Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 2024, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Silver
CPU Apple M3
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.6" 1280x720
GPU Apple 8-GPU graphics processor
OS macOS
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong gpu (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong cpu (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)
- Below average screen (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple 8-GPU graphics processor |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | Wide color (P3) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.6" 1280x720 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Apple 8-GPU graphics processor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 80 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M3 | 68.1 | 72.3 | 36.3 | 32.9 | 7.7 | 77.1 | 15.8 | 98.1 | 3.9 | 54.7 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall49.1
- AI/LLM34.8
- Gaming8
- Portability62.9
- Creator23
- Student68.1
- Business53.8
- Developer49.2
- Entertainment39.3
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Other Configurations12
MacBook Air 13" M313"M316GB512GBSilver$660MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M38GB256GBMidnight$849MacBook Air 13" M313"M316GB256GBSpace Gray$899MacBook Air 13-inch M313"M316GB256GBStarlight$899MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"M38GB512GBMidnight$999MacBook Air 13.6" TI-GSRF MXCT3LL/A13.6"M316GB512GBSilver$1,040MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M316GB512GBSpace Gray$1,099MacBook Air 13" M313"M324GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M313.6"Apple M3 24GB1TBMidnight$1,699
