Apple Macbook Air M3 Chip 13.6" Liquid Retina 8-Core CPU 8-Core GPU 16GB/256GB Silver

Chip

Apple M3 chip

• 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
• 8-core GPU
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
• Video decode engine
• Video encode engine
• ProRes encode and decode engine
• AV1 decode engine

Configurable to:

• M3 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU

Display

Liquid Retina display

• 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology¹;
  2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
• 500 nits brightness

Colour

• Support for 1 billion colours
• Wide colour (P3)
• True Tone technology

Memory

16GB

• 16GB unified memory

Configurable to:

• 24GB

Battery and Power

• Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 15 hours wireless web
• 52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
• 30W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 8-core GPU)
• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 and M3 with 8-core GPU)
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
• Fast-charge–capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter

Storage

256GB

• 256GB SSD

Configurable to:

• 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

Charging and Expansion

MagSafe 3 charging port

3.5-mm headphone jack

Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports with support for:

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)
• USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)

Display Support

M3

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colours and:
• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes
• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG

Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC,
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

• 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and four arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• Touch ID
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures

Wireless

M3

• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)⁴
• Bluetooth® 5.3

Camera

• 1080p FaceTime HD camera
• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• Four-speaker sound system
• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
• Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls (M3)
• 3.5-mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Operating Requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
• Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
• Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
• Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet)
• Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)

Size and Weight

• Height: 1.13 cm (0.44 inch)
• Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
• Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
• Weight: 1.24 kg (2.7 pounds)

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Sequoia helps you be productive and creative in new ways — with Apple Intelligence⁶, iPhone Mirroring, window tiling and more.

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Air. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Features include:

• Voice Control
• VoiceOver
• Siri and Dictation
• Increase Contrast
• Reduce Motion
• Live Captions
• Switch Control
• Zoom