The MacBook Air is a line of laptop computers developed and manufactured by Apple since 2008. It features a thin, light structure in a machined aluminum case and currently either a 13-inch or 15-inch screen. The MacBook Air's lower prices relative to the larger, higher performance MacBook Pro have made it Apple's entry-level notebook since the discontinuation of the original MacBook line in 2011.
15-inch Macbook Air M2
Steve Jobs showing the first MacBook Air at an Apple 2008 keynote address
An M2 MacBook Air running MacOS Ventura
The MacBook Pro is a line of Mac laptop computers developed and manufactured by Apple. Introduced in January 2006, it is the higher-end lineup in the MacBook family, sitting above the less expensive MacBook Air. It is currently sold with 14-inch and 16-inch screens, all using Apple silicon M-series chips. Before Apple silicon, the MacBook Pro used Intel chips, and was the first laptop made by Apple to do so, replacing the earlier PowerBook. It was also the first Apple laptop to carry the MacBook moniker.
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021). This image does not show the notch at the top of the screen.
An early model MacBook Air (top) and a Retina MacBook Pro (bottom). The MacBook Pro has a thinner MagSafe 2 port and two Thunderbolt ports.
The MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Teardown of a MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) showing internal parts