If you hadn’t heard, Apple is dropping their new version of the MacBook Air with their M3 chip, available in both the 13-inch and 15-inch size, and 4 finishes including their new version of the midnight (black), which has a new anodization seal that is said to reduce fingerprints. Not entirely, but significantly reducing them. That, I can confirm. The even better news is our editors got a chance to get behind one earlier this week and bring you all the details. Check out our full review of the M3 Apple MacBook Air over on Gent’s Post.
Now available in stores: The supercharged new Apple MacBook Air, with an M3 chip
This new Apple MacBook Air now features the powerful M3 chip, elevating its perfect blend of its energy-efficient performance, portability (due to its size) and looking good doing it too. With it’s sleek new, non wedge, look. With the M3 chip, the MacBook Air achieves up to a 60 percent increase in speed compared to the M1 model and up to 13 times the speed of the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air. Additionally, the enhanced Neural Engine in the M3 chip ensures that the MacBook Air remains the premier consumer laptop for AI tasks. Both the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models boast a remarkably thin and lightweight design, up to 18 hours of battery life, a dazzling Liquid Retina display, and new functionalities such as support for up to two external displays and up to double the Wi-Fi speed of the previous generation. Crafted with a durable aluminum unibody enclosure, the new MacBook Air is offered in four attractive colors: midnight, which introduces an innovative anodization seal to minimize fingerprints; starlight; space grey; and silver. Coupled with its exceptional camera, microphones, and speakers, MagSafe charging, silent fanless design, and macOS, the MacBook Air delivers an unparalleled user experience — leading the 13-inch model to become the world’s top-selling laptop and the 15-inch model the best-selling 15-inch laptop globally.
“…the new MacBook Air continues to be the world’s best thin and light laptop.”
Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing
According to Apple, the “MacBook Air is our most popular and loved Mac, with more customers choosing it over any other laptop. And today it gets even better with the M3 chip and new capabilities,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “From college students pursuing their degrees, to business users who need powerful productivity, or anyone who simply wants the unmatched combination of performance, portability, and industry-leading battery life, all in a fanless design, the new MacBook Air continues to be the world’s best thin and light laptop.”
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Top 3 things we love about the Apple MacBook Air M3:
- It’s incredibly fast: The MacBook Air is equipped with an Apple M3 chip, surpassing the speed of the M1 model by up to 60% and outpacing even the fastest Intel MacBook Air by up to 13x. Additionally, in comparison to a PC laptop featuring an Intel Core i7 processor, the MacBook Air offers double the performance and up to 40% longer battery life.
- It’s long lasting: All of the above, while apparently still maintaining a battery life of up to 18-hours (that’s unheard of).
- It’s super light, sleek and sexy: Although the silhouette is not necessarily new (as the M2 already had the wedge-less design), it’s impressive that they were able to offer all of the above (and then some) and not have to increase it’s size, weight, etc. Its thin, light (great for on-the-go folks, like us), durable (aluminum unibody enclosure), and available in four gorgeous colours options: starlight, space grey, silver, and midnight (matte black), which features a breakthrough anodization seal to reduce fingerprints.
Where can you get the new MacBook Air M3?
The Apple MacBook Air with an M3 chip, is now available in Apple and BestBuy stores across Canada, and online today from the Apple site or Amazon. Priced from $1,449 CAD for the MacBook Air M3 13-inch and $1,749 CAD for the 15-inch.
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