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Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Midnight 2025

★★★★★ 4.8 (8,561)

The fanless M4 chip delivers 18-hour battery life in a 1.24kg aluminum unibody that stays silent under load. The 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display hits 500 nits with P3 wide color, while the 1080p Center Stage camera and four-speaker Spatial Audio array elevate video calls beyond typical ultrabook quality. This is best for students and mobile professionals who need all-day computing in a completely silent, 0.44-inch thin chassis.

CPU Apple M4
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M4 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 Midnight 2025 laptop
81 Overall Score
Price $950
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
  • Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong compact (90th percentile) 90th
  • Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (19th 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★Q2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 4.9★ · 186 reviewsQ2 '26: 4.9★ · 35 reviews13118635Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 226 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 74.7
GPU 19
RAM 38.9
Ports 50.7
Screen 88.5
Portability 89.5
Storage 39.7
Reliability 96.7
Social Proof 98.7

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Apple M4
Cores 10

Graphics

GPU Apple M4 10-core
Type integrated
VRAM Type Unified

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation Not provid
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 13.6"
Resolution 2560 (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
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 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001
CPU Apple M4 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
RAM (GB) 16 32 64 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 512 2000 2048 1000 1024 1024
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU Apple M4 10-core NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Intel Arc NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Qualcomm Adreno
OS macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.2 1.6 4.9 1 1.6 1.3
Battery (Wh) 54 - - - 71 54
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4 74.71938.950.788.589.539.796.798.7
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 8791.392.491.99672.790.35997.8
Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare 96.892.398.799.895.26.397.779.387.2
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 64.9658282.591.195.274.35986.8
HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare 89.187.591.391.99671.469.732.496.8
Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 Compare 98.7398260.68887.681.879.391.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From $950 7 offers across 5 retailers
Adorama 2 offers From $950
Best Price $950 $1,199
Newegg 1 offers From $960
Refurbished $960
Best Buy 2 offers From $1,035
Refurbished $1,035 Out of Stock $999
B&H Photo 1 offers From $1,049
$1,049
Amazon 1 offers From $1,099
$1,099

Price History

New Refurbished
$800 $900 $1,000 $1,100 $1,200 $1,300 May 1May 15May 25Jun 8Jun 29 $950

Usage Scores

Overall (81)Ai Llm (36.9)Gaming (17.2)Compact (92.6)Creator (55.2)Student (89.7)Business (90.4)Developer (75.4)Entertainment (85.9)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

81
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $950
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B&H Photo Midnight $1,049 Amazon Midnight $1,099
Also available open box & refurbished:
Refurbished $960 Newegg Refurbished $1,035 Best Buy

Other Configurations46

MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSilver$829MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky Blue$854MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky Blue$949MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky Blue$950MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBSilver$999MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnight$999MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky Blue$999MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"M416GB256GBStarlight$999MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBMidnight$1,058
Show all 46 configurations
MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky Blue$1,099MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBSilver$1,099MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBStarlight$1,099MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnight$1,099MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBStarlight$1,099MacBook Air 15.3" M415"Apple M424GB512GBSky Blue$1,140MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBSilver$1,153MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnight$1,167MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB256GBStarlight$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB1TBSky Blue$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBSilver$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnight$1,199MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBStarlight$1,199MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnight$1,228MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBStarlight$1,267MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB1TBMidnight$1,349MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB256GBSky Blue$1,399MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB256GBStarlight$1,399MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky Blue$1,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB1TBSky Blue$1,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnight$1,399MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBSilver$1,499MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB512GBSky Blue$1,599MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB1TBStarlight$1,599MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB256GBMidnight$1,599MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB1TBSilver$1,599MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB1TBSky Blue$1,799MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB2TBSilver$1,799MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB1TBStarlight$1,799MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB512GBSky Blue$1,799MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB1TBMidnight$1,999MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB2TBSky Blue$1,999MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB2TBSky Blue$1,999MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB2TBSilver$2,199MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB2TBSky Blue$2,199MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB2TBMidnight$2,399MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky Blue

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