100
Roman Loyola 15-inch
MacWorld
“With the M4 MacBook Air, Apple addressed the major flaws with its predecessor, which was an excellent laptop in the first place.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Lower starting price
- Faster M4 processor
- Improved Center Stage camera
- Quiet fanless design
- Fast performance thanks to the 10‑core CPU and GPU
- Excellent keyboard and trackpad
Points of Contention
- Limited port selection
- Too few ports
- 60 Hz display (no higher refresh rate)
- Learning curve for Windows users switching from PC
- High RAM and SSD pricing
- Battery life reduced
Professional Reviews
11 reviews from 8 outlets100 Mark Coppock 2 reviews · avg 13-inch Digital Trends “The Apple MacBook Air is tiny, fast, and lasts forever. Just buy it.”
Mark Coppock 2 reviews · avg 13-inch
Digital Trends
“The Apple MacBook Air is tiny, fast, and lasts forever. Just buy it.”
92
Devindra Hardawar 13 & 15-inch
Engadget
“While I'd still like to see more ports and a faster screen refresh rate, the MacBook Air still remains heads and shoulders above the competition.”
90
Antonio G. Di Benedetto 13 & 15-inch
The Verge
“The best laptop for most people is slightly better — and slightly bluer.”
90
Andrew E. Freedman 13-inch
Tom's Hardware
“The MacBook Air with M4 is still thin, still powerful, and still excellent.”
90
87 RTINGS.com 2 reviews · avg 15-inch RTINGS “The Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 is excellent for school use.”
RTINGS.com 2 reviews · avg 15-inch
RTINGS
“The Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 is excellent for school use.”
80 Joe Osborne 2 reviews · avg 13-inch PCMag “A price drop and a performance boost reaffirm Apple’s MacBook Air 13‑inch as one of the best buys among mainstream ultraportables.”
Joe Osborne 2 reviews · avg 13-inch
PCMag
“A price drop and a performance boost reaffirm Apple’s MacBook Air 13‑inch as one of the best buys among mainstream ultraportables.”
All 2 Joe Osborne reviews, aggregated above
80
Apple MacBook Air M4 (13‑inch, 2025
13-inch “A price drop and a performance boost reaffirm Apple’s MacBook Air 13‑inch as one of the best buys among mainstream ultraportables.”
80
15‑inch MacBook Air M4
15-inch “On the whole, this is the best the 15‑inch MacBook Air has ever been.”
