Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025

Apple
90 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021

Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021

Lenovo
49 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
Apple
99
Lenovo
62
Student
Apple
95
Lenovo
59
Business
Apple
95
Lenovo
56
Entertainment
Apple
89
Lenovo
41
Developer
Apple
84
Lenovo
49
Creator
Apple
67
Lenovo
19
Ai Llm
Apple
52
Lenovo
15
Gaming
Apple
26
Lenovo
11

Specifications

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2
Processor
CPU*Apple M4 ★AMD Ryzen 5 5650U
CPU Multi-Core Score
23,633
13,970
Cores10★6
Frequency—2.3 GHz★
L3 Cache—16 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple (10-Core)★AMD Radeon Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
6,795
No data
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM TypeUnifiedShared
Memory & Storage
RAM24 GB★16 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5★DDR4
Storage 11 TB★256 GB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size13.6"14.1"
Resolution2560 px★1920 px
PanelIPS★—
Refresh Rate60 Hz★—
Brightness500 nits★—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports02★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 41 x Thunderbolt
HDMI—1 x HDMI
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3★Bluetooth 5.1
EthernetNoGigabit Ethernet
Physical
Weight1.24 kg★1.77 kg
Battery54 Wh★—
OSmacOSWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong reliability (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong portability (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (90th percentile)90th %ile

Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021

  • Strong port selection (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong social proof (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong portability (70th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average screen (22nd percentile)
  • Below average storage (26th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4

Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 28 specs.

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment