Its easy to recommend Apples lightest laptop with either a13-inchor15-inch screen.
First, you should know what you will or wont be doing with your laptop.
Your best bet is to opt for the M3 Pro and M3 Max to use the bigger chassis instead.
Color choice is up to you (black is best), but we have a few insights into the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs that could make your buying decision easier.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
If Im a Creative, Should I Get the 13- or 15-inch MacBook Air?
Two models are on offer, the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air.
Both only have two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MagSafe Charging port, and a headphone jack.
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It has the same keyboard, trackpad, and 1080p webcam, no matter which model you buy.
The 15-inch does have a slightly bigger battery at 66.5 Whr compared to the 52.6 Whr on the 13.
It has an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU.
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It will also be limited if you want to do any gaming.
The other thing to pay attention to is RAM.
Most base models for the 15- and 13-inch MacBook Airs only come with 8GB of unified memory.
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Should I Get the M3 MacBook Air 13?
The 13-inch MacBook Air is easily the best for folks needing an ultra-light, portable PC.
The smaller size means it weighs 2.7 pounds compared to the 3.3 pounds on the 15.
Unfortunately, youll need to pony up $1,499 for the 16 GB of RAM at that size.
Instead of the M3 MacBook, Should I Buy the M2?
In that case, your lone choice would be the13-inch M2 MacBook Air.
That being said, the M2 MacBook Air is still a very good laptop.
It was two years ago, which remains true even though the M3 might beat it on benchmarks.
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