13-inch MacBook Air M4
AppleReleased Mar 1, 2025 · Analysis updated Feb 9, 2026
Apple 13-inch MacBook Air M4 features 16GB RAM, brilliant IPS display, and all-day battery life. The Apple 13-inch MacBook Air M4 scores 89/100 based on 12 expert reviews in the apple laptops category. Coverage includes reviews from Markellisreviews, Which, Techradar, and Laptopmag.
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Pros
- Lower price than previous model(5)
- 16GB RAM(5)
- Long battery life(4)
- Brilliant ips display(4)
- All-day battery life(3)
Cons
- Upgrades can get expensive(3)
- Limited ai capabilities compared to windows laptops(3)
- Only 256gb storage on base model(3)
- Throttling on longer/intensive workloads(2)
- Only 2 usb-c ports(2)
12 Publication Reviews
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The M4 MacBook Air is the best value for money laptop on the market now that it only costs $999/£999 and packs the M4 chip.
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The 13-inch MacBook Air (M4, 2025) is the smallest, lightest laptop in Apple's range with significant improvements and a lower price point.
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Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air remains my favorite laptop, with the M4 providing all the power I need for the widest range of tasks, excellent build and design, all-day battery life, and a lower price th...
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The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M4 sets a new standard for laptop value by lowering its price while raising the bar on performance and adding a class-leading webcam.
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Apple delivers a near-perfect ultraportable laptop with the 13-inch MacBook Air M4, offering solid performance, great battery life, and a sleek design at an accessible price point.
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The 15-inch M4 MacBook Air is the perfect student laptop, but once you're out of school you should graduate to the larger but still highly portable 15-inch model.
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The base model of the new MacBook Air 13 benefits from an extremely fast M4 processor and, in addition to a thin case, still offers a brilliant IPS display, silent operation and long battery life—at l...
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The 13-inch MacBook Air M4 offers the same design as the previous model but delivers better performance and a sharper camera while also delivering long battery life.
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It's not often that something is faster and cheaper, but that's exactly what the MacBook Air is.
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Apple has updated the MacBook Air and Mac Studio with brand-new chips, and we got our hands on them.
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