Apple's MacBook Air Laptops Get M4 Chips—and a Surprising Price Cut
The entry-model M4 Airs will be $100 cheaper than their M3 equivalents. I got an early look at these stronger, cheaper MacBooks, plus a Mac Studio juiced with M4 Max and M3 Ultra.
New 2025 Apple MacBook Air with M4 Chip: Where to Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder the new 2025 MacBook Air with M4 chip, including the new specs, new color option, when it's available, and how much it costs.
I tested Apple’s M4 MacBook Air, the best boring laptop I’ve ever used
Apple’s latest iterative update to the MacBook Air gets better with the M4 chip, even though it doesn’t spark joy with any innovation.
MacBook Air M4 Review: More Power, Less Money
When someone asks what laptop to buy, my default answer is the MacBook Air. And the latest model is even cheaper and better than before. The new M4 MacBook Air has a faster chip, updated webcam and double the RAM—and it costs $100 less.
M4 MacBook Air Review (13-Inch, 2025): Still My Go-To Recommendation for Most People
Whether you pick the little 13-inch model or the more comfortable yet compact 15-inch Air, you'll be getting an undeniably versatile MacBook.
Hands on With the M4 MacBook Air: It’s Delightful
The M4 version continues that same trend. It’s fast, efficient, and lightweight—the three hallmark characteristics of the MacBook Air. The fact that it excels at all three is
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.
The MacBook Air proves you don’t need AI to create a world class laptop
Apple’s M4 MacBook Air is an absolutely incredible laptop, even without a world class artificial intelligence system. There’s a lot we can learn from that.
MacBook Air reviews: 4 features critics loved, 4 they didn’t
Gizmodo notes that the latest MacBook Air still feels good to use while maintaining a solid display and sound quality from the speakers. The M4 also carries over the quiet, fanles
Taiwan chip giant TSMC pledges to invest $100B in US amid Trump’s tariff threat
Trump said TSMC’s plans would create “many thousands” of high-paying jobs and described the production of AI chips within the ...
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Microsoft’s New AI-Powered Surface Laptop Just Got a Major Price Cut
The Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024) packs a Snapdragon X Plus chip, AI-powered Windows 11 Copilot+, and a 13.8-inch touch ...
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Microsoft’s new computer chip excites UI researchers for future of quantum computing
The chip was announced to the public on Feb. 19. It marks a step closer to the first quantum-based computer. In traditional computers, the smallest unit of data is a bit, assigned to either one or ...
The MacBook Air M4 could be the laptop of the year — and it's not because of the new chip
Let me show you why. Getting the performance of Apple's M3 chip in a laptop that cost $1,099 to start was already a good ...
Trump Still Considering Tariffs on Taiwanese Chips, Despite $100 Billion TSMC Deal
Enforcing the tariffs on Taiwan would be difficult, and they wouldn’t necessarily be enough to meaningfully increase ...
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China research on next-generation computer chips is double the US output
Leading efforts in fields such as optical physics could stymie US export controls designed to stifle the country’s microchip ...