Apple MacBook Air

This debut for Apple’s M1 silicon is a triumph of epic proportions. At a stroke, Apple has created the world’s best ultraportable

JON HONEYBALL

SCORE PRICE 16GB/1TB, £1,374 (£1,649 inc VAT) from apple.com/uk How dull. Another year, another MacBook Air. Apple hasn’t even bothered to change the design, so we know exactly what to expect, right? It’s going to be quirky, not particularly fast and of little interest to businesses. It’ll be overpriced for what you’re getting, with that money wasted on a design that rivals already match or exceed. Not only that, this new MacBook Air is the bottom of the range, so anyone with any sense will go for the MacBook Pro (see p44). Oh, MacBook Airs are popular amongst those who frequent the First Class Lounge at Heathrow to sip on champagne and nibble canapés. Nothing here to worry Windows and Intel/AMD. Move along, it’s a frippery for the irrelevant. Except this MacBook Air isn’t.…

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