The big overview of MacBook model numbers - all devices at a glance

 

What exactly do the model numbers stand for?

Apple is known for distinguishing its products by model numbers. These numbers can tell you a lot about the product itself, such as the generation or the size. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at the model numbers of the different MacBook products.

Model numbers always consist of a letter and a combination of numbers. These can be used to directly identify the device.

MacBook Pro 13 Inch Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook 5.1 A1278 / MB466**/A 2008 Charger MacBook 5.1 Battery MacBook 5.1
MacBook 5.1 A1278 / MB467**/A 2008 Charger MacBook 5.1 Battery MacBook 5.1
MacBook Pro 5.5 A1278 / MB991**/A 2009 Charger MacBook 5.5 Battery MacBook Pro 5.5
MacBook Pro 5.5 A1278 / MB990**/A 2009 Charger MacBook 5.5 Battery MacBook Pro 5.5
MacBook Pro 7.1 A1278 / MC375**/A 2010 Charger MacBook 7.1 Battery MacBook Pro 7.1
MacBook Pro 7.1 A1278 / MC374**/A 2010 Charger MacBook 7.1 Battery MacBook Pro 7.1
MacBook Pro 8.1 A1278 / MC724**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.1 Battery MacBook Pro 8.1
MacBook Pro 8.1 A1278 / MC700**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.1 Battery MacBook Pro 8.1
MacBook Pro 8.1 A1278 / MD314**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.1 Battery MacBook Pro 8.1
MacBook Pro 8.1 A1278 / MD313**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.1 Battery MacBook Pro 8.1
MacBook Pro 9.2 A1278 / MD101**/A 2012 Charger MacBook 9.2 Battery MacBook Pro 9.2
MacBook Pro 9.2 A1278 / MD102**/A 2012 Charger MacBook 9.2 Battery MacBook Pro 9.2

MacBook Pro 13 Inch Retina Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook Pro 10.2 128GB A1425 / MD212 2012 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 10.2
MacBook Pro 10.2 256GB A1425 / MD213 2012 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 10.2
MacBook Pro 10.2 128GB A1425 / MD212**/A 2013 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 10.2
MacBook Pro 10.2 256GB A1425 / ME662**/A 2013 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 10.2
MacBook Pro 11.1 128GB A1502 / ME864**/A 2013 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.1
MacBook Pro 11.1 256GB A1502 / ME865**/A 2013 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.1
MacBook Pro 11.1 512GB A1502 / ME866**/A 2013 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.1
MacBook Pro 11.1 128GB A1502 / MGX72**/A 2014 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.1
MacBook Pro 11.1 256GB A1502 / MGX82**/A 2014 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.1
MacBook Pro 11.1 512GB A1502 / MGX92**/A 2014 Charger MacBook 10.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.1
MacBook Pro 12.1 128GB A1502 / MF839**/A 2015 Charger MacBook 12.1 Battery MacBook Pro 12.1
MacBook Pro 12.1 256GB A1502 / MF840**/A 2015 Charger MacBook 12.1 Battery MacBook Pro 12.1
MacBook Pro 12.1 512GB A1502 / MF841**/A 2015 Charger MacBook 12.1 Battery MacBook Pro 12.1
MacBook Pro 12.1 512GB A1502 / MF843**/A 2015 Charger MacBook 12.1 Battery MacBook Pro 12.1
MacBook Pro 13.1 256GB A1708 / MLL42**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.1 Battery MacBook Pro 13.1
MacBook Pro 13.1 256GB A1708 / MLUQ2**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.1 Battery MacBook Pro 13.1
MacBook Pro 13.2 256GB A1706 / MLH12**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.2 Battery MacBook Pro 13.2
MacBook Pro 13.2 256GB A1706 / MLVP2**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.2 Battery MacBook Pro 13.2
MacBook Pro 13.2 512GB A1706 / MNQF2**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.2 Battery MacBook Pro 13.2
MacBook Pro 13.2 512GB A1706 / MNQG2**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.2 Battery MacBook Pro 13.2
MacBook Pro 13.2 512GB A1706 / MPDK2**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.2 Battery MacBook Pro 13.2
MacBook Pro 13.2 512GB A1706 / MPDL2**/A 2016 Charger MacBook 13.2 Battery MacBook Pro 13.2
MacBook Pro 14.1 A1708 / MPXQ2**/A 2017 Charger MacBook 14.1 Battery MacBook Pro 14.1
MacBook Pro 14.2 A1706 / MPXV2**/A 2017 Charger MacBook 14.2 Battery MacBook Pro 14.2
MacBook Pro 14.2 A1706 / 2017 Charger MacBook 14.2 Battery MacBook Pro 14.2
MacBook Pro 14.2 A1706 / 2017 Charger MacBook 14.2 Battery MacBook Pro 14.2
MacBook Pro 15.2 A1989 / MR9Q2**/A 2018 Charger MacBook 15.2 Battery MacBook Pro 15.2
MacBook Pro 15.2 A1989 / 2018 Charger MacBook 15.2 Battery MacBook Pro 15.2
MacBook Pro 15.2 A1989 / MV962LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook 15.2 Battery MacBook Pro 15.2
MacBook Pro 15.2 A1989 / MV982LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook 15.2 Battery MacBook Pro 15.2
MacBook Pro 15.4 A2159 / MUHN2LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook 15.4 Battery MacBook Pro 15.4
MacBook Pro 15.4 A2159 / 2019 Charger MacBook 15.4 Battery MacBook Pro 15.4
MacBook Pro 16.2 A2251 / MWP72LL/A* 2020 Charger MacBook 16.2 Battery MacBook Pro 16.2
MacBook Pro 16.2 A2251 / 2020 Charger MacBook 16.2 Battery MacBook Pro 16.2
MacBook Pro 16.3 A2289 / MXK62LL/A* 2020 Charger MacBook 16.3 Battery MacBook Pro 16.3
MacBook Pro 16.3 A2289 / 2020 Charger MacBook 16.3 Battery MacBook Pro 16.3
MacBook Pro 17.1 A2338 / MYDA2LL/A* 2020 Charger MacBook 17.1 Battery MacBook Pro 17.1

MacBook Pro 14 Inch Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook 18.3 8-Core A2442 / MKGR3LL/A* 2021 Charger MacBook 18.3 Battery MacBook 18.3
MacBook 18.3 10-Core A2442 2021 Charger MacBook 18.3 Battery MacBook 18.3

MacBook Pro 15 Inch Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook Pro 1.1 A1150 / MA463**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 1.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 1.1 A1150 / MA464**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 1.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 1.1 A1150 / MA601**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 1.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 1.1 A1150 / MA600**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 1.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 2.2 A1211 / MA609**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 2.2 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 2.2 A1211 / MA610**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 2.2 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 3.1 A1226 / MA895**/A 2007 Charger MacBook Pro 3.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 3.1 A1226 / MA896**/A 2007 Charger MacBook Pro 3.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 4.1 A1260 / MB134**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 4.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 4.1 A1260 / MB133**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 4.1 Battery not in the range
MacBook Pro 5.1 A1286 / MB470**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 5.1 Battery MacBook Pro 5.1
MacBook Pro 5.1 A1286 / MB471**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 5.1 Battery MacBook Pro 5.1
MacBook Pro 5.1 A1286 / MC026**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 5.1 Battery MacBook Pro 5.1
MacBook Pro 5.3 A1286 / MC118**/A 2009 Charger MacBook Pro 5.3 Battery MacBook Pro 5.3
MacBook Pro 5.3 A1286 / MB985**/A 2009 Charger MacBook Pro 5.3 Battery MacBook Pro 5.3
MacBook Pro 5.3 A1286 / MB986**/A 2009 Charger MacBook Pro 5.3 Battery MacBook Pro 5.3
MacBook Pro 6.2 A1286 / MC373**/A 2010 Charger MacBook 6.2 Battery MacBook Pro 6.2
MacBook Pro 6.2 A1286 / MC372**/A 2010 Charger MacBook 6.2 Battery MacBook Pro 6.2
MacBook Pro 6.2 A1286 / MC371**/A 2010 Charger MacBook 6.2 Battery MacBook Pro 6.2
MacBook Pro 8.2 A1286 / MC723**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.2 Battery MacBook Pro 8.2
MacBook Pro 8.2 A1286 / MC721**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.2 Battery MacBook Pro 8.2
MacBook Pro 8.2 A1286 / MD322**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.2 Battery MacBook Pro 8.2
MacBook Pro 8.2 A1286 / MD318**/A 2011 Charger MacBook 8.2 Battery MacBook Pro 8.2
MacBook Pro 9.1 A1286 / MD103**/A 2012 Charger MacBook 9.1 Battery MacBook Pro 9.1
MacBook Pro 9.1 A1286 / MD104**/A 2012 Charger MacBook 9.1 Battery MacBook Pro 9.1
MacBook Pro 9.1 A1286 / 2012 Charger MacBook 9.1 Battery MacBook Pro 9.1

MacBook Pro 15 Inch Retina Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook Pro 10.1 A1398 / MC975**/A 2012 Charger MacBook Pro 10.1 Battery MacBook Pro 10.1
MacBook Pro 10.1 A1398 / MC976**/A 2012 Charger MacBook Pro 10.1 Battery MacBook Pro 10.1
MacBook Pro 10.1 A1398 / ME664**/A 2013 Charger MacBook Pro 10.1 Battery MacBook Pro 10.1
MacBook Pro 10.1 A1398 / ME665**/A 2013 Charger MacBook Pro 10.1 Battery MacBook Pro 10.1
MacBook Pro 11.2 A1398 / ME293**/A 2013 Charger MacBook Pro 11.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.2
MacBook Pro 11.3 A1398 / ME294**/A 2013 Charger MacBook Pro 11.3 Battery MacBook Pro 11.3
MacBook Pro 11.2 A1398 / MGXA2xx/A 2014 Charger MacBook Pro 11.2 Battery MacBook Pro 11.2
MacBook Pro 11.3 A1398 / MGXC2xx/A 2014 Charger MacBook Pro 11.3 Battery MacBook Pro 11.3
MacBook Pro 11.4 A1398 / MJLQ2**/A 2015 Charger MacBook Pro 11.4 Battery MacBook Pro 11.4
MacBook Pro 11.5 A1398 / MJLT2**/A 2015 Charger MacBook Pro 11.5 Battery MacBook Pro 11.5
MacBook Pro 11.5 A1398 / MJLU2**/A 2015 Charger MacBook Pro 11.5 Battery MacBook Pro 11.5
MacBook Pro 13.3 A1707 / MLH32**/A 2016 Charger MacBook Pro 13.3 Battery MacBook Pro 13.3
MacBook Pro 13.3 A1707 / MLH42**/A 2016 Charger MacBook Pro 13.3 Battery MacBook Pro 13.3
MacBook Pro 13.3 A1707 / MLH52**/A 2016 Charger MacBook Pro 13.3 Battery MacBook Pro 13.3
MacBook Pro 13.3 A1707 / MLW72**/A 2016 Charger MacBook Pro 13.3 Battery MacBook Pro 13.3
MacBook Pro 13.3 A1707 / MLW82**/A 2016 Charger MacBook Pro 13.3 Battery MacBook Pro 13.3
MacBook Pro 13.3 A1707 / MLW82**/A 2016 Charger MacBook Pro 13.3 Battery MacBook Pro 13.3
MacBook Pro 14.3 A1707 / MPTR2**/A 2017 Charger MacBook Pro 14.3 Battery MacBook Pro 14.3
MacBook Pro 14.3 A1707 / MPTT2**/A 2017 Charger MacBook Pro 14.3 Battery MacBook Pro 14.3
MacBook Pro 15.1 A1990 / MR932**/A 2018 Charger MacBook Pro 15.1 Battery MacBook Pro 15.1
MacBook Pro 15.1 A1990 / MR942**/A 2018 Charger MacBook Pro 15.1 Battery MacBook Pro 15.1
MacBook Pro 15.1 A1990 / 2018 Charger MacBook Pro 15.1 Battery MacBook Pro 15.1
MacBook Pro 15.1 A1990 / MV902LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook Pro 15.1 Battery MacBook Pro 15.1
MacBook Pro 15.1 A1990 / MV912LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook Pro 15.1 Battery MacBook Pro 15.1
MacBook Pro 15.1 A1990 / 2019 Charger MacBook Pro 15.1 Battery MacBook Pro 15.1

MacBook Pro 16 Inch Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook Pro 16.1 i7 A2141 / MVV2L2LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook Pro 16.1 Battery MacBook Pro 16.1
MacBook Pro 16.1 2.3 i9 A2141 / MVVM2LL/A* 2019 Charger MacBook Pro 16.1 Battery MacBook Pro 16.1
MacBook Pro 16.1 2.4 i9 A2141 / 2019 Charger MacBook Pro 16.1 Battery MacBook Pro 16.1
MacBook Pro 18.1 A2141 / MK1E3LL/A* 2021 Charger MacBook Pro 18.1 Battery MacBook Pro 18.1

MacBook Pro 17 Inch Model Numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook Pro 1.2 A1151 / MA092**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 1.2 Battery MacBook Pro 1.2
MacBook Pro 2.1 A1212 / MA611**/A 2006 Charger MacBook Pro 2.1 Battery MacBook Pro 2.1
MacBook Pro 3.1 A1229 / MA897**/A 2007 Charger MacBook Pro 3.1 Battery MacBook Pro 3.1
MacBook Pro 4.1 A1261 / MB166**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 4.1 Battery MacBook Pro 4.1
MacBook Pro 5.1 A1297 / MB766**/A 2008 Charger MacBook Pro 5.1 Battery MacBook Pro 5.1
MacBook Pro 5.2 A1297 / MB604**/A 2009 Charger MacBook Pro 5.2 Battery MacBook Pro 5.2
MacBook Pro 5.2 A1297 / MC226**/A 2009 Charger MacBook Pro 5.2 Battery MacBook Pro 5.2
MacBook Pro 6.1 A1297 / MC024**/A 2010 Charger MacBook Pro 6.1 Battery MacBook Pro 6.1
MacBook Pro 8.3 A1297 / MC725**/A 2011 Charger MacBook Pro 8.3 Battery MacBook Pro 8.3
MacBook Pro 8.3 A1297 / MD311**/A 2011 Charger MacBook Pro 8.3 Battery MacBook Pro 8.3

MacBook Air model numbers

Model name Model number Year of publication Suitable charger Matching battery
MacBook Air 1.1 A1237 / MB003LL/A 2008 Charger MacBook Air 1.1 Battery MacBook Air 1.1
MacBook Air 2.1 A1304 / MB543LL/A, MB940LL/A 2008 Charger MacBook Air 2.1 Battery MacBook Air 2.1
MacBook Air 2.1 A1304 / MC233LL/A, MC234LL/A 2009 Charger MacBook Air 2.1

Battery MacBook Air 2.1

MacBook Air 3.1 A1370 / MC505LL/A 2010 Charger MacBook Air 3.1 Battery MacBook Air 3.1
MacBook Air 3.2 A1369 / MC503LL/A 2010 Charger MacBook Air 3.2 Battery MacBook Air 3.2
MacBook Air 4.1 A1370 / MC968LL/A, MC969LL/A 2011 Charger MacBook Air 4.1 Battery MacBook Air 4.1
MacBook Air 4.2 A1369 / MC965LL/A, MC966LL/A 2011 Charger MacBook Air 4.2 Battery MacBook Air 4.2
MacBook Air 5.1 A1465 / MD223D, MD224D 2012 Charger MacBook Air 5.1 Battery MacBook Air 5.1
MacBook Air 5.2 A1466 / MD231D, MD232D 2012 Charger MacBook Air 5.2 Battery MacBook Air 5.2
MacBook Air 6.1 A1465 / MD711LL/A, MD712LL/A 2013 Charger MacBook Air 6.1 Battery MacBook Air 6.1
MacBook Air 6.2 A1466 / MD760LL/A, MD761LL/A 2013 Charger MacBook Air 6.2 Battery MacBook Air 6.2
MacBook Air 6.1 A1465 / MD711LL/B, MD712LL/B 2014 Charger MacBook Air 6.1 Battery MacBook Air 6.1
MacBook Air 6.2 A1466 / MD760LL/B, MD761LL/B 2014 Charger MacBook Air 6.2 Battery MacBook Air 6.2
MacBook Air 7.1 A1465 / MJVM2LL/A 2015 Charger MacBook Air 7.1 Battery MacBook Air 7.1
MacBook Air 7.2 A1466 / MJVE2LL/A 2015 Charger MacBook Air 7.2 Battery MacBook Air 7.2
MacBook Air 8.1 A1932 / MRE82xx/A, MREA2xx/A, MREE2xx/A, MRE92xx/A, MREC2xx/A, MREF2xx/A, MUQT2xx/A, MUQU2xx/A, MUQV2xx/A 2018 Charger MacBook Air 8.1 Battery MacBook Air 8.1
MacBook Air 8.2 A1932 / MVFH2xx/A, MVFJ2xx/A, MVFK2xx/A, MVFL2xx/A, MVFM2xx/A, MVFN2xx/A, MVH62xx/A, MVH82xx/A 2019 Charger MacBook Air 8.2 Battery MacBook Air 8.2
MacBook Air 9.1 A2337 / MVH22xx/A, MVH42xx/A, MVH52xx/A, MWTJ2xx/A, MWTK2xx/A, MWTL2xx/A 2020 Charger MacBook Air 9.1 Battery MacBook Air 9.1
MacBook Air 10.1 A2337 / MGN53xx/A, MGN83xx/A, MGN63xx/A, MGN93xx/A, MGND3xx/A, MGN73xx/A, MGNA3xx/A 2020 Charger MacBook Air 10.1 Battery MacBook Air 10.1
MacBook Air 14.2 A2681 / MLXY3xx/A, MLY13xx/A, MLXW3xx/A, MLY33xx/A, MLY03xx/A, MLY23xx/A, MLXX3xx/A, MLY43xx/A 2022 Charger MacBook Air 14.2 Battery not in the range