Apple MacBook Air M4 Review: 25 Ratings, Pros and Cons

4.6

13 ratings

Apple MacBook Air M4 Review: 25 Ratings, Pros and Cons

Date: 11/03/2025 (Last saved review: 18/04/2025) - Review: CommentChoisir.fr

Check all the 25 reviews find on Laptops Apple MacBook Air M4, with the 13 ratings, comments, pros & cons from the reviewers.
Theses reviews and tests from Laptops magazines and websites give 13 ratings, we get this average rating to this Apple product : 4.6/5.

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Apple MacBook Air M4 review : With an average rating of 4.6/5, you can buy Apple MacBook Air M4 with your eyes closed (or almost). The opinions of the testers seem unanimous !
NDA on Reviews ? Please note that 16 reviews were published the same day 11/03/2025.

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Apple MacBook Air M4 ratings

13 Ratings ranked from best to worst, green to good grades, red to bad, Average rating: 4.6/5.
Source: https://www.commentChoisir.fr

10/10 DigitalTrends	92/100 Engadget	91/100 NotebookCheck	9.1/10 Presse Citron
9/10 Journal du Geek	9/10 AndroidPit	9/10 The Verge	9/10 HardwareZone
4.5/5 Laptop Mag	9/10 Numerama	4.5/5 01net	9/10 SlashGear
9/10 IndiaToday

10 Preview or review without rating: PCtipp, Press Start, Wired, GeekCulture, Tweakers, Hardware Upgrade, AndroidWorld, Future Zone, Trusted Reviews, FrAndroid

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DigitalTrends

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[10/10] reviewed at 11/03/2025 - Test Apple MacBook Air 13 (M4, 2025): the best small laptop ever [read the full review on DigitalTrends]
reviewed at 11/03/2025 - Test Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4, 2025): a near-perfect large-display laptop [read the full review on DigitalTrends]

100

Engadget

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[92/100] reviewed at 11/03/2025 - Test Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch and 15-inch: Minimal upgrades at a much better price [read the full review on Engadget]
reviewed at 14/03/2025 - Test Engadget Podcast: MacBook Air M4, Apple delays smarter Siri [read the full review on Engadget]

100

NotebookCheck

High quality and fine casing
M4-SoC very fast
good input devices
always silent operation
Bright screen with P3 and no pulse width modulation
very good speakers
Long battery life at 150 nits
Enhanced 12 MP webcam

No Wi-Fi 7 or 120 Hz.
only 2x USB-C and no card reader
power supply too low (35W)
No maintenance possibilities and expensive upgrades.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on NotebookCheck]

9.1

Presse Citron

Screen quality
Excellent performance
Autonomy
16 GB of RAM on the base model
Value for money

The connectors are a bit flimsy.
Charge too slow
Still no OLED

reviewed at 29/03/2025 - [read the full review on Presse Citron]

Journal du Geek

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Journal du Geek]

AndroidPit

Peak performances
High quality finish
Webcam with tracking mode
Supports two 6K screens
+ its own screen

60 Hz screen 500 nits almost obsolete
No option for nano-textured glass
Not easily repairable, not "upgradable".
30/35 W charger too slow

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on AndroidPit]

The Verge

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on The Verge]

HardwareZone

Completely silent
Great performance
16GB of memory as standard
Long battery life
Nice keyboard & trackpad
Better external display support
Thunderbolt 4 ports

Display starting to look dated
Upgrade options are pricey
Only two USB-C ports
Throttling can be an issue

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on HardwareZone]

4.5

Laptop Mag

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Laptop Mag]

Numerama

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Numerama]

4.5

01net

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 13/03/2025 - [read the full review on 01net]

SlashGear

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 02/04/2025 - [read the full review on SlashGear]

IndiaToday

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 07/04/2025 - [read the full review on IndiaToday]

not scored

PCtipp

without air
Display
Tempo translates into English as "rhythm" or "speed".
Battery
Trackpad - Touchpad
Treatment
Software

What is the sentence you want to translate from German to French?

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on PCtipp]

not scored

Press Start

Cheaper With Double The Base Memory
New Sky Blue Colour Is Great
Still The Best Value For Money Laptop
Fantastic Performance And Battery Life

Ports All On Left Still Can Be A Little Annoying

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Press Start]

not scored

Wired

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Wired]

not scored

GeekCulture

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on GeekCulture]

not scored

Tweakers

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Tweakers]

not scored

Hardware Upgrade

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 11/03/2025 - [read the full review on Hardware Upgrade]

not scored

AndroidWorld

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 21/03/2025 - [read the full review on AndroidWorld]

not scored

Future Zone

Chip: Apple M4 with 10-core CPU (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores), 8-core GPU (configurable to 10-core GPU), 16-core Neural Engine, memory bandwidth of 120 GB/s.
Dimensions and weight: 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm, 1.24 kg
Screen: 13.6-inch LED-backlit screen with IPS technology (Liquid Retina)
Resolution: 2,560 x 1,664 pixels, 224 ppi
Brightness: 500 nits
Support for one billion colors, wide color gamut (P3), True Tone
13.6-inch LED-backlit display with IPS technology (Liquid Retina)
Resolution: 2560 x 1664 pixels, 224 ppi
Brightness: 500 nits
Support for 1 billion colors, Wide Color (P3), True Tone
RAM: 16GB, 24GB or 32GB of shared RAM
Operating system: macOS Sequoia
Battery: Battery capacity: 52.6 Wh (for the 13-inch model)Charging power: Fast charging with USB-C 70W (or higher) power adapterBattery life: Up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, up to 18 hours of movie playback with the Apple TV app.
Battery capacity: 52.6 Wh (for the 13-inch model)
Charging power: Fast charging with the USB-C 70W (or higher) power adapter.
Battery life: up to 15 hours of wireless navigation, up to 18 hours of movie playback with the Apple TV app.
Internal memory: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB SSD
Connections: 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C), MagSafe, 3.5mm headphone jack
2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type C)
MagSafe 3
3.5mm headphone jack
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Webcam: 12 MP Center Stage Camera
Audio: 4-speaker system, wide stereo sound, support for 3D audio when playing music or videos with Dolby Atmos on the built-in speakers.
Price: Starting at 1,199 EUR for the 13-inch model.

13.6-inch LED-backlit display with IPS technology (Liquid Retina)
Resolution: 2560 x 1664 pixels, 224 ppi
Brightness: 500 nits
Support for 1 billion colors, Wide Color (P3), True Tone

reviewed at 26/03/2025 - [read the full review on Future Zone]

not scored

Trusted Reviews

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 16/04/2025 - [read the full review on Trusted Reviews]

not scored

FrAndroid

Beautiful performance gains
Design still as solid
A silent computer
Excellent autonomy

Unsightly notch
Offering a somewhat limited range of connectors

reviewed at 18/04/2025 - [read the full review on FrAndroid]