The MacBook Air M4 is here, and it's cheaper than ever despite being nearly as powerful as a modern MacBook Pro M4. So which is right for you? I'll show you firsthand photos and testing data to help you pick the best MacBook for you.

Apple offers three standard configurations each for the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air. The 15-inch MacBook Air in this review is customized with more RAM and storage than the top-end standard configuration, which starts at 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Here are the specs for our review unit:

Investopedia read a selection of reviews of the new M4 MacBook Air to get a sense of early responses to the laptop, which hit stores March 12. Here's a selection of what we found, along with links to the reviews.