However, consider that the M3 MacBook Air isn't too much of a downgrade from the M3 MacBook Pro. Plus, with the M3 MacBook Air, you can snag the midnight black colorway, which is designed to reduce fingerprint smudges — a perk the M3 MacBook Pro doesn't offer.

The MacBook Air has an advantage over the Dell XPS 13 when it comes to port selection. Like the Dell XPS 13, the MacBook Air only has two USB-C ports. However, it has a MagSafe port which frees up one of the USB-C ports. The MacBook Air also has a headphone jack.

Apple defines a device as vintage if it has been over five years since its last sale. Owners of vintage Macs may still access repairs at Apple Stores and authorised service providers, but this depends on the availability of replacement parts. As time goes on, securing these parts may become challenging.

This laptop features a powerful M3 chip with an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, easily sustaining any task you have to perform, either for fun or for work, and the screen is a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with an amazing 500nits of brightness,

Reset your MacBook and clear your data to factory defaults Whether you are looking to sell your MacBook Air and want to wipe its data for your security or want to start over with a fresh installation of macOS,