Apple’s MacBook Air 13 M4 can pretty much do it all. It’s very fast, highly portable, and offers an ultra-premium display in a very slim profile. This is not to mention the fact that it can reach over 10 hours of battery life and is Apple’s cheapest laptop available.
Despite being Apple’s cheapest laptop, it’s still an incredibly powerful machine. The M4 chip allows the MacBook Air to outperform most Windows laptops in this price range. While it doesn’t have an OLED display, its 2K screen is still very crisp and stunningly vibrant. Here we’re recommending the 13-inch model—but the laptop also comes in a 15-inch variant for those who want a little extra screen real estate.
So what’s the downside to this laptop? Well, for the vast majority of people, there isn’t one. But if you’re looking for something that can handle gaming, the MacBook Air probably isn’t it. Gamers will still want to go for a Windows machine thanks to the software support, even though higher-end MacBook Pro laptops have the graphics prowess to handle most modern games.