MacBook Air, Apple and Intel

Apple Says New MacBook Air Up to 23x Faster Than Intel-Based Model, But Read the Fine Print
Apple has a staggering marketing claim for the new MacBook Air with the M4 chip. Specifically, Apple says the new MacBook Air is up to 23x
MacBook Air M4: Really 23 times faster than the Intel version?
For battery life, Apple compared a weaker Intel model (dual-core Core i3 with 1.1 GHz) with a MacBook Air M4. The total runtime was measured when playing movies in iTunes at 1080p.
Is the Apple MacBook Air M4 worth an upgrade?
Here’s where things get much more interesting. The Air M4 is a great upgrade for owners of the MacBook Air M1 from 2020. Back then Apple used its classic shell design, with a chunkier bezel and smaller display. And the jump from M1 to M4 is an up to 60% performance boost.
Apple's new MacBook Air is 23x faster than a previous model, but there's a catch
Apple has stated its new MacBook Air is 23 times faster than then last Intel-based MacBook Air, which is a laptop that's five years old.
Apple announces new MacBook Pro, iPad Air and iPad models (oh, and “the most powerful Mac ever made”)
Apple did one of its ‘launch a few products without a keynote’ things yesterday, giving us refreshes of the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, iPad Air and standard iPad. The physical appearances of all four products,
Apple’s New MacBook Air is Faster, Cheaper, and Coming Next Week
Literally a day after announcing an M3 update to its iPad Air, Apple has finally announced the long-awaited M4-powered MacBook Air. The laptop is a direct upgrade to the M3
Apple’s Smart Decision To Delay The New MacBook Air
Apple has waited ten months to update the MacBook Air to use the cutting-edge Apple Silicon M4. How does this delay benefit ...
Game Porting Toolkit is a start, but Apple needs to do more for Mac gaming success
Apple's Game Porting Toolkit is helpful for developers, former Apple software engineer Nat Brown explains, but it still has a ...
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Apple is finally ready to conquer Qualcomm in the 5G game
The rest of the smartphone world doesn’t seem to mind buying Qualcomm’s modems, which hold a dominant market share, ...
M4 MacBook Air benchmark leak reveals huge speed boost over M3 — Intel and AMD should be worried
I’ve also thrown the M4 MacBook Pro in there for comparison, and as you can see, the difference is barely negligible — all in ...
What Intel's Breakup Would Mean for TSMC and Broadcom
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Apple C1 modem real-world tests: Good enough, but a step slow
In many ways, the Apple C1—its first cellular modem—is the company’s most important product in years. Just as the company ...
The $3,999 M3 Ultra Mac Studio barely beats the $1,999 M4 Max in leaked benchmark
According to the benchmark on Geekbench, the M3 Ultra scores 3,221 in single-core performance, while the M4 Max score 3,884.
New benchmark suggests Apple's M3 Ultra may not be much faster than the M4 Max - only a minor uplift in multi-core performance
Apple's latest Mac Studio will use the new M3 Ultra and M4 Max, but a new benchmark suggests the former will only be slightly ...