MacBook Air M3

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MacBook Air M3

157 positive 0 neutral 34 negative

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Laptop- is MacBook Neo okay of rigor?

I would recommend getting a MacBook Air m3 or m4. would serve you well long term. With ai picking up everywhere, it’s possible you might have to do stuff in future that requires running local models. Even Claude code workflows can get hungry depend on what you’re doing. For a 5 year horizon - go big

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Additional-Bike-366 in r/MBAIndia

May 11, 2026 11:52 AM

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[yabai] My first MacOS rice as an ex-Arch user

My old ASUS was too slow, so I got a MacBook Air M3 and decided to stick with macOS for optimal performance and battery life.

m4xshen in r/unixporn

February 1, 2025 2:57 PM

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Ipad or macbook ?

a laptop is always better than a tablet. if you already have a good laptop go for it ipad, if not go for macbook air m3 and above. an iphone and a macbook will complete your apple ecosystem.

Choice_Purpose_9783 in r/AppleIndia

May 25, 2026 12:34 PM

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Parallels on Macbook Pro M4 as Windows Laptop Alternative

I use Paralles on my MacBook Air M3 and I love it. Moving back and forth between OS and Windows is smooth and easy.

GreenStampsRock in r/MacOS

November 29, 2025 1:40 PM

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Anyone else just not use their MacBook after getting a Magic Keyboard for their iPad?

Same. I got a Magic Keyboard for my M3 Air and I ended up giving my windows laptop to my aunt. I might eventually get a MacBook, but right now this combo fits my needs perfectly.

AnnieB25 in r/ipad

May 11, 2026 2:36 PM

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I am starting to think going with Chromebooks for my teaching staff was not the best move

Our staff have MacBook Air M3's and a Lenovo 300e. The MacBook is their main machine, and the 300e is a backup, so they can see what the kids see/experience, and to be left for a sub to use in the classroom with the sub's own credentials. On one hand, they are spoiled with the MacBooks. I, too, thou

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ZaMelonZonFire in r/k12sysadmin

April 8, 2026 8:59 PM

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MBA 24GB vs MBP 16GB RAM for Figma/UX/Product design?

Hey there!! Congrats on the new role! 🎉 I will recommend you to go for the MacBook Air 24GB RAM, because: Figma runs on an Electron architecture (basically a heavy browser engine). When you open massive files with thousands of components and variants, Figma consumes RAM like crazy. If you pick the 1

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Waste-Belt-9555 in r/FigmaDesign

May 24, 2026 4:52 PM

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Good PCs for large-scale backtesting

What kind of back testing? Always ways to optimise if it’s just standard indicators. I use about 10 years of data for each ticker on 1M OHLCV data so quite a lot, i found by generating these in a parquet file along with the indicators pre generated along with other metrics populated (previous day hi

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Sketch_x in r/algotrading

November 28, 2025 8:53 PM

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Switching from i9 MPB to M4 Pro mini. Anyone miss having a laptop?

I use a MacBook Air M3 for portability and a Mac M4 mini for work both amazing

abrorcurrents in r/macmini

December 2, 2025 2:47 PM

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What is the best computer for vector drawings?

You’re already in the Apple ecosystem with the iPad, so I would suggest sticking with a Mac. You don’t need anything overpowered for Adobe Illustrator, just something that runs smoothly when files get a bit more complex. A MacBook Air (M3 or newer) with 16GB RAM is a sweet spot. Fast, portable, and

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LukeChoice in r/AdobeIllustrator

April 10, 2026 4:26 PM

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