What autonomy for the new MacBook Air M3?

The apple firm hasannounced earlier today its new rangeofMacBook Air. Among the new features announced, we of course find the integration of the new M3 chip, support for two external screens, as well as the arrival of the Wi-Fi 6E standard. All these additions offer more performance to the MacBook Air, but in terms of autonomy, what does that mean?

18 hours of viewing on Apple TV

Apple claims on the technical sheet of its new toy that it is capable of offering 18 hours of viewing time on its Apple TV platform, on a single charge. Concerning anavigation internet sans fil, he can hold15 h in this mode of use. In terms of video playback, it does less well thanthe MacBook Pro M3 range,who sheoffers up to 22 hours of battery life. But the most high-end laptops from Apple generally do less well when it comes to web browsing over Wi-Fi. Probably because their components are more demanding.

In terms of battery capacity, there is a slight difference between the two new models. Whilethe 13 inches benefit from a “52.6 Wh lithium-polymer battery”,the 15 incheson their sidecarry a “66.5 Wh lithium-polymer battery. »

On the charger side, what does that look like?

Regarding their loading, here too the different versions do not benefit from the same accessories. The new 13-inch MacBook Air M3 comes with a“30W USB-C power adapter”in its 8-core GPU version, whilethe 10 cores are entitled to one“Compact 35W Dual-Port USB-C Power Adapter”.

The 15-inch models are all offered with the same power adapter as the 13-inch 10-core version.

All are compatible with fast charging, but it is for thatnecessary to obtain a 70W USB-C sector.

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