Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 Midnight 2024
The M3 chip's fanless design enables this 1.23kg laptop to deliver up to 18 hours of battery life and smooth everyday performance. As a Geek Squad Certified Refurbished model, it offers value while retaining the sharp 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with one billion colors and a capable 1080p camera. It's best for students and professionals who need a silent, ultraportable machine for productivity, not gaming or heavy creative work.
CPU M3
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M3 8-core
OS macOS Sonoma 14
Weight 1.2 kg
70 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong compact (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 22 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 8-core |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | macOS Sonoma 14 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M3 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple M3 8-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | macOS Sonoma 14 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 99 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | 66.2 | 19 | 14.2 | 50.8 | 86.3 | 90.1 | 18.6 | 96.7 | 88.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.7 | 90.3 | 59 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations18
MacBook Air 15" M315"M316GB256GBSpace GrayMacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M38GB512GBSpace GrayMacBook Air 15" M315"M316GB512GBMidnightMacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"M38GB512GBSilverMacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"Apple M3 8GB256GBMidnightMacBook Air 15" M315"Apple M3 24GB512GBSpace GrayMacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M316GB512GBSpace GrayMacBook Air 13" M313"M324GB512GBSilverMacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M316GB512GBMidnight
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MacBook Air 13" M313"Apple M3 8GB256GBMidnightMacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M38GB512GBMidnightMacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M316GB512GBStarlightMacBook Air 15" M315"Apple M324GB512GBMidnightMacBook Air 13" M313"M316GB256GBMidnightMacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"Apple M38GB256GBSpace GrayMacBook Air 15.3" M315.3"Apple M316GB256GBSpace GrayMacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M316GB256GBSilverMacBook Air 13" M313"M316GB512GBSilver
