Every MacBook Air now starts with 16GB of RAM at no extra cost

No, Apple is not stuffing an M4 chip into the MacBook Air lineup simply but, however it’s giving the ultraportables a wholesome reminiscence bump. Beginning at present, each M2 and M3-equipped MacBook Air will include 16GB of RAM by default, making them higher outfitted for multitasking and memory-hungry Apple Intelligence options. Fortunately, Apple is not altering its pricing: The M2 model nonetheless begins at $999, whereas the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air goes for $1,099 and the 15-inch variant runs for $1,299. (It is no marvel we have seen the 8GB techniques drop as low as $700.)

You will nonetheless should reside with a paltry 256GB of storage on the entire base MacBook Air techniques, however hey, not less than Apple is lastly listening to our calls for. We have lengthy argued that it is price bumping as much as 16GB of RAM for many laptops. That is notably true for Apple Silicon techniques, which have reminiscence immediately constructed into their SoCs (system on a chip) and may’t develop their RAM down the road.

You may thank AI as the primary purpose Apple and Microsoft (with Copilot+ AI PCs) at the moment are pushing for 16GB of RAM. Whereas Apple Intelligence requires 8GB of RAM to perform, the corporate previously admitted it might not be sufficient to run the AI options in Xcode 16. As AI fashions develop and turn into extra complicated, their reminiscence calls for will solely enhance. Greater than ever, it pays to spend money on as a lot RAM as you possibly can up entrance.

You may order the refreshed MacBook Airs with 16GB of RAM online today, and they need to be available in shops quickly.