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The M3 MacBook Air has a familiar look

The biggest news is support for two external monitors.

Focusing on the 13-inch MacBook Air for a minute, the major differences between the M2 and M3 versions are that the M3 supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing, the AV1 decode engine (a newer video codec that reduces bandwidth demands while streaming), and Wi-Fi 6E. From configuration options to battery life, little has changed, except the M3 models can finally power two external displays with the laptop closed. ), and the 15-inch produced noticeably boomier bass lines than the 13-inch, which had as much base as a retro record player spinning vinyl.

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