#m4-chip

#m4-chip

Partly because it was the last of Apple's core line of devices to get the M4 chip, and partly because, well, last year's MacBook Air M3 was (and still is) one of the best laptops we've tested -- a future-proofed " AI computer for the masses" that could be seen as a successful culmination of Apple's design.

You know that feeling when you walk past an Apple Store and imagine what it would be like to own one of those sleek MacBooks but then you remember your budget and keep walking? That mental barrier just got a lot easier to cross: The brand-new 2025 MacBook Air with the M4 chip and 256GB storage is currently $799 on Amazon, down from $999. We've n ever seen a MacBook this new drop this low and even older models never hit prices like this.

Apple's M4 CPU is at the heart of both versions of this miniaturized desktop, with 10 cores each for the CPU and GPU. Our reviewer Brenda Stolyar had no complaints about the performance, noting that it handled multiple browser tabs, chat programs, and other apps without lagging or slowing down. That's good news, because the memory isn't upgradeable by the user later.

Apple's 2024 iPad Pro lineup is by far the most capable and impressive iPad lineup we've seen, and it makes replacing your laptop with a tablet an easy decision. The design is much slimmer than previous Pro models and includes Apple's powerful M4 processor. This chip consists of a new 10-core GPU, next-generation machine learning accelerators to handle a diverse range of tasks, and ProMotion technology, enabling variable screen refresh rates ranging from 10 to 120Hz.