MacBooks are great. They are light and compact, have sleek designs, have enough power to run essential software, and can go on for an entire day without their batteries dying. With the M4 chips, the difference in performance between the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro is smaller than ever, which is why we believe getting a MacBook Air is a better deal than a Pro model.
The one thing that you would want to get a Pro for is how long its battery lasts, but even then, many laptops from other brands can beat it.
The M4 MacBook Pro improves on the M3's advertised 13-to-18-hour battery life, with Apple stating that the M4 Pro lasts between 14 hours and 22 hours. The M5 chips make this even better, with the upper limit now being up to 24 hours, a true full day of battery that extends to multiple days in practical use.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition 14-inch
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition is part of a line of computers with Intel's Lunar Lake processors, which are usually the best laptops for battery life. This 14-inch Slim 7i lasts 26 hours on video playback tests and manages to go on for 18 hours in practical use due to its 70-watt-hour battery. Furthermore, the laptop barely gets hot even while unplugged and running for hours, and it still has very quiet fans. Its heat dissipation is so excellent that it often ends up remaining slightly cooler than the MacBook Air.
HP OmniBook X 14-inch
The OmniBook X 14 surprisingly comes with a 2.2K resolution display, something that many other laptops on this list skimp out on to preserve battery. The laptop's camera also beats many more expensive models, featuring great visuals for its price. As for reasons you wouldn't want an OmniBook X, there are a few. First, while the resolution is crisp, it relies on an IPS panel instead of an OLED display, which means it won't look as good as OLED laptops. Additionally, while it weighs just below three pounds, it's not among the laptops lighter than the MacBook Air. However, you can still find the laptop for just $750 on eBay, which makes it a good budget laptop with a big battery life.
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