Armed with the state-of-the-art M3 processor and 512GB of storage, the 2024 MacBook Air is one of Apple's best ever.

The odd little 13-inch MacBook Pro was refreshed with the M2 chip, but it became the only MacBook to retain the old design. In late 2023, Apple finally phased that out with its M3 MacBook Pro release in favor of a more affordable 14-inch MacBook Pro — the first in that design to feature a base M-series chip.

As Apple prepares to finally bring the M4-powered MacBook Air to market, what can Apple's community expect in the next macOS-powered laptop?

The 2024 M3 MacBook Air’s FaceTime HD camera has twice the resolution of the M1 MacBook Air, and with a brighter version of Apple’s Liquid Retina display and an improved 4-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio, videoconferencing and calls will come through more clearly than ever before.

MacBook Air 13-inch laptop (M3 chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is currently on sale for $899, 18% off its list price of $1,099. This allows you to pocket $200, which is a

The new machine not only succeeds in emulating the look of the MacBook Air, but exceeds its specs in no fewer than five different ways – including being even lighter … Glance quickly at the machine and you could easily be forgiven for mistaking it for a new MacBook Air.

Asus' magnesium-alloy, Qualcomm-based Zenbook aims squarely at the MacBook Air, and I went hands on with it at CES 2025 to see how it might compare.