash movies and editing video, the MacBook Air is faster significantly faster in virtually every task. The Air boots up in less than 12 seconds while the Pro takes upwards of one minute.

Screen: Advantage MacBook Air

Once you get used to the super high resolution 1440 x 900 LED display on the MacBook Air, the 1280 x 800 back-lit LED display on the MacBook Pro looks downright grainy and primitive. Simply put, once you get used to a higher resolution display, the 1280 x 800 display on the 13" MacBook Pro just isn't acceptable. Even for simple tasks like email or word processing where you wouldn't think the resolution would matter, the graphics look grainy and pixelated, which just isn't acceptable for a pro-level laptop in 2012.

Upgradability: Advantage MacBook Pro

One major difference that's important to consider between the Air and the Pro is that the Pro is more flexible and adaptable in terms of upgradability. With only a screw driver and about 10 minutes of your time, you can add more memory to the Pro, replace the hard drive, and even add a second hard drive in place of the optical disc drive. The Air, on the other hand, is stuck in the configuration you purchase it in except that you can opt to replace the SSD "Flash" hard drive with a higher capacity drive. However, both the Air and Pro have USB 3.0 (which is five times faster than USB 2.0 and backward compatible) and Thunderbolt (which is ten times faster than USB 2.0), I see no reason to replace the Air's hard drive any time soon given how cheap external hard drives are and how fast the connection has become.

Design, Weight, Portability, Battery Life, and Form Factor: Advantage MacBook Air

The MacBook Air is the most beautiful computer ever produced by man. The aluminum case is impeccably designed, almost tailored to accommodate the necessary internal components, while maintaining practical ergonomics. It's an incredibly thin, svelte, sexy little notebook. The aluminum case seems sturdy and durable, and its mechanics are very similar to the time-test unibody construction of the MacBook Pro. The MacBook Pro, on the other hand, is a bit of a dinosaur in its bulky circa 2006 unibody. The Pro is heavier than a half gallon of milk at 4.5 lbs, while the MacBook Air weighs in at less than 2.9 lbs. Battery life is roughly even on both machines at anywhere from 4 to 7 hours depending on workload and settings.

Summary Judgement: Buy the MacBook Air

Simply put, the guts of the two machines are basically the same, but the Air's SSD hard drive gives it a tremendously significant boost in performance. Sadly, the MacBook Pro's 5400-rpm hard drive leaves the machine unable to capitalize on the newest, most expensive Intel "Ivy Bridge" i5 and i7 processors that you're paying a $300 premium for in the newly updated Pros. If you are going to buy a Pro, invest the extra money and get it upgraded with a SSD hard drive and get an extra external hard drive if you need additional cheap storage space for multimedia files. When you also consider the superior display, lighter weight, increased portability, and lower price of the MacBook Air, it's hard to find a reason to justify purchasing the current 13" MacBook Pro, which to me looks like a dinosaur rapidly headed for extinction.

Specs on the models compared:

13" MacBook Air (mid 2012) factory upgraded to the 2.0 GHz dual core i7 processor and factory upgraded to 8 GB RAM (1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM) with standard 256 GB SSD ("Flash") hard drive

13" MacBook Pro (mid 2012) with 2.9 GHz dual core i7 processor, 8 GB RAM (1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM), and 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Both feature Intel HD 4000 Graphics, 3.0 USB, Thunderbolt, 802.11n, etc.

Comment 730 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

Kellece C.

Great purchase

December 7, 2015

Capacity: 128 GB StorageVerified Purchase

Looks nice, works great, long amazing battery and is a great laptop overall. Satisfied with my purchase

Comment 9 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

Karen LR

Lasted 2 years

June 1, 2015

Capacity: 256 GB StorageVerified Purchase

I've always been a fan of Macs and was initially really impressed with the MacBook Air. I loved the really slim profile and the screen quality was excellent and a big improvement on my 5 year old Macbook Pro. Everything worked fine for about a year, and then I started experiencing intermittent problems with the track pad sticking or not responding. The issue got gradually worse to the point where at a little over 2 years old the track pad barely works at all. I took it into the Geek Squad and was advised the issue was caused by the battery swelling and putting pressure on the track pad and told this is a really common problem with the Airs with their slim profile. Reluctant to pay out the $500 quoted to resolve the issue when I was also experiencing issues due to lack of RAM, I ended up biting the bullet and buying a new Pro with a 2 year service plan - a $2,500 I had not expected to spend for at least another 3 years.

Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes

4 Year Asurion Laptop Accident Protection Plan

3 Year SquareTrade Laptop Accident Protection Plan

Image Unavailable