Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 Silver 2025
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 Silver 2025
The MacBook Air M4 15-inch receives overwhelmingly positive feedback for its blazing-fast performance, stunning display, and all-day battery life. Users consistently praise its lightweight, fanless design and the seamless multitasking experience, especially with 16GB of memory. A few minor concerns include the limited port selection and the need for dongles, but overall satisfaction is extremely high.
Pros
- Blazing-fast M4 performance
- Stunning 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display
- All-day battery life
- Lightweight and portable design
- Silent fanless operation
Cons
- Limited port selection (needs dongles)
- No HDMI or SD card reader
- Only 256GB base storage
- Small screen ding reported on used unit
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.
Pros
- Excellent screen brightness
- Smooth trackpad
- Great battery life
- Solid build quality
- Magnetic charging port
Cons
- Printer connectivity issue
Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Apple M4 ★ | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 10 | 12★ |
| Frequency | — | 3.4 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 6 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple M4 10-core★ | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 64 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 15.3" | 15" |
| Resolution | 2880 px★ | 2496 px |
| Panel | IPS | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | Wide color (P3) | sRGB |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 | 1★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | USB4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | No | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.51 kg★ | 1.66 kg |
| Battery | 66 Wh | 66 Wh |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 Silver 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong screen (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average storage (16th percentile)16th %ile
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
- Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
Pricing
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 Silver 2025 offers 2.1x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 78 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 28 specs.