I tried the new MacBook Air M3 – it totally crushes my M1 Air as a great upgrade

MacBook Air (M3, 2024) review.

I've been reviewing the best MacBooks for many years now – and there's certainly no let up in pace from Apple's production line. Since ditching Intel entirely for its own silicon, beginning with M1, it's taken just three years for the evolution to M3 – which is now available in the MacBook Air (both 13-inch and 15-inch models). 

I received a brand new 2024 MacBook Air with the M3 chip just yesterday, which I keenly unboxed and setup as my new daily driver. It's a very welcome (although sadly temporary) replacement to my three-year-old MacBook Air M1 model, which much as I love using that, is totally crushed by Apple's latest hardware.