Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 Starlight 2025
The fanless M4 10-core chip on a 3nm process with 24GB unified memory drives a sharp 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display in a 1.51kg chassis. Its 66Wh battery provides all-day runtime, and the backlit Magic Keyboard with two Thunderbolt 4 ports enhances productivity for on-the-go workflows. This laptop is best for business users and students who need a silent, ultraportable system for multitasking, document work, and light creative projects.
CPU Apple M4
RAM 24 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 66 Wh
72 Overall Score
Price CA$1,900
About This Laptop
The fanless M4 10-core chip on a 3nm process with 24GB unified memory drives a sharp 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display in a 1.51kg chassis. Its 66Wh battery provides all-day runtime, and the backlit Magic Keyboard with two Thunderbolt 4 ports enhances productivity for on-the-go workflows. This laptop is best for business users and students who need a silent, ultraportable system for multitasking, document work, and light creative projects.
- CPU Apple M4
- RAM 24 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
- GPU Apple (10-Core)
- OS macOS
- Weight kg 1.5
- Battery wh 66
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong cpu (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
- Below average social proof (1th percentile) 1th
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average storage (27th percentile) 27th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | No |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 66 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
Value & Pricing
May 1, 2026 CA$1,900
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 66 | 70 | 99 | 15 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M4 | 73.2 | 18.4 | 67.2 | 62.5 | 91.3 | 52.5 | 26.6 | 94.6 | 96.1 | 1.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.7 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 0 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.5 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 94.6 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.3 | 68.1 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.9 | 89.3 | 78.5 | 94.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.3 | 83.9 | 90.1 | 95.4 | 73.9 | 94.6 | 58.2 | 85.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.1 | 84.2 | 83.9 | 71.5 | 77 | 81.5 | 98.5 | 31.7 | 94.3 |
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations42
15.3"15.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBStarlightCA$1,755MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBSilverCA$1,762MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB256GBSky BlueCA$1,900MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky BlueCA$1,902MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB1TBSky BlueCA$1,913MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnightCA$1,917MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnightCA$1,974MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBStarlightCA$2,065MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB512GBSilverCA$2,066
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MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnightCA$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBSilverCA$1,200MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnightCA$1,200MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBMidnightCA$1,200MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBStarlightCA$1,200MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSilverCA$1,290MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky BlueCA$1,493MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky BlueCA$1,515MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnightCA$1,528MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB256GBStarlightCA$1,629MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBSky BlueCA$1,629MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBMidnightCA$1,722MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky BlueCA$1,722MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB512GBSilverCA$1,724MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB512GBStarlightCA$2,172MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB1TBSky BlueCA$2,172MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB1TBStarlightCA$2,172MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB256GBMidnightCA$2,172MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB1TBSilverCA$2,215MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB1TBSilverCA$2,444MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB2TBMidnightCA$2,445MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB512GBMidnightCA$2,482MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB1TBMidnightCA$2,734MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB2TBSky BlueCA$2,734MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 24GB2TBMidnightCA$2,756MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 24GB2TBStarlightCA$3,024MacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB2TBSilverCA$3,038MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 32GB2TBMidnightCA$3,281MacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB512GBMidnightMacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 16GB512GBSky BlueMacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"M416GB512GBSilverMacBook Air 13.6" M413.6"Apple M4 32GB1TBMidnightMacBook Air 15.3" M415.3"Apple M4 16GB256GBMidnight
