Apple's new M3 MacBook Air just made it even harder to choose a laptop

Apple has just announced a new M3 MacBook Air 2024 – two of them, in fact. But while we're always excited to see a new MacBook, my initial reaction is one of confusion. The news is not unexpected, but, at least at an initial glance, it seems to make deciding which Apple laptop to buy even more difficult.

Available to order from Apple today and due to start shipping as early as Friday, there are both 13 and 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs new for this year. But the update seem to be largely incremental.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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