MacBook Air 13-inch M3 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU – 16GB Unified RAM – 512GB (2024) – Space Grey – Grade B+ Certified Pre-owned (Balance of Apple Warranty).

13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 Apple Processor offering 16GB of unified RAM and a super fast 512GB SSD storage.

Offering excellent value for money with a newer generation Apple Silicon M3 processor. Showing only some moderate signs of previous use, including a small “ding” on the right corner of the device and some light sticker marks on the top case (Actual images of the device have been uploaded) We score this device 8.5/10 for cosmetic condition.

Balance of Apple Care+ Warranty valid until: 26 Aug 2027

Our price: only R 15 999!

Cycle Count: <100 Cycles at the time of listing, retaining 93% of the original charge capacity.

MagSafe 3 charger included

Space Grey

This model is ideal for business use, studies, multitasking, admin, presentations, browsing, email, media, light creative work and everyday productivity — all in Apple’s slim and lightweight 13-inch design.

The 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple M3 combines excellent everyday performance with the ultra-thin, lightweight design that has made the MacBook Air one of Apple’s most popular notebooks.

Powered by Apple’s M3 chip with an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, this configuration also includes 16GB unified memory and a 512GB SSD, making it a strong all-round option for business, study, creative work and everyday productivity.

Performance

At the heart of this MacBook Air is Apple’s M3 chip, featuring an 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, together with a 10-core GPU.

The M3 architecture delivers fast, responsive performance across everyday productivity, multitasking, photo editing, office applications, web-based workflows and light-to-moderate creative workloads.

This configuration includes:

• Apple M3 chip
• 8-Core CPU
• 10-Core GPU
• 16-Core Neural Engine
• 16GB Unified Memory
• 512GB SSD Storage

Apple’s unified memory architecture allows the CPU, GPU and Neural Engine to access the same high-speed memory pool, helping the system remain smooth and responsive when running multiple applications simultaneously.

The 10-core GPU also supports hardware-accelerated graphics technologies including ray tracing, giving the M3 generation a significant graphics improvement over earlier MacBook Air models.

13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display

The MacBook Air features a beautiful 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with a native resolution of 2560 × 1664 pixels at 224 pixels per inch.

With up to 500 nits of brightness, Wide Colour (P3) and True Tone technology, the display produces sharp text, vibrant colours and excellent detail across documents, photographs, video and creative applications.

The slim bezels help maximise usable screen space while keeping the overall notebook compact and easy to carry.

Camera, Audio & Input

An integrated 1080p FaceTime HD camera provides clear video quality for FaceTime, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other conferencing applications.

Audio is handled by a four-speaker sound system, delivering impressive sound quality from such a thin notebook, while the built-in microphone system is designed to provide clear voice capture during calls and recordings.

The backlit Magic Keyboard provides a comfortable typing experience, while Touch ID allows fast and secure authentication for logging into your Mac, authorising purchases and accessing supported applications.

A large Force Touch trackpad provides precise cursor control and full support for Multi-Touch gestures.

Connectivity

The M3 MacBook Air provides modern high-speed connectivity while maintaining its extremely slim design.

Connectivity includes:

• 2 × Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports
• MagSafe 3 charging
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.3

The Thunderbolt ports support high-speed data transfer, charging, DisplayPort and compatible external storage, docks and displays.

One of the useful improvements introduced with the M3 generation is enhanced external display support, allowing the MacBook Air to support two external displays when the notebook lid is closed.

Battery Life & Mobility

The 13-inch MacBook Air is particularly well suited to users who regularly work between home, the office, university or client locations.

At approximately 1.24kg, it remains exceptionally light and portable while still offering excellent battery life.

Apple rates battery performance at approximately:

• Up to 18 hours of video playback
• Up to 15 hours of wireless web use

Its fanless Apple silicon design also means the MacBook Air operates completely silently during normal use.

Ultra-Thin Apple Design

The M3 MacBook Air uses Apple’s modern flat-edged aluminium enclosure, creating a uniformly thin notebook with a clean and premium appearance.

The 13-inch format provides an excellent balance between portability and usable screen space, making it particularly attractive for professionals and students who need a capable Mac they can carry every day.

The M3 generation was available in four finishes:

• Midnight
• Starlight
• Space Grey
• Silver

The Midnight finish also introduced an improved anodisation treatment designed to help reduce visible fingerprints.

Why this model stands out

The M3 8-Core CPU / 10-Core GPU configuration with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD is one of the better-balanced MacBook Air specifications from this generation.

The 16GB unified memory provides noticeably more headroom for multitasking and modern applications than the original 8GB base configuration, while the 512GB SSD offers substantially more practical storage for documents, applications, photographs and media.

Compared with the previous M2 generation, the M3 MacBook Air brings a newer and faster processor architecture, improved graphics performance, Wi-Fi 6E, better external display support and microphone improvements.

For users who want strong everyday and professional performance without moving up to the size, weight and cost of a MacBook Pro, the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air remains an excellent all-round Apple notebook.