The 13-inch and 15-inch Apple MacBook Air models with the M3 chipset were unveiled in India; details on pricing and specifications
On the eve of March 4th, Apple disclosed a duo of fresh MacBook Air iterations. These novel renditions, spanning 13 inches and 15 inches respectively, now integrate Apple’s cutting-edge 3nm M3 chipset. Beyond the central processing unit enhancements, slight refinements grace the expansive realm of technology within Apple’s revitalized MacBook Air lineup for the year 2024. The corporation boldly proclaims an endurance of up to 18 hours on the battery life spectrum for the upgraded notebooks. Notably, in the prior year, the titan of smartphones revamped the MacBook Pro ensemble, ushering in the M3 System-on-Chip (SoC) to its premier tier of laptops.
Pricing and availability of Apple MacBook Air (2024) in India:
The 13-inch iteration of Apple’s MacBook Air, embellished with the M3 chipset, boasts a price tag of Rs. 1,14,900 for the base configuration of 8GB RAM coupled with 256GB of storage. The variant sporting 8GB RAM and 512GB storage commands a price of Rs. 1,34,900, while the option featuring 16GB RAM paired with 512GB of internal storage can be acquired for Rs. 1,54,900.
Shifting focus to the 15-inch MacBook Air model, the base configuration, housing 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, is priced at Rs. 1,34,900. Opting for the 8GB RAM with 512GB storage alternative entails a price of Rs. 1,54,900, whereas the variant with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage is available for Rs. 1,74,900. These variants are accessible in an array of hues including midnight, starlight, silver, and space grey.
The latest MacBook Air models empowered by the M3 chipset are open for pre-orders across 28 nations, India included. They are slated to hit the shelves on March 8th through Apple’s official store and authorized resellers.
Specifications and features of Apple MacBook Air (2024):
Both incarnations of the new MacBook Air are energized by the M3 SoC, a component shared with the MacBook Pro (2023) iterations. Concurrently, these laptops are endowed with a novel 16-core Neural Engine, which Apple touts as a catalyst for augmenting on-device machine learning capabilities, thus asserting its stance as the “supreme consumer laptop for AI” worldwide. Additionally, they incorporate an AV1 decoding engine to elevate the quality of video streaming. Apple purports that the enhanced chipset renders the M3 models 60% swifter than their M1 predecessors and a staggering 13 times faster than the fleetest Intel-based MacBook Air.
Fresh attributes on the MacBook Air models for 2024 encompass support for up to a duo of external displays when the lid is shuttered, bolstered by WiFi 6E support, Voice Isolation, and Wide Spectrum microphone modes, in addition to the advertised 18-hour battery longevity.
Retaining the Liquid Retina display panel with a resolution of (2,560 x 1,664 pixels), the laptops retain a peak brightness of 500 nits. With memory configurations scaling up to 16GB of RAM, extendable to 24GB, and inbuilt storage options reaching up to 512GB, extendable to 2TB, the new MacBook Air models also integrate a MagSafe 3 charging port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and dual Thunderbolt/ USB 4 ports to cater to diverse user scenarios.