M4 MacBook Air Review (13-inch, 2025): Still My Go-To Recommendation for Most People

8.8 / 10 SCORE Apple MacBook Air M4 (13-inch, 2025) $999 at Best Buy Pros Big performance gains from M1, Intel MacBook Airs Great design, features Support for two external displays simultaneously with MacBook display 12-megapixel Center Stage camera Cons 256GB SSD might fill up fast Expensive upgrades What continues to amaze me about the M-series MacBook Airs is that they crank out high-level performance and long battery life, yet the body is completely fanless. What's even more incredible is that the performance gets better year after year. So, while not too much has changed from the last-gen M3 MacBook Air, for the M4 Air, you'll still get a lot of computing power and upwards of 15 hours of battery life in a thin, light and quiet body. And now it comes in a light metallic blue. The new sky blue color is really more silver than blue to my eyes. It's a nice subtle color, so you should be happy if you're just looking for something slightly different. The thing is, I consider the ... Read full article.