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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Apple MacBook Air M3 review: the laptop to beat

Apple M3 MacBook Air review showing the Guardian website open in Safari.
Apple’s MacBook Air is one of the very best standard consumer laptops available. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Apple’s latest MacBook Air adds more power to an already potent package while maintaining its very long battery life and coming at a lower price than its predecessor.

The 2024 model ships with Apple’s latest M3 chip, first seen in the MacBook Pro, giving the company’s thinnest and lightest machine a boost in performance. On the outside the laptop is identical to the 2022 model.

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