Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M2 vs Apple MacBook Air M3

Both are fanless 15-inch Airs with 18-hour battery ratings, so the choice comes down to chip generation and ports. The M3 Air adds hardware ray tracing, a faster GPU, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 and MagSafe charging, and its 1080p camera is sharper. The M2 15-inch is the older model with Wi-Fi 6 and a slower GPU, but it is the same aluminum build and screen size class. Buy the M3 for longer useful life and better graphics; the M2 only makes sense if you find it at a clear value advantage and do light work.

• Choose the MacBook Air 15-inch M2 if you mostly browse, write and stream, and you want the large screen at the lowest entry point into the 15-inch Air line.
• Choose the MacBook Air M3 if you want the newer chip, hardware ray tracing, Wi-Fi 6E and MagSafe charging in the same thin fanless body.