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MacBook Air

Lean. Mean.
M3 machine.

MacBook Air sails through work and play — and the M3 chip brings even greater capabilities to the world’s most popular laptop. With up to 18 hours of battery life,1 you can take the super-portable MacBook Air anywhere and blaze through whatever you’re into. And it’s built for Apple Intelligence, coming in beta this autumn.2

  • New MacBook Air with M3
  • MacBook Air with M2
Side view of MacBook Air M3 in Midnight and Silver

Lean. Mean.
M3 machine.

MacBook Air sails through work and play — and the M3 chip brings even greater capabilities to the world’s most popular laptop. With up to 18 hours of battery life,1 you can take the super-portable MacBook Air anywhere and blaze through whatever you’re into. And it’s built for Apple Intelligence, coming in beta this autumn.2

  • New MacBook Air with M3
  • MacBook Air with M2

PORTABLE DESIGN

Designed to
go places.
Partially open 13-inch MacBook Air on left and 15-inch MacBook Air on right. 13-inch screen shows colourful magazine cover created with In Design. 15-inch screen shows Microsoft Excel and Slack.
Partially open 13-inch MacBook Air on left and 15-inch MacBook Air on right. 13-inch screen shows colourful magazine cover created with In Design. 15-inch screen shows Microsoft Excel and Slack.

Super‑light and just over 11 millimetres thin, MacBook Air fits easily into your life and is built with the planet in mind. MacBook Air with M3 is made with 50 per cent recycled materials — an Apple first. And all MacBook Air laptops have a durable recycled aluminium enclosure.

Photo of 13-inch MacBook Air and 15-inch MacBook Air back to back, showing size difference.

Two perfectly portable sizes.

The 13‑inch model is the ultimate on‑the‑go laptop, and the 15‑inch model gives you more space onscreen for multi­tasking.3

Four stellar colours.

Your options are out of this world — and each one comes with a matching MagSafe charging cable.

Performance and battery life

A chipload of power.
MacBook Air open showing Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator Pro, with Calendar, Safari, Mail and Photos open on left side of screen. The back of a second MacBook Pro appears behind the first, looking like a mirror image.
MacBook Air open showing Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator Pro, with Calendar, Safari, Mail and Photos open on left side of screen. The back of a second MacBook Pro appears behind the first, looking like a mirror image.
Apple M3 Chip
Up to1.6xfaster than MacBook Air (M1)4
Up to13xfaster than the fastest Intel‑based MacBook Air5
Up to 18 hrs battery life1

The moment you open your MacBook Air, it’s ready for whatever you throw at it. And no matter how intense the workload, it stays silent thanks to a fanless design. Whether you’re multi­tasking between apps, editing videos in iMovie or playing Baldur’s Gate 3 in Game mode, the M3 chip brings more speed and fluidity to everything you do.

MacBook Air with M3 leverages the incredible AI performance of the Neural Engine to deliver intelligent macOS features that enhance productivity and creativity, including powerful camera features, real-time speech to text and visual understanding.

With access to a broad ecosystem of apps that deliver advanced AI features, users can do everything from checking their homework with AI Math Assistance in Goodnotes, to automatically enhancing photos in Pixelmator Pro, to removing background noise from a video using CapCut.

And MacBook Air is built for Apple Intelligence.2 Apple Intelligence helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. It draws on your personal context while setting a brand-new standard for privacy in AI. Coming in beta this autumn.

A battery that lasts all day. Both MacBook Air with M2 and MacBook Air with M3 provide up to 18 hours of battery life, so you can leave the power adapter at home.1

A MacBook Air for everyone.

MacBook Air 13”

M2 chip

Up to 1.4x faster than MacBook Air with the M1 chip22

Built for Apple Intelligence, coming in beta this autumn2

Support for one external display

Support for Wi‑Fi 6

MacBook Air 13” and 15”

M3 chip

Up to 1.6x faster than MacBook Air with the M1 chip4

Built for Apple Intelligence, coming in beta this autumn2

Support for up to two external displays (with the laptop lid closed)

Support for Wi‑Fi 6E, which is up to 2x faster than Wi‑Fi 623

All your go-to apps
fly on macOS.

Display, camera and audio

Let’s be clear.
It’s brilliant.
Front view of MacBook Air showcasing Liquid Retina display.
Front view of MacBook Air showcasing Liquid Retina display.

The Liquid Retina display on MacBook Air is a sight to behold, with support for 1 billion colours and up to 2x the resolution of comparable PC laptops. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears super-crisp for easy reading.

High-definition camera.

Look your best with the 1080p FaceTime HD camera, whether you’re catching up with friends and family or collaborating with co‑workers around the globe.

Front view of MacBook Air showcasing a FaceTime video call between two people in macOS.

Immersive sound system.

The speakers on MacBook Air support Spatial Audio along with Dolby Atmos, so you can enjoy three-dimensional soundstages for music and movies.

Top view of MacBook Air with illustration demonstrating Spatial Audio working during a movie

Ports and Connectivity

Connections on full display.
MagSafe
Two Thunderbolt ports
Side view of MacBook Air showcasing MagSafe and two Thunderbolt ports
Headphone jack
Side view of MacBook Air showcasing headphone jack

The MagSafe charging cable easily attaches and detaches with magnets, preventing any unintended flights. Two Thunderbolt ports let you connect high-speed accessories and charge your Mac. And the headphone jack supports high‑impedance headphones. With the M3 model, you can access Wi‑Fi 6E, which has up to 2x faster throughput compared to Wi‑Fi 6.23

Models with M3 support up to two external displays with the laptop lid closed.

Magic Keyboard with Touch ID

Unlock it all with the touch
of your finger.

Touch ID

Top view of MacBook Air showcasing Touch ID and Magic Keyboard working with Apple Pay. Top view of MacBook Air showcasing Touch ID and Magic Keyboard working with Apple Pay.

The comfortable and quiet backlit Magic Keyboard comes with full-height function keys and Touch ID, which gives you a fast, easy and secure way to unlock your Mac and sign in to apps and sites — all at the touch of a finger.

Apple Trade In

Get credit towards a new MacBook Air.

Just trade in your eligible computer for credit towards a new one or recycle it for free. It’s good for you and the planet.27

Learn more

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Which laptop is right for you?

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Available in Midnight, Starlight, Space Grey and Silver

New M3 models MacBook Air
13” and 15” M2 or M3 chip

13.6-inch or 15.3‑inch
Liquid Retina display28

Apple M2 or M3 chip

Built for Apple Intelligence,
coming in beta this autumn2

8GB to 24GB
unified memory

256GB to
2TB storage29

Up to
18 hours battery life30

Touch ID

Available in Space Black, Silver and Space Grey

MacBook Pro
14” and 16” M3, M3 Pro
or M3 Max chip

14.2-inch or 16.2‑inch
Liquid Retina XDR display28

Apple M3, M3 Pro

or M3 Max chip

Built for Apple Intelligence,
coming in beta this autumn2

8GB to 128GB
unified memory

512GB to
8TB storage29

Up to
22 hours battery life31

Touch ID

Accessories

Explore Mac accessories.

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Collection of accessories including Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable and AirPods Pro.

Designed with the earth in mind.

Recycled materials. A greener supply chain. Responsible packaging. MacBook Air was engineered to be as light on the environment as it is in your hands.

Learn more about Apple and the environment