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Apple MacBook Air 13" M3 Starlight 2024
The Apple M3 chip's 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU drive a 1.24kg chassis under 0.44 inches thin, delivering up to 18 hours of battery life. Its Geek Squad Certified Refurbished status provides a value entry into the Mac ecosystem, paired with a sharp 13.6‑inch Liquid Retina display and 1080p webcam. Best for students and mobile professionals needing a silent, all‑day laptop for productivity tasks and media streaming.
CPU M3
RAM 24 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M3 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
66 Overall Score
Price $1,050
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2560x1664 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB 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" M3 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M3 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 80 | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13" M3 | 65.3 | 67.8 | 58.4 | 69.2 | 84.1 | 95.9 | 38 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 |
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Other Configurations13
MacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"Apple M3 8GB256GBMidnight$727MacBook Air 15" M315.3"Apple M3 16GB256GBSpace Gray$861MacBook Air 13" M313"M316GB256GBMidnight$899MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M38GB512GBMidnight$999MacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"M316GB512GBSilver$1,040MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M316GB512GBSilver$1,040MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M316GB512GBSpace Gray$1,099MacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"M38GB512GBMidnight$1,100MacBook Air 15" M315"Apple M3 24GB512GBSpace Gray$1,125
