MACBOOK AIR M3
ng on iMovie work smoothly. There were, owever, visible stutters in switching between pen apps when the video was being rendered or export—something that isn’t unexpected. As the Air gets older, there may be more uch stutters. But, Apple has the longest lifesans for consumer gadgets, and this Air should st you (and with software updates) for at least x years.
So far, any semi-professional creator looking r a Mac capable of sustainably smooth video edithave g will considered the Pro variants. They, howconsiderably er, are more expensive, and are likely ays more powerful than what a user needs. The Air makes itself proficient in this very guise.
The Air lasts longer than the full work-day on a heavy browser workload, plus multiple video calls. However, it is important to note that no depleting battery life data becomes apparent in just two weeks.
There are, however, two concerns. One, even the 16GB memory variant does appear to produce stutters upon increased multi-browser workloads, which suggests that such stutters may be recurring in the long run. Most stutters are visual only in the first two weeks, and do not hinder performance—but is something worth keeping track of in the long run.
The second concern is the notch. Apple still doesn’t offer Face ID on any Mac, and such a wide blank space for just a front-facing camera is unlike Apple’s traditional design philosophy. Designers, though, suggest that a smaller notch would look even worse—and the front camera isn’t negotiable either. Overall, the Air justifies itself as a good laptop to buy. Starting at ₹1.15 lakh for the 13-inch variant and going up to ₹1.75 lakh for the 15-inch, 512GB one, the 2024, M3-powered Apple MacBook Air provides the kind of comprehensive value that Microsoft’s fellow sub-flagship laptop, the Surface Laptop Go 3, just fails to offer.
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13.6 inch liquid retina 8GB; 256GB SSD (expandable up to 2TB) Apple M3 chip MacOS Starting from ₹1.15 lakh