The MacBook Air M4 brings notable advancements over its predecessor, the M1, in areas such as performance, design, and functionality. With a more powerful CPU and GPU, enhanced battery life ...

I thought I had this figured out. I was making a hard-headed decision to buy a refurbed M1 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM for half the price of a new M4 one, for reasons I’ll explain in a moment.

Heck, even an older Air (M2-M3) is still plenty capable of productivity tasks for years to come. The M1 MacBook Air is getting a little long in the tooth at this point, but if you can find it on ...