, the launch of the MacBook Air M3 is looking like a good bet.
This new Air is going to bring more power to a consumer laptop that is more than most consumers need, thanks to the M3 chipset.There’s going to be a new MacBook Pro as well. And everyone should avoid it.... [+]When the MacBook line ran on Intel silicon, it was easy to understand the two roles of the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro… the former focused on being light and portable at the expense of performance, and the latter focused on power and performance in a heavier laptop.
With the launch of Apple Silicon, Tim Cook and his team changed that equation. The M1 chipset debuted on the MacBook Air in 2020, offering similar power to the last Intel MacBook Pros. Consumers could have the performance they needed with the portability they strived for. Apple Silicon’s promise of power was extended with the M1 Pro and M1 Max arriving in two new sizes of MacBook Pro with 14-inch and 16-inch variants. These MacBook Pro models stretched away and put the professional into pro. As for the MacBook Air, Apple delivered a great laptop to consumers needing a macOS machine.