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Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4)

The latest MacBook Air featuring Apple's M4 chip, offering exceptional performance and battery life. Features a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a fanless design.

What to know

  • Thin-and-light 13.6-inch MacBook with M4 chip (2025). Liquid Retina display 2560×1664, 500 nits; 10-core CPU, 8- or 10-core GPU; base 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD (configurable to 32 GB, 2 TB).
  • MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, 3.5 mm jack; up to 18 hours video; 12 MP Center Stage webcam; Wi‑Fi 6E. Fanless. Starts at $999.

Who this is for

Students, professionals, and anyone who wants a portable, quiet, long-lasting laptop for work and light creative use.

Key tradeoffs

Pros: Great battery; thin and light; strong base specs. Cons: No Pro display options; fanless can throttle on sustained heavy loads.

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) is powered by the Apple M4 (3 nm). Battery: 52.6 Wh lithium-polymer.

Launched 3/8/2024
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Full Specifications

Complete technical specifications

Launch

Announced
2024, March 04
Status
Available. Released 2024, March 08
Release Date
2024-03-08

Body

Dimensions
304.1 x 215.0 x 11.3 mm
Weight
1.24 kg
Build
Aluminum unibody

Display

Type
Liquid Retina IPS
Size
13.6 inches
Resolution
2560 x 1664 pixels
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Density
~224 ppi
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Brightness
500 nits

Platform

OS
macOS Sequoia
Chipset
Apple M4 (3 nm)
CPU
8-core (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
10-core GPU
NPU
16-core Neural Engine

Memory

Internal
8GB unified memory (configurable up to 24GB)
Storage Type
256GB SSD (configurable up to 2TB)

Sound

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack
Yes

Communications

WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
USB
Two Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C ports, MagSafe 3 charging port, 3.5mm headphone jack

Features

Sensors
Touch ID, ambient light sensor
Other
1080p FaceTime HD camera

Battery

Type
52.6 Wh lithium-polymer
Endurance
Up to 18 hours wireless web, up to 20 hours video playback

Miscellaneous

Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Space Gray, Silver
Price
$1,099