Adam Kos Apple on Monday, a duo of new MacBooků Air, which are characterized mainly by the use of the M3 chip. There really aren't that many other innovations, but these computers still have them in their portfolio. Applu their place. Who is actually worth buying them now?
M1 MacBook Air introduced Apple in the fall of 2020, MacBook with M2 chip in June 2022, 15" MacBook Air with the M2 chip last June. Now we have a new generation of 13 and 15" models, and it can be said with a clear conscience that they will not offer owners of machines with the M2 chip anything better than just progress in performance itself.
If we look at the generation MacBooks with the M2 chip and the one with the M3 chip, we cannot visually distinguish them from each other, but in terms of hardware, we can only distinguish them with regard to the capabilities of the chip, which brings with it another new feature in the form of Wi-Fi 6E support, while previous machines only have support for Wi-Fi 6. The M2 MacBooky Air they have Bluetooth 5.3, only the M1 model has only Bluetooth 5.0.
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The new generation actually offers only two (and a half) new features. One is improved microphones with directional beamforming and voice isolation and wide-spectrum modes with improved voice intelligibility during audio and video calls. The second is support for up to two external displays, but if you have a lid MacBookwhen closed. In the previous generation, there was support for only one display with a resolution of 6K at 60 Hz. The half-improvement is finally the anodization of the surface of a dark inky color so that it does not stick to so many fingerprints.
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It's about performance
Apple does not compare the news with the M2 chip too much, but puts them directly against the M1 chip. It makes sense, after all, because owners of the 2nd generation of the chip Apple Silicon they don't really have any reasons to switch to the new model. M3 MacBook Air It is up to 60% faster than the model with the M1 chip, but at the same time 13x faster than the chip with the Intel processor. With the introduction of the M3 chip, however Apple stated that its base configuration is 30% faster than the M2 chip and up to 50% faster than the M1 chip. Where did the 10% come from is the question.
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Performance is probably the reason you'll be most likely to consider upgrading. However, the M1 chip is still quite capable of handling any workload you throw at it. So there's no need to throw a 2020 machine into the trash just yet. However, the M1 is still capable of handling any workload you throw at it. MacBook Air is already outdated in its design. Here we have a new language that is modern, attractive and purposeful. However, the upgrade is only worth it if the battery on your 2020 machine is "going out" or its lifespan is decreasing.
Instead of needing service, you will not only get an evolutionary shift in the performance and appearance of the device (with MagSafe charging), but also a larger display with 100 nits of brightness higher, a 1080p camera instead of the 720p one, a significantly improved microphone and speaker system, and the aforementioned Bluetooth 5.3. So if you were to switch to the M3 MacBook Air of which with the M1 chip, it's up to you. However, if you still own a chip with an Intel processor, an upgrade is definitely recommended. You'll only save yourself from prolonging the suffering. The future of Applu is in his Apple Silicon Intel chips and processors are a thing of the past that the company would rather forget.
