2024 MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M3 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, Touch ID; Space Gray

I had a 13" M2 with 8 GB of memory and the slightly better processor. That was a great machine for general purpose stuff, but I do a lot of development, so I wanted something with a bit more oomph.This laptop is amazing. Super fast (was immediately ~30% faster at a set of python tests), and I really appreciate the larger screen and improved speakers. The screen feels much, much bigger than the 13". That said, the 15" definitely *feels* more like a laptop. The 13" is small enough that it feels almost feels like a larger tablet device. The 15", while only a half-pound heavier, really does start to feel more like a laptop because of the increased size.They're both brilliant machines, and all in all, I think I still prefer the 15". But I'd opt for the 13" if I traveled a lot with the laptop or I was going to be taking it too/from work or school. I'd go with the 15" if travel was a bit less frequent. If you're looking for a machine for light work (office tasks, browsing, watching video, light programming), the 8 GB version is probably fine. For anything else, I'd go 16 GB. 24 GB is probably pointless unless you're a massive power user (think: multiple VMs, serious programming development with big models, editing very large video, etc.), and at that point you should probably be looking at macbook pros.

I've had tons of great iPhones and iPods, one iMac, one Macbook Pro, and one iPad, and this computer is genuinely the best of all of them. It is incredibly fast, even when editing 4K video. I can have several Adobe apps open at a time, along with a bunch of internet tabs, and Obsidian and Movavi converting HD to 4K in the background, all fast, all beautifully executed. This computer has been running either On or in Sleep mode for three months and has not crashed. The screen is gorgeous, the sound quality is great, the keyboard and trackpad are exactly what you expect from a Mac. I have nothing bad to say about this computer. Not one thing. As a designer, video editor, and virtual assistant, it's a dream to work on and was worth every penny. Time will tell how long it lasts, but so far, I'm ecstatic that I own this machine.