Apple MacBook Air 15-inch : M3 chip with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 16GB, 256GB SSD - Midnight

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch : M3 chip with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 16GB, 256GB SSD - Midnight

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Laptop Clamshell Navy. Apple M M3 Processor cores: 8. 38.9 cm (15.3") 2880 x 1864 pixels IPS LED backlight. 16 GB. 256 GB SSD. Apple GPU On-board graphics card cores: 10. Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.3. Lithium Polymer (LiPo) 66.5 Wh 35 W. macOS Sequoia. 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. You can express yourself and get things done effortlessly with Apple Intelligence. And with up to 18 hours of battery life, you can take the superportable MacBook Air anywhere and blaze through whatever you’re into.. Design. Introduction year. 2024. Housing material. Aluminium. Form factor. Clamshell. Colour name. Midnight. Product colour. Navy. Product type. Laptop. Display. Number of external displays supported. 1. High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology. Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG). High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported. Yes. True Tone technology. Yes. RGB colour space. DCI-P3. Pixel density. 224 ppi. Display brightness. 500 cd/m². LED backlight. Yes. Panel type. IPS. Display technology marketing name. Liquid Retina. Touchscreen. No. Display resolution. 2880 x 1864 pixels. Display diagonal. 38.9 cm (15.3"). Processor. Efficient cores. 4. Performance cores. 4. Processor cores. 8. Processor model. M3. Processor generation. Apple M 3rd Gen. Processor family. Apple M. Processor manufacturer. Apple. Neural processor unit (NPU). Neural processor unit (NPU) cores. 16. Neural processor unit (NPU). Apple Neural Engine (ANE). Memory. Memory form factor. On-board. Internal memory. 16 GB. Storage. Card reader integrated. No. Optical drive type. No. SSD capacity. 256 GB. Number of SSDs installed. 1. Total SSDs capacity. 256 GB. Storage media. SSD. Total storage capacity. 256 GB. Graphics. Memory bandwidth (max). 100 GB/s. On-board graphics card 6K support. Yes. On-board graphics card cores. 10. On-board graphics card model. Apple GPU. On-board graphics card family. Apple. On-board GPU manufacturer. Apple. Discrete graphics card model. Not available. Discrete graphics card. No. On-board graphics card. Yes. Audio. Microphone modes. Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum. Built-in microphone. Yes. Number of microphones. 3. Number of built-in speakers. 6. Audio system. Dolby Atmos. Camera. Front camera resolution. 1920 x 1080 pixels. Front camera HD type. Full HD. Front camera. Yes. Network. Bluetooth version. 5.3. Bluetooth. Yes. Ethernet LAN. No. Wi-Fi standards. Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax). Top Wi-Fi standard. Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax). Mobile network generation. Not supported. Mobile network connection. No. Ports & interfaces. Charging port type. MagSafe 3. Docking connector. Yes. Combo headphone/mic port. Yes. Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity. 2. Performance. Repairability index. 6.5. Ambient light sensor. Yes. Voice control. Yes. Keyboard. Numeric keypad. No. Keyboard backlit. Yes. Pointing device. Trackpad. Software. Apple Intelligence. Yes. Pre-installed software. App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, iPhone Mirroring, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Stocks, Time Machine, TV, Voice Memos, Weather. Operating system installed. macOS Sequoia. Brand-specific features. Accessibility features. Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, VoiceOver, Zoom. Brand specific technologies. Wide color (P3). Battery. Fast charging. Yes. Continuous video playback time. 18 h. Browsing time (Wi-Fi). 15 h. Battery capacity. 66.5 Wh. Battery technology. Lithium Polymer (LiPo). Power. AC adapter input voltage. 100 - 240 V. AC adapter frequency. 50 - 60 Hz. AC adapter power. 35 W. Security. Fingerprint reader. Yes. Operational conditions. Maximum shipping altitude. 10500 m. Non-operating altitude. 0 - 4500 m. Operating altitude. 0 - 3000 m. Operating relative humidity (H-H). 0 - 90%. Storage temperature (T-T). -25 - 45 °C. Operating temperature (T-T). 10 - 35 °C. Sustainability. Doesn't contain. Arsenic, Mercury, PVC/BFR. Sustainability certificates. ENERGY STAR. Weight & dimensions. Height. 11.5 mm. Depth. 237.6 mm. Width. 340.4 mm. Weight. 1.51 kg. General. Product family. MacBook Air. Product series. (M3, 2024). Packaging content. Cables included. USB Type-C to MagSafe 3. Other features. Warranty period. 1 year(s). Product Environmental Report

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EAN 0195949906152

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch : M3 chip with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 16GB, 256GB SSD - Midnight: complete technical analysis for 2026

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Who is this Mac & MacBook for?

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Market price ranges in 2026

RangeIndicative price
Entry-levelUnder 550 £
Mid-range550 £ to 1290 £
High-endOver 1290 £

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