Apple MacBook Air 15" M3 Space Gray 2024
The fanless M3 chip built on a 3nm process delivers strong performance in a completely silent, 1.50kg chassis, now with support for two external displays. The 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display provides generous screen real estate for multitasking without sacrificing the thin-and-light form factor. This laptop is best for students and business users who need a large, portable machine for all-day productivity and media consumption.
CPU Apple M3
RAM 24 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15" 2880x1864
GPU Apple M3 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 66 Wh
77 Overall Score
Price CA$1,920
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15" |
| Resolution | 2880x1864 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 2x Thunderbolt |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 66 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15" M3 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15" 2880x1864 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 66 | - | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15" M3 | 65.3 | 67.8 | 66.2 | 69.2 | 91.3 | 58 | 38 | 97.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$1,920
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Price History
Usage Scores
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