Late yesterday afternoon we spotted Amazon dropping the base model M4 MacBook Pro down to $1,395, or $204 off, to match the best we have ever tracked. That deal is still up for grabs right here, but for folks looking at a more powerful M4 Pro model,

We’re getting antsy for a more significant redesign, but the MacBook Air 15-inch remains Apple's best value in a big-screen laptop, thanks to a lower starting price, kicked-up CPU performance, and a boost in the base model's memory capacity.

Whether you pick the little 13-inch model or the more comfortable yet compact 15-inch Air, you'll be getting an undeniably versatile MacBook.

Apple’s M4 MacBook Air is an absolutely incredible laptop, even without a world class artificial intelligence system. There’s a lot we can learn from that.