Apple didn't redesign the MacBook Air, but it's getting a major boost that won't cost you extra

Hidden among all the new M4 Mac Mini, MacBook Pro news is a tantalizing tidbit about one of our favorite laptops, the Apple MacBook Air. The existing MacBook Air M2 and MacBook Air M3 are both doubling their base memory from 8GB to 16GB of unified memory while not raising the price.

This is good news because while we loved the MacBook Air M3, our chief criticism was that Apple neglected to upgrade the base memory from the previous M2 model.

The bigger surprise here is that Apple is treating memory like a relatively cheap commodity and not raising the price of the laptop to accommodate it. The Apple MacBook Air M2 will still start at $999 / £999 / AU$1,599, and the Apple MacBook Air M3 will start at $1,099 / £1,099 / AU$1,799. The MacBook Air M3 15-inch will also get the RAM boost, going from ...