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Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025

★★★★★ 5.0 (8)
CPU Apple M4
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M4 8-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Starlight 2025 laptop
75 Overall Score
Price $836
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong portability (91st percentile) 91st
  • Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th

Cons

  • Below average storage (18th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 4.9★ · 334 reviewsQ2 '26: 4.9★ · 248 reviewsQ3 '26: 4.9★ · 286 reviewsQ4 '26: 5.0★ · 5 reviews (approx. date)11613342482865Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26Q4 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 882 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 73.4
GPU 70.7
RAM 52.2
Ports 58.5
Screen 88.9
Portability 91.2
Storage 17.9
Reliability 97.4
Social Proof 84.7

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Apple M4
Cores 10

Graphics

GPU Apple M4 8-core
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Unified

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 13.6"
Resolution 2560x1664 (QHD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Brightness 500 nits
Color Gamut Wide color (P3)

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 x 2
HDMI HDMI 2
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3

Physical

Weight 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs
Battery 54 Wh
OS macOS

vs Competition

Spec Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8
CPU Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 64 32
Storage (GB) 256 1024 1000 1024 1024 1024
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664 15.1" 2560x1600 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800 15" 2496x1664 16" 2560x1600
GPU Apple M4 8-core NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm Adreno GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.2 2 1 1.7 1.7 2.7
Battery (Wh) 54 80 - 75 66 90
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 73.470.752.258.588.991.217.997.484.7
Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare 93.388.587.497.694.354.780.580.490.4
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 63.764.680.880.991.596.372.759.588.2
ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare 88.264.690.680.996.373.380.559.596.2
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare 98.926.698.764.490.957.280.580.479.8
Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare 96.392.59099.991.99.480.59.882.8

Price

Value & Pricing

From $836 26 offers across 3 retailers
B&H Photo 7 offers From $836
Used Best Price $836 $899 $949 $999 $999
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Out of Stock $999 Out of Stock $999
Best Buy 16 offers From $843
$843 Open Box $899 $899 Refurbished $999 Used $999
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Refurbished $999 Refurbished $999 Refurbished $999 Open Box Out of Stock $682 Open Box Out of Stock $709 Open Box Out of Stock $737 Out of Stock $855 Out of Stock $899 Out of Stock $899 Out of Stock $899 Out of Stock $999
Adorama 3 offers From $949
$949 $999 $999

Price History

New Refurbished
$600 $700 $800 $900 $1,000 $1,100 May 2May 26Jun 19Jul 14Aug 8Sep 4Oct 5 $855

Usage Scores

Overall (75)AI/LLM (45.3)Gaming (23.4)Portability (90.7)Creator (58.8)Student (85.2)Business (86.7)Developer (74.4)Entertainment (81.6)

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75
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $836
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B&H Photo Starlight $899 Adorama Silver $949
Also available open box & refurbished:
Used $836 B&H Photo Refurbished $999 Best Buy Refurbished $999 Best Buy Refurbished $999 Best Buy

Other Configurations26

MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky Blue$950MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnight$999Apple13.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky Blue$1,099MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBMidnight$1,140MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB256GBMidnight$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB1TBSky Blue$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnight$1,199MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB256GBSky Blue$1,399
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MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB256GBMidnight$1,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB1TBSky Blue$1,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"M424GB512GBStarlight$1,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB512GBMidnight$1,599MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB1TBMidnight$1,599MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB256GBMidnight$1,599MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB1TBSky Blue$1,799MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB2TBSky Blue$1,799MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB1TBStarlight$1,799MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB512GBMidnight$1,799MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB2TBSilver$1,899MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB1TBMidnight$1,999MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB2TBSilver$1,999MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB2TBSky Blue$2,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB2TBSky Blue$2,199MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB2TBSilver$2,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M48GB256GBMidnight

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