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Size and weight: All of Apple’s laptops are relatively thin and light compared with similar laptops from other manufacturers, but the 13-inch models tend to offer the best combination of size, weight, and performance.

All current MacBooks include the Touch ID fingerprint sensor the presence or absence of the Touch Bar didn’t factor in one way or the other into our decision-making since it’s a neat feature but still mostly superfluous. Our picks all have the newer scissor-switch keyboard, which is nicer to type on and shouldn’t be as susceptible to dust and dirt.

Keyboard, Touch Bar, and Touch ID: You shouldn’t buy a MacBook that still has the low-travel butterfly-switch keyboard that Apple installed in all of its MacBooks between 20, mostly because of its unsatisfying, flat feel and well-documented reliability problems.

We have picks for both Thunderbolt 3 docks and USB-C docks, as well as for USB-C monitors, and USB-C data cables and video cables, spare or replacement USB-C chargers, and other accessories that will help you connect all of your old stuff to these new ports. All MacBooks include at least two of these ports, so you can charge the laptop and connect a second device at the same time.

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The M1 MacBook Air has Thunderbolt 3 ports, while the newer M2 MacBook Air and Pro have faster Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Ports: The USB-C ports on Apple computers, also referred to as Thunderbolt ports, are all capable of transmitting power, video, and data at the same time.

All of Apple’s current Retina displays are sharp and color-accurate and capable of displaying nearly 100% of the sRGB and DCI-P3 color gamuts.

Display: A high-resolution IPS display is a must on any laptop priced at or above $1,000.

The 256 GB versions are reported to have lower speeds, the most noticeable difference being slightly longer processing or transfer times when working with gigabyte-size files. If you need the highest file transfer speeds or create gigabyte-scale files, it’s worth upgrading M2 MacBooks to 512 GB of storage.

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All MacBooks include at least 8 GB of RAM, which is plenty for everyday tasks, but you should consider upgrading to 16 GB or 32 GB if you edit a lot of large files or want to run Windows apps in a virtual machine. Performance: Any MacBook with an Apple processor like the M1 is going to be more than speedy enough for day-to-day browsing and communicating as well as heavy multitasking or compiling code.But for everyday work tasks, browsing the web, watching movies, and even playing App Store games, the M2 MacBook Air offers a bunch of great upgrades over the previous generation. Our tests found the laptop would get hot to the touch even after a minute of exporting video or batch editing photos, to levels that would make the laptop uncomfortable to use. However, this laptop isn’t ideal for people who edit photos, videos, or otherwise process large media files. Apple also added a MagSafe port, which allows a magnetic charging cable to securely stick to the MacBook Air and harmlessly detach if a passerby’s foot catches it in a coffee shop. The 2022 M2 MacBook Air has a brighter display that lets you see the screen more clearly outside on a sunny day, and a higher-resolution webcam that makes you look a little bit more clear on video calls. If you have $200 more to spend on a laptop, the M2 MacBook Air has a few great updates over the slightly older M1 model that we think make the device feel better to use. The Air also omits the MacBook Pro’s (situationally useful but largely unnecessary) Touch Bar in favor of a row of physical function keys and a standalone Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

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The Air includes only two USB-C ports (which support Thunderbolt 3) plus a headphone jack-but Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs and adapters are common enough and inexpensive enough that this isn’t as big of a problem as it used to be. Like its predecessor, the M1 version of the Air includes a much-improved keyboard with a deeper, more satisfying feel and improved reliability compared with MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models released between 20. And unlike previous MacBook Air models, the M1 version doesn’t require a cooling fan, which keeps it dead silent even when you’re maxing out the processor by exporting a video or playing a game. Apple’s new M1 processor is much faster than the low-power Intel processors in previous MacBook Airs, and its battery life is so good that you should almost never need to charge it during the day if you don’t want to. We recommend the basic $1,000 version of the MacBook Air, which has enough speed, memory, and storage for most day-to-day computer tasks.