M3 MacBook Air (13'): Long Term, REAL WORLD Review!

In this video I review the M3 MacBook Air (with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD) after 6 months of using it for everything from writing emails, browsing the web and streaming content to creating high-quality YouTube videos!

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 What we are going to cover
0:17 M3 MacBook Air vs M1 Pro MacBook Pro
1:11 Display
2:05 Speaker Quality
2:51 Connectivity/Ports
3:43 Minisopuru Laptop Dock
5:03 Portability
5:46 Dual External Display Support
6:20 Design and Colour
6:49 Performance
8:18 Overheating/Thermal Throttling?
8:43 Battery Performance
9:10 Pricing
9:39 Should You Buy It?

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[Jamiehorsleydml]

The M3 MacBook Air is brilliant, I throw everything at it like 4K editing and it renders it so quickly, problem is like the M1 air it does get very hot if you’re doing complicated tasks

[HeyItsJon]

I just bought one for my photography (16GB RAM) and so far I love it!

[chicagocarless]

I made a similar move. Had an M2 13 inch MacBook Air. In January, traded up for an M3 14 inch MacBook Pro because I just really craved the Promotion display. But almost immediately I hated everything else. The thickness (my hands and my wrists when typing were so uncomfortable), the weight, the hefty brick-like feel, the keyboard that felt like I had to smash it with an anvil every time I pressed a key. I actually wasn’t all that impressed with the display – definitely it’s a nicer display, but I actually expected more out of it. Overall, mini-LED just gave me the feeling of sitting too close to my TV.

So this week I traded my Pro in for the new 16 gig base model M3 MacBook Air. I am immediately typing faster, my fingers and wrists don’t hurt from using it, and I don’t have a 3 1/2 pound chunk of metal constantly sliding down my lap when I’m using it on the couch anymore. I thought about it, going back to an Air from a Pro for me feels familiarly comfortable and comfortably familiar. I don’t think I’ll ever go near the Pros again until/unless they get rid of that ill-advised chunky 2021 redesign.

[alexanderloh]

I ordered a MacBookAir M3 16GB 1TB model in March and within 2-3 months the logic board completely failed on me. Extremely light usage as this was a spare computer for me. Computer suddenly could not start up. A logic board replacement was done. Several months later, the speakers started having hazy sound and a clicking sound. Apple diagnosed this as a hardware issue (no fault of mine). I asked for a replacement unit since this appeared to be a lemon unit. “Senior Advisors” started quoting the Service Agreement to me and informed me that there was no consumer law protection in Singapore. Good to know Apple has such stellar customer service.

[alvmusic]

First time Mac buyer here, I had messed around with hackintosh experiments for years but never really got the courage to just buy a Mac. Experience is 10/10 from the very unboxing. Using it for music production with heavy multisynth processing and it's doing it effortlessly. Every key press or trackpad touch just feels right, you can tell Apple focuses a lot on user experience. Everything works seamlessly.

[PaulAlvarez]

Here’s a video review of a Mac that I use to make the video which I include as part of my review in the video since I bought the Mac to make videos because I want to make videos about making videos on a Mac as a review. Cool 👍

[suebrown-nwqy]

Good balanced account; great detail; seems a good buy and gives more portability.

[Roger_Rademakers_]

I have just ordered this MacBook Air 13" in silver ( M3 / 16GB / 512 GB ) for €1349 ( £1125 ) !! --> ♥🍏

[Pimpgeist]

Thanks for the review, bought an M3 Air

[EShelby]

So tempted to upgrade withe the Black Friday sale, $844 for the M3 16 GBRAM /256 storage MBA, but my M1 8/8 core, 8GB RAM/512 GB storage (which I bought almost 4 years ago to the day), has double the storage and I'm using 75% ... $1, 049 for the 512 GB and $1, 249 for the 24 GB RAM and 512 GB storage.... I might hold out for the M4 in the spring....

[abishop]

Looks good! I was thinking about whether I needed the Mac book pro but looks like a beefed up Air might be the way to go here.

[martinpaternoster]

First time in the Mac world, and I pre-ordered the base M4 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. This is going to replace an Intel i5-based Windows laptop with a 1TB SSD and 20GB RAM. I wanted the ports so I can hook it up to a TV or Monitor for light video editing as well as to manage my images, video and music collection (from CD, niche interest musically that is not available for streaming etc. but stored digitally). It'll be a completely new experience for me but from what I've seen it should do everything I want it to do, plus some new tricks. I was tempted by the M3 Air but I needed the storage and didn't want to pay up for an upgrade when for a comparable price I could get better screen, CPU, ports and cooling.

[louietheswan]

Great video. Was thinking of getting one

[kennyrabemananjara]

Great video, congrats
My question is if you're not in a rush to buy, should you go for the M3 Air or better wait for the M4 Air ? I mostly do Lightroom and Premiere pro

[elaineso]

Great review! Can you recommend a reliable external hard drive to use?

[WidePhotographs]

I recently bought the M3 MPB 16/1TB for $1, 399 on sale but I decided to return it and get the M3 MBA 16/256 for $899. I am still currently learning a new skill so the day when I notice this MacBook Air struggle really bad, then I would just buy the Mac mini M4 with a better configuration. But until then, I will settle to save $500 now to learn a new skill.

[iyashdahiya]

hey did you notice a little wiring/vibrating noise from the MBA speakers at some particular frequencies?

[kananjafarov]

I have been using a MacBook air M1 for the last 8 months and am leaning towards upgrading to the M3 13". Will there be a significant difference in performance? I use it for remote work, email, files, light presentations, mostly for daily office work. P.S. This is my first apple/Mac experience. Before this, I had been using windows computers.

[strictnonconformist]

If you have sharp enough vision then you can reduce font size to see more on an Air.

I’m a power user, a developer. An Air would be an odd choice for that sort of work. I have a late 2019 16” (unless I lost track of size) MacBook Pro that I can possibly drive 4 4K external displays on, and I have it setup to use 3 (finite desk space) which is great for development work. Having to close the lid to use 2 displays is a non-starter. Why Apple has had that is puzzling to me as a design choice for any of their Apple Silicon devices.

Not sure when I’ll move to my next MacBook Pro: feels like Apple has taken backwards steps in some major aspects. Perhaps not many users are like me in use-cases.