Apple 13-inch MacBook Air M4
Apple Laptops

13-inch MacBook Air M4

Apple

Released Feb 2025

Apple 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 10-core CPU delivers high performance, all-day battery life, and a sleek design. The Apple 13-inch MacBook Air M4 scores 89/100 based on 12 expert reviews.

Critic Score

8912 reviews

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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 Critic Reviews

95
MarkellisreviewsMay 2025

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.

94
WhichMar 2025

The 13-inch MacBook Air (M4, 2025) is the smallest, lightest laptop in Apple's range with significant improvements and a lower price point.

93
TechradarMar 2025

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...

93
LaptopmagMar 2025

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.

92
ReviewedApr 2025

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.

90
NotebookcheckJul 2025

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...

90
Cnet

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.

87
HardwarezoneMar 2025

It's not often that something is faster and cheaper, but that's exactly what the MacBook Air is.

87
Tomsguide

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.

85
IclarifiedMar 2025

The new M4 MacBook Airs don't do anything groundbreaking or exciting, but sometimes being boring and consistent is a good thing.

85
MacworldMar 2025

Apple has updated the MacBook Air and Mac Studio with brand-new chips, and we got our hands on them.

80
Test-aankoopJan 2026

The Apple 13-inch MacBook Air M4 features a fast SSD, 16GB RAM, Thunderbolt ports, and WiFi 6E support, though it lacks HDMI output, Ethernet, and a memory card reader.