{"id":1237111,"date":"2025-03-05T09:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1237111"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:05:59","slug":"heres-how-to-pre-order-the-new-apple-macbook-air-m4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1237111","title":{"rendered":"Here’s how to pre-order the new Apple MacBook Air M4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple’s new MacBook Air<\/a> doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel: It still comes in 13- and 15-inch sizes, starts with 16GB of RAM and offers up to 18 hours of battery life. But a few spec bumps \u2014 headlined by the faster M4 chip<\/a> \u2014 paired with a cheaper price tag could still make it worth a look if your older model is starting to show its age. Here’s everything you need to know about the M4 MacBook Air.<\/p>\n

The 13-inch MacBook Air now starts at $999, while its 15-inch counterpart begins at $1,199. (Both cost $100 less than last year’s model.) They’re available for pre-order now<\/a>, ahead of their March 12 ship date.<\/p>\n

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Apart from the new pricing, the marquee upgrade is the M4 chip. Although it isn’t a massive leap over the M3<\/a>, it still makes the 2025 MacBook Air up to twice as fast as the M1 model<\/a>. (You know it’s less than a generational breakthrough if Apple’s comparing it to its first in-house silicon<\/a> from 2020.) The M4 silicon in this model has a 10-core CPU and up to a 10-core CPU.<\/p>\n

The MacBook Air still starts with 16GB of RAM, but the top-tier configurations support up to 32GB \u2014 an increase from a maximum of 24GB in the M3 model. When combined with the faster processor, you should see a noticeable speed boost when upgrading from an M1 or (especially) an older Intel MacBook.<\/p>\n

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In a welcome change for those whose laptop does double duty as a desktop PC, you can now connect it to two external displays while still using the built-in one. Last year’s model only supported two with the MacBook lid closed or one with it open.<\/p>\n

The new MacBook Air also adds Center Stage, Apple’s auto-centering camera feature<\/a>, for the first time in the lineup. It’s paired with a 12MP camera, which should make your video calls and selfies look much sharper.<\/p>\n

The last big upgrade is a cosmetic one. It now ships in sky blue, a light metallic color also found in the iPad Air<\/a> and AirPods Max<\/a>. It joins the carryovers midnight, starlight and silver.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, it still supports Apple Intelligence<\/a> (if you’re into that), runs macOS Sequoia<\/a> and has a pair of Thunderbolt \/ USB 4 ports.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/laptops\/heres-how-to-pre-order-the-new-apple-macbook-air-m4-140559824.html?src=rss<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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