Apple immediately introduced an replace to the MacBook Air lineup, which incorporates three modifications: an up to date chip, a brand new colour, and an upgraded entrance digital camera.
The MacBook Air fashions now get Apple’s newest M4 chip, which was launched final yr on the iMac and Mac mini. This chip options 10 CPU cores and both 8 or 10 GPU cores relying on the configuration. Apple claims the brand new chip gives 1.6x sooner efficiency in Excel, 2x sooner efficiency in iMovie, and 2x sooner efficiency in Adobe Photoshop in comparison with the M1 fashions.
We’ve already lined the 10-core GPU model of this chip in our Mac mini M4 evaluation.
The brand new chip additionally allows different options similar to improved exterior show help. The M4 MacBook Air helps as much as two 6K exterior shows at 60Hz in comparison with only one by the earlier technology mannequin.
The brand new MacBook Air fashions additionally are available a brand new colour. Known as Sky Blue, this new shade is a metallic gentle blue that “creates a dynamic gradient when gentle displays off of its floor”. This colour joins the prevailing Midnight, Starlight, and Silver colour choices.
Lastly, the brand new MacBook Air fashions additionally characteristic an up to date 12MP Heart Stage digital camera, which can be discovered on the MacBook Professional fashions. This digital camera can output larger decision pictures whereas sustaining the 1080p video seize of the earlier. The ultra-wide focal size allows the Heart Stage characteristic, which lets you transfer across the room whereas protecting the topic centered within the body, in addition to the Desk View characteristic, which might seize each your self in addition to a perspective corrected view of your desk under.
Other than these modifications, the 2025 MacBook Air is similar to the earlier mannequin, that includes the identical fundamental design and dimensions, show, keyboard and trackpad, reminiscence and storage choices, audio system and microphone array. The brand new mannequin does have a barely bigger 53.8Wh battery in comparison with the earlier 52.6Wh unit however the battery life figures are similar.
The MacBook Air with M4 is obtainable in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes, with costs now beginning at a $100 decrease $999 for the 13-inch mannequin and $1199 for the 15-inch mannequin.
