Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3
Today
Typical price$2,249
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
7.4 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonApple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3 or MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070?
MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3 costs $287 less today; Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 has score 1.2 higher (8.6 vs. 7.4).
Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3
7.4score
MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
8.6score · higher
Apple wins 0by componentMSI wins 4
- 8.6Performance9.1
- 7.3Memory and storage9.3
- 8.0Screen8.8
- 2.5Ports and how current it is5.0
Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3 is $287 the cheaperMSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 is the cheaper
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 wins on memory and storage and ports and how current it is.
- 8.6Performance9.1
- 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
- 8.0Screen8.8
- 2.5Ports and how current it is5.0 (wins)
MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
Today
Typical price$2,536
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.6 out of 10 on the spec sheet +1.2
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Both prices over the last 30 days
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Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 06/11/2026
MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3
- Amazon Lowest price$2,249Buy on Amazon
Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
- Amazon Lowest price$2,536Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | MacBook Air 15″ Apple M3 | Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor changes | Apple M3 | Ryzen 9 |
| Processor model changes | M3 | 8945HS |
| Dedicated graphics card changes | not listed | RTX 4070 |
| RAM changes | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage changes | 512 GB | 1,024 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size changes | 15 polegadas | 15.6 polegadas |
| Resolution changes | 3K | QHD |
| Screen type changes | IPS | not listed |
| Refresh rate changes | not listed | 165Hz |
| General | ||
| System changes | not listed | Windows |
| Model code changes | not listed | 8945HS |
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- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or HP Omnibook 16″ Core Ultra 7 255U$1,812 · score 7.9
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or HP Victus 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 3050$1,864 · score 6.7
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or Lenovo ThinkPad E16 16″ Ryzen 7 7735U$2,000 · score 7.0
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Creator M14 14″ Core i7-13620H RTX 4050$2,114 · score 7.4
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core 7 240H RTX 5050$2,098 · score 7.5
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core 7 240H RTX 5070$2,086 · score 7.7
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI GF63 Thin 15.6″ Core i5-11400H RTX 3050$2,182 · score 5.8
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Katana 15 HX 15.6″ Core i7-14650HX RTX 5060$2,400 · score 8.4
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Katana 15 HX 15.6″ Core i7-14650HX RTX 5070$2,500 · score 8.5
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H$2,497 · score 8.0
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Prestige 14″ Core i7-1195G7 GTX 1650$1,898 · score 5.4
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 4050$2,131 · score 7.0
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i9-13900H RTX 4060$2,285 · score 7.8
- Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 or MSI Vector 16 HX 16″ Core Ultra 7 255HX$2,686 · score 8.4
How we choose
Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.