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Posted by Lon
 - March 22, 2025, 21:31:02
Why doesn't Notebookcheck take into account more types of flickering than just PWM?

Apple laptops are known to cause eye strain due to temporal dithering and FRC, which are used to achieve that P3 color gamut by rapidly switching between colors.
Posted by Biscuity
 - March 19, 2025, 22:36:06
I'm intrigued by the black level and contrast on the display. There seems to have been some marked improvements over the last two MacBook Air generations (16% and 13% improvements respectively since last years M3 Air).

Do these improvements apply to the 13" MacBook Air as well?

Thanks
Posted by Dont_Look_Up
 - March 18, 2025, 11:40:16
Like @Aras mentioned already below, the most important performance measurement for a passively cooled is missing:

Performance deterioration over continuous R15 test loop is missing!

Another favourable treatment to Apple? (After bad screen response times, short warranty, ridiculous expensive upgrades, no repair by third party allowed...) All these do not matter for the reviewers in the final score?

For me the worst of all is the lock in software ecosystem and no option to install other OSes like Linux. But that is just me.

Posted by Mahmoud
 - March 16, 2025, 09:08:10
I think there is a mistake in the display's Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey. Based on the fall and rise times, I think the total is 23.2 ms, not 33.2 ms. Either this or the fall and rise times are wrong in the device screenshot.
Posted by XinisterMR
 - March 15, 2025, 07:45:38
In terms of repairability, as Ifixit shows, it has modular ports (most competitors don't), a battery that uses pullable adhesive, removable trackpad and day 1 repair manuals. It has parts pairing but a repair score of 0 just doesn't seem fair, there was no explanation for this score either.
Posted by Sceglitelotu
 - March 14, 2025, 13:46:22
Very nice article!
I found very useful the data on the energy consumption under different loads and i think it would be great if also the temperature readings were done under the same circumstances( not just idle and load but also during wifi usage).
Posted by AZ
 - March 14, 2025, 10:42:38
When will the 13-inch (Entry 8-core GPU and 10-core) reviews be published?
Posted by Aras
 - March 12, 2025, 22:56:43
Given that the power consumption decreases a lot, from 18 Watts to 5 Watts due to the fanless design, the test should have included the CPU and GPU performance over time.

Also, it matters a lot whether the benchmarks are run when the processor and the chassis is cool or warm.
Posted by PandaBear19
 - March 12, 2025, 22:44:57
What's up with Apple screens? Battery life drop at max brightness websurfing compared to regular websurfing test is massive, ASUS lunar lake laptops with OLED screens lose almost twice as less battery life in similar comparison. So strange when just recently OLED screens were big battery drainers for laptops when compared to LCD. 
Posted by LL
 - March 12, 2025, 11:42:44
All good advices.
Posted by Dawnstar
 - March 12, 2025, 06:16:16
Apple: remove the notch, use a 120Hz IPS panel without frame rate control / temporal dithering, allow the screen to open 180 degrees. Thanks in advance.
Posted by Redaktion
 - March 11, 2025, 17:00:26
Apple has given its MacBook Air 15 the lightning-fast M4 SoC, which is still cooled passively. It also features a new 12 MP webcam and a new colorway. However, its 60 Hz display remains unchanged and there is no matte option—but the Air is now $100 cheaper.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Air-15-M4-review-The-fanless-M4-SoC-is-years-ahead-of-the-competition.976933.0.html