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Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3) review: Bigger, bolder, faster, better

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Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3): Two-minute review Sometimes I struggle to explain why someone might choose a larger, heavier MacBook Air 15-inch over the regular super light and thin MacBook Air. It's an especially difficult conversation because, aside from size, there are no functional differences between the new Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3) and equally-new MacBook Air 13-inch (M3).  Aesthetically, they have the same design. MacBook Air left the wedge look behind a couple of years ago (and officially canceled it this year with the removal of the M1 MacBook Air) and now sports a flat and still pleasing slab look. Both MacBook Airs are made of recycled aluminum and an anodized midnight black finish that does a decent if imperfect job of repelling fingerprints (space black on the MacBook Pro hides the prints a little better). The Magic Keyboards and trackpads are essentially the same, including the quite useful Touch ID/power/sleep button.  They have similar, spatial-audi...