The Apple MacBook Air M3 is the brand's thin and light laptop series, and it's also Apple's entry-level machine compared to the more expensive (and heavier) MacBook Pro line. The question then becomes,

Apple's new M3 Ultra is making headlines for packing 512GB of memory, but how does it compare to the M4 Max? Find out in this detailed comparison.

The Mac Studio comes with your choice of two different processors: the single-chip M4 Max, which is the default for the base model, or the M3 Ultra, which costs an additional $2,000. The M3 Ultra, as the name suggests, is based upon the M3 Max, Apple's top-of-the-line single-chip .