The perfect laptop needs to do three things well: handle your daily workload without hiccups, last through a full day without hunting for outlets, and stay portable enough to carry anywhere. Since its launch in March, Apple’s 2025 MacBook Air with the M4 chip with 256GB storage has been doing a pricing dance on Amazon that’s been frustrating to watch. It started at $999, dropped to $849, climbed back up to $899, and now it’s finally hit rock bottom at $799 instead of $999. This marks a new all-time low for what’s already Apple’s most popular laptop.
The M4 Chip Brings Desktop Power to Ultraportable Design
The Apple M4 chip is the central processing unit in that laptop and it has a speed rate of 4.4 GHz, along with a 10-core CPU (four performance cores and six efficiency cores). This will allow the performance cores to undertake difficult tasks such as video production and processing complex documents, while the efficiency cores will perform everyday tasks without affecting the battery life.
The 8-core GPU that comes standard in the model supports ray tracing, mesh shading and other advanced features that were only found in the company’s M3 chip. Ray tracing allows light to trace its paths through 3D settings. The GPU also allows for faster editing times in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop, increasing photo-editing performance by up to 3.6 times faster than Intel models and movie editing by eight times faster in the movie-editing software iMovie.
Apple has incorporated a 16-core Neural Engine in the M4 which executes a mind-boggling 38 trillion operations every second and nearly double that of the previous M3 chip. This Neural Engine enables Apple Intelligence functionality in the latest macOS version, including the functionality to remove background noise from videos automatically, improve images in a single click and provide system-wide AI support for keeping your data completely private.
The display is a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina which offers a resolution of 2560×1664 pixels at 224 pixels per inch and features support for more than one billion colors. The display has a brightness level of 500 nits for clarity when used in bright conditions, such as outdoor lighting. The display can display colors accurately as it features the P3 wide color standard and offers support for more than a billion colors, along with True Tone technology.
The battery life can last for a maximum of 18 hours when used normally thanks to Apple’s optimized architecture using the ARM chip. The Macbook Air 2025 will provide its users with similar performance when using the battery and when it’s plugged into power, unlike Windows-based laptops whose performance will decline when using the battery for energy conservation reasons.
The improved 12MP Center Stage camera has an ultra-wide sensor and crops intelligently so that the user is always in frame during video calls. The Center Stage feature automatically tracks the user’s movement, zooms and pans to frame them regardless of where they happen to be in the room. The camera also has a feature that allows it to flip to Desk View mode which allows it to shoot from directly above, using the ultra-wide angle, highlighting the user’s desk.
Connectivity options include two Thunderbolt 4 ports that provide a data transfer rate of 40 Gbps, which makes it possible to connect high-resolution monitors and storage drives. The computer can support a maximum of 2 exterior monitors without affecting its internal display unlike its previous versions. The Wi-Fi 6E technology supports the use of the less crowded 6 GHz bandwidth and offers users faster internet connectivity. The computer also has a Bluetooth connection technology that allows it to connect to wireless devices. The computer has a 3.5 mm headphone jack that can support high-impedance headphones.
With a weight that’s only 2.7 pounds and thickness of 0.44 inches, the MacBook Air still leads the way when it comes to portability in Apple’s range. If you’re looking for a solid ultraportable laptop, this is a great choice – especially at this price point.
