Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, Touch ID; Starlight

Believe the hype
This is now my second Macbook I’ve owned. My first was the touchbar 2017 Macbook Pro, and that pales in comparison to this. As I’ve grown older, I have less of a need to use the processing power from the Pro models, and just need something light to carry around and do 90% of my work. This laptop is that, and so much more.I’ve been using this laptop very frequently for a little over two months now, and I’m in love with pretty much everything about it. I’m amazed at how light it is, while still feeling so, so premium. The metal curves around the screen and body feel so high quality when you graze your finger across them. One of the major gripes I had about my last Macbook was the keyboard — the touchbar model keyboard was awful. The keys had a habit of failing occasionally. The new Macbook keyboards? Actually a keyboard now. Clicky and feel robust, a joy to type on! (which is something I thought I’d never say about a laptop keyboard)I am not a power user, I do not use this laptop for heavy rendering or 3D graphics. I do not game on this laptop. I have a desktop in my office for those things. This handles what I actually use a laptop for really, really well. I love that I can go to a coffee shop with this thing, pull it out of my bag, and instantly open up to my 15 open tabs from my previous session and continue to keep working. The speed is insane, and there are no hitches. The battery life also is incredible. Big fan of the braided cable that comes with this. At the moment, I can get a few days of heavy browsing use out of this, which coming from my old pro model that would die in less than an hour on battery with the same workload, is nothing short of a miracle to me. Praise the M series chips!The screen quality is super sharp too, I’m sure it’s the same or similar screen to my old Pro model, but the bezels make up for it. Sure, it may not have Promotion, or whatever the Apple term for 120hz is nowdays, but I personally don’t mind it, and don’t notice it. Again, this is not a poweruser device.So, at the moment, this is an incredible deal on a laptop. I wish this was around when I was shopping for laptops in college, because this would have been a no brainer. Will this laptop handle the test of time with its great battery life and fast speeds? Only time will tell us, but at the moment, it’s worth investing in.

So far so good
Highly recommend for someone that has no money to invest in a Mac Pro but still enjoy a good luxury laptop. I was looking to buy a Pro but ended up buying this one so far only love no regrets With the new iOS I customized the colors and looks very aesthetic now. 👌🏼

Great laptop, too small for my workflow
Objectively speaking, the M3 16 gb ram w/ 512 storage is a 5-star computer all day, so I am giving 5-stars.This is a great device, but everyone already knows that, so I am focusing on two big considerations that I had – specs and size. I am just a layperson who primarily uses this device for office work.In sum, wish I could keep this one, but it’s just too small. This size is will be great for many users. Further, I will not ever buy a base model (8/256), but many people would probably be fine with base model.Specs-I originally bought a base model M2 (8/256) but swapped it out for the M3 16/512. With a brand new base model M2, I was constantly using memory swap and in yellow memory pressure. This happened immediately and took almost nothing. In addition, I only had ~80 gb of memory left after MacOS, iMessage, etc. took up most of the space on my hard-drive. I spent 2 days trouble-shooting this issue with Apple – turns out my only real option was to spec up. I bought the base model thinking I would be okay since I use cloud based services for everything. I was wrong. For ME, the super savings on the base model are NOT worth it. The savings will be worth it for other people with different needs and preferences. (And, again, I am a just layperson w/ tech. Just trying to share my lay opinion from my experience. Take with grain of salt.)Size-I actually love the size of the 13-inch, but for my work use, the screen is just too small. I use this laptop for work and personal, but my workflow is the most important consideration. I tend to multitask and juggle multiple word processing documents, pdfs, excel spreadsheets, and internet browser tabs. I also use split screen. I just cannot see enough text at once when I review documents – this causes decreased productivity and a far less comfortable experience.So, I have to size up to the 15-inch. If this was JUST a personal laptop, I would keep the 13-inch and absolutely love it.Also, I went to a store and tested out both sizes before purchasing, but that did not help me. Unfortunately, I had to test drive with my actual workflow before I realized the 13-inch was insufficient for my needs.Oh, one other thing. I love the midnight color. But all the fingerprint concerns are 100% legit (even with the M3, which I really did not notice the supposed improvement). I happen to find the beautiful color to be worth the fingerprints, but if that bothers you – do not buy midnight.Good luck, everyone!

It’s a MacBook Air. Works great. Long battery. Software is limiting vs Windows.Would not buy again unless Apple decides to combine the iPad and MacBooks.

I’m very happy to purchase this. Actually, I purchased it on Black Friday and there was a payment glitch that very moment when I proceeded to check out. I was so disappointed and bit of panic and I was also getting emotional support from my friend. We both said that let wait until the boxyday. However, I got message from Amazon saying MBA shopped out to my address and I wasn’t sure if it was scam message but they once arrived at my house and an Amazon driver handed it out to me and opened it, I couldn’t believe that I am officially MBA owner. I got Apple Care Plus and only I need is a good carrier case and keep from dirty and damaging