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Apple MacBook Air 15" M3 Space Gray 2024
Combining an 18-hour battery life with a thin, 1.51kg aluminum chassis, the M3's 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU power a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display with 1 billion colors. Its fanless, half-inch-thin build stays silent, and the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished process includes thorough testing with a 90-day warranty for added value. It’s best for students and business users who value a spacious display and fanless portability for streaming, productivity, and Apple Intelligence tasks.
CPU Apple M3
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
GPU Apple M3 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
71 Overall Score
Price $861
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880x1864 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | Wide color (P3) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15" M3 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Apple M3 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 80 | - | 66 | 62 |
| 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 | 52.1 | 69.2 | 92.7 | 56.7 | 17.7 | 97.4 | 84.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.9 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $861
Newegg 2 offers From $861
Best Buy 4 offers From $975
Price History
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations13
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