It's a complete turnaround for a laptop that was just barely getting by each year.īest of all, the MacBook Air still costs only $999, and yet, you get unrivaled performance along with 14 hours and 41 minutes of battery life. This latest model demonstrates the capabilities of Apple's M1 chip, which transforms the Air from an underpowered entry-level option to one of the fastest laptops on the market, period. The new MacBook Air is the best MacBook for most people. With M1, there is little reason to look beyond the MacBook Air. Along with speed and endurance boosts, the M1 chip brings iOS and iPadOS apps to Mac for the first time ever. It takes a familiar design and turbocharges it with record-setting performance and all-day battery life. Going from underpowered to one of the fastest ultrathin laptops around, the MacBook Air with M1 is the best Mac for most people. Our MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro face-off will also help you decide which system is right for you and if you are on the fence about picking up an Apple laptop at all you might want to read our macOS Monterey preview for a look at the operating system that comes with whichever of these excellent laptops you choose.

Once again these laptops have received universally positive reviews with a balance of performance and battery life that is almost unmatched by any other laptop on the market. Last year Apple's higher-end MacBook Pros got the same treatment with the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring M1 Pro and M1 Max chip options.

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