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Apple Launches M3 MacBook Air with Significant Performance Upgrades

The new M3 MacBook Air models feature enhanced performance, support for two external displays, and maintain the same battery life as previous versions.

The MacBook Air M3 on its homescreen with a blurry background
The new M3 MacBook Air is 65 per cent faster than the M1 model. Photo: Ben Sin
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Overview

  • Apple's M3 MacBook Air models offer a 20% and 18% increase in single-core and multi-core performance respectively compared to the M2 chip.
  • The M3 chip is fabricated on TSMC's 3nm architecture, consuming less power and enhancing efficiency.
  • Despite the performance boost, all MacBook Air models, including M1, M2, and M3, feature 18 hours of battery life.
  • The M3 MacBook Air supports two external displays with the lid closed, a feature not available in M1 and M2 models.
  • Apple emphasizes the M3 MacBook Air's AI capabilities, calling it 'the world's best consumer laptop for AI.'