Apple officially announced the new MacBook Air with an M3 chip, taking its incredible combination of power-efficient performance and portability to a new level. With M3, the new MacBook Air is up to 60% faster than the model with the M1 chip and up to 13x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.
Available in 13.6- and 15.3-inch, both sizes sport a Liquid Retina display with up to 500 nits of brightness, support for 1 billion colors, and up to 2x the resolution of comparable PC laptops. There’s a 1080p FaceTime HD camera above the display. The laptop also features an immersive sound system with support for Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos so that users can enjoy three-dimensional soundstages for music and movies.
With a durable aluminum enclosure built to last, the 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air have fantastic battery life, are incredibly light, and are less than half an inch thin, so users can work, play, or create from anywhere. The 13-inch model provides the ultimate in portability, while the 15-inch model offers even more screen real estate for multitasking. There’s a perfect size for everyone, from students on the go to business professionals who prefer a larger screen.
The comfortable and quiet backlit Magic Keyboard comes with a full-height function row with Touch ID, giving users a fast, easy, and secure way to unlock their Mac; sign in to apps and websites; and make purchases with Apple Pay — all with the touch of a finger.
Built using industry-leading 3-nanometer technology, the M3 chip brings even faster performance and more capabilities to MacBook Air. Featuring a powerful 8-core CPU, up to a 10-core GPU, and support for up to 24GB of unified memory, the new MacBook Air is up to 60 percent faster than the model with M1 and up to 13x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.1 It also features up to 18 hours of battery life, which is up to six hours longer than an Intel-based MacBook Air. Users will feel the blazing speed of M3 in everything they do, from everyday productivity to demanding tasks like photo and video editing, and software development. And with the next-generation GPU of M3, the new MacBook Air supports hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing, offering more accurate lighting, reflections, and shadows for extremely realistic gaming experiences. It also includes the latest media engine with support for AV1 decode, providing more efficient and higher-quality video experiences from streaming services.
Customers can order the new MacBook Air with M3 soon on apple.com/my/store and in the Apple Store app. The 13-inch model starts at RM5,199 and RM4,729 for education, and the 15‑inch model starts at RM6,199 and RM5,729 for education. Both are available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space grey.
The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space grey, now starts at RM4,799 and RM4,329 for education.