

Perhaps the biggest highlight of the MacBook Air is that, even with all of this power and a hungry display, it still can crank out more than 18 hours of battery life on a single charge. The MacBook Air offers a superb 13.3-inch Retina display that offers excellent color accuracy with crisp text and vibrant graphics.

Paired with 8GB of RAM, the MacBook Air is a true powerhouse of a machine and, when necessary, the computer can grab and create additional RAM by using available hard drive space for even more muscle when multitasking. What’s most notable about the Air was the introduction of Apple’s M1 processor, Apple’s first in-house CPU that houses 8-cores and is 3.5x faster than previous generation MacBook Air computers. When it comes to the absolute best laptop under $1,500, the MacBook Air reigns supreme as the top choice for performance.
