On the evening of March 4th, Apple's official website suddenly put on the shelves**MacBook Air equipped with M3 processor, providing 13-inch and 15-inch screen sizes, and this update mainly revolves around the M3 processor. The author noticed that Apple boldly promoted its AI features in a press release on its official U.S. website, and even called the MacBook Air "the world's best consumer laptop for AI". 
This is mainly due to the M3 chip's integrated 16-core neural engine, which works with accelerators in processors and GPUs to speed up on-device machine learning, enabling excellent AI models and support for cloud-based solutions. It is worth noting that Apple CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly hinted in public that Apple plans to launch new AI features, and there are also revelations that Apple will launch many AI features on iOS 17 this year, including Siri. 
Although the AI function of the new MacBook Air is not described in detail on the Chinese official website (the Chinese official website is replaced with "continue to help the application of AI technology"), it can convey that Apple is now also attaching great importance to AI, and it is also possible to call the M series chips "AI chips" and Mac devices "AI PCs" in the future. 
However, the AI features advertised by the new MacBook Air on the US official website can only run in the form of cloud services, while mainstream Windows laptops have been implemented to run locally, which can be used without an Internet connection, with lower latency, higher efficiency and better protection of user privacy. In addition, the performance of the new MacBook Air is undoubtedly top-notch, but the shortcomings in other aspects have not been improved, such as the interface is basically only two Thunderbolt ports, low scalability, 8999The starting price only provides 8+256GB "beggar version", plus memory is more than 1500-2000 yuan. Therefore, if you are not a consumer with a sufficient budget, you have to think carefully. In other words, if it's just for daily commuting and basic AI applications, next door**Windows AIIt thin and light book is actually not bad, large memory** is lower, AI performance is not lost, such as ASUS Lingyao 14 2024, standard configuration32GB+1TB large memory, at the same time, there is also the help of AI chips and a thin and light body, strong battery life, high-quality screen, etc., 6799 yuan** is also very competitive. 
ASUS Zenbook 14 2024The core configuration is Core Ultra7, in addition to the basic parameter improvement, the biggest highlight is the integration of an independent NPU AI engine, which can achieve energy-efficient AI acceleration, through the cooperation with CPU and GPU, it can also run up to 20 billion parameters of large language models locally, and you can run AI applications without networking, and the effect is not bad, the fastest 1 second to complete the map, and not only generate articles, ** and other efficiency is more efficient. In addition, friends who have editing needs are also blessed, the latest version of Jianying can realize intelligent character tracking by calling NPU, and intelligent keying is improved 26 times more, while the power consumption is also lower. 
When it comes to power consumption, I believe this is something that many users are very concerned about, In addition to the new independent NPU blessing, AI experience power consumption is lower, Core Ultra7 also uses the new Intel 4 process and the new Intel thread scheduler, which can give priority to simple tasks to low-power energy efficiency cores to ensure the balance of performance and energy efficiency, with a 75Wh large battery, the battery life is increased by 36%, and the theoretical battery life is up to 18 hours, which is already comparable to MacBook Air, It's still easy to cope with a day's daily office, and Zenbook 14 2024's Thunderbolt 4 also supports 5-20V wide charging, and the power bank can also be charged, so you don't have to worry about running out of power when you go out. 
The performance of the M3 chip is undoubtedly leading, and the Ultra 7 of Zenbook 14 2024 also has a leading performance experience, with 16 cores and 22 threads, and a maximum turbo frequency of 48GHz, equipped with Intel 8Xe Arc Core Graphics inside, compared with the previous generation, it brings 2 times the graphics performance, and the LPDDR5X memory frequency is as high as 7467MHz, which is 1 more than the ordinary version6 times, whether it is in the face of ** editing, game entertainment or AI content output, it can bring a smooth and stable experience. The thin and light design of the MacBook Air is valued by many users, and ASUS continues to break through in this regard, with the ASUS Zenbook 14 2024 being the thinnest at 139mm, weight as low as 119kg, which is almost the weight of a few books, is quite easy to carry out, and the strength of being a thin and light book can be seen. 
In addition, it is important to know that the machine is not only equipped with a large 75Wh battery, but also has a wealth of interfaces, including USB-A 32. Two full-featured Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, 1 HDMI 21**s and 1 3With a 5mm audio port, the ASUS Zenbook 14 2024 can easily meet general expansion needs compared to MacBook Air and Windows thin and light laptops that are now shrinking their interfaces.
The gorgeous Liquid Retina display on the MacBook Air has ultra-high color performance, which is one of the reasons why many creators and designers are tempted, and the ASUS Zenbook 14 2024 is equipped with 28K 120Hz OLED ASUS good screen is also a top screen,Ultra-narrow micro bezel16:10**Ratio design has a wide field of vision,Peak brightness600nit,support100% P3Four professional color gamut switching,Color calibration one by oneLet the color accuracy reach a very excellent ΔE<1 level,Color accuracy、Delicate,Whether it is daily use or editing、**Processing can be easily satisfied。 
In general, *Apple MacBook Air is still a very good office device, although Apple's vaguely advertised AI features are attractive enough, but the efficiency of cloud service operation is not as good as that of Windows AI ultra-thin and light laptops that support local operation, and other ancestral problems have not been solved, too expensive large memory version, fewer interfaces, etc. If there are users with similar needs, Now**Windows AI ultra-thin and light laptops also have a lot of choices, such as the ASUS Zenbook 14 2024 with 6499 yuan standard configuration32G+1TB takes into account portability, battery life and daily performance use, and the AI experience also has a lot of leading places, which is more suitable for the general public. ASUS Zenbook AI Thin and Light