If you’ve been holding on to your M1 MacBook Air for a long time and want to upgrade, the M4 MacBook Air is worth considering.

Apple’s M4 MacBook Air is the Next Big Thing in Value, Thanks to its Incredible Performance at Just $999

The M1 MacBook Air launched at a price of $999, and to this day I still consider it excellent value for money, especially when you realize it is available at a heavily discounted price through different channels.

However, that notebook is now old, and chances are, you’re probably thinking about getting a new one. And I believe the M4 MacBook Air is exactly the notebook you should upgrade to.

First of all, the M4 model starts at $999, which means you’ll be paying $999 again to stay on the MacBook Air, not $100 extra.

This is a huge deal for a lot of people because slight price increases keep you back from upgrading for a long time. It’s rare that Apple would take a step back on such a mainstream product, that too with the latest model.

Going from a $999 notebook to a way, way better $999 one feels right at home.

The M4 model delivers a huge boost in performance over the M1. You instantly get twice the performance and 18 hours of battery life with support for fast charging over USB-C.

Speaking of which, you get the latestThunderbolt 4 ports which offer high-speed connectivity too.

You also get 16GB of RAM as standard, which means more memory for having more apps open at the same time, and thanks to the M4 working next to it, way better Apple Intelligence performance.

Last but not the least, the display. It’s a beautiful 13-inch Liquid Retina display with a screen resolution of 2560-by-1664, up to 500 nits brightness and wide P3 color gamut.

If you have been waiting for the right year to upgrade your old M1 MacBook Air, this is the air to do it. The M4 model is the easiest-to-recommend laptop Apple has ever made.

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Last Update: March 5, 2025