Should You Buy the MacBook Air or the MacBook Pro?

What’s the difference between the M4 MacBook Air and M4 MacBook Pro if they have the same processor?

While the GPU and CPU of these two laptops are on par, the Pro squeezes more battery life out of the same internals. It also has more ports, like an extra Thunderbolt (USB-C) and HDMI. The Pro also has a Mini LED XDR screen that allows it to display at a refresh rate of 120 hertz.

What’s the difference between the M4 and M4 Pro chips?

The M4 chips have a ten-core CPU and up to a ten-core GPU. The more cores, the more a processor can do. The Pro chips outstrip the regular M4 at 14 CPU cores and up to 20 GPU cores. The M4 Pro also has larger memory bandwidth at 273 GBps compared with the M4’s 120 GBps.

What’s the difference between the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips?

Max is better than Pro, which means Even Bigger Numbers. Up to a 16-core CPU and up to a 40-core GPU along with 546GBps memory bandwidth make machines with the M4 Max the most professional-grade MacBooks you can buy. You probably don’t need ’em.

What’s the deal with getting more storage space?

When it comes to how big you want the SSD to be, Apple gives you a bit more customizability if you buy directly. In the specs, I only listed the storage specs as upgradeable to the degree you can find on Amazon or third-party retailers. But if you go to Apple for your MacBook, you can get up to 2 TB of SSD space for M4 machines and up to 8 TB for M4 Pro and Max machines.