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
66 Overall Score
Price $999
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong gpu (68th percentile) 68th
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 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS96 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 80 | 56 | - | 66 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | 65.3 | 67.8 | 13.9 | 47.1 | 89 | 91.6 | 38 | 97.4 | 48.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS96 Compare | 94.9 | 85 | 91.6 | 86.1 | 91.1 | 94.2 | 67.7 | 59.8 | 86.9 |
| 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 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 70.9 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
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