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Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 Midnight 2024
The M3 chip with up to a 10-core GPU drives a 1.23kg chassis that lasts up to 18 hours on a charge, making it a portable workhorse. The 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display covers one billion colors at 500 nits, and this Geek Squad Certified Refurbished unit lowers the cost while including a 90-day warranty. It’s best for students and business travelers who need silent, fanless operation and all-day battery life over graphics-intensive gaming.
CPU M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M3 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
65 Overall Score
Price $920
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong gpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560x1664 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | Wide color (P3) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M3 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | 65.2 | 66.1 | 13.7 | 46.5 | 88.6 | 91.3 | 37.3 | 97.2 | 52 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.4 | 80.3 | 85.9 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 94.8 | 84 | 99.9 | 74.8 | 90.7 | 93.9 | 80.4 | 59.6 | 96 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 97.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 | 86 |
Price
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Other Configurations12
MacBook Air 13.6" M313"M316GB512GBSilver$660MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M38GB256GBMidnight$719MacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"Apple M3 8GB256GBMidnight$727MacBook Air 15" M315.3"Apple M3 16GB256GBSpace Gray$861MacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"M38GB512GBMidnight$920MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M316GB512GBSpace Gray$955MacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"M316GB512GBStarlight$1,040MacBook Air 13" M313"M324GB512GBStarlight$1,050MacBook Air 15" M315"Apple M3 24GB512GBSpace Gray$1,125
