M3 MacBook Air Unboxing and Initial Impressions! They DID IT!

Today let's check out the unboxing and initial impressions of the brand new M3 MacBook Air! Does it live up to the hype?
Lets find out!

[@Coldpack13]

Just sticking with the M1 until it blows up.

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

I mean it’s the same 😂idk why people buy this. There is such a tiny difference. The m1 is good enough for the next 3-5 years as a power house. Im still editing like butter with the m1.

[@sabni8668]

@@ManuelTorres-xb1kyit’s for people who are still on Intel or actually need an upgrade for some reason

[@BlizzardWind99]

that's not gonna happen cause it doesn't have fan to blow up

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

@@sabni8668 if that’s the case the m1 is on sale for 500-699

[@ekillops22]

Same. By the time Apple stops supporting it Asahi Linux will be polished and ready and give the M1 Air another few years of life. I imagine even with degraded battery capacity the machine will still be plenty decent for everyday use

[@chiparooo]

Looks beautiful. I still love the M1 Air you talked me into buying! Thanks for sharing!

[@only_1_legend]

I've been waiting for your video on the M3 MacBook Air. Finally 🎉🎉

[@theDougAngle]

Happy for you Gary. I'm a non-graphics, non-gaming guy. I LOVE my M1 MBP 14" and figure I don't have to upgrade it for another 5+ years! Have had dual monitor support since day one and got a refurbished model soon after initial release. But having dual monitor support on the Air is a REALLY good update for people needing that feature!

[@lorenzo6777]

I'm trying to see if there's any advantage of going for a refurb M1 MBP 14" over a M3 MBA 15" new. I won't be using any pro features, just studying and coding (maybe some AI functionality is the most intense activity)

[@CZP-01]

They did it. They sold you the same machine 3 times in a row

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

😂yeh. Shame. Apple and Samsung are now just a fashion statement.

[@A_GodApple]

how is the same computer. Plus the creator is the dumb one for buying the machine 3 times in a row, apple just makes incremental upgrades, so that when you do upgrade you get the best possible version for your money

[@gagewyant7886]

You must have not watched the video. Lazy comment.

[@sayturn8510]

I guess they hit the plateau a while ago

[@messicomps344]

​@A_GodApple he isn't dumb for buying this. He'll make the money back from the videos and people like you and I, who want info on these laptops, will benefit from this

[@zbigniewszkop4306]

Hi! Thanks for the video. Are you going to do review of a new dell xps 16, which was released last month?

[@jespercarlsen7910]

Awesome that you showed it dock in with two monitors over a single TB cable! Cheers!

[@niankun]

Nice video. I am wondering if you connect the MacBook Air to the dual monitor setup via a single thunderbolt cable? Thanks.

[@MegaTechpc]

I took your advice from a couple months ago and got a base model 15” MBA with the M2 in it. I was waiting til they announced the m3 to see what kind of deal I could get on the M2. Welp, last weekend Best Buy was selling them brand new for $999!!! So yeah, I got the 15” in Starlight and I love it! 256GB of storage and 8GB of memory isn’t great but for what I need this laptop is perfect! BB even was selling the 512GB version for $1199 but $999 for this thing was just too good to pass on. Luckily I don’t use any external monitors so the M3 does nothing for me personally. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@NoNameFish247]

Nice deal on the 15! You’re missing out though not using an external monitor. I run a m1 MBA and it’s so beautiful on my 32 monitor… the crispness, refresh rate, never a glitch switching tabs… you’ll love it.

[@robertoparada7198]

I was waiting for the m3 version but it was so similiar to the m2 version i almost had no idea it even came out last week. So I went with best buy's deal and had $600 in trade in value for my M1 MBP. So basically I got the 15" inch MBA M2, which is exaclty the same as the M3, for $497 with taxes included. I don't like to do impulse buys but this seemed like a great deal to upgrade. I think I did pretty good!

[@michaellurie9138]

DisplayLink in MacOS seems to work pretty well for using multiple monitors with unsupported MacBooks.

[@alanpearly]

Dual external monitor question. Did you use one cable to a monitor and daisy chain to the 2nd or 2 monitor cables to 2 monitors. Cause on the video it looked like the former.

[@terriblet9810]

Nice video Gary. You are right the two monitor capability is a BIG deal but why would Apple force us to close the laptop to get the second monitor working? Kind of irritating. Question: Can the M3 MBA use a 49" monitor with 5120 x 1440 resolution? How about two 49" monitors? (I can't find an answer to this). Thanks!

[@neocs193p]

Hey Gary, ordered the 13”? I thought the 15” was your favorite size.

[@austincowper7551]

Gary, do you have Civ6? I would love to see how you think it runs on the new M3 Air. That’s literally the only thing that will get me to upgrade from the M1 Air.

[@PhotoGearFun]

Hey Gary long time not chat! Hope you and your family are doing well. Thanks for the video I have the M2 and I'm wondering if getting an M3 would be worth it. Cheers.

[@RobFuz]

Hey Pal! If u want Duel Monitors then YES! :) Otherwise its such a minor update, but we shall see :)

[@alittleshepherd]

I'm still using my 13" Intel Macbook Pro (2017) and looking to finally upgrade this year. What I noticed is that right now, at least where I live, the 14" MBP M1 Pro and 13" Macbook Air M3 are the same price with the same configuration (16GB memory, 512GB SSD). Between the two, which one would you recommend more?

[@MrTrain4autism]

If using 2 monitors, can you still edit from an external ssd or nvme?

[@vivelafrance8400]

I see my man is a WOW raider. How are the silicone's mac doing for WOW?

[@mkzrv]

As someone upgrading from a 2019 intel macbook, the difference is insane. Love it.

[@jseden]

I owned an m2 air in midnight and upgraded to an m3 pro in black and I find the smudging to be only marginally better when it comes to the black. I also ended up keeping the dual 35watt charger and including the 70watt one with the air when I old it. The 35 i still fine for the pro, especially in my use case. Mostly upgraded because the 8gb I got in the air just wasn't cutting it and I managed to find a great deal on the m3pro.. Otherwise, the air would have been fine and I do still miss the lighter machine. But beyond the ram, the extra upgrades that come with the pro are definitely welcome and appreciated. Especially the HDMI port, card reader and the C port on the right. I use the magsafe to charge 95% of the time though.. Generally not a fan of C as a charge port. Not since my 12" macbook from 2015.. Used that machine up until getting the m2 air though and holy hell was that a significant upgrade, lol!

[@jayferrer175]

I am a graduate student and most of the time I do tons of papers, worksheets, extensive research and some video or audio visual presentations (using Final Cut pro) and photo editing. Which RAM should I get, 16 or 24 GB? with your recommended RAM, I am hoping that the M3 MacBook Air won’t overheat or throttle with the work that I do.

[@dxdx2088]

what about ssd speed is it improved or same as m2 air

[@rinzan28]

It's all because of you that 🍎 made it possible to connect two external display 😁 I was kinda waiting for your review haha

[@mrhooshmasnoei]

Do you think it is the right thing to replace the MacBook Pro m2 with this model?

[@sohininandi5742]

did i see wrong or did the laptop cover dip when you pressed to check for fingerprints @2:50 ?

[@JulianFernandez]

M1 Pro still my daily driver. Awesome computer.

[@myharryface]

Agreed it is not only my favorite laptop ... I think it's the best laptop EVER designed. In the future I will replace my M1 Mac mini AND my M2 MacBook Air ... with a new Air and just have the one Mac from now on. As you said, you can plug it into multiple monitors and you have a true desktop class setup.

[@HeroShotz]

Just got this macbook and its my first mac ever 🎉🎉🎉. Now to learn how to use it lol.

[@Sixty-Ten]

Surely you can still just use displaylink for more displays, I have 4 displays on my m2 Mac mini, 1 hdmi, 1 usb c-> dp and usb ->dual 4K displaylink adapter , this gives me 3 1440p displays and a 4K tv, all runs great

[@juanvera4122]

I was hoping that you would have talked about the 1080p vs 720 camera that my M1 has. ;(

[@a_blaser]

You got your dual display support!! (Mostly) 😂

[@collinsutherland311]

One thing re: the blue fingerprint issue is that the chassis is anodized like the black MBP

[@patryce999]

I bought a macbook air in 2020, 2 weeks before the m1 came out. So I am considering the new m3 and I think it might be some kind of improvement from the intel one.

[@OscarArzabe]

I would like to see the comparison between the base model M3 and a specced-up M2, with more RAM/Storage.

[@alfredoaraujo9294]

Would recommend unless you need two screens for people to get an m2 air on a discount. The changes are super minimal.

[@matsetizar65]

Why the need to close the lid? Why not just use software to turn off the laptop display so we can still use the keyboard and trackpad?

[@eduardocervantesmora8206]

What is better MacBook Air - 254 ssd and 16 ram or 512ssd 8gb ram?

[@RSPe36]

dual monitors meaning you can't use the built in display, and then extend to two additional monitors correct? so you are still limited to 2 screens for work?

[@Alex-vp4ky]

Correct. Essentially it functions like the mac mini, when in clam shell mode. The number of screens you can have (2) hasnt changed.

[@salad7707]

I guess its so you can use a bigger screen but still a big joke

[@dld5420041]

I was considering m3 MBA but decided to get the M3 14 in Macbook pro Apple refurbished with 16 GB ram and 512 ssd for $ 1376 cheaper and better

[@lorenzo6777]

where did you find an m3 14in for $1376 with those specs?

[@vladmihai306]

amazing, two screens :)) lol, you have to close the laptop to use that. what a feature!

[@mts.camilo]

Considering it took three generations to get there, it seems weird. But considering it’s basically a beefed up iPhone chip, I think the baseline M3 in this Air does quite a good job of handling two high resolution monitors. Better some than none, and better late than never, I guess.

[@vladmihai306]

@@mts.camilosorry, but I cannot agree with you. Apple should not be excused of some basic things, given it sells these devices at quite the price...and so it must compete with the space it is in. laptops have supported multi monitors since the age of dinasours. And now apple fans rejoice that apple is offering a half baked feature? Sorry, but apple fans are either low self esteem or a bit soft in the head.

[@Akimbo899]

@@vladmihai306karen

[@committed2thecore]

Got a m2 MBA and I’m going with a m3 MBA. I need the dual monitor support

[@BrianCarter-rl7mw]

is this the garage?

[@greatsc0tt455]

Can it edit?

[@javtimestwo]

The Midnight color is 🔥 Isn’t the size technically 13.5 inches?

[@simaknaveedakther8755]

Its a really nice laptop for casual users i think i choose this one other than the pro models

[@JonnyBravo0311]

Is the dual monitor issue solely a MacBook Air problem? Like, does the MacBook Pro allow for dual monitors when the lid is closed? Is this just a laptop with Apple Silicon issue? I've been running a dual 4k monitor setup for years with my 2019 15" MacBook Pro (Intel i9) - yes with the lid closed.

[@fkcombustion]

It’s an M series chip issue I believe they upsold the M3 pro with 2 monitor support, then this week added a software patch to add it to M3 pros that originally didn’t support it. Bit shitty if you ask me

[@Alex-vp4ky]

Its a “base m chip” issue. The way apple designed the lowest level chip, theres only enough controller support on the base m chips to use 2 screens for display. On the pro and max level chips, apple adds more display controllers to allow users to have more external displays with or without clam shell mode. Its been this way ever since the m1 family of chips.

[@murtazachaudhary3339]

Nice video

[@luke_1234]

If I get an AIR I’d want the 20 in 1 iVanky fusion dock

[@PaulCarmona]

Only drawback I see is the cost to upgrade memory - upgrading from the 8 Gig to 16 is 20% of the cost of the laptop which is ridiculous - considering the very small performance bump it makes the older model a better value unless second monitor support is a deal breaker (something the Intel version still does better).

[@Natan9000]

“3, 4 person monitor” 🤣

[@nicolasb.henry294]

I don´t use dual monitors and I just bought a base M2 and it works amazing! I don´t think to upgrade until 2027.

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

Longer bro. I’m keeping my m1 until that long.

[@MegaTechpc]

Me too. And I got mine (15” M2) brand new for $999 at Best Buy! Thanks to the M3 MBA!

[@salad7707]

Smart as fuck, idk why theres so much fear mongering in the apple community to always upgrade when the actual performance boost is so little per year.

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

@@salad7707 literally just a fashion statement. Just like I phones. It’s happening to Samsung too. It’s a shame. Competition is coming though

[@NerdAffiliated]

Holy timelines! 😂

[@azanizah128]

Why is the midnight colour is so different than the m2 chip.

[@oppieh]

has anyone compared a M1 Pro 16 inch to air m3? am I in the slow lane now with the M1 Max ?

[@brentsmithline3423]

Feel that content creators might be using two monitors. Normals one monitor, and one application that they live in most of the time. Sit inside KZbin watching your clips.

[@technicalgamer2998]

I am looking to get macbook air m1 bcz of the way it is affordability ❤

[@NoNameFish247]

I bought one in early 21 and it doesnt feel outdated AT ALL…. I run it often on a 32 in monitor and it’s so sweet. Did great for grad school tasks.

[@ggproductions7078]

Let me start this off by mentionning that I am a Macstudio users so not "anti apple". To be clear, you can use dual monitor in clamshell mode which means needing an external mouse/keyboard/trackpad/keyboard, whatever is your preference? Well that would be great if you already have those things, but if not, then off to the shop we go.£1499 for your spec plus another £250 for mouse and keyboard or £300 for mouse and trackpad thing. So £1749 or £1799 and for £100 more you get the MacBook pro base level with its 16GB. Granted it is a little bigger and weighty as a result. But much better screen, more IO and can you connect two externals in additional to your open laptop? I am not a Mac laptop user so maybe I don't get. it My brute of a windows laptop that I use weighs a ton and lasts for about as long as it took for me to type this, but I still lugged it and its 17" screen around. I guess what I am asking is why, once you have specced the Air up and have to have all the externals for the dual monitor, would you not buy the base pro and upgraded RAMM? And this is a genuine question by the way.

[@akin242002]

It's a great option for college students and light GPU needs professionals with 16GB of RAM. Same for the M2 Air with 16GB of RAM. The M1 Air is the new laptop for middle school and high school students.

[@c0rnd0g_19]

I love my 15" M2 AIr. Not worth it to trade it in for the M3 as I don't use monitors with it!

[@showdown2006]

I’ll stick to the M2 for now. Been excellent so far.

[@_Legioner]

Is it worth upgrading from M1 model? I don’t use dual monitors 👍🏻

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

Only for aesthetics.

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

Same stuff. You won’t know the difference

[@MegaTechpc]

Get an M2 for sure. They’re already decently discounted and that’s only gonna get better as stores start trying to unload their old stock. I got my 15” MBA from BB last weekend for $999!!! If you don’t care about dual external display support the M2 is really the same laptop, just 20% slower which you won’t notice (unless you’re gaming, in which case you should be looking at the new Pros anyway).

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

Get it if you want to waste money. Otherwise it computes the exact same. Does it look nice yes. But that’s the money grab.

[@emp116]

M1 air looks better

[@MrRob-ob2dh]

Same old things from apple basic variant will be 8 RAM and 256 storage 😞

[@comtefernandes]

I bought a M2 MacBook Air literally on Sunday hahaha.

[@mohkg1017]

Return it

[@RyansTechReviews29]

I’d return it and get the m3 for the same price you paid for the m2

[@salad7707]

Dont upgrade if the price difference is more than 50 bucks, not worth at all

[@seuliee]

I did the same and exchanged it for this new one today haha

[@jmcowans]

Buckeye donuts hoodie

[@frazerweb]

Cool the web browser mac gets an M3

[@oscarmarfori613]

clamshell mode just to have 2 ext monitors means more expenses, coz Apple designed it for people to buy those expansive apple keyboards and mouse 😁

[@MattKurkowski]

Sticking with M1 until the bump the ram up.

[@justinrichardson6575]

An RIP video for the good ol' m1 air? pls?

[@johnmcculloch4097]

got to say fingerprints don"t bother me but each to his own 😜

[@bryans8656]

For me it would be a tough choice between the 13 and the 15 because I travel a lot.

[@ManuelTorres-xb1ky]

Save the money buy the m2 there’s nearly no difference

[@bryans8656]

@@ManuelTorres-xb1ky Can't argue with that.

[@ananthkrish2634]

Does space black get that finger printy over time ?

[@Ilptk]

2:48 dat bending uder the fingers...

[@VaiRostampour]

I’d pay £100 for the dual monitor feature to be ported to my M1 MBA

[@tek_soup]

The Everyday Tech Dandy, Fingerprints! Unliveable you Heathens! 😀Return it.

[@gabrielulibarri9950]

I feel like nobody is talking about the fact that the previous Intel MacBook Airs (2018, 2019) had support for dual external displays. This isn't a new feature for the Air, it's just Apple returning what they taketh away back in 2020.

[@elscorcho389]

Literally everybody is talking about that

[@NoNameFish247]

True but the M1 was so revolutionary in terms of battery life and everything that it was worth the loss to me. But since i run on an external monitor often and love it, I cant wait to maybe run it on two. So m3 would be a worthy upgrade to me for that purpose since I can hand down the m1 to my school age kids.

[@MegaTechpc]

Not sure I get your point? What good is external monitor support if the computer itself is hot garbage, like the Intel MBA’s were?

[@SuperRisky22]

anyone knows whether the 256 ssd has 2 chips in the new macbook air?

[@orangemc6464]

The 256GB M3 iMacs only have 1 NAND chip so these will likely be the same

[@johnshanesy310]

High St FTW

[@jhenlim]

zero hour gang where ya'll at 🔥

[@PabloPucciOK]

The MacBook Air M3 is the best laptop in the world for most people. Capable of doing all the tasks for most of the professional roles out there, even a lot of creative tasks and gaming. - Best materials in the segment - Best microprocessor in the segment - Best performance in the segment - Best OS in the segment - Best trackpad in the segment - Best GPU in the segment - Best Post-sell in the segment. - Best battery life in the segment - Best Speakers in the segment - Best overall experience The 16 GB RAM Config is the computer to buy, use, and recommend for various years. PS: to avoid finger prints just choose space grey, silver or starlight color

[@sujiewansuj3788]

My windows laptop from 2018 does 3 monitors smh

[@pbbob1]

Hi

[@giorgosxypas3973]

the m3 has fans inside;

[@Sama_09]

is the screen 120hz ??

[@MegaTechpc]

Why on earth would it be? Apple reserves Pro Motion for their Pro products like the MBP, iPad Pro, and iPhone Pro.

[@AnupPanindre]

Shout out for Buckeye Donuts! :)

[@69qwerty]

what does the AI mean in this?

[@alksjda]

same same different... same.

[@RafalBorowski]

WOAH!!! 2 DISPALYS!?!?! That's crazy man :P But in all seriousness I'm glad Apple fanboys can now do what any windows laptop could do for the past 20 years.

[@BathSaltZ0mbie]

Feels bigger than 13 inches? Ayo that was crazy. PAUSE

[@stevemuzak8526]

They did what exactly? Nothing

[@GoldPunch]

You are using iPhone! I thought you switched to S24 Ultra. 😢

[@John_Braun]

+

[@gmy123]

seriously ???? typing your wifi pass on a video... :(

[@TamasKop]

why do you act like you have never seen a macbook air in you life? :)

[@Mu7eD-Stream]

I'm sorry but this video is just so inaccurate and full of mismatches. For a start the only use case for M3 is photo editing, unless you buy the Pro's with active cooling and even then they are still far slower than their windows counterparts and by a long way not to mention the price difference! The time taken to encode or process video is almost 4 times as slow as their leading competitor, this is why apple only compares to its last gen. This leads me to the first mismatch, why would you use an apple with monitors designed for gaming? The colour accuracy and grading will be wrong, something like an apple or dell monitor is the only thing that should be paired professionally. Instead of buying 3 cheap monitors, 1 good one with the laptop providing the 2nd would yield far better results for editing. The only two selling points which Apple has left is build quality and unique software. The latter being more of an annoyance than an actual advantage. I just don't get why people keep promoting them, any tech channel worth their salt have tested them and come to this conclusion. They have very limited use cases and for the average user, ie one which isn't locked into the Apple Ecosystem due to their training should get a Windows or Linux machine. This is why the uploader didn't test any of the performance as it would clearly show that it doesn't live up to its hype. I could take an Apple from 12 years ago and say all the same things about build quality, keyboard etc but the core of this video was supposed to be the M3 not the shiny aluminium.

[@itamaradoram4395]

Second

[@xGooglyYT]

Clean up your work space looks more like a garage … than actual work space.

[@javiernegrin8807]

Third

[@Philipp31415]

Such an utterly bland laptop. Only Apple fanboys can get excited by this.

[@davidg3594]

Are you broke or what?

[@jarrodparker1649]

Ummm, my $259 HP can support two monitors with laptop open, thus three screens.

[@gabrielulibarri9950]

Lol, so did the MacBook Air, before it moved to Apple silicon. My 2018 does. Apple is catching back up to themselves.

[@MegaTechpc]

Good for you. Enjoy your 3 monitors running on a piece of garbage computer.

[@marksaxon]

The dual monitor output is so Apple. We now give you the thing crappy Windows laptops have had for years. I get limiting it to two monitors but seriously there should never be a Macbook that can only output to one external monitor. There have been sub-$1000 Windows laptops that supported dual external monitors for well over 5-6 years.