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Now that the M3 MacBook Airs are out and available in stores and online, it might be time to take a moment and truly consider what you’re getting before you jam down on that “Purchase” button. It’s easy to recommend Apple’s lightest laptop with either a 13-inch or 15-inch screen. However, even though they’ll perform identically, you still have a fair few options for RAM and memory storage, not to mention the vast difference in price between the cheapest MacBook Air and the most expensive, 15-inch version.The M3 Max…

MacBook Air with M3 13- and 15-InchThe Macbook Air redesign from two years ago is still just as silent, slim, and comfortable as you expect, but you won't see a massive difference from M2.The MacBook Air is a good choice for an ultra-thin, though fully capable laptop, regardless of whether you opt for the 15- or 13-inch design. It's everything you might expect from Apple, but it's not so different from M2 that you should feel the need to switch. What's most concerning is how Apple's MacBook Pro 14 is sitting a little too…

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Upon getting the new MacBook Air M3 in my possession, I had one major question: Can you play games on it? That might sound like a silly first thought for a laptop of this type. After all, it’s not marketed as a gaming laptop — it’s an incredibly thin, fanless laptop. Not exactly something even meant for any high-performance tasks. But with the M3, that calculus changes. When it was first announced in the iMac and MacBook Pro, Apple did mention that even the base M3 could do some basic…

Apple MacBook Air M2 Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Apple’s MacBook Air M2 sits at the top of our list of best laptops, and for good reason. It’s incredibly well-built, exuding an elegance that few laptops can match. It’s also plenty fast for productivity users, and its GPU is optimized for creators. It’s keyboard, touchpad, and display are all top-notch. Enter the MacBook Air M3. The upgraded chipset offers even faster performance, particularly in GPU-intensive apps, and the M3 model supports an additional external…

Apple revealed some new today and one of the marquee features is that they can drive two external displays while the lid is closed. It’s pretty weird when the Air line gets a feature missing from the beefier MacBook Pro line, but Apple’s on top of it. The company just announced that this feature is also coming to standard M3 MacBook Pro laptops via a software update, There’s no details as to which software update would include the new tool, though 14.4 is in active development, so that’s a possibility. The feature…

Apple just announced a refresh for the ever-popular MacBook Air series, just one month after launching the Vision Pro headset. The big takeaway here? The new MacBook Air is outfitted with the company’s proprietary M3 chipset. This chip was previously reserved for the more powerful MacBook Pro line and the latest iMac models, and it's coming to new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air models.The M3 chip is significantly more powerful than its predecessor, with benchmark tests showing an approximate performance increase of 17…

Apple is expected to have some big releases coming up soon — including new iPad Pro and iPad Air models, and the M3 MacBook Air — but it’s reportedly not going to host a big spring launch event for the announcements. In the newsletter, Mark Gurman reports that Apple is “planning to announce the new products on its website with a series of online videos and marketing campaigns.” If so, that’d be two years in a row that Apple has passed on a spring event, with this year being particularly stacked with new products.Whatever…

Apple has been steadily expanding its Self Service Repair program since spinning it up two years ago. Starting today, you can access the tools, parts and repair manuals you need to fix the latest MacBook Pros and iMacs that run on the company's M3 chips.As of sometime next month, folks with M3 systems will be able to use Apple Diagnostics for Self Service Repair on their systems too. The web-based tool gives end users the same capabilities as the company's authorized service providers and independent repair shops to…

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Got your eye on a shiny new MacBook Air? We can’t blame you, they’re fantastic laptops. But before you pull the trigger, you should consider holding off for a few more weeks. At some point in March, Apple is expected to unveil a new generation of the MacBook Air, either at an event or via a press release. This forthcoming laptop will reportedly come loaded with Apple’s new M3 chip, giving the MacBook Air a notable performance boost. The issue is that if you buy an M2 MacBook Air right…

While Apple's MacBook Pro is a clear choice for most creatives over its MacBook Air counterpart, the higher cost is prohibitive. If that's been stopping you from picking one up, then you're in luck: Apple's 2023 MacBook Pro with a M3 Pro chip is currently on sale for $1,799, down from $1,999. The 10 percent discount still leaves the 14-inch laptop with a few hundred dollars between it and even the most expensive 2023 MacBook Air, but it's worth it if you want the M3 Pro's extra power.AppleApple released the new 2023…