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Released March 2024
A fanless M3 laptop with a 15.3-inch display and six speakers for everyday work, with support for a second external display when its lid is closed.
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PCG-C1 (1998) VAIO PCG-505 (1997) Model history · 2 models, 2023–2024 2023 MacBook Air 15″ (M2) Compare 2024 MacBook Air 15″ (M3)
Size 15.3″
Display IPS LCD, 60 Hz
Processor Apple M3
Memory 8 GB – 24 GB
Weight 1.51 kg
Battery 18 h What reviewers say Reviewers praise the large display, thin build, everyday performance and battery life. Limited ports and costly memory upgrades reduce its flexibility; Macworld particularly criticises the upgrade pricing.
From macworld.com and tomsguide.com
Display
Screen size 15.3″
Resolution 2880 × 1864
Panel IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Brightness 500 nits
Touchscreen No
Display type Liquid Retina display; LED-backlit with IPS technology
Pixel density 224 ppi
Colour range Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Display features True Tone; 60 Hz refresh rate (Notebookcheck)
Processor Apple M3
CPU cores 8
Graphics 10-core GPU
Memory 8 GB, 16 GB or 24 GB
Storage 256 GB to 2 TB
CPU 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU 10-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; media engine supports H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, video and ProRes encode/decode, and AV1 decode
AI engine 16-core Neural Engine
Memory type Unified memory; 8 GB at launch, configurable to 16 GB or 24 GB; standard memory increased to 16 GB on 30 October 2024
Memory bandwidth 100 GB/s
Storage type SSD, configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
Cooling Fanless Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim) Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity 66.5 Wh
Weight 1.51 kg
Thickness 11.5 mm
Width × depth 340.4 × 237.6 mm
Battery life detail Up to 15 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger 35 W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter
Fast charging With the 70 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials 100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours Silver, Starlight, Space Grey, Midnight Connections
Ports 2 × Thunderbolt 3, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
Webcam 1080p FaceTime HD
Operating system macOS
Port detail Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports supporting charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays One external display up to 6K 60 Hz alongside the built-in display; close the lid to use a second external display up to 5K 60 Hz
Keyboard Backlit Magic Keyboard; 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys with 12 full-height function keys; ambient light sensor
Trackpad Force Touch trackpad
Speakers Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones Three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
Biometrics Touch ID
In the box 15-inch MacBook Air, 35 W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m) Configurations Processor Memory Storage Apple M3 8 GB 256 GB Apple M3 16 GB 256 GB Apple M3 24 GB 256 GB Apple M3 8 GB 512 GB Apple M3 16 GB 512 GB Apple M3 24 GB 512 GB Apple M3 8 GB 1 TB Apple M3 16 GB 1 TB Apple M3 24 GB 1 TB Apple M3 8 GB 2 TB Apple M3 16 GB 2 TB Apple M3 24 GB 2 TB
Pros and cons Pros + 15.3-inch P3 display with 500-nit brightness+ Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers+ Fanless enclosure weighing 1.51 kgCons − Second external display requires the laptop lid to be closed− Two USB-C ports, with no HDMI or SD card slot− Maximum 24 GB of unified memoryPrevious model: MacBook Air 15″ (M2) . Newer model: MacBook Air 15″ (M4) .
