Apple Announces New MacBook Air Models With M3 Chip

[soyazul]

The MacBook Air M3 is the best laptop in the world for most people.
Capable of doing all the tasks for most of the professional roles out there, even a lot of creative tasks and gaming.

- Best materials in the segment
- Best microprocessor in the segment
- Best performance in the segment
- Best OS in the segment
- Best trackpad in the segment
- Best GPU in the segment
- Best Post-sell in the segment.
- Best battery life in the segment
- Best Speakers in the segment
- Best overall experience

The 16 GB RAM Config is the computer to buy, use, and recommend for various years.

 

[CrankyHermit]

Interesting that the advertised battery life is the same as the M2! I would’ve thought the 3nm process would have resulted in a small bump… maybe tests/reviews will show that?

 

[GDF]

Bring on the iPad Pro’s. Wish they were first. 🙂

 

[Ubuntu]

Any word on whether or not this gets the same smudge-less finish treatment that the darker MBP received?

 

[Patchwork]

I see we're still being screwed over here in the UK regarding the price which is an eye-watering £1300.
So....all the people who defended Apple's UK pricing in 21/22 on weak GBP and strong dollar, where are you all now that the exchange rate is back up to £1.27 per $? For those of you who can't add up that means a base M3 MBA should be £865.35 + VAT (aka purchase tax), which is currently 20%, so £1,038.

Absolute crazy pricing. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask.

The £1,299 UK price model is $1,299 in the US which, using $1.27 to £1 and adding on VAT gives £1,254, so not quite the rip off you thought it was. Throw in US sales tax and there really wouldn’t be much of a difference in price.

 

[satchmo]

Still can’t be leave 8/256 is still the base model, I mean 8 GM of memory and that shared with the graphics. Well I can believe it but I’ll pass again.

Bravo on the multi monitors tho.

Yes, I’d prefer 16gb too, but it is the base model of the ’budget’ laptop line.

If the base model MacBook Pro doesn’t even come with 16gb, the MBA certainly isn’t going to get it first.

16gb memory on the top model now.

Baby steps, but nice to see.

 

[bigjnyc]

It says two?

EDIT: Seeing now that it says when the display is closed. Quite the bummer.

WHy is that a bummer? I imagine if you have 2 big displays available you won't need to have the small laptop display open.

Yes I did. It only supports two screen with the lid closed.

why would you need the lid open when you are running 2 big displays?

 

[bigjnyc]

dupe**

 

[coffeemilktea]

With a faster and more efficient Neural Engine, Apple says that the MacBook Air continues to be "the best consumer laptop for AI."

If you do all your AI computing in the cloud maybe. I imagine trying to run an AI model locally on 8 GB is about as much fun as trying to drag-race a Prius.

 

[JiggyJaggy]

Interesting that the advertised battery life is the same as the M2! I would’ve thought the 3nm process would have resulted in a small bump… maybe tests/reviews will show that?

More interesting is the fact that the M1 battery lasts as long as the M2 (an is in fact advertised as 2 hours more) !

 

[TokyoKiller]

I guess no OLED display? If not, I will stick with my M2 MacBook Air.

And are the base models still equipped with slow ass SSD's or are they regular speeds again like how it was with the M1 MBA?

Dude the Air isn’t getting OLED before the MacBoo Pro and iPad Pro, Lol.

 

[h.gilbert]

Still only support for 1 external screen 😂

There are basically only 3 differences between the M2 and M3 models and you managed to miss one 😂

 

[Saturn1217]

This is actually a better update than I was expecting. 2 external display support is wonderful. AND there is at least one non-BTO option that comes with 16gb of RAM (meaning we can buy this model on sale eventually).

My 14” M1Pro is still going strong but I am cautiously optimistic for my next laptop upgrade.

 

[uptownnyc]

Instant-buy. Jumping from a 2015 MacBook Pro to the 15" M3 Air.

 

[JiggyJaggy]

Just also read that Apple have officially discontinued the M1 today. Wasn't expecting that so quickly.

 

[boak]

Free CPU upgrade for models other than 8/256

 

[Gummiwise]

Still only support for 1 external screen 😂

Doesn't the press release say the M3 Macbook Airs support two external displays? "The new 13-inch and 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ models support one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz with the laptop lid open, and two external displays with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz with the lid closed."

 

[amaze1499]

They are faster. That’s what’s apple about these days? Paging the PC guy?!

 

[StrangeNoises]

Instant-buy. Jumping from a 2015 MacBook Pro to the 15" M3 Air.

oh that will be an amazing leap for you. the 2015 MBP was one of the good ones in its day, but a nine-year leap is going to be very entertaining I think.

 

[JiggyJaggy]

Instant-buy. Jumping from a 2015 MacBook Pro to the 15" M3 Air.

Curiosity... can I ask why you never went for a M1 Air or M2 Air?

 

[Sami13496]

MacBook Air 15 is my dream laptop in every way. It will be my next computer. Perhaps in the near future.

 

[DrWojtek]

Where the hell is the M3 Mac Mini

 

[tomtad]

I don't understand why these still don't come in colours

 

[Ubuntu]

WHy is that a bummer? I imagine if you have 2 big displays available you won't need to have the small laptop display open.


why would you need the lid open when you are running 2 big displays?

You might want 3 displays I guess? Also, Touch ID.

 

[Malus120]

"A chipload of power." 😂