Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025
Dell Latitude 14" 7430 Refurbished 2022
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025
The MacBook Air M4 is widely praised for its speed, lightweight design, and excellent battery life, making it a strong upgrade from older models. Users highlight its performance in photo and video editing, quiet operation, and improved keyboard. Some concerns include limited storage options and the high cost of Apple's SSD upgrades, but most find the overall value compelling.
Pros
- Fast performance for photo and video editing
- Lightweight and highly portable design
- Excellent battery life
- Quiet operation with no fan noise
- Improved keyboard feel
Cons
- Limited internal storage options
- High cost of Apple SSD upgrades
- Only two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports
- Sky Blue color barely distinguishable from silver
- macOS can be user-unfriendly with non-transparent controls
Dell Latitude 14" 7430 Refurbished 2022
The product appears to be a laptop with an Intel Core i7-1265U processor and a touchscreen, but reviewers provided very little substantive feedback. The limited evidence includes a spec mention of a 256 GB SSD and a question about graphics card suitability left unanswered. Overall, the few details available suggest a mid-range device, but user sentiment cannot be reliably gauged due to insufficient reviews.
Pros
- Intel Core i7-1265U processor
- touchscreen feature
Cons
- Limited storage: 256 GB SSD
- Unanswered graphics card question
- Very few user reviews
Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 | Dell Latitude 14" 7430 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 ★ | Intel Core i7 1265U |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Frequency | — | 1.8 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 12 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple (10-Core)★ | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB★ | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Storage 2 | — | 256 GB★ |
| Storage 2 Type | — | HDD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 13.6" | 14" |
| Resolution | 2560 px★ | 1920 px |
| Panel | IPS | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits★ | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | — | 72% NTSC |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 | 1★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | — | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | No | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.24 kg★ | 2.78 kg |
| Battery | 54 Wh★ | 41 Wh |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong portability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong user sentiment (90th percentile)90th %ile
Dell Latitude 14" 7430 Refurbished 2022
- Strong ram (78th percentile)
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong port selection (65th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (23rd percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 31 specs.