2024 was a significant year for the best MacBooks, with Apple releasing updated versions of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. The latter are particularly interesting since they’re the first MacBooks packing Apple M4 chips. Since the MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max was my favorite MacBook of 2023, you’d assume its successor would be my new favorite. However, that assumption would be wrong.
Though I like the M4 MacBook Pros due to their excellent performance and epic battery life, the laptop that won me over was the humble MacBook Air 13-inch M3. Though it’s not as powerful or as long-lasting as any of the Pro models, it’s become my daily driver at home due to its ultraportable design, fast performance and endurance.
