The MacBook Air 15 M4 is the best laptop for most people — unmatched battery life, silent operation, and M4 performance that embarrasses most Windows competition at this price.
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Battery life and portability dominate. Performance still counts but pure GPU horsepower is secondary.
Performance-per-dollar · GPU-per-dollar · Battery-per-pound — releasing with live price API.
$1,299
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