I would agree in general for the base model macbook airs, as you go up the range the value just isn't there anymore when in comparison. I still do not see the battery life for my use case. There are too many other flaws for me (repairibility, quality of software decreasing massively, issues with screen quality in everyway bar colour/vibrancy) though that means I won't choose them anymore as much as I adored Apple for many years and am still a fan boy over classic macs.
MacBook Pro M4 with Pro/Max CPUs are 3-4x faster on multicore benchmarks compared to Air's M4. Air M4 is not enough for my heavy usage of multiple browsers, agents, scripts, and different spinoffs of VS Code at the same time.
What's the problem with your battery life? Check which app is draining your battery in Activity Monitor/Energy.
Apple Silicon is amazing when it comes to cost-performance and battery life
I would agree in general for the base model macbook airs, as you go up the range the value just isn't there anymore when in comparison. I still do not see the battery life for my use case. There are too many other flaws for me (repairibility, quality of software decreasing massively, issues with screen quality in everyway bar colour/vibrancy) though that means I won't choose them anymore as much as I adored Apple for many years and am still a fan boy over classic macs.
MacBook Pro M4 with Pro/Max CPUs are 3-4x faster on multicore benchmarks compared to Air's M4. Air M4 is not enough for my heavy usage of multiple browsers, agents, scripts, and different spinoffs of VS Code at the same time.
What's the problem with your battery life? Check which app is draining your battery in Activity Monitor/Energy.