Apple’s M3 MacBook Air is the best laptop that Apple has ever released, all things considered. Here’s why you shouldn’t buy any other model.
Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup is still the go-to laptop series for Apple fans who really need tons of power. If you edit video for a living, the cutting-edge M3 Pro and M3 Max chips make all the difference in the world. Of course, only a very small percentage of users have a real, genuine need for that much power. For everyone else, the M3 MacBook Air is the only laptop you should even consider right now. Period. Full stop.
First released in March 2024, Apple’s M3 MacBook Air offers tons of power and fantastic performance for much less money than a MacBook Pro. That’s especially true right now, while the M3 MacBook Air is on sale starting at just $989. That’s a new all-time low price for this model, which is pretty shocking when you consider that it was released just last month.
Compared to the previous-generation M2 model, the M3 MacBook Air isn’t a huge upgrade. Apple has admitted that much. In terms of power, here’s how it compares to the previous-generation model, according to Apple itself:
Last year, Apple said that the M2 MacBook Air is “up to 12x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.” Then, in the M3 MacBook Air press release, Apple said the new laptop is “up to 13x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.”
Needless to say, that’s not a huge difference. And for someone like me who already has an M2 MacBook Air, the new M3 MacBook Air shouldn’t even be a consideration.
But for anyone else with an older Apple laptop, or for someone looking to make the switch over from Windows, the M3 MacBook Air is really the only
I wasn’t exactly due for an upgrade since the older MacBook Pro I was using still works fine.
