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Earlier this week Apple unveiled its MacBook Air range with new 13-inch and 15-inch models fitted with a much speedier M3 processor. This upgrade offers a whopping 60% performance boost over the original M1 version as well as improving battery life and Wi-Fi speeds.
As eager fans await its official sale date, Currys has confirmed it will sell the swanky new device. The new devices are currently available to pre-order from the Apple Store, where you can pick from several memory models and two different screen sizes. Pre-ordering has become a popular way to guarantee getting hands-on with new tech launches amid increased demand.
Want to know more? Read our full MacBook Air review here.
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And ahead of tomorrow's Friday, March 8 sale date when the new devices will be available to buy on UK shelves, Currys has confirmed that it will stock the new devices. A teaser on its site says: "Lean. Mean. M3 Machine.
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"MacBook Air sails through work and play — and the M3 chip brings even greater capabilities and advanced AI features to this super‑portable laptop. With up to 18 hours of battery life, you can blaze through whatever you’re into all day long." By clicking on the 'Coming Soon' button keen shoppers will be taken to a sign-up page to register their interest.
On the page, you can enter all of your details to hear about the latest Apple news, so as soon as the new range of MacBook Air M3 is listed for sale you'll be able to head straight to the checkout. And here's how much it'll cost.
The first glimpse at Apple's newly launched MacBook Air M3The 256GB M3 MacBook Air costs the lowest £1,099 price, next up is the 512GB device at £1,299, while there is also an upgraded model of the 512GB device with a bigger 16GB of Unified Memory which costs £1,499.
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Save £530 on the 2023 MacBook Pro
As with any new tech launch, we're now seeing huge price drops on the older MacBook models, both the older M2 MacBook Air and the rival MacBook Pro. So, it's a good chance for eager fans to grab onto an existing deal, and we've highlighted our favourites below.
- Get £530 off the price of 2023 MacBook Pro with John Lewis' latest deal - BUY HERE
Although still pricey, John Lewis has taken a huge £530 off the 2023 MacBook Pro M2 processor model which its reduced from £2,699 to £2,169. This bigger model comes with a 14-inch screen, 16GB of RAM, and a huge 1TB of storage, and it's one of the cheapest prices we've seen.
Retailer Very also has money-off models including 15-inch M2 Macbook Air. Over at Very you'll save £129 on the model as the online retailers drops the price from £1,399 down to its current £1,270.