MacBook Air 15-inch M3

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27 799ZAR
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Brand: APPLE
Art.: MXD23ZE/A

Lean. Mean. M3 machine.

MacBook Air sails through work and play — and the M3 chip brings even greater capabilities and advanced AI features to this super‑portable laptop. With up to 18 hours of battery life, you can blaze through whatever you’re into all day long.◊Refer to legal disclaimers

  • Two perfect sizes.

    13”

    display◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    15”

    display◊Refer to legal disclaimers

  • Four stellar colours.

    • Midnight

    • Starlight

    • Space Grey

    • Silver

  • MacBook Air 15″

  • All-day battery life.◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    Up to

    18 hrs

  • Get more done faster.

    Up to 1.4x faster than MacBook Air with M1◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    Up to 1.6x faster than MacBook Air with M1◊Refer to legal disclaimers

  • MacBook Air 13”
    M2 chip

    Support for one external display

    Support for Wi-Fi 6

    MacBook Air 13” and 15”
    M3 chip

    Support for up to two external displays

    (with laptop lid closed)

    Support for Wi-Fi 6E, which is up to 2x faster than Wi-Fi 6◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    MacBook Air 13”
    M2 chip

    Support for one external display

    Support for Wi-Fi 6

    MacBook Air 13” and 15”
    M3 chip

    Support for up to two external displays

    (with laptop lid closed)

    Support for Wi-Fi 6E, which is up to 2x faster than Wi‑Fi 6◊Refer to legal disclaimers

  • MacBook Air 15″

  • Liquid Retina display. Simply brilliant.

  • Advanced camera and audio.

    1080p FaceTime HD camera with three‑mic array

    Immersive sound system with Spatial Audio

  • Fast, easy connections.

    MagSafe

    Two Thunderbolt ports

    Headphone jack

  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID.

    Touch ID

  • If you love iPhone, you’ll love Mac.◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    Answer calls and texts

    Copy and paste across devices

    Scan documents

  • Here’s how MacBook Air with M3 compares to previous models.

    Compared to MacBook Air (Intel, 2020)

    Up to13xfaster performance◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    Up to 6 more hours of battery life

    (up to 18 hours total)◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    A camera with twice the resolution

    Compared to MacBook Air (M1)

    Up to1.6xfaster performance◊Refer to legal disclaimers

    A brighter, more spacious display

    A camera with twice the resolution

New to Mac?

Easy to learn.

Mac is designed to be easy to learn and use — so you can start doing what you love in no time at all.

Superfast.

The combination of Apple silicon and macOS means Mac delivers incredible power and speed to everything you do.

Built to last.

With a durable aluminium enclosure and free software updates, Mac is in it for the long haul — inside and out.

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Product specifications

Processor

CPU
Apple M3
CPU Core Quantity
8
Neural Engine Core Quantity
16
Chipset
System on Chip (SoC)
Performance-cores Quantity
4
Efficient-cores Quantity
4

Display

Diagonal Length
15.3"
Display Type
LCD
Display Color
Color
Maximum Resolution
2880x1864
Display Features
Liquid Retina display
500 nits Brightness
True Tone technology
Wide Color Gamut (P3)
LED Backlight
1 Billion Colors
Type of Matrix
IPS

Video Output

Video Memory Type
Shared Video Memory
GPU Core Quantity
10

Networking Specifications

Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3

System

System Type
Notebook
Built-in Devices
Live Captions
Siri and Dictation
Zoom
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Switch Control
Reduce Motion
Increase Contrast
Keyboard Features
Force Touch Trackpad
Force Click
Accelerators
Backlit Keyboard
Ambient Light Sensor
Integrated Touch ID sensor
Magic Keyboard
Multi-Touch Gestures
Pressure-Sensitive Drawing
Keyboard Localization
International English
Audio/Video Features
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
AV1 decode engine
HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG
Video decode engine
Video encode engine
ProRes encode and decode engine
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Included Accessories
USB-C Power Adapter
MacBook Air
Cable Included
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Features that Reduce Environmental Impact
Over 25% of manufacturing electricity sourced from supplier clean energy projects
35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components
99% fiber-based packaging
100% of virgin wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests
Meets ENERGY STAR Requirements
Mercury-Free
Arsenic-Free Display Glass
BFR Free
PVC free
100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 99% of the rare earth elements in the device
100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure
No established final assembly supplier sites generate any waste sent to landfill
100% recycled tin in the solder and gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
100% recycled cobalt in the battery and magnets of the MagSafe connector
100% recycled copper in the main logic board — an Apple first
90% recycled steel in the battery tray, keyboard feature plate, and trackpad beam plate
External Color
Silver
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls (M3)
Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes (M3)

Software

Platform Compability
Mac
Installed Operating System
Apple macOS Sonoma

Power

Power Device Location
External
Input Voltage
AC 100-240 V
Input Frequency
50/60 Hz
Included Power Adapter Output Power
35 W
Power Port Connector Type
MagSafe 3
Power Port Quantity
1

Warranty

Warranty Products Returnable
Yes
Warranty Term (month)
12 month(s)
Warranty Validation Criteria
Serial Number

Logistic

Entity Code
All
Pack Weight Brutto (kg)
2.66 kg
Pack Weight Netto (kg)
2.261 kg
Pieces in pack
1
Box Weight Brutto (kg)
2.66 kg
Packs in Box
1
Package Type
Retail
EAN Code
195949638275

Memory

Memory Bandwidth
100 GB/s
Memory Capacity
16 GB

Storage

Storage Capacity
512 GB SSD

Interface Provided

Thunderbolt/USB 4
2 (USB Type C)
Headphones
1 (3.5-mm minijack)

Battery

Battery Technology
Lithium Polymer
Battery Installed Quantity
1
Battery Current Capacity
66.5 WHr

Dimensions&Weight Device

Depth (mm)
237.6 mm
Height (mm)
11.5 mm
Width (mm)
340.4 mm
Nominal Weight
1.51 kg

Environment

Maximum Operating Ambient Temperature
35 °C
Minimum Operating Ambient Temperature
10 °C
Maximum Non-Operating Ambient Temperature
45 °C
Minimum Non-Operating Ambient Temperature
-25 °C
Max. Relative Humidity Non-Condensing
90 %
Min. Relative Humidity Non-Condensing
0 %
Max. Altitude Operating
3048 m
Max. Altitude Storage
4572 m
Max. Altitude Shipping
10668 m

Audio Output

Audio Output Mode
Stereo