Hands on With M4 MacBook Air

MacBook Air M4 Review: More Power, Less Money
A worthwhile upgrade to Apple’s almost-everybody laptop comes at an almost-everybody price tag.
The M4 MacBook Air is displaying some odd behavior we don’t understand yet
Spotted by Wccftech, this behavior is interesting because the image editing software is so CPU-intensive that anyone would assume it needed the performance cores to run. This was certainly the case for the M3 MacBook Air, which Yuryev shows using all four performance and all four efficiency cores to get the work done.
Amazon slashes Apple's MacBook Air to $699.99
Bonus coupons have slashed closeout MacBook Air models down to $699.99 at Amazon as the company makes room for new M4 inventory.
Apple MacBook Air M4 review: a little more for a little less
Apple rarely offers you more for less, especially in its most popular products with the broadest appeal. It has perfected the measured, iterative year-over-year product cycle. But for the 13- and 15-inch M4 MacBook Airs, Apple has put new chips in its established design while shoring up the device’s biggest flaws and dropping the price by $100.
I've reviewed the Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M4) - and it remains the best 15-inch laptop I'd recommend for most people
The new MacBook Air 15-inch (M4) is the best 15-inch laptop you can buy for the money, though we'd like to see bigger performance gains in the future.
Apple MacBook Air M4 Review: Feeling Ever So Blue
The Apple MacBook Air M4 is a fast, quality productivity machine and it now starts at its lowest base price. I just wish it were more blue.
Apple MacBook Air 15-Inch (2025, M4) Review
We’re getting antsy for a more significant redesign, but the MacBook Air 15-inch remains Apple's best value in a big-screen laptop, thanks to a lower starting price, kicked-up CPU performance, and a boost in the base model's memory capacity.
I went hands-on with Apple’s M4 MacBook Air and the app performance blew me away
Here are my thoughts on the 2025 MacBook Air, iPad Air, and Mac Studio after having a short demo and hand-on time with Apple's new AI-powered devices.
Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch and 15-inch review: Minimal upgrades at a much better price
At the risk of repeating myself from Engadget's MacBook Air M1, M2 and M3 reviews: The M4-equipped MacBook Air is a nearly flawless ultraportable. Even better, it now starts at $999, which is $100 less than before.
Apple MacBook Air M4 review: the best gets (slightly) better and cheaper
In Geekbench, which measures overall performance, the MacBook Air M4 hit 3,751 in the single-core test and 14,947 in the multi-core test. That’s 21% faster than the MacBook Air M3. The dual-core result was 23% higher.
Apple’s M4 chipset turns the MacBook Air 15 into a near-perfect laptop
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 adds a bunch of power and even better efficiency to make for the best thin-and-light 15-inch laptop you can buy today.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Asus Zenbook 14 vs. Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M4: Is the MacBook killer back?
Zenbook is no stranger to being deemed a "MacBook killer," and while that's sometimes nothing more than an exaggeration, ...
The M3 MacBook Air is gone for good — but the M2 is a survivor worth considering
The M3 MacBook Air is being discontinued but if you're looking for a bargain, the M2 will still be available at certain ...
M4 MacBook Air benchmark leak reveals huge speed boost over M3 — Intel and AMD should be worried
I’ve also thrown the M4 MacBook Pro in there for comparison, and as you can see, the difference is barely negligible — all in ...
Apple Says New MacBook Air Up to 23x Faster Than Intel-Based Model, But Read the Fine Print
Apple has a staggering marketing claim for the new MacBook Air with the M4 chip. Specifically, Apple says the new MacBook Air ...