MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: What Should You Buy?
Performance Comparison:
- Pro: Professional Grade
The MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro/Max chip is simply the pinnacle of performance!
Video editing, 3D modeling, and heavy gaming? No problem at all. The 14-inch and 16-inch Pro models, in particular, boast screens with up to 1000 nits of brightness, support 120Hz refresh rates, and include ports like HDMI and an SD card slot, meeting the needs of professional designers and programmers.
But if you're just using it for watching TV or working on presentations, the performance might be higher than you need—a complete waste!
- Air: Lightweight
The 2025 MacBook Air, with its M4 chip, delivers exceptional performance!
With a Geekbench score of 54806, it's only 15% lower than the Pro's M4 chip, yet the price is more than half the price. It's perfect for everyday office work, student essay writing, and light editing, and its battery life is incredible (18 hours!), so you don't even need to bring a charger when you go out.
Price:
- Air: Great value
The starting price for the M4 version of the Air is low! Slim body + long battery life
- Pro: Expensive
The 14-inch Pro is expensive, and the top-of-the-line model is even more so. What do you get for the extra money? A more powerful chip, a brighter screen, more ports... but if you don't use them, it's a waste.
Aesthetic Design:
- Pro: Heavy but durable
The metal body and tempered glass screen offer excellent resistance to pressure. But it's as heavy as a dumbbell, so you can toe your biceps in no time.
- Air: Slim and portable
At 11.3mm thick and 1.24kg, it easily fits into a canvas bag. However, to achieve this extreme thinness, the screen lacks tempered glass, so sitting on it could shatter it.