The MacBook Air is on sale for $799 - Here's why I recommend it for most people

• Apple's MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) is on sale at Amazon for $799, a competitive price for its latest ultraportable.
• The M4 Air supports up to two external monitors with the lid open, and scales up to 32GB of unified memory.
• There are still only two USB-C ports on the left side, and I wish there were a nano-texture display option.

The MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) is on sale at Amazon, starting at $799 for the 16GB version.

Before Apple announced the MacBook Air M4 in early 2025, rumors abounded on what new features the ultraportable would come with. 

Partly because it was the last of Apple's core line of devices to get the M4 chip, and partly because, well, last year's MacBook Air M3 was (and still is) one of the best laptops we've tested -- a future-proofed "AI computer for the ...