
Display
- 21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 1920-by-1080 resolution with support for millions of colors
Processor
- 1.4GHz
dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz) with 3MB shared L3 cache
Memory
- 8GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
Storage1
- 500GB (5400-rpm) hard drive
Configurable to 1TB hard drive, 1TB Fusion Drive, or 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage.
Graphics
Video Support and Camera
- FaceTime HD camera
- Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the builtin display and up to a 30-inch display (2560 by 1600 pixels) on an external display
- Support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
- Support for Target Display Mode via the Thunderbolt port using a Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable (sold separately)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Dual microphones
- Headphone port
- Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack)
- Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone
Connections and Expansion

- Headphone
- SDXC card slot
- Four USB 3 ports (compatible with USB 2)
- Two Thunderbolt ports
- Mini DisplayPort output
- Support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (adapters sold separately)
- 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
- Kensington lock slot
Input
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
Magic Trackpad
Glass Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch and expand, swipe, threefinger swipe, fourfinger swipe, tap, doubletap, rotate, screen zoom, scroll, click and drag, click drag and lock, secondary click A and B.
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking;2 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible - Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology