UPDATE: Mar. 5, 2025, 10:15 a.m. EST This story has been updated with additional specs details.
Everywhere you can preorder the new M4 Apple MacBook Air:
Apple continued its “Air” week with the announcement of the M4-powered MacBook Air on March 5. The latest iteration of the popular lightweight fanless laptop comes in a new sky blue finish and starts at just $999 with 16GB of RAM in 13- and 15-inch sizes. It’s now available for preorder through the Apple Store ahead of its formal launch on Wednesday, March 12.
The new MacBook Air’s M4 chip has a 10-core CPU, up to a 10-core GPU, and support for up to 32GB of RAM (compared to an 8-core CPU and up to 24GB of RAM in the previous M3 model). In its press release, Apple said this makes it up to two times faster than the M1 model from 2020 and up to 23 times faster than its bygone Intel-based models, making a clear appeal to longtime upgrade holdouts.
Mashable Light Speed
The new MacBook Air has the same 18-hour battery life as its predecessor and a virtually identical design, save for the addition of a new 12MP Center Stage webcam and support for up to two 6K external displays with its lid open. Besides the new sky blue colorway, it still comes in midnight, starlight, and silver.
Its price is really the big story here. By selling the 13-inch M4 MacBook Air at $999 to start, Apple is matching the last selling price of the M2 model from 2022 and beating the final MSRP of 2024’s M3 model by $100. (Both older MacBook Airs are no longer available in the Apple Store following the M4 announcement, for what it’s worth.)
At a time when a lot of tech is getting more expensive, not less, a $999 price tag for a brand-new MacBook Air is both a pleasant surprise and extremely competitive.
