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M3 Air vs M3 Pro - 00:00
Specs of each MacBook - 0:18
13 vs 14 vs 15 Display Differences - 0:42
Exterior Differences & Ports - 1:18
Speaker Quality Comparison - 2:29
Webcam Comparison - 3:19
Display Quality Differences - 3:45
Mini-LED Quality Comparison - 5:18
SSD Speed Comparison - 6:09
Geekbench 6 CPU & GPU - 7:21
3DMark's Wild Life Extreme GPU - 7:58
Cinebench 2024 CPU Stress Test - 8:59
Thermal Throttling Comparison - 10:28
Performance Conclusion - 11:03
Battery Life Comparison - 12:03
Which M3 MacBook should you buy? - 13:01
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What's the point of requiring users to close the lid when you can just disable the monitor and still allow trackpad and keypad to work? OH! You want to MAKE MONEY apple!
Hey Max, love your content, and appreciate the review with these two being so close in price, but can you do “best MacBook” for $750, $1000, $1250 and $1500? Including Apple refurbished or the sale prices? Or even better a “if you have $100 more, you can add X…” video to walk through the options?
I was just looking for this exact comparison video yesterday but couldn’t find one from your channel! Thanks!
If you love watching movies, ect on your laptop then the MBPs are the way to go. I've got a 16" M1 MBP and am amazed at how good movies, ect look on it everytime I use it. Best display ever!
I always love watching new MaxTechOfficial videos ❤
Never 8GB RAM in 2024.
@@Noirlorethere are many phones with more than 8 GB ram, why would anyone accept a laptop also has 8 GB? Specially at that price point…
@@Noirlore Another reason why I said that is, I was watching a video where they showed how M3 chip isn't able to work at it's 100% capability as enough RAM is not available, whenever requirment arises. Basically by limiting RAM, the processor also get's capped. Anyways, I have ordered Air with 16Gigs. My heart broke after seeing the display comparison in this video. 🥲 It costed me $1990 here in India. Still not that good of a display with high contrast compared to pro. Asus laptops with less than half the price of this has better display I guess.
@@Noirlorethe Web itself is getting more sophisticated and demanding with 3D rendering and js animations. 8gb will eventually become a problem even for the average Boomer.
Its Apple. I have macbook M3 pro myself and doing basic tasks its amazing powerful laptop. It feels powerful, aesthetic, expensive and professional.
I won’t go any less than 16 but I doubt a lot of people shopping for the MacBook Air will notice the difference.
Thanks for video I was looking for this comparison. You highlighted the important points. Great job buddy!!❤❤
Just wanted to say your M3 MacBook videos have been really great so far. You are by far the best KZhead channel for these types of videos.
Superb comparison, thank you!
So I’ve had both and using both on travel I prefer the m3 15” MacBook Air and also I’ve noticed the battery life for me seems better on the MacBook Air.
And you like the image quality and speakers? Or don’t notice a difference?
@@laurabondurant5096 well I loved the size of the air, but I went back to the MacBook m3 pro 14". love the display and sound is much better.
@@laurabondurant5096In the real world you will get a ton more enjoyment from the larger sized display.
Thank you man you helped me so much, I watched all your reviewed and I decided to order M3 MacBook Air 13”
You're Welcome! Glad we can help you decide on the purchase!
Sooo great tests!! Love them!
Awesome review! Thanks!
I have a mbp 14" and was waiting for this video thank you max ❤
For me there is no question - 15" is the sweet spot between not too large and still possible to be productive without much strain to my eyes. So I was hunting for 15" Air 16/512 and now I have it :)
I had a M1 13" MacBook Air and really enjoyed it. I wanted more screen real estate so I upgraded to a 15" MBA and absolutely love it!
I just picked up the new Macbook Air M3 15" 2nd love it! No regrets! Make sure to get the 16gb if you buy it!
great review! I liked the 3 screens side by side.
thanks for the info. does the macbook pro and air have the magic keyboard that lights up?
Can you compare the 15 inch MBA to the 16 inch MBP?
Which spec is the MacBook Pro you tested
14" is really the sweet spot/ largest I'd wanna travel with all the time. I owned an m2 air 8/512 for about 6 months before upgrading to the 18/512gb m3pro. I loved the size ad weight of the air and the biggest difference with the pro would be the overall weight. I do appreciate all of the other upgrades that come with the pro though.. especially the extra ports.. really everything on the right.. That extra usbC port really does come in handy; and active cooling. I like me a good display as much as the next tech guy but I honestly don't notice much of a difference between the two in this dept.. and I do a decent amount of photo editing and media consumption with my laptops. There's very little difference unless you've got them side by side and pay more attention to contrast and dimming zones than the actual content. Yes the MBP has better blacks but I really didn't see much beyond that and I was looking close when I still had both machines in front of me. 120hz is nice as well but I really don't find it as noticeable as I do on an iphone with pro-motion.
Bro, i am in guilty feeling after bought the air. Now was planning to upgrade to Pro just for display ( i have no chance to compare with pro now ). All you tuber claiming pro's display is far better and i become depressed!! 😔
the air's display is still very good and unless you've got them side by side and pay more attention to the display than the content, you're unlikely to really miss anything. I wouldn't worry about it. I'd still happily daily an air.@@sujonahmed36
@@sujonahmed36the AIR has the screen size majority people was looking for, and combined with its portability, the AIR wins for people who used on the go. At home just buy an oled external monitor, and you are al set. Keep the AIR.
@@ReginaldoKono Thank you very much bro
This video is what I’m looking for!! Thanks to that, I finally decided to purchase M3 MacBook Pro, so thank you so much!
Can u tell me which should i buy as a college student m3 air or pro model?
@@Voice_Of_Youths Eventually, I bought M2 pro MacBook Pro because it was on sale, but I feel that one is over spec for me, so you might wanna buy m3 Air.
Great comparison. I tend towards the Pro for all the reasons you mentioned but would love an Air if travelled about more.
Thank you Max!
Where is macbook pro m3 on sale???
um idk
apple's website... @@SuperFirstgrade1
Pro definitely sounds better, and the screen looks so much better. Love the size of the air though. I currently have a 2015 15” MacBook Pro… how does the screen compare to both of these Mac’s? I do love my current Mac ( even if it is “old” lol)
Would be interested in knowing if the 15”mba m3 gets really hot when closed and driving 2 external monitors.
Hot Take, People shopping for the 15" MBA prioritize screen real estate over everything. The 14" MBP is not the definitive upgrade for them... that's the 16" MBP.
Especially such a stripped down MBP doesn’t really have any convincing arguments on its side.
Portability and lightness for what I need, upgraded to the M3 13' Air to have the best version of the air. Can't wait for the iPad announcements, hopefully a lighter iPad with the old screens.
Great video-a huge help in assisting me in purchasing an apple M3 laptop. Certainly a “no-brainer” to pick the M3 MacBook 14” Pro over the similar MacBook Air. Will be replacing my M2 iPad Pro-sent it packing via trade-in!!!
Especially if it's on sale, the Pro has a couple things that I probably never need but definitely would opt for when it's reasonable. The refresh rate especially. I've never bothered to find out - are the keyboard switches different or anything, or is the design difference purely aesthetic?
This help me make my decision 👍🏿
Could you guys please review a 24gb ram 15’ MacBook Air?
Great review. I just bought the MBP M3 - and returned it 2 days later to get the MacBook Air M3. The MBP M3 only supports 1 external monitor unless you get the M3 Pro version. MacBook Air does support 2 external monitors. Doesn't make sense other than Apple being Apple.
I made the switch from the 15" M2 Air to the 14" MBP M3 Pro last week, so this is all very fresh. My first thoughts were that the MBP feels heavier and chunkier, the trackpad much smaller, so side-by-side, I wasn't sure I was making the right choice. But the MBP has 18GB memory vs the Air's 8GB (both have 512SSDs), and I noticed the difference immediately when running Windows 11 in Parallels (the only speed issue I ever had). This was the main deciding factor, though the extra ports and the fact it fits into my backpack more easily definitely helped with the decision. Both are great, for sure.
The video is a comparison of M3 MBA vs M3 MBP - not the M3 Pro Macbook Pro --- but I agree that the M# Pro version is the way to go. You can get an M1 Pro for $1099 refurbished microcenter and it will smoke the M3 MBA or M3 MBP -- and trade blows with the m3 pro laptop
@@BlendlogicTech You're right, of course. But, as most of my observations are about the physical attributes and that the M2 MBA 15"/M3 MBA 15" and the M3 MBP 14"/M3P MBP 14" are physically identical, I still feel it's valid here.
16GB M3 vs 16GB M1 Pro. I think M3 wins.@@BlendlogicTech
@@RohitSharma-kb4wi Geekbench - M3 wins single core, m1 Pro wins by ~5% multicore. But total package you gotta consider. M1 Pro 14 inch chasis has more ports, sd card etc - if we comparing m3 mba to m1 pro MBP. If comparing m3 MBP to m1 pro MBP different conversation - but the m1 pro 14 inch chasis still has more ports (1 extra usbc) Also M3 can only support 1 external desktop (2 if clamshell mode) -- another thing to consider
I used to run windows on my Mac a long time ago and I get the convenience of having both running at the same time but I found there was almost no scenario where I didn’t prefer to just boot the computer with boot camp.
Hi, I'd have preferred a comparison between the MBA M3 15" 16/512 and the MBP M3 Pro 14" 18/512, with the type of use for each model. Thank you.
Same here 👍
Don't forget to mention that the M3 MacBook Pros are now available in the Apple refurbished store. The base mode starts at 1359 which is actually cheaper than the new 15 inch Air if you spec it up to 512 GB
I would never buy refurbished.
For ref you must pay full price, do not forget to mention that 😉
@@bodigames Apple refurbed is 99.99% new bc mostly they were returned after an unboxing
@@bodigames there IS a sucker born every minute i guess
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thanks!
Please do a comparison on MacBook Air M1 vs MacBook Air m3
The perfect laptop for 90% of users would be an Air 15 M3 with 16gb/512gb with mini LED and Pro level speakers. It would be simply the best laptop for everyone except for gamers and real Pros.
32/1TB please, 16gb is low for some projects, multiple dockers .... we should have leave behind 8gb/16gb laptops time ago...
@@Glifaus like most people who watch this channel, I think we are in that other 10% 😂
Can u tell me which should i buy as a college student m3 air or pro model?
@@Voice_Of_Youths definitely an Air. A 13" if you like a very compact, but I'd strongly advise a 15", the larger screen makes a difference. If possible you should get the 16GB version. For most things the 8gb will be enough, but if you get the extra 200USD definitely go for the 16GB variant. Hope it helps. Good luck.
How much does potential thermal throttling reduce the benefit of a 16GB RAM, M3 MBA 15” as compared to this M3 MBP 14” 8GB RAM with fan cooling?
Great review! I picked up the M3 Mac book pro and I will just use my M1 iPad pro for traveling 👍🏻
grabbed a 14 pro M3 from Apple refurbs. 16 GB / 1 TB for $1699. it was an easy choice also helped by the fact it was immediately available rather than having to wait 2-3 weeks.
Just bought the m3 pro MacBook Pro refurbished same price 1699. 18gb ram and 512ssd
I got a 16" M1 MBP from Apple refurb about 14 months ago. Great machine!
Will an exterior laptop fan help the MacPro air?
The MBP Pro sounded better but only by a little. I was surprised at how good the Air sounded. I looked at the M3 Air 15 at the store and it looked great.
Out of experience a youtube video is misleading for sound and somewhat screen quality. But in person the speakers of the pro are phenomenal compared to the air. Air is good but the pros are in a league of their own
So it seems like two NAND chips on M3 are as slow as single NAND chip on M2 Macbook Air...
Why does real world testing never include office work? Screensharing on Teams or Zoom for prolonged periods while using chunky excel or PowerPoint? Would the air hold up sustained?
I'm a product designer I use Figma/Sketch, photoshop, keyshape and some affinity apps. I can't see why I would need a pro apple, maybe if I want to do editing or After Effects then maybe.. but other than that M1 Macbook Air 13 Inch is enough for me. I can plug external monitor if I want to via HDMI dongle. Technology has flattened and 99% of users wont need that much power for a general PC. this is my humble opinion
Thanks for the comparison! I wonder how would the Macbook Air M3 with a Mobile Phone Cooling Fan/ Phone Radiator attached to it perform? Those coolers seem to work great for moblie devices, It would be a fun experiment to find the right cooler to dispel the heat on a notebook like the M3 Air or would it allow greater perfomance on the Pro. Edit: I see you had a video that already went over this for the Macbook Air M2, we definitely need a follow up for M3!
Yo, spot on.
I'm still on a 2020 MacBook Pro 2.0ghz i5, 16gb and 512gb. Thinking about what M3 Mac I should get... Maybe I'll wait till M4? You would think that Apple would give me more trade-in money if they really wanted me to switch...
If it work, keep it. If its started stopping your work, get the M3 you prefer. *No need to waith for M4 (small different with M3), because the M3 will stay at least for the next 4 years just like M1 to M2.*
Would it be possible to have a tests/review of the 15 inch air against the 14 inch pro with the specs of ram and ssd being the same please. many of the tests in this comparison are irrelevant as the specs do not match.
I'm still using the M1's. I have the Base Macbook Pro and the Base Mac Mini.
Please do a comparison of M3 Macbook Air 13 vs M2 Macbook Air 15
When the M3 MBP came out, I considered it to just exist as a stepping-stone to make people get the M3 Pro MBP. But now I have to say that it's placed really well in Apple's product lineup. Same goes for the MBAs: Want something thin, they're for you. Nevertheless, I wouldn't get any of those two machines. Instead, I'd go for a refurbished M1 Pro or M2 Pro MBP 14", and I'd probably get more RAM and/or storage for the same money, and probably better performance most of the time as well.
A great comparision video! I will say you have given the answer to all who don't know how to choose between these 2
What do you think about MBP M3 14’ 16/512 or air M3 13’ 24/1tb? I can get it at same price
I’m after a new machine for console streaming via capture card. And then of course video editing. Would the M3 Air handle this ok? Or better off going with the M3 pro?
They could have used the new technology of the fanless blowers.. through ultrasound waves it moves air and it's flat. And they could have made the screen mechanism 360* for the tablet mode.. with apple pencil support... and multi OS option (iPadOS+MacOS) at the start.. and 512/16GB for the base config. Those features would have justified the price and the upgrade
Hi Max, I may have missed this, but in the case that I have not, I would find it very valuable if you could incorporate work software into these videos, in the context that, different professional softwares require different demands from a computer system, so determining the suitable product is a bit ambiguous, in the context of being unsure what may be considered complex tasks have higher demands on systems, and visa versa.
0:13 Right side display looks good.
Great video I got the pro 14 inch Lovitt
Back in the days we had something that was portable and powerful, it was called the MacBook pro 13"
I’m UI/UX designer and i’m still confused whether to buy M3 air or M3 pro? I want to have a device that is more durable. The only difference between the Pro and the Air in terms of performance is that it has a fan, while the CPU and RAM are the same for the base model. I don't really understand this, can you give me some input? is it a right choice to take the m3 pro base model over the m3 air base model? There is no apple store in my country so i can’t spec it up
If you get the Air with 512 gig SSD do you still get the extra core on the GPU like you did with the M!?
I went with the M3 Pro, as it was almost the same price in Europe :D The air was unfortunately not suitable for 2 or 3 Monitors. (There is no info, if you can put a dongle between the second monitor with the new feature)
The comparison I wish you guys would make would be a 15 inch 16 gig 512 MB Air vs the 14 inch 12/18 18 gig 1TB MB Pro. I am basically a photo editor that does a little video editing and am really trying to compare the two models.
Yes, that's the exact comparison I need too.
I am a Graphic Designer and a Photographer from India who works on multiple layers in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom Classic, Figma and Canva, also I am planning to start learning video editing using Adobe's Premier Pro or Davinci Resolve and motion graphics using Adobe After Effects. Currently, I am using an AUS ROG Zephyrus G14 from 2020 with 16 gigs of memory and 1 TB of storage (this is the base model btw which has a Ryzen 5 4600 HS CPU and a Nvidia GTX 1650 ti GPU). I usually have multiple apps running and this is how it might look on average: 1. Photoshop 2. Illustrator 3. Figma (along with Photoshop on rare scenarios) 4. Lightroom Classic (sometimes along with Photoshop) 3. A browser (2 different ones like Brave and Firefox sometimes), 4. Apple Music, 5. Windows file explorer (4 to 5 tabs), 6. A communication app (like Slack or Teams) and 7. Notion. So now can you tell me whether a person like me can get away with a decently specced Macbook Air (like a 15-inch model with 24 gigs of memory and 1 TB of storage) instead of a much more powerful Macbook Pro?
You said 3,4 points advantages MBP different between MBA... 1. Display quality - (If I choose 13" MBA its not much more noticeable & not major advantage) 2. Display promotion 120hz & mini LED - Yes, It's should be a major advantage 3. About fan - It's had a only one small fan 4. About ports - It's just had HDMI & SD card slot, not had extra thunderbolt its not enough we must buy a dongle anyway (If I buy MBA 13" & a proper dongle this issue is gone) MBP Overall the only advantage is display quality but price is more expensive for only that. If I choose 13" MacBook Air & buy a dongle is much more cheaper than that 14" MBP. And 13" MBA also had two external display support.
Would it be more fair test if both had 512gb and maybe testing the 16 gb ram versions would like to see if that makes a difference
and some real life tests, not benchmarks which stress the machines way more than their typical user would
Great video! Please try putting thermal pads in the MacBook Air. You’ve done that with every MacBook Air so far and I have a feeling it would really improve this one, especially the 15” model. Thanks!
If you install any pads then you are done ,Apple won’t fix the air They won’t even touch it
If I wanted to upgrade either of these with 16 gb of ram and at least 512 gigs of storage which one would perform better for music production?
Maybe even find a deal on a used or refurb m2. Still excellent machines and you'll save a ton. beyond that, it'll mostly come down to the weight and ports. I'm very happy with my current m3pro MBP 18/512gb but I would have keot my m2 air if I'd gone for more than 8gb of ram. The M series is great across the board. You won't feel held back by any of them if you spec it up a little.
Good advice thank you. I’m thinking either a cheaper M2 Pro or depending if there’s a good deal maybe even an M3 Pro.
Can you compare Air M3 vs 14“ Pro with M1Pro
If you're going for the 512 MacBook Air then the 14 inch pro is the better value for money proposition.
Depends on what you consider valuable. If portability and screen space is more important, then the air is absolutely worth the price saving
Better money value for sure, but I preferred the larger screen size and track pad of the Air. Wish they had a 15” Pro.
@@ChristopherFonseka But the actual working screen space of the 14” Pro is higher than the 15” Air. The 14” MacBook Pro screen is 3024 x 1964 px (6 megapixels), and the 15” Air is only 2880 x 1864 px (5.4 megapixels), so the 14” actually has 10% higher default screen area by pixels for more room to spread out panels and windows, and also higher pixels per inch (254 ppi vs 224 ppi).
@@brightboxstudio Not sure I agree with that notion. If you double the pixel density of a 14” Pro, you wouldn’t suddenly be able to have twice as many windows on screen, as everything would still be too small to read; it just means the space you do have available would be much sharper. A 32” 4K monitor by comparison has a terrible PPI, but practically speaking allows you to have more workable space to put more content on screen.
Please compare m1 air with m3 air. Will the m3 air be enough of an upgrade or will people just continue to buy m1
What is the Wallpaper on the Air please? Thanks!
i do a lot of audio recordings and the air is completely silent. If the macbook pro was quiet i would have gone for that probably. Only had the m3 air for 2 weeks so could still do a swap but i do like it though processing large audio files with plugins can take ages
Would a 15 inch M2 MacBook Air with 16gb ram or the 14 inch MacBook Pro with 8gb ram be the better choice? They're both the same price at Best Buy.
bro go for 16 gb ram version 8gb is nowadays outdated
I bought an m3 mac, took it back the next day and got an air, I'm not at all disappointed, the Air is a GAME CHANGER!!
Hello there! Very nice and practical video. I would like to buy a new laptop and the 13’’ MBA 16gb + 512 cost 50€ less than base MBP. I definetly prefer the MBP screen but im concerned about 8gb RAM. Is Pro model as futureproof as Air regarding those specs? Thx
I'm at the same stage. My main concern is how long it will run properly. My current MBP with 8 gb and Intel chip has run quite smoothly for more than seven years. That’s the life expectancy I want for a MB.
Im still more than happy with my M1 512 with the extra GPU core! Still a little beast and I run Indesign, Photoshop, Aftereffects and Illustrator and she don't struggle at all! Yes the new ones are obviously faster but if you compare the increases we got from the last Intels to the M1, it was a 500%+ performance increase. From the M1 to the M3, its only a 50-60% increase. I still got about 4 years of support, everything runs super smooth, just remember to keep apps and software upto date and its peachy! The ONLY thing I regret is not getting more RAM. 8 gigs is really borderline, 16 would have been peachy, but still, I haven't run into any problems that weren't fixable. All in all I am really, really happy with my M1, the best tech purchase I have ever made, and thats coming from a die hard Windows fan! Still am, but the Macbook Air M1 has forever changed my view on Apple! Cant praise this little monster of a laptop enough!
An interesting comparison would be the 14" M1 Pro vs this new M3 Air.
I have the m3 pro and now the m3 air 13 16GB 512GB The display is very good on the air. If you don't use them next to each other you won't see the difference. The colors on the air are more real. Also the air is sooo portable. And doesn't make any sound. Unbelievably such a powerful device in such a thin size.
I was planning to trade off my MacBook air m2 16/ 1 Tb in exchange of MacBook Pro. Should i happy with air ... ? Thank you
@@sujonahmed36 im in the same situation as you, I think it's best we hold off the only difference is the screen display, especially for the configuration you have it won't be a notable difference at all
As a mobile, I still run my Macbook Pro 17' from 2010. How much faster will be the Air15? I just recognised the my current machine doesn't even have a retina screen. How much better will be the screen on the Air 15?
An order of magnitude 😅
Would be like upgrading from a junker to a Lamborghini
It will be many., many times faster!
I still don't think someone is choosing between these machines based on CPU power or game fps. If you want a thin and light machine you go with the air if you want productivity and connectivity you go with the PRO. The screen and the speakers can be also a major factor in the choice.
Where I can get this Wallpaper?
Nah. The most hesitating reason for going for MBP is the bigger screen size of the 15-in MacBook Air. It feels almost like working on a 16-in MacBook Pro.
That is why I am hesitating. I looked at both at Best Buy and the difference in size is quite noticeable.
I watch your videos because i just really like listening to y’all talk, but really any mac launched since 2020 is fine
thermal mod please
Which machine is more future proof for a teacher who use it for texting, spreadsheets and very light image editing? It there a difference?
They're both going to be supported for the same amount of time. For what you're describing, la base Air would do the job just fine. Consider upgrading the SSD to 512 and the RAM to 16. It would give me more head room.
minimum 16gb ram and 512gb drive even if you then add an external hard drive for more storage. No matter the model
@@jimtipton8888 Why 512 Gb is so important since the SSD speed of 256 Gb model is now fixed?
@@caioferrari Good point, I just like a little more space on my SSD’s. I’d still consider a 16GB memory upgrade. I tried a 8GB M2 Air 13. Loved the size but for me it struggled. Currently rocking the 12/18/18 1TB Pro and that was my sweet spot. I’m a photographer though, so lots of RAW file editing and some video editing.
@@jimtipton8888 no doubt about 16 gb here. For me, 16 gb is standard and 24 gb it’s the real future proof upgrade.
My 512 gb M3 Air with 16GB of ram writes at 3250 mb/sec. You guys should compare those two
Does the fan on the Macbook Pro ever switch off completely? Or is it always on?
most off the time the fan is off, it only turns on when you realy puching the mashine to the limit for a long time
@@nnoook321 Nice. That's a really nice touch. It means that you have a fanless laptop for vast majority of your time with it.
Question: How loud/quiet IS that fan on the Pro? I do voiceover recording and I need the machine to be quiet. I've been using a MacBook Air 2014, which DOES have the fan (and the far slower chipset), but the fan rarely switched on for recording, so I'm guessing the M3 chip could sleepwalk its way through recording without needing the fan. For post-processing, which includes cpu/graphics-intensive processing, I wouldn't care about noise. So would the Pro be the option where recording booth silence is an issue? I had really been settling on the fanless machine for that guaranteed silence, but you've made me reconsider.
The fan is extremely quiet on the Pro. I have it and it rarely turns on an I do graphic design with many projects open at the same time. I also have 24gb of ram on my machine. When the fan has kicked on it has been so low It has been negligible.
@@TheAirnium Thanks! I appreciate the info! Good to know. I hope not to have the issue, as recording supposedly requires very little processing power, it's post-processing that is processing intensive and that is when I'm NOT recording, so the fan shouldn't be an issue. But really good to know it's that quiet. Thanks again!
What about to connect external monitors? Can both handle 2screens at a time ?
MBA can output to two screens, but only in clamshell mode.
MBP M3 can only do 1 screen. unless you get the M3 Pro. MBA can do 2. Doesn't make sense.
Pls. Compare it with the windows laptops in the same price range
should i get m3 air 16gb config or m1pro 16gb?
I noticed everyone seems to eventually prefer the air overtime.
Please do a comparison of M3 Macbook Air 13 16/512 vs M3pro Macbook pro 14 18/512
Does anyone know if the 13 I ch macbook pro will be released soon
Why do you not compare the MBA13 inch base model with the MBP base model to better gauge a fair comparison between the pro and non pro offering? $1099 vs $1599, you distort the comparison imo
Why didn't they make a a Air with 120hz refresh rate? That would literally be the perfect mac for 90% of consumer. The size of the 15" mac air is just perfect minus the display and i am torn which one to buy.