Apple Macbook Air M3 Chip 15.3" Liquid Retina 8-Core CPU 10-Core GPU 16GB/256GB Silver

Chip

Apple M3 chip

• 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
• 10-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

Display

Liquid Retina display

• 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology¹;
  2880-by-1864 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
• 66.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
• 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 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

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display in 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

Wi-Fi

• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)⁴

Bluetooth®

• Bluetooth 5.3

Camera

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

Audio

• Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
• 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
• 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: 1.15 cm (0.45 inch)
• Width: 34.04 cm (13.40 inches)
• Depth: 23.76 cm (9.35 inches)
• Weight: 1.51 kg (3.3 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, major updates to Safari 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