Speaker
1:
These
are
the
new
MacBook.
Hes
the
13
inch
and
15
inch
running
on
apple's
latest
M
three
silicon.
And
that
is
the
big
change
here
from
the
M
two
13
inch
that
rolled
out
in
2022
and
the
15
inch
that
was
introduced
in
2023.
The
overall
design
hasn't
changed
at
all.
They're
still
simple
and
elegant
and
clean.
In
fact,
this
isn't
even
the
M
three
air.
It's
the
15
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inch
M
two
air.
This
is
actually
the
M
three
version.
So
you
can
see
they're
identical
and
the
features
for
the
most
part
are
the
same
too.
And
yeah,
the
performance
difference
from
the
M
two
to
the
M
three
is
not
huge
though.
The
jumping
graphics
performance
we
saw
with
the
M
three
MacBook
Pros
is
here
too.
I'll
get
to
more
about
our
early
benchmark
results
in
a
bit.
I've
only
had
my
hands
on
these
for
a
couple
days,
but
just
generally
speaking,
the
M
two
Air
was
already
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great,
even
well
into
its
second
year.
So
while
the
M
three
is
better
than
the
M
two,
it's
the
difference
between
the
M
three
air
and
the
M1
air
and
the
Intel
based
MacBook
Airs
that
are
dramatic.
Speaker
1:
Before
I
get
into
specifics,
let's
talk
about
configurations
and
pricing.
The
base
13
inch
M
three
air
is
about
$1,100
and
has
an
eight
core
CPU
eight
core
GPU
eight
gigs
of
memory
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and
a
256
gig
SSD
for
storage.
That
is
not
a
lot
of
memory
or
storage
for
the
money,
but
more
importantly,
it
limits
the
overall
longevity
of
the
laptop.
So
you'll
really
want
to
think
long
and
hard
before
biting
on
those
base
models.
On
the
upside,
sort
of
if
you
upgrade
either
the
memory
or
storage,
apple
also
bumps
you
up
to
an
M
three
with
a
10
core
GPU.
This
makes
the
$200
charge
to
double
the
memory
or
storage.
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A
little
more
understandable.
Paying
$400
to
double
both,
though
that's
a
bit
more
of
a
gut
punch.
Regardless
of
specs
though
and
performance
gains,
there
are
two
new
features
that
all
the
configurations
have.
Speaker
1:
They're
small
but
worth
talking
about.
One
is
a
move
from
wifi
six
to
six
E,
which
basically
translates
to
faster
wireless
speeds,
assuming
you
have
a
router
that
supports
it.
And
the
second
is
a
bit
more
interesting.
So
if
you
already
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own
a
MacBook
Air,
you
probably
already
know
this
or
hopefully
didn't
find
out
the
hard
way,
that
the
air
only
supports
one
external
display.
The
M
three
Air
will
now
support
two
external
displays.
So
you
can
get
two
studio
displays
like
this,
plug
one
in,
and
then
plug
the
other
in
to
the
USPC
ports
on
the
side,
and
that
will,
so
it
doesn't
immediately
give
you
the
second
display.
You
have
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to
close
the
air
and
then
it
will
kick
on
the
second
display.
So
you
do
have
to
have
the
lid
closed
in
order
to
get
the
two
displays
up.
And
that
unfortunately
also
means
you
don't
have
a
keyboard
or
track
pad
anymore
to
work
with.
Speaker
1:
So
you'll
need
to
get
a
set
of
these,
and
you'll
probably
want
the
touch
ID
version
of
this
because
you've
eliminated
the
touch
ID
access
on
the
laptop.
If
you
already
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have
a
MacBook
Air
and
you
want
a
second
display,
you
can
pick
up
something
like
this
Pluggable
doc
that
has
Display
Link,
and
that
will
allow
you
to
connect
two
displays
to
your
MacBook
Air.
But
this
is
a
much
more
elegant
solution
because
it's
built
into
the
MacBook,
but
that's
really
it
for
changes,
mostly
because
the
design
is
newish.
So
key
features
and
design
elements
stay
the
same.
So
that
means
things
like
the
fan
less
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recycled
aluminum
body,
the
beautiful
liquid
retina
displays,
the
excellent
10
80
P
FaceTime
camera,
the
great
sounding
speaker
systems,
and
the
Mag
Save
three
charging
and
dual
thunderbolt
ports.
They
are
all
here
from
the
M
two
versions.
Speaker
1:
Of
course,
that
also
means
things
like
the
camera
notch
and
the
displays
are
still
here.
The
fact
that
there's
Touch
ID
but
still
no
face
ID
and
the
power,
and
both
USBC
ports
are
crowded
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on
the
left,
so
there's
no
option
to
charge
from
the
right
side.
So
again,
if
you
already
have
an
M
two
MacBook
Air,
the
reasons
to
upgrade
are
limited.
If
you're
a
creator
or
want
to
play
more
demanding
games,
we
played
a
little
balder's
gate
and
death
stranding,
for
example,
trading
in
an
M
two
air
for
an
M
three
might
make
sense.
On
the
other
hand,
for
M1
Air
and
Intel-based
air
owners,
the
reasons
to
upgrade
are
plentiful.
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We
ran
a
few
benchmarks
in
the
short
time.
We've
had
these,
and
the
performance
essentially
matches
that
of
the
14
inch
M
three
MacBook
Pro
we
tested
last
year,
it's
generally
faster
than
the
M
two
Air,
but
again,
it's
the
graphics
performance
that
really
shines,
and
it
trounced
an
Intel
based
2019
MacBook
Pro,
which
happens
to
be
my
work
laptop.
Speaker
1:
So
that's
a
bit
depressing
for
good
measure.
We
also
tested
a
new
Lenovo
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Slim
seven,
which
is
a
14
inch
ole
laptop
with
an
Intel
core
Ultra
seven
processor,
integrated
art
graphics,
32
gigs
of
memory
and
a
terabyte
of
storage
for
around
a
thousand
dollars.
Its
performance
pretty
much
matches
the
m
threes
except
for,
again,
graphics
where
the
Lenovo
was
competitive
with
the
M1
air
from
2020.
So
Intel
clearly
needs
to
do
some
work
there
still.
Anyway,
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if
you're
wondering
about
battery
life,
we
frankly
haven't
had
time
to
test
it
because
these
will
likely
run
for
close
to
the
18
hours
that
Apple
claims.
The
14
inch
M
three
Pro,
by
the
way,
we
tested
it
last
year
and
it
ran
for
nearly
19
hours
in
our
tests.
So
yeah,
if
you're
ready
to
upgrade
from
an
older
MacBook
Air,
really
either
the
M
two
or
M
three
models
will
be
a
significant
improvement.
Speaker
1:
The
13
inch
M
two
MacBook
Air
is
now
the
$999
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entry
model,
and
Apple
has
discontinued
the
15
inch
M
two.
So
you
can
probably
find
some
good
deals
on
that
right
now.
But
if
you
plan
to
use
your
MacBook
Air
Force
STEM
work
or
design
work,
or
rendering
video
or
editing
raw
photos,
the
M
three
is
the
better
choice,
and
you
should
get
at
least
16
gigs
of
memory.
You
can
check
out
more
details
on
the
M
three
MacBook
airs,
including
more
performance
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