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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa070.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-m12020\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-m12020\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-m12020","crawl_time":1775837522,"first_indexed_time":1605625606,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,techradar!www,\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-m12020 s443","src_root_hash":"16217831880745512870","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) | TechRadar","meta_descriptions":["The Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is the first of the company's thin and light MacBooks to be powered by its own M1 hardware."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"TechRadar Verdict\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) remains one of the best laptops you can buy. It was the first MacBook to come with Apple's game-changing M1 chip, and the success of the M1 MacBook Air led to Apple releasing M2 and M3 MacBooks - while still keeping the M1 MacBook Air on sale. Its impact on MacBooks, and laptops as a whole, cannot be underestimated, and at an all-time low price, it remains excellent value.\nPros\n+\nmacOS is fast and responsive\n+\nBattery life is great\n+\nSilent in use\n+\nKeyboard remains very good\nCons\n-\nNo new design\n-\nFanless design could impact performance\n-\nNow several years old\nWhy you can trust TechRadar\nWe spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best.\nFind out more about how we test.\nTwo-minute review\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now several years old, but it still remains one of the\nbest laptops\nyou can buy today. Why? Well, it's almost all thanks to the\nApple\nM1 processor it launched with. This was Apple's first highly-acclaimed, impressively powerful\nARM\n-based chip, under its hood, giving it just the right boost it’s long deserved, after years of being powered by\nIntel\nchips.\nSure, Apple has now released a successor, the\nMacBook Air (M2, 2022)\n, which comes with hardware improvements and a brilliant new design, and it's also since launched new M3 MacBooks (though no MacBook Air... yet), but as the years have gone on, the M1 MacBook Air has dropped in price, making an already great value laptop (which launched at $999 \/ £999 \/ AU$1,599) even better value.\nIt also continues to run applications well, and supports\nmacOS Sonoma\n, the latest version of Apple's\noperating system\n. Its long battery life, which is again down to the M1 chip, which is impressively efficient, remains ahead of many more modern (and expensive)\nWindows 11\nlaptops as well.\nThat's why Apple, with a break from tradition, has continued to sell the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), even after the release of its M2-powered successor.\nPrice-wise, Apple nailed it at launch, undercutting a lot of Windows-powered ultrabooks. Of course, this certainly isn't a cheap laptop, but nor does it feel overpriced, especially compared to its similarly specced rivals - something that Apple has been accused of in the past. However, nearly four years after it was released, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has enjoyed several price cuts (especially when the M2 version later launched), so if you can get it in a sale, this is even better value for money, and is one of the reasons we also recommend it as one of the\nbest laptops for students\nas well.\nApple has also been accused of caring more about aesthetics of its products than the actual features and functions, but with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we actually think the opposite is true. This is because while the MacBook Air has some huge changes on the inside - most noticeably the M1 chip - on the outside, nothing has really changed.\nGet daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox\nSign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.\nSo, this model looks (and feels) just like the previous model (and the model before that). For people who love the look of the MacBook Air, this may be good news, but we feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The M1-based MacBook Air is such a revolutionary and exciting device, we'd have loved to have seen Apple take a few risks with the design as well, even if it was just by making it lighter, or slimming the bezels down that surround the screen. Funnily enough, this is exactly what Apple\ndid\ndo with the M2 MacBook Air, which came with an overhauled design - but also a higher price tag.\nWhen it comes to performance of the M1 MacBook Air, however, we have no qualms. The M1 has proved to be a complete beast that puts Intel to shame in many respects. During our time with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we were incredibly impressed with how it performed.\nmacOS runs well, and the visual overhaul of the operating system offers a nice change, while still feeling familiar. The fact that both new and legacy apps run well on the M1 chip is very commendable, and so far there don't seem to be any issues with running apps built for Intel Macs using Rosetta 2, the tool used by Apple to allow older Mac apps to run on the M1. Also, the fact that you can now run thousands of iOS apps and games pretty much flawlessly is a huge win as well.\nBattery life also seems to be fantastic, and the fanless design is nice, as it means the laptop runs silently; we do have our concerns about how it manages heat, however.\nIn the end, we'd have liked Apple to have been a bit more ambitious with the design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – a bold reinvention of the laptop to match the internal hardware and software overhauls would have made this an even more exciting device.\n(Image credit: Future)\nApple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Price and availability\nStarts at $999 \/ £999 \/ AU$1,599\nCheaper than Windows alternatives\nSpec sheet\nHere is the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) configuration sent to TechRadar for review:\nCPU:\n Apple M1 (8-core)\nGraphics:\n Integrated 7-core GPU\nRAM:\n 8GB Unified PDDR4X-4266 MHz SDRAM\nScreen:\n 13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 Retina True Tone display (backlit LED, IPS)\nStorage:\n 256GB PCIe SSD\nPorts:\n 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack\nConnectivity:\n Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5\nCamera:\n 720p FaceTime HD webcam\nWeight:\n 2.8 pounds (1.29kg)\nSize:\n 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm; W x D x H)\nPrices for the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) start at $999 \/ £999 \/ AU$1,599. As usual, there are a number of specifications available at launch, and you can further customize these to get the MacBook Air (2020) that best suits your needs and budget.\nThe base model features an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD.\nThere's also a higher-specced model, priced at $1,249 \/ £1,249 \/ AU$1,949, which has an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So, for that extra money you're getting an additional core in the GPU, and double the storage.\nYou can also configure these models to have 16GB of RAM (for $200 \/ £200 \/ AU$300 extra), and up to 2TB of SSD storage (for $800 \/ £800 \/ AU$1,200).\nFor comparison, the \nMacBook Air (2020)\n launched earlier in 2020 also started at $999 \/ £999 \/ AU$1,599, which was actually cheaper than the launch price of the \nMacBook Air (2019)\n.\nSo you're getting the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) for the same price as the earlier model, which we commend Apple for. If you bought a MacBook Air a few months ago, however, you may feel a little annoyed that it’s already outdated.\nThat $999 \/ £999 \/ AU$1,599 entry point isn’t just the cheapest way of getting an Apple laptop; it’s an incredibly competitive price point that undercuts many of the best 13-inch laptops running\nWindows 10\n, such as the\nDell XPS 13\n. If you thought Apple’s laptops were overpriced compared to the competition, think again.\n(Image credit: Future)\nApple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Design\nThin and light design\nCompletely silent when in use\nWe've mentioned how, thanks to its competitive price, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is helping challenge people’s preconceptions about MacBooks – but the MacBook Air, along with the\nMacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)\nand\nMac mini (M1, 2020)\n, also offer strong rebuttals to the criticism, often leveled at the Apple, that its products are more style than substance.\nPeople often dismiss Apple as making products that look good, but that don’t do anything particularly revolutionary when it comes to the actual hardware. With the  MacBook Air (M1, 2020), however, it's the complete opposite. \nWith this laptop, Apple has actually done some really exciting things on the inside – switching to its own M1 chip, and building macOS Big Sur from the ground up to take advantage of it – while leaving the actual design of the device completely unchanged. This is both good news and bad news.\n(Image credit: Future)\nFirst, the good news. For many people, the iconic design of the MacBook Air is pretty much perfect, so they don't see the need for any radical change. At the same time, by simply offering minor spec bumps every year, the MacBook Air was in danger of being outclassed by more ambitious rivals. So, by concentrating on revolutionizing the hardware of the MacBook Air, and not tinkering with the design, Apple is doing something many of its critics have argued it should do: focus on the unglamorous, yet essential, stuff.\nBut what about the bad news? Well, because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) promises to be such a big revolution, the fact that it looks – and feels – exactly the same as previous MacBook Airs is a little disappointing, to put it mildly.\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s dimensions of 0.16–0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches (0.41–1.61 x 30.41 x  21.24cm) and weight of 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) are\nexactly\nthe same as those of both the MacBook Air (2020) and the 2019 model, and virtually the same as those of the 2018 Air, which is a bit lighter.\nOn the outside, then, this MacBook Air looks identical to the three previous models – and it means that the excitement that comes with pulling the MacBook Air from its packaging is somewhat dulled, particular if you've owned one of those earlier machines.\nThere had been rumors that the move to Apple’s own silicon would result in lighter devices, but this isn't the case. One big design change that has been enabled by the M1 chip, though, is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now fanless. This means the internals keep cool enough under workloads without the need for fans to kick in and cool them down. There’s a catch to this (which we’ll get to in a bit), but it means the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) runs virtually silently, and it’s very impressive.\nThe lack of fans could have allowed Apple to make the MacBook Air thinner and lighter, so it’s interesting that it remains the same size and weight as its predecessors.\n(Image credit: Future)\nOn opening up the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) you’re again presented with a sight that's familiar, and in a good way. The best addition to the previous MacBook Air’s design, the Magic Keyboard, is again included here. It really is a lovely keyboard to work on, feeling tactile and responsive despite how flat the keys are. \nA Touch ID button is again situated above the keyboard, and it remains the best fingerprint scanner we’ve used on a laptop. Too many of the fingerprint scanners on Windows laptops struggle to log us in reliably, but the Touch ID button here logged us in successfully pretty much every time, even when we’d not completely covered the scanner with a finger.\nThe screen is also virtually the same as the one on the MacBook Air (2020), except for one big difference. So, it’s still 13.3 inches with a 400-nit LED backlit display, and a Retina display of 2560 x 1600 resolution, and comes with Apple's True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the color temperature on the screen based on the ambient light.\n(Image credit: Future)\nWhat’s new here is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s screen now supports the P3 wide color gamut, which results in more accurate, true-to-life images. P3 support used to be only found in the more expensive MacBook Pros, so it’s great to see Apple bring this feature to its more affordable MacBook Air lineup. If you’re a photographer or video editor who requires accurate colors, you no longer have to automatically go for a MacBook Pro.\nThe screen is also surrounded by those big thick bezels that have been a staple of the MacBook Air’s design for ages now, and which leave this laptop feeling a little dated. Devices such as the\nDell\nXPS 13 and the\nHuawei MateBook X (2020)\noffer incredibly thin bezels around the display, and not only does it make these devices look more modern, it means the makers can actually reduce the overall size of the laptop further while offering the same-size screen.\nYep, you read that right: we think Huawei has the edge over Apple when it comes to thin and light laptop design. Strange times indeed.\nThe webcam above the screen is also unchanged from last time, with the same 720p FaceTime webcam. The 720p resolution feels distinctly outdated when most competitors offer 1080p, and with more people spending more time working from home these days, we’d have liked Apple to have given the webcam a boost.\nHowever, the company claims that thanks to the M1 chip, the image signal processor has been overhauled, giving the webcam supposedly better noise reduction and dynamic range, along with auto white balance. We’ve only used the webcam for a limited time so far, and it seemed fine, if not mind-blowing.\nPort-wise you get the same two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an audio jack as on recent MacBook Airs. The Thunderbolt 3 ports support charging, and can be used to power external monitors, and transfer data up to 40Gb\/s. We’re glad to see that Apple’s move to its own M1 chip, rather than Intel, hasn't meant the loss of the Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt is an interface developed by Intel).\n(Image credit: Future)\nApple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Performance\nExcellent performance\nCan now run iOS apps as well\nAs soon as we began using the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) we were impressed. It boots up quickly (an additional benefit of the M1 chip), Big Sur feels fast and responsive, and the look for the operating system really impresses. The interface has a more modern look, with bright, vibrant colors that really show off the MacBook Air's screen. It's also less cluttered, so you're not overwhelmed by icons and options, while the Control Center has been redesigned based on the version in iOS. It looks neater, and it's easier to use. \nBenchmarks\nHere’s how the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) performed in our suite of benchmark tests:\nCinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core:\n1,493;\nMulti-core:\n6,586\nGeekbench 5 Single-Core:\n1,729;\nMulti-Core:\n7,583\nBattery Life (TechRadar movie test):\n11 hours and 15 minutes\nAll applications that you usually run in macOS on Intel-based MacBooks should work fine with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), thanks to some software wizardry using Apple's Rosetta 2 tool, which allows apps to run on the new architecture.\nWe tried a mix of both new apps built for the M1 chip, as well as legacy apps built for Intel Macs, and running via Rosetta, and there was no noticeable difference in terms of performance. The fact that you can seamlessly run older apps on the MacBook Air really is commendable – the M1 chip is based on ARM architecture, and one of the biggest drawbacks of Windows 10 on devices running on ARM-based chips is that you're limited to running only ARM-compatible apps from the Windows Store. There's a rather sparse selection of these, and this severely limits the usability of these devices.\nMicrosoft\nneeds to come up with its own Rosetta, pronto.\nNot only can you run pretty much any existing Mac app on the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but thanks to the M1 chip using similar architecture to iPhones, you can now run any iOS app or game as well. This brings a huge amount of new tools to the MacBook, and is genuinely exciting. iOS apps and games are more feature-rich and graphically impressive than ever before, and having access to these could be a game-changer. We played a few iOS games, and they ran perfectly on the MacBook Air – suddenly, the MacBook has become a decent gaming machine.\nWe were able to have quite a few apps running all at once, swapping between them with ease, and the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) kept up brilliantly. Throughout our tests it felt fast and capable. Moving a large 14GB file from an external SSD took less than a minute, for example. This really does feel like a fast and spritely machine.\nApple claims the MacBook Air is three times faster than other laptops in its class, and faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the past year. It also says the neural engine is nine times faster than the one in the previous MacBook Air, and its SSD is up to twice as fast thanks to the M1 and the latest flash technology.\nOne thing to note is that the fanless design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) could mean that performance is throttled when it's performing demanding tasks over long periods of time. Because there are no fans to stop it overheating, the only thing it can do is reduce the performance of the components – known as throttling – to control temperatures.\nIn fact, that’s why pros may want to go for the MacBook Pro 13-inch. It has the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air, but it has fans, which means it can be used for intensive tasks over longer periods of time, without, Apple claims, throttling.\nHowever, in our tests we didn't notice any major incidents of throttling, and as you can see from the benchmark tests, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) came impressively close to the performance of the more expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020).\nIn both Geekbench 5 and Cinebench, the single-core performance of the MacBook Air was pretty much on par with the MacBook Pro, and multi-core scores weren't that much different either.\nThis is great news for the MacBook Air - and slightly less good news for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). Because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is\nsuch\na good laptop, it almost makes the MacBook Pro feel unnecessary. Performance seemed pretty similar in our day-to-day use, and we even played around with 8K video editing in Final Cut Pro, and while Apple seems keen to stress that the Air is capable of\n4K\nvideo editing - it actually did a great job at 8K as well, allowing us to scrub through multiple 8K sources with ease. Very impressive.\nSo, with that boost in performance, along with the P3 color gamut support, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a brilliant choice for video editors who want a more affordable laptop than the MacBook Pro. It makes the MacBook Pro 13-inch a slightly harder to justify purchase, though it does have a few key features that the Air misses, such as the TouchBar and better cooling. Having both MacBooks churning through high intensity tasks for long periods of time should show a bigger performance gap in the Pro's favor. But for most people, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will offer plenty of power and performance.\nApple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Battery life\nVery impressive battery life\nLasts around four hours longer than previous model\nAs for battery life, we knew that the 'Apple silicon' would be more power-efficient, so it's no surprise to find that the MacBook Air has the longest battery life of any MacBook Air yet – up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, or up to 18 hours of video, according to Apple.\nWe’ve been very impressed with the MacBook Air’s battery life – even after a few hours of work (and web browsing), the battery only dropped a few percentage points, and even if you leave it on standby for a day and come back to it, the battery level remains high.\nIn our official battery test, where we run a looped 1080p video at 50% brightness until the battery dies, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) lasted a very impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes.\nThat's a lot longer than the previous model lasted in the same tests (7 hours 55 minutes), and it just beats the latest Dell XPS 13 as well (11 hours 1 minute).\nThis means you should be easily able to go a full work day (and more) without needing to charge the MacBook Air - though obviously the battery will deplete quicker if you're doing more intensive tasks with it.\nIt doesn't quite reach the huge 13 hours and 22 minutes the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) managed, but we can’t imagine anyone having any complaints with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s battery life.\nShould I buy the Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)?\n(Image credit: Apple)\nBuy it if...\nYou want an affordable MacBook\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) isn't just one of the best MacBooks Apple has ever made, it's also the cheapest. This is fantastic value.\nYou want a powerful thin and light laptop\nThe performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) really is impressive, so much so that many people thinking about buying the MacBook Pro should actually consider this instead.\nYou want a long-lasting battery\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has a brilliant battery, and will be able to power through a work or school day with ease. Really impressive stuff.\nDon't buy it if...\nYou want a budget laptop\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a great value laptop, but it is still very expensive. There are some brilliant budget laptops out there these days that offer excellent performance for a lot less.\nYou don't like Macs\nThe MacBook Air doesn't have a revolutionary design, nor does it try to win over Windows users too much. If you weren't a fan of previous MacBook Airs, the 2020 model won't really persuade you otherwise.\nAlso consider...\nIf our Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review has you considering other options, here are three more laptops to consider...  \nApple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021)\nIf you're after a MacBook with more power, then the recent MacBook Pro 14-inch is well worth considering. It comes with a choice of bulked-up M1 chips in the form of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, offering a huge leap in performance over the MacBook Air. It's a great choice for creative professionals, but it is a lot more expensive.\nCheck out our\nApple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review\nDell XPS 13\nIf you want a thin and light laptop like the MacBook Air, but prefer Windows, then the Dell XPS 13 is a brilliant alternative, offering a similar level of style and build quality, along with some fantastic specs. Again, it's a bit more expensive, but there are often deals that knock the price down a fair bit, and it also comes in a 2-in-1 design, unlike the MacBook Air.\nCheck out our\nDell XPS 13 review\nMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4\nApple's old rival, Microsoft, also makes some great laptops, and the Surface Laptop 4 is the best one it's made so far. It's slick and stylish, much like the MacBook Air, and is a great showcase for Windows 11. It's another excellent Windows alternative to a MacBook.\nCheck out our\nMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4 review\nThese are the\nbest laptops of 2022\nMatt Hanson\nManaging Editor, Core Tech\nMatt is TechRadar's Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there's no aspect of technology that Matt isn't passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he's reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p\/?c1=2&c2=10055482&cv=4.4.0&cj=1)\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-m12020#main)\n\n![Background](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/h0mke6edxz1770889266.jpg)\n\nWelcome   to Tech Radar club \\!\n\nHi ,\n\nYour membership journey starts here.\n\nKeep exploring and earning more as a member.\n\n[MY ACCOUNT](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/my-account)\n***\n![Badge picture](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/2lfo9jmvho1765179166.svg)\n\nEarn your first badge\n\nRead 1 story to unlock your first badge\n\nKeep earning badges\n\nExplore ways to get more involved as a member.\n\n![Latest in 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[Computing](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing)\n2. [Laptops](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops)\n3. [Macbooks](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops\/macbooks)\n\n# Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review\n## Still a brilliant laptop\n[Reviews](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews)\n\nBy [Matt Hanson](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/author\/matt-hanson)\n\nlast updated\n\nJanuary 23, 2024\n\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. [Here’s how it works](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/about-us#section-affiliate-advertising-disclosure).\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nUjLucr3FD7JNLJophFKgb.jpg)\n\nBest in Class\n\n(Image credit: © Future)\n\n### TechRadar Verdict\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) remains one of the best laptops you can buy. It was the first MacBook to come with Apple's game-changing M1 chip, and the success of the M1 MacBook Air led to Apple releasing M2 and M3 MacBooks - while still keeping the M1 MacBook Air on sale. Its impact on MacBooks, and laptops as a whole, cannot be underestimated, and at an all-time low price, it remains excellent value.\n\n[\\$589.99 at StackSocial](https:\/\/stacksocial.sjv.io\/c\/221109\/2806488\/14766?sharedId=trd-us&subId1=trd-us-4491801650626013152&prodsku=328018&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stacksocial.com%2Fsales%2Fapple-macbook-air-m1-2020-16gb-ram-256gb-ssd-space-gray-refurbished&intsrc=CATF_22147)\n\n(13.3-inch)\n\n[\\$648.99 at Amazon](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB08N5M7S6K%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6564043604401313118-20)\n\n(256GB)\n\n[\\$799.99 at QVC - US](https:\/\/qvc.uikc.net\/c\/221109\/600918\/9368?sharedId=trd-us&subId1=trd-us-3882965422450006712&prodsku=E320451&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qvc.com%2Fqvc.product.E320451.html&intsrc=CATF_4578)\n\n(256GB)\n\n[Check Walmart](https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/1943169\/565706\/9383?subId1=trd-us-7131705290927263192&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DApple+Macbook+Air+%28M1+2020%29)\n\n#### Pros\n- \\+\n  macOS is fast and responsive\n- \\+\n  Battery life is great\n- \\+\n  Silent in use\n- \\+\n  Keyboard remains very good\n\n#### Cons\n- \\-\n  No new design\n- \\-\n  Fanless design could impact performance\n- \\-\n  Now several years old\n\nBest picks for you\n\n- [The best MacBook and Macs of 2026](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/computing\/apple\/mac-buyer-s-guide-2015-1295725)\n- [Best MacBook Pro of 2025](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-macbook-pro)\n- [The best laptops 2026 tested, reviewed and rated](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/mobile-computing\/laptops\/best-laptops-1304361)\n\nWhy you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. [Find out more about how we test.](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/how-we-test)\n\n## Two-minute review\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now several years old, but it still remains one of the [best laptops](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/mobile-computing\/laptops\/best-laptops-1304361) you can buy today. Why? Well, it's almost all thanks to the [Apple](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple) M1 processor it launched with. This was Apple's first highly-acclaimed, impressively powerful [ARM](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/arm)\\-based chip, under its hood, giving it just the right boost it’s long deserved, after years of being powered by [Intel](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/intel) chips.\n\nThe M1 chip inside this MacBook Air proved that Apple could make its own chips that didn't just match what the likes of Intel and [AMD](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/amd) were putting out - but it could surpass them as well. The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) was incredibly impressive when it launched, and it still remains an excellent performer today.\n\nSure, Apple has now released a successor, the [MacBook Air (M2, 2022)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-m2-2022), which comes with hardware improvements and a brilliant new design, and it's also since launched new M3 MacBooks (though no MacBook Air... yet), but as the years have gone on, the M1 MacBook Air has dropped in price, making an already great value laptop (which launched at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599) even better value.\n\nIt also continues to run applications well, and supports [macOS Sonoma](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/macos-14-latest-news-rumors-and-everything-we-know-so-far), the latest version of Apple's [operating system](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/operating-system). Its long battery life, which is again down to the M1 chip, which is impressively efficient, remains ahead of many more modern (and expensive) [Windows 11](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/windows-11) laptops as well.\n\nThat's why Apple, with a break from tradition, has continued to sell the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), even after the release of its M2-powered successor.\n\nPrice-wise, Apple nailed it at launch, undercutting a lot of Windows-powered ultrabooks. Of course, this certainly isn't a cheap laptop, but nor does it feel overpriced, especially compared to its similarly specced rivals - something that Apple has been accused of in the past. However, nearly four years after it was released, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has enjoyed several price cuts (especially when the M2 version later launched), so if you can get it in a sale, this is even better value for money, and is one of the reasons we also recommend it as one of the [best laptops for students](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops\/best-student-laptops) as well.\n\nApple has also been accused of caring more about aesthetics of its products than the actual features and functions, but with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we actually think the opposite is true. This is because while the MacBook Air has some huge changes on the inside - most noticeably the M1 chip - on the outside, nothing has really changed.\n\nGet daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox\n\nSign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.\n\nBy signing up, you agree to our [Terms of services](https:\\\/\\\/futureplc.com\\\/terms-conditions\\\/)  and acknowledge that you have read our [Privacy Notice](https:\\\/\\\/futureplc.com\\\/privacy-policy\\\/). You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.\n\nSo, this model looks (and feels) just like the previous model (and the model before that). For people who love the look of the MacBook Air, this may be good news, but we feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The M1-based MacBook Air is such a revolutionary and exciting device, we'd have loved to have seen Apple take a few risks with the design as well, even if it was just by making it lighter, or slimming the bezels down that surround the screen. Funnily enough, this is exactly what Apple *did* do with the M2 MacBook Air, which came with an overhauled design - but also a higher price tag.\n\nWhen it comes to performance of the M1 MacBook Air, however, we have no qualms. The M1 has proved to be a complete beast that puts Intel to shame in many respects. During our time with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we were incredibly impressed with how it performed.\n\nmacOS runs well, and the visual overhaul of the operating system offers a nice change, while still feeling familiar. The fact that both new and legacy apps run well on the M1 chip is very commendable, and so far there don't seem to be any issues with running apps built for Intel Macs using Rosetta 2, the tool used by Apple to allow older Mac apps to run on the M1. Also, the fact that you can now run thousands of iOS apps and games pretty much flawlessly is a huge win as well.\n\nBattery life also seems to be fantastic, and the fanless design is nice, as it means the laptop runs silently; we do have our concerns about how it manages heat, however.\n\nIn the end, we'd have liked Apple to have been a bit more ambitious with the design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – a bold reinvention of the laptop to match the internal hardware and software overhauls would have made this an even more exciting device.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/V77RHxVtRWt9oN8fUu6Gre.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\n- [Apple Macbook Air (M1 2020) (256GB 8GB RAM) at Amazon for \\$648.99](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB08N5M7S6K%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6564043604401313118-20)\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Price and availability\n- **Starts at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599**\n- **Cheaper than Windows alternatives**\n\nSpec sheet\n\nHere is the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) configuration sent to TechRadar for review:\n\n**CPU:** Apple M1 (8-core)  \n **Graphics:** Integrated 7-core GPU  \n **RAM:** 8GB Unified PDDR4X-4266 MHz SDRAM  \n **Screen:** 13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 Retina True Tone display (backlit LED, IPS)  \n **Storage:** 256GB PCIe SSD  \n **Ports:** 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack  \n **Connectivity:** Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5  \n **Camera:** 720p FaceTime HD webcam  \n **Weight:** 2.8 pounds (1.29kg)  \n **Size:** 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm; W x D x H)\n\nPrices for the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) start at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599. As usual, there are a number of specifications available at launch, and you can further customize these to get the MacBook Air (2020) that best suits your needs and budget.\n\nThe base model features an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD.\n\nThere's also a higher-specced model, priced at \\$1,249 \/ £1,249 \/ AU\\$1,949, which has an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So, for that extra money you're getting an additional core in the GPU, and double the storage.\n\nYou can also configure these models to have 16GB of RAM (for \\$200 \/ £200 \/ AU\\$300 extra), and up to 2TB of SSD storage (for \\$800 \/ £800 \/ AU\\$1,200).\n\nFor comparison, the [MacBook Air (2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/macbook-air-2020) launched earlier in 2020 also started at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599, which was actually cheaper than the launch price of the [MacBook Air (2019)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-2019).\n\nSo you're getting the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) for the same price as the earlier model, which we commend Apple for. If you bought a MacBook Air a few months ago, however, you may feel a little annoyed that it’s already outdated.\n\nThat \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599 entry point isn’t just the cheapest way of getting an Apple laptop; it’s an incredibly competitive price point that undercuts many of the best 13-inch laptops running [Windows 10](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/windows-10), such as the [Dell XPS 13](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review). If you thought Apple’s laptops were overpriced compared to the competition, think again.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EUajVMZ3q4Qj8C5h5edHNf.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Design\n- **Thin and light design**\n- **Completely silent when in use**\n\nWe've mentioned how, thanks to its competitive price, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is helping challenge people’s preconceptions about MacBooks – but the MacBook Air, along with the [MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-m1-2020) and [Mac mini (M1, 2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-mac-mini-m1-2020), also offer strong rebuttals to the criticism, often leveled at the Apple, that its products are more style than substance.\n\nPeople often dismiss Apple as making products that look good, but that don’t do anything particularly revolutionary when it comes to the actual hardware. With the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), however, it's the complete opposite.\n\nWith this laptop, Apple has actually done some really exciting things on the inside – switching to its own M1 chip, and building macOS Big Sur from the ground up to take advantage of it – while leaving the actual design of the device completely unchanged. This is both good news and bad news.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6ffBPcqTNghW3ynB4BBTkc.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nFirst, the good news. For many people, the iconic design of the MacBook Air is pretty much perfect, so they don't see the need for any radical change. At the same time, by simply offering minor spec bumps every year, the MacBook Air was in danger of being outclassed by more ambitious rivals. So, by concentrating on revolutionizing the hardware of the MacBook Air, and not tinkering with the design, Apple is doing something many of its critics have argued it should do: focus on the unglamorous, yet essential, stuff.\n\nBut what about the bad news? Well, because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) promises to be such a big revolution, the fact that it looks – and feels – exactly the same as previous MacBook Airs is a little disappointing, to put it mildly.\n\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s dimensions of 0.16–0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches (0.41–1.61 x 30.41 x 21.24cm) and weight of 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) are *exactly* the same as those of both the MacBook Air (2020) and the 2019 model, and virtually the same as those of the 2018 Air, which is a bit lighter.\n\nOn the outside, then, this MacBook Air looks identical to the three previous models – and it means that the excitement that comes with pulling the MacBook Air from its packaging is somewhat dulled, particular if you've owned one of those earlier machines.\n\nThere had been rumors that the move to Apple’s own silicon would result in lighter devices, but this isn't the case. One big design change that has been enabled by the M1 chip, though, is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now fanless. This means the internals keep cool enough under workloads without the need for fans to kick in and cool them down. There’s a catch to this (which we’ll get to in a bit), but it means the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) runs virtually silently, and it’s very impressive.\n\nThe lack of fans could have allowed Apple to make the MacBook Air thinner and lighter, so it’s interesting that it remains the same size and weight as its predecessors.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xPPvpdpDxHvLDmsxyCkhpd.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nOn opening up the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) you’re again presented with a sight that's familiar, and in a good way. The best addition to the previous MacBook Air’s design, the Magic Keyboard, is again included here. It really is a lovely keyboard to work on, feeling tactile and responsive despite how flat the keys are.\n\nA Touch ID button is again situated above the keyboard, and it remains the best fingerprint scanner we’ve used on a laptop. Too many of the fingerprint scanners on Windows laptops struggle to log us in reliably, but the Touch ID button here logged us in successfully pretty much every time, even when we’d not completely covered the scanner with a finger.\n\nThe screen is also virtually the same as the one on the MacBook Air (2020), except for one big difference. So, it’s still 13.3 inches with a 400-nit LED backlit display, and a Retina display of 2560 x 1600 resolution, and comes with Apple's True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the color temperature on the screen based on the ambient light.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GL25EXtgBr5dNnwPoT9FJd.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nWhat’s new here is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s screen now supports the P3 wide color gamut, which results in more accurate, true-to-life images. P3 support used to be only found in the more expensive MacBook Pros, so it’s great to see Apple bring this feature to its more affordable MacBook Air lineup. If you’re a photographer or video editor who requires accurate colors, you no longer have to automatically go for a MacBook Pro.\n\nThe screen is also surrounded by those big thick bezels that have been a staple of the MacBook Air’s design for ages now, and which leave this laptop feeling a little dated. Devices such as the [Dell](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/dell) XPS 13 and the [Huawei MateBook X (2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matebook-x-2020) offer incredibly thin bezels around the display, and not only does it make these devices look more modern, it means the makers can actually reduce the overall size of the laptop further while offering the same-size screen.\n\nYep, you read that right: we think Huawei has the edge over Apple when it comes to thin and light laptop design. Strange times indeed.\n\nThe webcam above the screen is also unchanged from last time, with the same 720p FaceTime webcam. The 720p resolution feels distinctly outdated when most competitors offer 1080p, and with more people spending more time working from home these days, we’d have liked Apple to have given the webcam a boost.\n\nHowever, the company claims that thanks to the M1 chip, the image signal processor has been overhauled, giving the webcam supposedly better noise reduction and dynamic range, along with auto white balance. We’ve only used the webcam for a limited time so far, and it seemed fine, if not mind-blowing.\n\nPort-wise you get the same two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an audio jack as on recent MacBook Airs. The Thunderbolt 3 ports support charging, and can be used to power external monitors, and transfer data up to 40Gb\/s. We’re glad to see that Apple’s move to its own M1 chip, rather than Intel, hasn't meant the loss of the Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt is an interface developed by Intel).\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/phDn4ZT4CGJ6AzwgxkyNMe.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Performance\n- **Excellent performance**\n- **Can now run iOS apps as well**\n\nAs soon as we began using the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) we were impressed. It boots up quickly (an additional benefit of the M1 chip), Big Sur feels fast and responsive, and the look for the operating system really impresses. The interface has a more modern look, with bright, vibrant colors that really show off the MacBook Air's screen. It's also less cluttered, so you're not overwhelmed by icons and options, while the Control Center has been redesigned based on the version in iOS. It looks neater, and it's easier to use.\n\nBenchmarks\n\nHere’s how the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) performed in our suite of benchmark tests:\n\n**Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core:** 1,493; **Multi-core:** 6,586  \n **Geekbench 5 Single-Core:** 1,729; **Multi-Core:** 7,583  \n **Battery Life (TechRadar movie test):** 11 hours and 15 minutes\n\nAll applications that you usually run in macOS on Intel-based MacBooks should work fine with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), thanks to some software wizardry using Apple's Rosetta 2 tool, which allows apps to run on the new architecture.\n\nWe tried a mix of both new apps built for the M1 chip, as well as legacy apps built for Intel Macs, and running via Rosetta, and there was no noticeable difference in terms of performance. The fact that you can seamlessly run older apps on the MacBook Air really is commendable – the M1 chip is based on ARM architecture, and one of the biggest drawbacks of Windows 10 on devices running on ARM-based chips is that you're limited to running only ARM-compatible apps from the Windows Store. There's a rather sparse selection of these, and this severely limits the usability of these devices. [Microsoft](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/microsoft) needs to come up with its own Rosetta, pronto.\n\nNot only can you run pretty much any existing Mac app on the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but thanks to the M1 chip using similar architecture to iPhones, you can now run any iOS app or game as well. This brings a huge amount of new tools to the MacBook, and is genuinely exciting. iOS apps and games are more feature-rich and graphically impressive than ever before, and having access to these could be a game-changer. We played a few iOS games, and they ran perfectly on the MacBook Air – suddenly, the MacBook has become a decent gaming machine.\n\nWe were able to have quite a few apps running all at once, swapping between them with ease, and the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) kept up brilliantly. Throughout our tests it felt fast and capable. Moving a large 14GB file from an external SSD took less than a minute, for example. This really does feel like a fast and spritely machine.\n\nApple claims the MacBook Air is three times faster than other laptops in its class, and faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the past year. It also says the neural engine is nine times faster than the one in the previous MacBook Air, and its SSD is up to twice as fast thanks to the M1 and the latest flash technology.\n\nOne thing to note is that the fanless design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) could mean that performance is throttled when it's performing demanding tasks over long periods of time. Because there are no fans to stop it overheating, the only thing it can do is reduce the performance of the components – known as throttling – to control temperatures.\n\nIn fact, that’s why pros may want to go for the MacBook Pro 13-inch. It has the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air, but it has fans, which means it can be used for intensive tasks over longer periods of time, without, Apple claims, throttling.\n\nHowever, in our tests we didn't notice any major incidents of throttling, and as you can see from the benchmark tests, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) came impressively close to the performance of the more expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020).\n\nIn both Geekbench 5 and Cinebench, the single-core performance of the MacBook Air was pretty much on par with the MacBook Pro, and multi-core scores weren't that much different either.\n\nThis is great news for the MacBook Air - and slightly less good news for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). Because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is *such* a good laptop, it almost makes the MacBook Pro feel unnecessary. Performance seemed pretty similar in our day-to-day use, and we even played around with 8K video editing in Final Cut Pro, and while Apple seems keen to stress that the Air is capable of [4K](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/4k) video editing - it actually did a great job at 8K as well, allowing us to scrub through multiple 8K sources with ease. Very impressive.\n\nSo, with that boost in performance, along with the P3 color gamut support, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a brilliant choice for video editors who want a more affordable laptop than the MacBook Pro. It makes the MacBook Pro 13-inch a slightly harder to justify purchase, though it does have a few key features that the Air misses, such as the TouchBar and better cooling. Having both MacBooks churning through high intensity tasks for long periods of time should show a bigger performance gap in the Pro's favor. But for most people, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will offer plenty of power and performance.\n\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Battery life\n- **Very impressive battery life**\n- **Lasts around four hours longer than previous model**\n\nAs for battery life, we knew that the 'Apple silicon' would be more power-efficient, so it's no surprise to find that the MacBook Air has the longest battery life of any MacBook Air yet – up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, or up to 18 hours of video, according to Apple.\n\nWe’ve been very impressed with the MacBook Air’s battery life – even after a few hours of work (and web browsing), the battery only dropped a few percentage points, and even if you leave it on standby for a day and come back to it, the battery level remains high.\n\nIn our official battery test, where we run a looped 1080p video at 50% brightness until the battery dies, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) lasted a very impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes.\n\nThat's a lot longer than the previous model lasted in the same tests (7 hours 55 minutes), and it just beats the latest Dell XPS 13 as well (11 hours 1 minute).\n\nThis means you should be easily able to go a full work day (and more) without needing to charge the MacBook Air - though obviously the battery will deplete quicker if you're doing more intensive tasks with it.\n\nIt doesn't quite reach the huge 13 hours and 22 minutes the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) managed, but we can’t imagine anyone having any complaints with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s battery life.\n\n## Should I buy the Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)?\n![Apple MacBook Air M1 being used by a photographer](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PbvTkFUNwQwEGXruGdLCsQ.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Apple)\n## Buy it if...\n**You want an affordable MacBook**  \n The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) isn't just one of the best MacBooks Apple has ever made, it's also the cheapest. This is fantastic value.\n\n**You want a powerful thin and light laptop** The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) really is impressive, so much so that many people thinking about buying the MacBook Pro should actually consider this instead.\n\n**You want a long-lasting battery**  \n The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has a brilliant battery, and will be able to power through a work or school day with ease. Really impressive stuff.\n\n## Don't buy it if...\n**You want a budget laptop** The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a great value laptop, but it is still very expensive. There are some brilliant budget laptops out there these days that offer excellent performance for a lot less.\n\n**You don't like Macs** The MacBook Air doesn't have a revolutionary design, nor does it try to win over Windows users too much. 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[Find out more about how we test.](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/how-we-test)\n\n## Two-minute review\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now several years old, but it still remains one of the [best laptops](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/mobile-computing\/laptops\/best-laptops-1304361) you can buy today. Why? Well, it's almost all thanks to the [Apple](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple) M1 processor it launched with. This was Apple's first highly-acclaimed, impressively powerful [ARM](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/arm)\\-based chip, under its hood, giving it just the right boost it’s long deserved, after years of being powered by [Intel](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/intel) chips.\n\nSure, Apple has now released a successor, the [MacBook Air (M2, 2022)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-m2-2022), which comes with hardware improvements and a brilliant new design, and it's also since launched new M3 MacBooks (though no MacBook Air... yet), but as the years have gone on, the M1 MacBook Air has dropped in price, making an already great value laptop (which launched at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599) even better value.\n\nIt also continues to run applications well, and supports [macOS Sonoma](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/macos-14-latest-news-rumors-and-everything-we-know-so-far), the latest version of Apple's [operating system](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/operating-system). Its long battery life, which is again down to the M1 chip, which is impressively efficient, remains ahead of many more modern (and expensive) [Windows 11](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/windows-11) laptops as well.\n\nThat's why Apple, with a break from tradition, has continued to sell the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), even after the release of its M2-powered successor.\n\nPrice-wise, Apple nailed it at launch, undercutting a lot of Windows-powered ultrabooks. Of course, this certainly isn't a cheap laptop, but nor does it feel overpriced, especially compared to its similarly specced rivals - something that Apple has been accused of in the past. However, nearly four years after it was released, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has enjoyed several price cuts (especially when the M2 version later launched), so if you can get it in a sale, this is even better value for money, and is one of the reasons we also recommend it as one of the [best laptops for students](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/laptops\/best-student-laptops) as well.\n\nApple has also been accused of caring more about aesthetics of its products than the actual features and functions, but with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we actually think the opposite is true. This is because while the MacBook Air has some huge changes on the inside - most noticeably the M1 chip - on the outside, nothing has really changed.\n\nGet daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox\n\nSign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.\n\nSo, this model looks (and feels) just like the previous model (and the model before that). For people who love the look of the MacBook Air, this may be good news, but we feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The M1-based MacBook Air is such a revolutionary and exciting device, we'd have loved to have seen Apple take a few risks with the design as well, even if it was just by making it lighter, or slimming the bezels down that surround the screen. Funnily enough, this is exactly what Apple *did* do with the M2 MacBook Air, which came with an overhauled design - but also a higher price tag.\n\nWhen it comes to performance of the M1 MacBook Air, however, we have no qualms. The M1 has proved to be a complete beast that puts Intel to shame in many respects. During our time with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we were incredibly impressed with how it performed.\n\nmacOS runs well, and the visual overhaul of the operating system offers a nice change, while still feeling familiar. The fact that both new and legacy apps run well on the M1 chip is very commendable, and so far there don't seem to be any issues with running apps built for Intel Macs using Rosetta 2, the tool used by Apple to allow older Mac apps to run on the M1. Also, the fact that you can now run thousands of iOS apps and games pretty much flawlessly is a huge win as well.\n\nBattery life also seems to be fantastic, and the fanless design is nice, as it means the laptop runs silently; we do have our concerns about how it manages heat, however.\n\nIn the end, we'd have liked Apple to have been a bit more ambitious with the design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – a bold reinvention of the laptop to match the internal hardware and software overhauls would have made this an even more exciting device.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/V77RHxVtRWt9oN8fUu6Gre.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Price and availability\n- **Starts at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599**\n- **Cheaper than Windows alternatives**\n\nSpec sheet\n\nHere is the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) configuration sent to TechRadar for review:\n\n**CPU:** Apple M1 (8-core)  \n **Graphics:** Integrated 7-core GPU  \n **RAM:** 8GB Unified PDDR4X-4266 MHz SDRAM  \n **Screen:** 13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 Retina True Tone display (backlit LED, IPS)  \n **Storage:** 256GB PCIe SSD  \n **Ports:** 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack  \n **Connectivity:** Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5  \n **Camera:** 720p FaceTime HD webcam  \n **Weight:** 2.8 pounds (1.29kg)  \n **Size:** 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm; W x D x H)\n\nPrices for the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) start at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599. As usual, there are a number of specifications available at launch, and you can further customize these to get the MacBook Air (2020) that best suits your needs and budget.\n\nThe base model features an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD.\n\nThere's also a higher-specced model, priced at \\$1,249 \/ £1,249 \/ AU\\$1,949, which has an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So, for that extra money you're getting an additional core in the GPU, and double the storage.\n\nYou can also configure these models to have 16GB of RAM (for \\$200 \/ £200 \/ AU\\$300 extra), and up to 2TB of SSD storage (for \\$800 \/ £800 \/ AU\\$1,200).\n\nFor comparison, the [MacBook Air (2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/macbook-air-2020) launched earlier in 2020 also started at \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599, which was actually cheaper than the launch price of the [MacBook Air (2019)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-air-2019).\n\nSo you're getting the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) for the same price as the earlier model, which we commend Apple for. If you bought a MacBook Air a few months ago, however, you may feel a little annoyed that it’s already outdated.\n\nThat \\$999 \/ £999 \/ AU\\$1,599 entry point isn’t just the cheapest way of getting an Apple laptop; it’s an incredibly competitive price point that undercuts many of the best 13-inch laptops running [Windows 10](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/windows-10), such as the [Dell XPS 13](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review). If you thought Apple’s laptops were overpriced compared to the competition, think again.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EUajVMZ3q4Qj8C5h5edHNf.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Design\n- **Thin and light design**\n- **Completely silent when in use**\n\nWe've mentioned how, thanks to its competitive price, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is helping challenge people’s preconceptions about MacBooks – but the MacBook Air, along with the [MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-m1-2020) and [Mac mini (M1, 2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/apple-mac-mini-m1-2020), also offer strong rebuttals to the criticism, often leveled at the Apple, that its products are more style than substance.\n\nPeople often dismiss Apple as making products that look good, but that don’t do anything particularly revolutionary when it comes to the actual hardware. With the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), however, it's the complete opposite.\n\nWith this laptop, Apple has actually done some really exciting things on the inside – switching to its own M1 chip, and building macOS Big Sur from the ground up to take advantage of it – while leaving the actual design of the device completely unchanged. This is both good news and bad news.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6ffBPcqTNghW3ynB4BBTkc.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nFirst, the good news. For many people, the iconic design of the MacBook Air is pretty much perfect, so they don't see the need for any radical change. At the same time, by simply offering minor spec bumps every year, the MacBook Air was in danger of being outclassed by more ambitious rivals. So, by concentrating on revolutionizing the hardware of the MacBook Air, and not tinkering with the design, Apple is doing something many of its critics have argued it should do: focus on the unglamorous, yet essential, stuff.\n\nBut what about the bad news? Well, because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) promises to be such a big revolution, the fact that it looks – and feels – exactly the same as previous MacBook Airs is a little disappointing, to put it mildly.\n\nThe MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s dimensions of 0.16–0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches (0.41–1.61 x 30.41 x 21.24cm) and weight of 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) are *exactly* the same as those of both the MacBook Air (2020) and the 2019 model, and virtually the same as those of the 2018 Air, which is a bit lighter.\n\nOn the outside, then, this MacBook Air looks identical to the three previous models – and it means that the excitement that comes with pulling the MacBook Air from its packaging is somewhat dulled, particular if you've owned one of those earlier machines.\n\nThere had been rumors that the move to Apple’s own silicon would result in lighter devices, but this isn't the case. One big design change that has been enabled by the M1 chip, though, is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now fanless. This means the internals keep cool enough under workloads without the need for fans to kick in and cool them down. There’s a catch to this (which we’ll get to in a bit), but it means the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) runs virtually silently, and it’s very impressive.\n\nThe lack of fans could have allowed Apple to make the MacBook Air thinner and lighter, so it’s interesting that it remains the same size and weight as its predecessors.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xPPvpdpDxHvLDmsxyCkhpd.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nOn opening up the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) you’re again presented with a sight that's familiar, and in a good way. The best addition to the previous MacBook Air’s design, the Magic Keyboard, is again included here. It really is a lovely keyboard to work on, feeling tactile and responsive despite how flat the keys are.\n\nA Touch ID button is again situated above the keyboard, and it remains the best fingerprint scanner we’ve used on a laptop. Too many of the fingerprint scanners on Windows laptops struggle to log us in reliably, but the Touch ID button here logged us in successfully pretty much every time, even when we’d not completely covered the scanner with a finger.\n\nThe screen is also virtually the same as the one on the MacBook Air (2020), except for one big difference. So, it’s still 13.3 inches with a 400-nit LED backlit display, and a Retina display of 2560 x 1600 resolution, and comes with Apple's True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the color temperature on the screen based on the ambient light.\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GL25EXtgBr5dNnwPoT9FJd.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nWhat’s new here is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s screen now supports the P3 wide color gamut, which results in more accurate, true-to-life images. P3 support used to be only found in the more expensive MacBook Pros, so it’s great to see Apple bring this feature to its more affordable MacBook Air lineup. If you’re a photographer or video editor who requires accurate colors, you no longer have to automatically go for a MacBook Pro.\n\nThe screen is also surrounded by those big thick bezels that have been a staple of the MacBook Air’s design for ages now, and which leave this laptop feeling a little dated. Devices such as the [Dell](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/dell) XPS 13 and the [Huawei MateBook X (2020)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matebook-x-2020) offer incredibly thin bezels around the display, and not only does it make these devices look more modern, it means the makers can actually reduce the overall size of the laptop further while offering the same-size screen.\n\nYep, you read that right: we think Huawei has the edge over Apple when it comes to thin and light laptop design. Strange times indeed.\n\nThe webcam above the screen is also unchanged from last time, with the same 720p FaceTime webcam. The 720p resolution feels distinctly outdated when most competitors offer 1080p, and with more people spending more time working from home these days, we’d have liked Apple to have given the webcam a boost.\n\nHowever, the company claims that thanks to the M1 chip, the image signal processor has been overhauled, giving the webcam supposedly better noise reduction and dynamic range, along with auto white balance. We’ve only used the webcam for a limited time so far, and it seemed fine, if not mind-blowing.\n\nPort-wise you get the same two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an audio jack as on recent MacBook Airs. The Thunderbolt 3 ports support charging, and can be used to power external monitors, and transfer data up to 40Gb\/s. We’re glad to see that Apple’s move to its own M1 chip, rather than Intel, hasn't meant the loss of the Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt is an interface developed by Intel).\n\n![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/phDn4ZT4CGJ6AzwgxkyNMe.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Performance\n- **Excellent performance**\n- **Can now run iOS apps as well**\n\nAs soon as we began using the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) we were impressed. It boots up quickly (an additional benefit of the M1 chip), Big Sur feels fast and responsive, and the look for the operating system really impresses. The interface has a more modern look, with bright, vibrant colors that really show off the MacBook Air's screen. It's also less cluttered, so you're not overwhelmed by icons and options, while the Control Center has been redesigned based on the version in iOS. It looks neater, and it's easier to use.\n\nBenchmarks\n\nHere’s how the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) performed in our suite of benchmark tests:\n\n**Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core:** 1,493; **Multi-core:** 6,586  \n **Geekbench 5 Single-Core:** 1,729; **Multi-Core:** 7,583  \n **Battery Life (TechRadar movie test):** 11 hours and 15 minutes\n\nAll applications that you usually run in macOS on Intel-based MacBooks should work fine with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), thanks to some software wizardry using Apple's Rosetta 2 tool, which allows apps to run on the new architecture.\n\nWe tried a mix of both new apps built for the M1 chip, as well as legacy apps built for Intel Macs, and running via Rosetta, and there was no noticeable difference in terms of performance. The fact that you can seamlessly run older apps on the MacBook Air really is commendable – the M1 chip is based on ARM architecture, and one of the biggest drawbacks of Windows 10 on devices running on ARM-based chips is that you're limited to running only ARM-compatible apps from the Windows Store. There's a rather sparse selection of these, and this severely limits the usability of these devices. [Microsoft](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/microsoft) needs to come up with its own Rosetta, pronto.\n\nNot only can you run pretty much any existing Mac app on the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but thanks to the M1 chip using similar architecture to iPhones, you can now run any iOS app or game as well. This brings a huge amount of new tools to the MacBook, and is genuinely exciting. iOS apps and games are more feature-rich and graphically impressive than ever before, and having access to these could be a game-changer. We played a few iOS games, and they ran perfectly on the MacBook Air – suddenly, the MacBook has become a decent gaming machine.\n\nWe were able to have quite a few apps running all at once, swapping between them with ease, and the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) kept up brilliantly. Throughout our tests it felt fast and capable. Moving a large 14GB file from an external SSD took less than a minute, for example. This really does feel like a fast and spritely machine.\n\nApple claims the MacBook Air is three times faster than other laptops in its class, and faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the past year. It also says the neural engine is nine times faster than the one in the previous MacBook Air, and its SSD is up to twice as fast thanks to the M1 and the latest flash technology.\n\nOne thing to note is that the fanless design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) could mean that performance is throttled when it's performing demanding tasks over long periods of time. Because there are no fans to stop it overheating, the only thing it can do is reduce the performance of the components – known as throttling – to control temperatures.\n\nIn fact, that’s why pros may want to go for the MacBook Pro 13-inch. It has the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air, but it has fans, which means it can be used for intensive tasks over longer periods of time, without, Apple claims, throttling.\n\nHowever, in our tests we didn't notice any major incidents of throttling, and as you can see from the benchmark tests, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) came impressively close to the performance of the more expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020).\n\nIn both Geekbench 5 and Cinebench, the single-core performance of the MacBook Air was pretty much on par with the MacBook Pro, and multi-core scores weren't that much different either.\n\nThis is great news for the MacBook Air - and slightly less good news for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). Because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is *such* a good laptop, it almost makes the MacBook Pro feel unnecessary. Performance seemed pretty similar in our day-to-day use, and we even played around with 8K video editing in Final Cut Pro, and while Apple seems keen to stress that the Air is capable of [4K](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/4k) video editing - it actually did a great job at 8K as well, allowing us to scrub through multiple 8K sources with ease. Very impressive.\n\nSo, with that boost in performance, along with the P3 color gamut support, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a brilliant choice for video editors who want a more affordable laptop than the MacBook Pro. It makes the MacBook Pro 13-inch a slightly harder to justify purchase, though it does have a few key features that the Air misses, such as the TouchBar and better cooling. Having both MacBooks churning through high intensity tasks for long periods of time should show a bigger performance gap in the Pro's favor. But for most people, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will offer plenty of power and performance.\n\n## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Battery life\n- **Very impressive battery life**\n- **Lasts around four hours longer than previous model**\n\nAs for battery life, we knew that the 'Apple silicon' would be more power-efficient, so it's no surprise to find that the MacBook Air has the longest battery life of any MacBook Air yet – up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, or up to 18 hours of video, according to Apple.\n\nWe’ve been very impressed with the MacBook Air’s battery life – even after a few hours of work (and web browsing), the battery only dropped a few percentage points, and even if you leave it on standby for a day and come back to it, the battery level remains high.\n\nIn our official battery test, where we run a looped 1080p video at 50% brightness until the battery dies, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) lasted a very impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes.\n\nThat's a lot longer than the previous model lasted in the same tests (7 hours 55 minutes), and it just beats the latest Dell XPS 13 as well (11 hours 1 minute).\n\nThis means you should be easily able to go a full work day (and more) without needing to charge the MacBook Air - though obviously the battery will deplete quicker if you're doing more intensive tasks with it.\n\nIt doesn't quite reach the huge 13 hours and 22 minutes the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) managed, but we can’t imagine anyone having any complaints with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s battery life.\n\n## Should I buy the Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)?\n![Apple MacBook Air M1 being used by a photographer](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PbvTkFUNwQwEGXruGdLCsQ.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Apple)\n## Buy it if...\n**You want an affordable MacBook**  \n The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) isn't just one of the best MacBooks Apple has ever made, it's also the cheapest. This is fantastic value.\n\n**You want a powerful thin and light laptop** The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) really is impressive, so much so that many people thinking about buying the MacBook Pro should actually consider this instead.\n\n**You want a long-lasting battery**  \n The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has a brilliant battery, and will be able to power through a work or school day with ease. Really impressive stuff.\n\n## Don't buy it if...\n**You want a budget laptop** The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a great value laptop, but it is still very expensive. There are some brilliant budget laptops out there these days that offer excellent performance for a lot less.\n\n**You don't like Macs** The MacBook Air doesn't have a revolutionary design, nor does it try to win over Windows users too much. If you weren't a fan of previous MacBook Airs, the 2020 model won't really persuade you otherwise.\n\n## Also consider...\nIf our Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review has you considering other options, here are three more laptops to consider...\n\n[![Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) Check out our Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZJHJoEBE8mPDkDMPUAFnYR-200-80.jpg.webp)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/macbook-pro-14-inch-2021)\n\n**Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021)** If you're after a MacBook with more power, then the recent MacBook Pro 14-inch is well worth considering. It comes with a choice of bulked-up M1 chips in the form of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, offering a huge leap in performance over the MacBook Air. It's a great choice for creative professionals, but it is a lot more expensive.  \n **Check out our** [**Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review**](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/macbook-pro-14-inch-2021)\n\n[![Dell XPS 13 Check out our Dell XPS 13 review](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UzQpFFRS3hU2AWx8fWp5XK-200-80.jpg.webp)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review)\n\n**Dell XPS 13** If you want a thin and light laptop like the MacBook Air, but prefer Windows, then the Dell XPS 13 is a brilliant alternative, offering a similar level of style and build quality, along with some fantastic specs. Again, it's a bit more expensive, but there are often deals that knock the price down a fair bit, and it also comes in a 2-in-1 design, unlike the MacBook Air.  \n **Check out our** [**Dell XPS 13 review**](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review)\n\n[![Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Check out our Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nHc5tq5Nup6sD59VwkZCuU-200-80.jpg.webp)](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/surface-laptop-4)\n\n**Microsoft Surface Laptop 4** Apple's old rival, Microsoft, also makes some great laptops, and the Surface Laptop 4 is the best one it's made so far. It's slick and stylish, much like the MacBook Air, and is a great showcase for Windows 11. 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Boilerpipe Text	TechRadar Verdict The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) remains one of the best laptops you can buy. It was the first MacBook to come with Apple's game-changing M1 chip, and the success of the M1 MacBook Air led to Apple releasing M2 and M3 MacBooks - while still keeping the M1 MacBook Air on sale. Its impact on MacBooks, and laptops as a whole, cannot be underestimated, and at an all-time low price, it remains excellent value. Pros + macOS is fast and responsive + Battery life is great + Silent in use + Keyboard remains very good Cons - No new design - Fanless design could impact performance - Now several years old Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Two-minute review The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now several years old, but it still remains one of the best laptops you can buy today. Why? Well, it's almost all thanks to the Apple M1 processor it launched with. This was Apple's first highly-acclaimed, impressively powerful ARM -based chip, under its hood, giving it just the right boost it’s long deserved, after years of being powered by Intel chips. Sure, Apple has now released a successor, the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) , which comes with hardware improvements and a brilliant new design, and it's also since launched new M3 MacBooks (though no MacBook Air... yet), but as the years have gone on, the M1 MacBook Air has dropped in price, making an already great value laptop (which launched at $999 / £999 / AU$1,599) even better value. It also continues to run applications well, and supports macOS Sonoma , the latest version of Apple's operating system . Its long battery life, which is again down to the M1 chip, which is impressively efficient, remains ahead of many more modern (and expensive) Windows 11 laptops as well. That's why Apple, with a break from tradition, has continued to sell the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), even after the release of its M2-powered successor. Price-wise, Apple nailed it at launch, undercutting a lot of Windows-powered ultrabooks. Of course, this certainly isn't a cheap laptop, but nor does it feel overpriced, especially compared to its similarly specced rivals - something that Apple has been accused of in the past. However, nearly four years after it was released, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has enjoyed several price cuts (especially when the M2 version later launched), so if you can get it in a sale, this is even better value for money, and is one of the reasons we also recommend it as one of the best laptops for students as well. Apple has also been accused of caring more about aesthetics of its products than the actual features and functions, but with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we actually think the opposite is true. This is because while the MacBook Air has some huge changes on the inside - most noticeably the M1 chip - on the outside, nothing has really changed. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. So, this model looks (and feels) just like the previous model (and the model before that). For people who love the look of the MacBook Air, this may be good news, but we feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The M1-based MacBook Air is such a revolutionary and exciting device, we'd have loved to have seen Apple take a few risks with the design as well, even if it was just by making it lighter, or slimming the bezels down that surround the screen. Funnily enough, this is exactly what Apple did do with the M2 MacBook Air, which came with an overhauled design - but also a higher price tag. When it comes to performance of the M1 MacBook Air, however, we have no qualms. The M1 has proved to be a complete beast that puts Intel to shame in many respects. During our time with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we were incredibly impressed with how it performed. macOS runs well, and the visual overhaul of the operating system offers a nice change, while still feeling familiar. The fact that both new and legacy apps run well on the M1 chip is very commendable, and so far there don't seem to be any issues with running apps built for Intel Macs using Rosetta 2, the tool used by Apple to allow older Mac apps to run on the M1. Also, the fact that you can now run thousands of iOS apps and games pretty much flawlessly is a huge win as well. Battery life also seems to be fantastic, and the fanless design is nice, as it means the laptop runs silently; we do have our concerns about how it manages heat, however. In the end, we'd have liked Apple to have been a bit more ambitious with the design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – a bold reinvention of the laptop to match the internal hardware and software overhauls would have made this an even more exciting device. (Image credit: Future) Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Price and availability Starts at $999 / £999 / AU$1,599 Cheaper than Windows alternatives Spec sheet Here is the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) configuration sent to TechRadar for review: CPU: Apple M1 (8-core) Graphics: Integrated 7-core GPU RAM: 8GB Unified PDDR4X-4266 MHz SDRAM Screen: 13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 Retina True Tone display (backlit LED, IPS) Storage: 256GB PCIe SSD Ports: 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 Camera: 720p FaceTime HD webcam Weight: 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) Size: 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm; W x D x H) Prices for the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) start at $999 / £999 / AU$1,599. As usual, there are a number of specifications available at launch, and you can further customize these to get the MacBook Air (2020) that best suits your needs and budget. The base model features an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. There's also a higher-specced model, priced at $1,249 / £1,249 / AU$1,949, which has an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So, for that extra money you're getting an additional core in the GPU, and double the storage. You can also configure these models to have 16GB of RAM (for $200 / £200 / AU$300 extra), and up to 2TB of SSD storage (for $800 / £800 / AU$1,200). For comparison, the MacBook Air (2020) launched earlier in 2020 also started at $999 / £999 / AU$1,599, which was actually cheaper than the launch price of the MacBook Air (2019) . So you're getting the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) for the same price as the earlier model, which we commend Apple for. If you bought a MacBook Air a few months ago, however, you may feel a little annoyed that it’s already outdated. That $999 / £999 / AU$1,599 entry point isn’t just the cheapest way of getting an Apple laptop; it’s an incredibly competitive price point that undercuts many of the best 13-inch laptops running Windows 10 , such as the Dell XPS 13 . If you thought Apple’s laptops were overpriced compared to the competition, think again. (Image credit: Future) Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Design Thin and light design Completely silent when in use We've mentioned how, thanks to its competitive price, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is helping challenge people’s preconceptions about MacBooks – but the MacBook Air, along with the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020) and Mac mini (M1, 2020) , also offer strong rebuttals to the criticism, often leveled at the Apple, that its products are more style than substance. People often dismiss Apple as making products that look good, but that don’t do anything particularly revolutionary when it comes to the actual hardware. With the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), however, it's the complete opposite. With this laptop, Apple has actually done some really exciting things on the inside – switching to its own M1 chip, and building macOS Big Sur from the ground up to take advantage of it – while leaving the actual design of the device completely unchanged. This is both good news and bad news. (Image credit: Future) First, the good news. For many people, the iconic design of the MacBook Air is pretty much perfect, so they don't see the need for any radical change. At the same time, by simply offering minor spec bumps every year, the MacBook Air was in danger of being outclassed by more ambitious rivals. So, by concentrating on revolutionizing the hardware of the MacBook Air, and not tinkering with the design, Apple is doing something many of its critics have argued it should do: focus on the unglamorous, yet essential, stuff. But what about the bad news? Well, because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) promises to be such a big revolution, the fact that it looks – and feels – exactly the same as previous MacBook Airs is a little disappointing, to put it mildly. The MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s dimensions of 0.16–0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches (0.41–1.61 x 30.41 x 21.24cm) and weight of 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) are exactly the same as those of both the MacBook Air (2020) and the 2019 model, and virtually the same as those of the 2018 Air, which is a bit lighter. On the outside, then, this MacBook Air looks identical to the three previous models – and it means that the excitement that comes with pulling the MacBook Air from its packaging is somewhat dulled, particular if you've owned one of those earlier machines. There had been rumors that the move to Apple’s own silicon would result in lighter devices, but this isn't the case. One big design change that has been enabled by the M1 chip, though, is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now fanless. This means the internals keep cool enough under workloads without the need for fans to kick in and cool them down. There’s a catch to this (which we’ll get to in a bit), but it means the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) runs virtually silently, and it’s very impressive. The lack of fans could have allowed Apple to make the MacBook Air thinner and lighter, so it’s interesting that it remains the same size and weight as its predecessors. (Image credit: Future) On opening up the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) you’re again presented with a sight that's familiar, and in a good way. The best addition to the previous MacBook Air’s design, the Magic Keyboard, is again included here. It really is a lovely keyboard to work on, feeling tactile and responsive despite how flat the keys are. A Touch ID button is again situated above the keyboard, and it remains the best fingerprint scanner we’ve used on a laptop. Too many of the fingerprint scanners on Windows laptops struggle to log us in reliably, but the Touch ID button here logged us in successfully pretty much every time, even when we’d not completely covered the scanner with a finger. The screen is also virtually the same as the one on the MacBook Air (2020), except for one big difference. So, it’s still 13.3 inches with a 400-nit LED backlit display, and a Retina display of 2560 x 1600 resolution, and comes with Apple's True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the color temperature on the screen based on the ambient light. (Image credit: Future) What’s new here is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s screen now supports the P3 wide color gamut, which results in more accurate, true-to-life images. P3 support used to be only found in the more expensive MacBook Pros, so it’s great to see Apple bring this feature to its more affordable MacBook Air lineup. If you’re a photographer or video editor who requires accurate colors, you no longer have to automatically go for a MacBook Pro. The screen is also surrounded by those big thick bezels that have been a staple of the MacBook Air’s design for ages now, and which leave this laptop feeling a little dated. Devices such as the Dell XPS 13 and the Huawei MateBook X (2020) offer incredibly thin bezels around the display, and not only does it make these devices look more modern, it means the makers can actually reduce the overall size of the laptop further while offering the same-size screen. Yep, you read that right: we think Huawei has the edge over Apple when it comes to thin and light laptop design. Strange times indeed. The webcam above the screen is also unchanged from last time, with the same 720p FaceTime webcam. The 720p resolution feels distinctly outdated when most competitors offer 1080p, and with more people spending more time working from home these days, we’d have liked Apple to have given the webcam a boost. However, the company claims that thanks to the M1 chip, the image signal processor has been overhauled, giving the webcam supposedly better noise reduction and dynamic range, along with auto white balance. We’ve only used the webcam for a limited time so far, and it seemed fine, if not mind-blowing. Port-wise you get the same two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an audio jack as on recent MacBook Airs. The Thunderbolt 3 ports support charging, and can be used to power external monitors, and transfer data up to 40Gb/s. We’re glad to see that Apple’s move to its own M1 chip, rather than Intel, hasn't meant the loss of the Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt is an interface developed by Intel). (Image credit: Future) Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Performance Excellent performance Can now run iOS apps as well As soon as we began using the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) we were impressed. It boots up quickly (an additional benefit of the M1 chip), Big Sur feels fast and responsive, and the look for the operating system really impresses. The interface has a more modern look, with bright, vibrant colors that really show off the MacBook Air's screen. It's also less cluttered, so you're not overwhelmed by icons and options, while the Control Center has been redesigned based on the version in iOS. It looks neater, and it's easier to use. Benchmarks Here’s how the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) performed in our suite of benchmark tests: Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core: 1,493; Multi-core: 6,586 Geekbench 5 Single-Core: 1,729; Multi-Core: 7,583 Battery Life (TechRadar movie test): 11 hours and 15 minutes All applications that you usually run in macOS on Intel-based MacBooks should work fine with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), thanks to some software wizardry using Apple's Rosetta 2 tool, which allows apps to run on the new architecture. We tried a mix of both new apps built for the M1 chip, as well as legacy apps built for Intel Macs, and running via Rosetta, and there was no noticeable difference in terms of performance. The fact that you can seamlessly run older apps on the MacBook Air really is commendable – the M1 chip is based on ARM architecture, and one of the biggest drawbacks of Windows 10 on devices running on ARM-based chips is that you're limited to running only ARM-compatible apps from the Windows Store. There's a rather sparse selection of these, and this severely limits the usability of these devices. Microsoft needs to come up with its own Rosetta, pronto. Not only can you run pretty much any existing Mac app on the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but thanks to the M1 chip using similar architecture to iPhones, you can now run any iOS app or game as well. This brings a huge amount of new tools to the MacBook, and is genuinely exciting. iOS apps and games are more feature-rich and graphically impressive than ever before, and having access to these could be a game-changer. We played a few iOS games, and they ran perfectly on the MacBook Air – suddenly, the MacBook has become a decent gaming machine. We were able to have quite a few apps running all at once, swapping between them with ease, and the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) kept up brilliantly. Throughout our tests it felt fast and capable. Moving a large 14GB file from an external SSD took less than a minute, for example. This really does feel like a fast and spritely machine. Apple claims the MacBook Air is three times faster than other laptops in its class, and faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the past year. It also says the neural engine is nine times faster than the one in the previous MacBook Air, and its SSD is up to twice as fast thanks to the M1 and the latest flash technology. One thing to note is that the fanless design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) could mean that performance is throttled when it's performing demanding tasks over long periods of time. Because there are no fans to stop it overheating, the only thing it can do is reduce the performance of the components – known as throttling – to control temperatures. In fact, that’s why pros may want to go for the MacBook Pro 13-inch. It has the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air, but it has fans, which means it can be used for intensive tasks over longer periods of time, without, Apple claims, throttling. However, in our tests we didn't notice any major incidents of throttling, and as you can see from the benchmark tests, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) came impressively close to the performance of the more expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). In both Geekbench 5 and Cinebench, the single-core performance of the MacBook Air was pretty much on par with the MacBook Pro, and multi-core scores weren't that much different either. This is great news for the MacBook Air - and slightly less good news for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). Because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is such a good laptop, it almost makes the MacBook Pro feel unnecessary. Performance seemed pretty similar in our day-to-day use, and we even played around with 8K video editing in Final Cut Pro, and while Apple seems keen to stress that the Air is capable of 4K video editing - it actually did a great job at 8K as well, allowing us to scrub through multiple 8K sources with ease. Very impressive. So, with that boost in performance, along with the P3 color gamut support, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a brilliant choice for video editors who want a more affordable laptop than the MacBook Pro. It makes the MacBook Pro 13-inch a slightly harder to justify purchase, though it does have a few key features that the Air misses, such as the TouchBar and better cooling. Having both MacBooks churning through high intensity tasks for long periods of time should show a bigger performance gap in the Pro's favor. But for most people, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will offer plenty of power and performance. Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Battery life Very impressive battery life Lasts around four hours longer than previous model As for battery life, we knew that the 'Apple silicon' would be more power-efficient, so it's no surprise to find that the MacBook Air has the longest battery life of any MacBook Air yet – up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, or up to 18 hours of video, according to Apple. We’ve been very impressed with the MacBook Air’s battery life – even after a few hours of work (and web browsing), the battery only dropped a few percentage points, and even if you leave it on standby for a day and come back to it, the battery level remains high. In our official battery test, where we run a looped 1080p video at 50% brightness until the battery dies, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) lasted a very impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes. That's a lot longer than the previous model lasted in the same tests (7 hours 55 minutes), and it just beats the latest Dell XPS 13 as well (11 hours 1 minute). This means you should be easily able to go a full work day (and more) without needing to charge the MacBook Air - though obviously the battery will deplete quicker if you're doing more intensive tasks with it. It doesn't quite reach the huge 13 hours and 22 minutes the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) managed, but we can’t imagine anyone having any complaints with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s battery life. Should I buy the Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)? (Image credit: Apple) Buy it if... You want an affordable MacBook The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) isn't just one of the best MacBooks Apple has ever made, it's also the cheapest. This is fantastic value. You want a powerful thin and light laptop The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) really is impressive, so much so that many people thinking about buying the MacBook Pro should actually consider this instead. You want a long-lasting battery The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has a brilliant battery, and will be able to power through a work or school day with ease. Really impressive stuff. Don't buy it if... You want a budget laptop The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a great value laptop, but it is still very expensive. There are some brilliant budget laptops out there these days that offer excellent performance for a lot less. You don't like Macs The MacBook Air doesn't have a revolutionary design, nor does it try to win over Windows users too much. If you weren't a fan of previous MacBook Airs, the 2020 model won't really persuade you otherwise. Also consider... If our Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review has you considering other options, here are three more laptops to consider... Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) If you're after a MacBook with more power, then the recent MacBook Pro 14-inch is well worth considering. It comes with a choice of bulked-up M1 chips in the form of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, offering a huge leap in performance over the MacBook Air. It's a great choice for creative professionals, but it is a lot more expensive. Check out our Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review Dell XPS 13 If you want a thin and light laptop like the MacBook Air, but prefer Windows, then the Dell XPS 13 is a brilliant alternative, offering a similar level of style and build quality, along with some fantastic specs. Again, it's a bit more expensive, but there are often deals that knock the price down a fair bit, and it also comes in a 2-in-1 design, unlike the MacBook Air. Check out our Dell XPS 13 review Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Apple's old rival, Microsoft, also makes some great laptops, and the Surface Laptop 4 is the best one it's made so far. It's slick and stylish, much like the MacBook Air, and is a great showcase for Windows 11. It's another excellent Windows alternative to a MacBook. Check out our Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review These are the best laptops of 2022 Matt Hanson Managing Editor, Core Tech Matt is TechRadar's Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there's no aspect of technology that Matt isn't passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he's reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.
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[Find out more about how we test.](https://www.techradar.com/news/how-we-test) ## Two-minute review The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now several years old, but it still remains one of the [best laptops](https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/best-laptops-1304361) you can buy today. Why? Well, it's almost all thanks to the [Apple](https://www.techradar.com/tag/apple) M1 processor it launched with. This was Apple's first highly-acclaimed, impressively powerful [ARM](https://www.techradar.com/tag/arm)\-based chip, under its hood, giving it just the right boost it’s long deserved, after years of being powered by [Intel](https://www.techradar.com/tag/intel) chips. The M1 chip inside this MacBook Air proved that Apple could make its own chips that didn't just match what the likes of Intel and [AMD](https://www.techradar.com/tag/amd) were putting out - but it could surpass them as well. The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) was incredibly impressive when it launched, and it still remains an excellent performer today. Sure, Apple has now released a successor, the [MacBook Air (M2, 2022)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-m2-2022), which comes with hardware improvements and a brilliant new design, and it's also since launched new M3 MacBooks (though no MacBook Air... yet), but as the years have gone on, the M1 MacBook Air has dropped in price, making an already great value laptop (which launched at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599) even better value. It also continues to run applications well, and supports [macOS Sonoma](https://www.techradar.com/news/macos-14-latest-news-rumors-and-everything-we-know-so-far), the latest version of Apple's [operating system](https://www.techradar.com/tag/operating-system). Its long battery life, which is again down to the M1 chip, which is impressively efficient, remains ahead of many more modern (and expensive) [Windows 11](https://www.techradar.com/tag/windows-11) laptops as well. That's why Apple, with a break from tradition, has continued to sell the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), even after the release of its M2-powered successor. Price-wise, Apple nailed it at launch, undercutting a lot of Windows-powered ultrabooks. Of course, this certainly isn't a cheap laptop, but nor does it feel overpriced, especially compared to its similarly specced rivals - something that Apple has been accused of in the past. However, nearly four years after it was released, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has enjoyed several price cuts (especially when the M2 version later launched), so if you can get it in a sale, this is even better value for money, and is one of the reasons we also recommend it as one of the [best laptops for students](https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/best-student-laptops) as well. Apple has also been accused of caring more about aesthetics of its products than the actual features and functions, but with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we actually think the opposite is true. This is because while the MacBook Air has some huge changes on the inside - most noticeably the M1 chip - on the outside, nothing has really changed. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. By signing up, you agree to our [Terms of services](https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/) and acknowledge that you have read our [Privacy Notice](https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/). You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time. So, this model looks (and feels) just like the previous model (and the model before that). For people who love the look of the MacBook Air, this may be good news, but we feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The M1-based MacBook Air is such a revolutionary and exciting device, we'd have loved to have seen Apple take a few risks with the design as well, even if it was just by making it lighter, or slimming the bezels down that surround the screen. Funnily enough, this is exactly what Apple did do with the M2 MacBook Air, which came with an overhauled design - but also a higher price tag. When it comes to performance of the M1 MacBook Air, however, we have no qualms. The M1 has proved to be a complete beast that puts Intel to shame in many respects. During our time with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we were incredibly impressed with how it performed. macOS runs well, and the visual overhaul of the operating system offers a nice change, while still feeling familiar. The fact that both new and legacy apps run well on the M1 chip is very commendable, and so far there don't seem to be any issues with running apps built for Intel Macs using Rosetta 2, the tool used by Apple to allow older Mac apps to run on the M1. Also, the fact that you can now run thousands of iOS apps and games pretty much flawlessly is a huge win as well. Battery life also seems to be fantastic, and the fanless design is nice, as it means the laptop runs silently; we do have our concerns about how it manages heat, however. In the end, we'd have liked Apple to have been a bit more ambitious with the design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – a bold reinvention of the laptop to match the internal hardware and software overhauls would have made this an even more exciting device. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V77RHxVtRWt9oN8fUu6Gre.jpg) (Image credit: Future) - [Apple Macbook Air (M1 2020) (256GB 8GB RAM) at Amazon for \$648.99](https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB08N5M7S6K%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6564043604401313118-20) ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Price and availability - Starts at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599 - Cheaper than Windows alternatives Spec sheet Here is the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) configuration sent to TechRadar for review: CPU: Apple M1 (8-core) Graphics: Integrated 7-core GPU RAM: 8GB Unified PDDR4X-4266 MHz SDRAM Screen: 13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 Retina True Tone display (backlit LED, IPS) Storage: 256GB PCIe SSD Ports: 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 Camera: 720p FaceTime HD webcam Weight: 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) Size: 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm; W x D x H) Prices for the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) start at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599. As usual, there are a number of specifications available at launch, and you can further customize these to get the MacBook Air (2020) that best suits your needs and budget. The base model features an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. There's also a higher-specced model, priced at \$1,249 / £1,249 / AU\$1,949, which has an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So, for that extra money you're getting an additional core in the GPU, and double the storage. You can also configure these models to have 16GB of RAM (for \$200 / £200 / AU\$300 extra), and up to 2TB of SSD storage (for \$800 / £800 / AU\$1,200). For comparison, the [MacBook Air (2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/macbook-air-2020) launched earlier in 2020 also started at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599, which was actually cheaper than the launch price of the [MacBook Air (2019)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-2019). So you're getting the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) for the same price as the earlier model, which we commend Apple for. If you bought a MacBook Air a few months ago, however, you may feel a little annoyed that it’s already outdated. That \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599 entry point isn’t just the cheapest way of getting an Apple laptop; it’s an incredibly competitive price point that undercuts many of the best 13-inch laptops running [Windows 10](https://www.techradar.com/tag/windows-10), such as the [Dell XPS 13](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review). If you thought Apple’s laptops were overpriced compared to the competition, think again. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EUajVMZ3q4Qj8C5h5edHNf.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Design - Thin and light design - Completely silent when in use We've mentioned how, thanks to its competitive price, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is helping challenge people’s preconceptions about MacBooks – but the MacBook Air, along with the [MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-m1-2020) and [Mac mini (M1, 2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-mac-mini-m1-2020), also offer strong rebuttals to the criticism, often leveled at the Apple, that its products are more style than substance. People often dismiss Apple as making products that look good, but that don’t do anything particularly revolutionary when it comes to the actual hardware. With the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), however, it's the complete opposite. With this laptop, Apple has actually done some really exciting things on the inside – switching to its own M1 chip, and building macOS Big Sur from the ground up to take advantage of it – while leaving the actual design of the device completely unchanged. This is both good news and bad news. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ffBPcqTNghW3ynB4BBTkc.jpg) (Image credit: Future) First, the good news. For many people, the iconic design of the MacBook Air is pretty much perfect, so they don't see the need for any radical change. At the same time, by simply offering minor spec bumps every year, the MacBook Air was in danger of being outclassed by more ambitious rivals. So, by concentrating on revolutionizing the hardware of the MacBook Air, and not tinkering with the design, Apple is doing something many of its critics have argued it should do: focus on the unglamorous, yet essential, stuff. But what about the bad news? Well, because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) promises to be such a big revolution, the fact that it looks – and feels – exactly the same as previous MacBook Airs is a little disappointing, to put it mildly. The MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s dimensions of 0.16–0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches (0.41–1.61 x 30.41 x 21.24cm) and weight of 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) are exactly the same as those of both the MacBook Air (2020) and the 2019 model, and virtually the same as those of the 2018 Air, which is a bit lighter. On the outside, then, this MacBook Air looks identical to the three previous models – and it means that the excitement that comes with pulling the MacBook Air from its packaging is somewhat dulled, particular if you've owned one of those earlier machines. There had been rumors that the move to Apple’s own silicon would result in lighter devices, but this isn't the case. One big design change that has been enabled by the M1 chip, though, is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now fanless. This means the internals keep cool enough under workloads without the need for fans to kick in and cool them down. There’s a catch to this (which we’ll get to in a bit), but it means the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) runs virtually silently, and it’s very impressive. The lack of fans could have allowed Apple to make the MacBook Air thinner and lighter, so it’s interesting that it remains the same size and weight as its predecessors. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xPPvpdpDxHvLDmsxyCkhpd.jpg) (Image credit: Future) On opening up the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) you’re again presented with a sight that's familiar, and in a good way. The best addition to the previous MacBook Air’s design, the Magic Keyboard, is again included here. It really is a lovely keyboard to work on, feeling tactile and responsive despite how flat the keys are. A Touch ID button is again situated above the keyboard, and it remains the best fingerprint scanner we’ve used on a laptop. Too many of the fingerprint scanners on Windows laptops struggle to log us in reliably, but the Touch ID button here logged us in successfully pretty much every time, even when we’d not completely covered the scanner with a finger. The screen is also virtually the same as the one on the MacBook Air (2020), except for one big difference. So, it’s still 13.3 inches with a 400-nit LED backlit display, and a Retina display of 2560 x 1600 resolution, and comes with Apple's True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the color temperature on the screen based on the ambient light. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GL25EXtgBr5dNnwPoT9FJd.jpg) (Image credit: Future) What’s new here is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s screen now supports the P3 wide color gamut, which results in more accurate, true-to-life images. P3 support used to be only found in the more expensive MacBook Pros, so it’s great to see Apple bring this feature to its more affordable MacBook Air lineup. If you’re a photographer or video editor who requires accurate colors, you no longer have to automatically go for a MacBook Pro. The screen is also surrounded by those big thick bezels that have been a staple of the MacBook Air’s design for ages now, and which leave this laptop feeling a little dated. Devices such as the [Dell](https://www.techradar.com/tag/dell) XPS 13 and the [Huawei MateBook X (2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matebook-x-2020) offer incredibly thin bezels around the display, and not only does it make these devices look more modern, it means the makers can actually reduce the overall size of the laptop further while offering the same-size screen. Yep, you read that right: we think Huawei has the edge over Apple when it comes to thin and light laptop design. Strange times indeed. The webcam above the screen is also unchanged from last time, with the same 720p FaceTime webcam. The 720p resolution feels distinctly outdated when most competitors offer 1080p, and with more people spending more time working from home these days, we’d have liked Apple to have given the webcam a boost. However, the company claims that thanks to the M1 chip, the image signal processor has been overhauled, giving the webcam supposedly better noise reduction and dynamic range, along with auto white balance. We’ve only used the webcam for a limited time so far, and it seemed fine, if not mind-blowing. Port-wise you get the same two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an audio jack as on recent MacBook Airs. The Thunderbolt 3 ports support charging, and can be used to power external monitors, and transfer data up to 40Gb/s. We’re glad to see that Apple’s move to its own M1 chip, rather than Intel, hasn't meant the loss of the Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt is an interface developed by Intel). ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/phDn4ZT4CGJ6AzwgxkyNMe.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Performance - Excellent performance - Can now run iOS apps as well As soon as we began using the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) we were impressed. It boots up quickly (an additional benefit of the M1 chip), Big Sur feels fast and responsive, and the look for the operating system really impresses. The interface has a more modern look, with bright, vibrant colors that really show off the MacBook Air's screen. It's also less cluttered, so you're not overwhelmed by icons and options, while the Control Center has been redesigned based on the version in iOS. It looks neater, and it's easier to use. Benchmarks Here’s how the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) performed in our suite of benchmark tests: Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core: 1,493; Multi-core: 6,586 Geekbench 5 Single-Core: 1,729; Multi-Core: 7,583 Battery Life (TechRadar movie test): 11 hours and 15 minutes All applications that you usually run in macOS on Intel-based MacBooks should work fine with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), thanks to some software wizardry using Apple's Rosetta 2 tool, which allows apps to run on the new architecture. We tried a mix of both new apps built for the M1 chip, as well as legacy apps built for Intel Macs, and running via Rosetta, and there was no noticeable difference in terms of performance. The fact that you can seamlessly run older apps on the MacBook Air really is commendable – the M1 chip is based on ARM architecture, and one of the biggest drawbacks of Windows 10 on devices running on ARM-based chips is that you're limited to running only ARM-compatible apps from the Windows Store. There's a rather sparse selection of these, and this severely limits the usability of these devices. [Microsoft](https://www.techradar.com/tag/microsoft) needs to come up with its own Rosetta, pronto. Not only can you run pretty much any existing Mac app on the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but thanks to the M1 chip using similar architecture to iPhones, you can now run any iOS app or game as well. This brings a huge amount of new tools to the MacBook, and is genuinely exciting. iOS apps and games are more feature-rich and graphically impressive than ever before, and having access to these could be a game-changer. We played a few iOS games, and they ran perfectly on the MacBook Air – suddenly, the MacBook has become a decent gaming machine. We were able to have quite a few apps running all at once, swapping between them with ease, and the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) kept up brilliantly. Throughout our tests it felt fast and capable. Moving a large 14GB file from an external SSD took less than a minute, for example. This really does feel like a fast and spritely machine. Apple claims the MacBook Air is three times faster than other laptops in its class, and faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the past year. It also says the neural engine is nine times faster than the one in the previous MacBook Air, and its SSD is up to twice as fast thanks to the M1 and the latest flash technology. One thing to note is that the fanless design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) could mean that performance is throttled when it's performing demanding tasks over long periods of time. Because there are no fans to stop it overheating, the only thing it can do is reduce the performance of the components – known as throttling – to control temperatures. In fact, that’s why pros may want to go for the MacBook Pro 13-inch. It has the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air, but it has fans, which means it can be used for intensive tasks over longer periods of time, without, Apple claims, throttling. However, in our tests we didn't notice any major incidents of throttling, and as you can see from the benchmark tests, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) came impressively close to the performance of the more expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). In both Geekbench 5 and Cinebench, the single-core performance of the MacBook Air was pretty much on par with the MacBook Pro, and multi-core scores weren't that much different either. This is great news for the MacBook Air - and slightly less good news for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). Because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is such a good laptop, it almost makes the MacBook Pro feel unnecessary. Performance seemed pretty similar in our day-to-day use, and we even played around with 8K video editing in Final Cut Pro, and while Apple seems keen to stress that the Air is capable of [4K](https://www.techradar.com/tag/4k) video editing - it actually did a great job at 8K as well, allowing us to scrub through multiple 8K sources with ease. Very impressive. So, with that boost in performance, along with the P3 color gamut support, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a brilliant choice for video editors who want a more affordable laptop than the MacBook Pro. It makes the MacBook Pro 13-inch a slightly harder to justify purchase, though it does have a few key features that the Air misses, such as the TouchBar and better cooling. Having both MacBooks churning through high intensity tasks for long periods of time should show a bigger performance gap in the Pro's favor. But for most people, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will offer plenty of power and performance. ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Battery life - Very impressive battery life - Lasts around four hours longer than previous model As for battery life, we knew that the 'Apple silicon' would be more power-efficient, so it's no surprise to find that the MacBook Air has the longest battery life of any MacBook Air yet – up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, or up to 18 hours of video, according to Apple. We’ve been very impressed with the MacBook Air’s battery life – even after a few hours of work (and web browsing), the battery only dropped a few percentage points, and even if you leave it on standby for a day and come back to it, the battery level remains high. In our official battery test, where we run a looped 1080p video at 50% brightness until the battery dies, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) lasted a very impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes. That's a lot longer than the previous model lasted in the same tests (7 hours 55 minutes), and it just beats the latest Dell XPS 13 as well (11 hours 1 minute). This means you should be easily able to go a full work day (and more) without needing to charge the MacBook Air - though obviously the battery will deplete quicker if you're doing more intensive tasks with it. It doesn't quite reach the huge 13 hours and 22 minutes the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) managed, but we can’t imagine anyone having any complaints with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s battery life. ## Should I buy the Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)? ![Apple MacBook Air M1 being used by a photographer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PbvTkFUNwQwEGXruGdLCsQ.jpg) (Image credit: Apple) ## Buy it if... You want an affordable MacBook The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) isn't just one of the best MacBooks Apple has ever made, it's also the cheapest. This is fantastic value. You want a powerful thin and light laptop The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) really is impressive, so much so that many people thinking about buying the MacBook Pro should actually consider this instead. You want a long-lasting battery The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has a brilliant battery, and will be able to power through a work or school day with ease. Really impressive stuff. ## Don't buy it if... You want a budget laptop The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a great value laptop, but it is still very expensive. There are some brilliant budget laptops out there these days that offer excellent performance for a lot less. You don't like Macs The MacBook Air doesn't have a revolutionary design, nor does it try to win over Windows users too much. If you weren't a fan of previous MacBook Airs, the 2020 model won't really persuade you otherwise. ## Also consider... If our Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review has you considering other options, here are three more laptops to consider... [![Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) Check out our Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJHJoEBE8mPDkDMPUAFnYR-200-80.jpg.webp)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/macbook-pro-14-inch-2021) Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) If you're after a MacBook with more power, then the recent MacBook Pro 14-inch is well worth considering. It comes with a choice of bulked-up M1 chips in the form of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, offering a huge leap in performance over the MacBook Air. It's a great choice for creative professionals, but it is a lot more expensive. Check out our [Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/macbook-pro-14-inch-2021) [![Dell XPS 13 Check out our Dell XPS 13 review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UzQpFFRS3hU2AWx8fWp5XK-200-80.jpg.webp)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review) Dell XPS 13 If you want a thin and light laptop like the MacBook Air, but prefer Windows, then the Dell XPS 13 is a brilliant alternative, offering a similar level of style and build quality, along with some fantastic specs. Again, it's a bit more expensive, but there are often deals that knock the price down a fair bit, and it also comes in a 2-in-1 design, unlike the MacBook Air. Check out our [Dell XPS 13 review](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review) [![Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Check out our Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHc5tq5Nup6sD59VwkZCuU-200-80.jpg.webp)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/surface-laptop-4) Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Apple's old rival, Microsoft, also makes some great laptops, and the Surface Laptop 4 is the best one it's made so far. It's slick and stylish, much like the MacBook Air, and is a great showcase for Windows 11. It's another excellent Windows alternative to a MacBook. 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Readable Markdown	### TechRadar Verdict The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) remains one of the best laptops you can buy. It was the first MacBook to come with Apple's game-changing M1 chip, and the success of the M1 MacBook Air led to Apple releasing M2 and M3 MacBooks - while still keeping the M1 MacBook Air on sale. Its impact on MacBooks, and laptops as a whole, cannot be underestimated, and at an all-time low price, it remains excellent value. #### Pros - \+ macOS is fast and responsive - \+ Battery life is great - \+ Silent in use - \+ Keyboard remains very good #### Cons - \- No new design - \- Fanless design could impact performance - \- Now several years old Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. [Find out more about how we test.](https://www.techradar.com/news/how-we-test) ## Two-minute review The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now several years old, but it still remains one of the [best laptops](https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/best-laptops-1304361) you can buy today. Why? Well, it's almost all thanks to the [Apple](https://www.techradar.com/tag/apple) M1 processor it launched with. This was Apple's first highly-acclaimed, impressively powerful [ARM](https://www.techradar.com/tag/arm)\-based chip, under its hood, giving it just the right boost it’s long deserved, after years of being powered by [Intel](https://www.techradar.com/tag/intel) chips. Sure, Apple has now released a successor, the [MacBook Air (M2, 2022)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-m2-2022), which comes with hardware improvements and a brilliant new design, and it's also since launched new M3 MacBooks (though no MacBook Air... yet), but as the years have gone on, the M1 MacBook Air has dropped in price, making an already great value laptop (which launched at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599) even better value. It also continues to run applications well, and supports [macOS Sonoma](https://www.techradar.com/news/macos-14-latest-news-rumors-and-everything-we-know-so-far), the latest version of Apple's [operating system](https://www.techradar.com/tag/operating-system). Its long battery life, which is again down to the M1 chip, which is impressively efficient, remains ahead of many more modern (and expensive) [Windows 11](https://www.techradar.com/tag/windows-11) laptops as well. That's why Apple, with a break from tradition, has continued to sell the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), even after the release of its M2-powered successor. Price-wise, Apple nailed it at launch, undercutting a lot of Windows-powered ultrabooks. Of course, this certainly isn't a cheap laptop, but nor does it feel overpriced, especially compared to its similarly specced rivals - something that Apple has been accused of in the past. However, nearly four years after it was released, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has enjoyed several price cuts (especially when the M2 version later launched), so if you can get it in a sale, this is even better value for money, and is one of the reasons we also recommend it as one of the [best laptops for students](https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/best-student-laptops) as well. Apple has also been accused of caring more about aesthetics of its products than the actual features and functions, but with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we actually think the opposite is true. This is because while the MacBook Air has some huge changes on the inside - most noticeably the M1 chip - on the outside, nothing has really changed. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. So, this model looks (and feels) just like the previous model (and the model before that). For people who love the look of the MacBook Air, this may be good news, but we feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The M1-based MacBook Air is such a revolutionary and exciting device, we'd have loved to have seen Apple take a few risks with the design as well, even if it was just by making it lighter, or slimming the bezels down that surround the screen. Funnily enough, this is exactly what Apple did do with the M2 MacBook Air, which came with an overhauled design - but also a higher price tag. When it comes to performance of the M1 MacBook Air, however, we have no qualms. The M1 has proved to be a complete beast that puts Intel to shame in many respects. During our time with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), we were incredibly impressed with how it performed. macOS runs well, and the visual overhaul of the operating system offers a nice change, while still feeling familiar. The fact that both new and legacy apps run well on the M1 chip is very commendable, and so far there don't seem to be any issues with running apps built for Intel Macs using Rosetta 2, the tool used by Apple to allow older Mac apps to run on the M1. Also, the fact that you can now run thousands of iOS apps and games pretty much flawlessly is a huge win as well. Battery life also seems to be fantastic, and the fanless design is nice, as it means the laptop runs silently; we do have our concerns about how it manages heat, however. In the end, we'd have liked Apple to have been a bit more ambitious with the design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) – a bold reinvention of the laptop to match the internal hardware and software overhauls would have made this an even more exciting device. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V77RHxVtRWt9oN8fUu6Gre.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Price and availability - Starts at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599 - Cheaper than Windows alternatives Spec sheet Here is the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) configuration sent to TechRadar for review: CPU: Apple M1 (8-core) Graphics: Integrated 7-core GPU RAM: 8GB Unified PDDR4X-4266 MHz SDRAM Screen: 13.3-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 Retina True Tone display (backlit LED, IPS) Storage: 256GB PCIe SSD Ports: 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 Camera: 720p FaceTime HD webcam Weight: 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) Size: 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.61cm; W x D x H) Prices for the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) start at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599. As usual, there are a number of specifications available at launch, and you can further customize these to get the MacBook Air (2020) that best suits your needs and budget. The base model features an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. There's also a higher-specced model, priced at \$1,249 / £1,249 / AU\$1,949, which has an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. So, for that extra money you're getting an additional core in the GPU, and double the storage. You can also configure these models to have 16GB of RAM (for \$200 / £200 / AU\$300 extra), and up to 2TB of SSD storage (for \$800 / £800 / AU\$1,200). For comparison, the [MacBook Air (2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/macbook-air-2020) launched earlier in 2020 also started at \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599, which was actually cheaper than the launch price of the [MacBook Air (2019)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-2019). So you're getting the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) for the same price as the earlier model, which we commend Apple for. If you bought a MacBook Air a few months ago, however, you may feel a little annoyed that it’s already outdated. That \$999 / £999 / AU\$1,599 entry point isn’t just the cheapest way of getting an Apple laptop; it’s an incredibly competitive price point that undercuts many of the best 13-inch laptops running [Windows 10](https://www.techradar.com/tag/windows-10), such as the [Dell XPS 13](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review). If you thought Apple’s laptops were overpriced compared to the competition, think again. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EUajVMZ3q4Qj8C5h5edHNf.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Design - Thin and light design - Completely silent when in use We've mentioned how, thanks to its competitive price, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is helping challenge people’s preconceptions about MacBooks – but the MacBook Air, along with the [MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-m1-2020) and [Mac mini (M1, 2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/apple-mac-mini-m1-2020), also offer strong rebuttals to the criticism, often leveled at the Apple, that its products are more style than substance. People often dismiss Apple as making products that look good, but that don’t do anything particularly revolutionary when it comes to the actual hardware. With the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), however, it's the complete opposite. With this laptop, Apple has actually done some really exciting things on the inside – switching to its own M1 chip, and building macOS Big Sur from the ground up to take advantage of it – while leaving the actual design of the device completely unchanged. This is both good news and bad news. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ffBPcqTNghW3ynB4BBTkc.jpg) (Image credit: Future) First, the good news. For many people, the iconic design of the MacBook Air is pretty much perfect, so they don't see the need for any radical change. At the same time, by simply offering minor spec bumps every year, the MacBook Air was in danger of being outclassed by more ambitious rivals. So, by concentrating on revolutionizing the hardware of the MacBook Air, and not tinkering with the design, Apple is doing something many of its critics have argued it should do: focus on the unglamorous, yet essential, stuff. But what about the bad news? Well, because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) promises to be such a big revolution, the fact that it looks – and feels – exactly the same as previous MacBook Airs is a little disappointing, to put it mildly. The MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s dimensions of 0.16–0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches (0.41–1.61 x 30.41 x 21.24cm) and weight of 2.8 pounds (1.29kg) are exactly the same as those of both the MacBook Air (2020) and the 2019 model, and virtually the same as those of the 2018 Air, which is a bit lighter. On the outside, then, this MacBook Air looks identical to the three previous models – and it means that the excitement that comes with pulling the MacBook Air from its packaging is somewhat dulled, particular if you've owned one of those earlier machines. There had been rumors that the move to Apple’s own silicon would result in lighter devices, but this isn't the case. One big design change that has been enabled by the M1 chip, though, is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is now fanless. This means the internals keep cool enough under workloads without the need for fans to kick in and cool them down. There’s a catch to this (which we’ll get to in a bit), but it means the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) runs virtually silently, and it’s very impressive. The lack of fans could have allowed Apple to make the MacBook Air thinner and lighter, so it’s interesting that it remains the same size and weight as its predecessors. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xPPvpdpDxHvLDmsxyCkhpd.jpg) (Image credit: Future) On opening up the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) you’re again presented with a sight that's familiar, and in a good way. The best addition to the previous MacBook Air’s design, the Magic Keyboard, is again included here. It really is a lovely keyboard to work on, feeling tactile and responsive despite how flat the keys are. A Touch ID button is again situated above the keyboard, and it remains the best fingerprint scanner we’ve used on a laptop. Too many of the fingerprint scanners on Windows laptops struggle to log us in reliably, but the Touch ID button here logged us in successfully pretty much every time, even when we’d not completely covered the scanner with a finger. The screen is also virtually the same as the one on the MacBook Air (2020), except for one big difference. So, it’s still 13.3 inches with a 400-nit LED backlit display, and a Retina display of 2560 x 1600 resolution, and comes with Apple's True Tone technology, which automatically adjusts the color temperature on the screen based on the ambient light. ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GL25EXtgBr5dNnwPoT9FJd.jpg) (Image credit: Future) What’s new here is that the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s screen now supports the P3 wide color gamut, which results in more accurate, true-to-life images. P3 support used to be only found in the more expensive MacBook Pros, so it’s great to see Apple bring this feature to its more affordable MacBook Air lineup. If you’re a photographer or video editor who requires accurate colors, you no longer have to automatically go for a MacBook Pro. The screen is also surrounded by those big thick bezels that have been a staple of the MacBook Air’s design for ages now, and which leave this laptop feeling a little dated. Devices such as the [Dell](https://www.techradar.com/tag/dell) XPS 13 and the [Huawei MateBook X (2020)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matebook-x-2020) offer incredibly thin bezels around the display, and not only does it make these devices look more modern, it means the makers can actually reduce the overall size of the laptop further while offering the same-size screen. Yep, you read that right: we think Huawei has the edge over Apple when it comes to thin and light laptop design. Strange times indeed. The webcam above the screen is also unchanged from last time, with the same 720p FaceTime webcam. The 720p resolution feels distinctly outdated when most competitors offer 1080p, and with more people spending more time working from home these days, we’d have liked Apple to have given the webcam a boost. However, the company claims that thanks to the M1 chip, the image signal processor has been overhauled, giving the webcam supposedly better noise reduction and dynamic range, along with auto white balance. We’ve only used the webcam for a limited time so far, and it seemed fine, if not mind-blowing. Port-wise you get the same two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an audio jack as on recent MacBook Airs. The Thunderbolt 3 ports support charging, and can be used to power external monitors, and transfer data up to 40Gb/s. We’re glad to see that Apple’s move to its own M1 chip, rather than Intel, hasn't meant the loss of the Thunderbolt ports (Thunderbolt is an interface developed by Intel). ![Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) on a gray surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/phDn4ZT4CGJ6AzwgxkyNMe.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Performance - Excellent performance - Can now run iOS apps as well As soon as we began using the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) we were impressed. It boots up quickly (an additional benefit of the M1 chip), Big Sur feels fast and responsive, and the look for the operating system really impresses. The interface has a more modern look, with bright, vibrant colors that really show off the MacBook Air's screen. It's also less cluttered, so you're not overwhelmed by icons and options, while the Control Center has been redesigned based on the version in iOS. It looks neater, and it's easier to use. Benchmarks Here’s how the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) performed in our suite of benchmark tests: Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core: 1,493; Multi-core: 6,586 Geekbench 5 Single-Core: 1,729; Multi-Core: 7,583 Battery Life (TechRadar movie test): 11 hours and 15 minutes All applications that you usually run in macOS on Intel-based MacBooks should work fine with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), thanks to some software wizardry using Apple's Rosetta 2 tool, which allows apps to run on the new architecture. We tried a mix of both new apps built for the M1 chip, as well as legacy apps built for Intel Macs, and running via Rosetta, and there was no noticeable difference in terms of performance. The fact that you can seamlessly run older apps on the MacBook Air really is commendable – the M1 chip is based on ARM architecture, and one of the biggest drawbacks of Windows 10 on devices running on ARM-based chips is that you're limited to running only ARM-compatible apps from the Windows Store. There's a rather sparse selection of these, and this severely limits the usability of these devices. [Microsoft](https://www.techradar.com/tag/microsoft) needs to come up with its own Rosetta, pronto. Not only can you run pretty much any existing Mac app on the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), but thanks to the M1 chip using similar architecture to iPhones, you can now run any iOS app or game as well. This brings a huge amount of new tools to the MacBook, and is genuinely exciting. iOS apps and games are more feature-rich and graphically impressive than ever before, and having access to these could be a game-changer. We played a few iOS games, and they ran perfectly on the MacBook Air – suddenly, the MacBook has become a decent gaming machine. We were able to have quite a few apps running all at once, swapping between them with ease, and the Apple MacBook Air (M1,2020) kept up brilliantly. Throughout our tests it felt fast and capable. Moving a large 14GB file from an external SSD took less than a minute, for example. This really does feel like a fast and spritely machine. Apple claims the MacBook Air is three times faster than other laptops in its class, and faster than 98% of PC laptops sold in the past year. It also says the neural engine is nine times faster than the one in the previous MacBook Air, and its SSD is up to twice as fast thanks to the M1 and the latest flash technology. One thing to note is that the fanless design of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) could mean that performance is throttled when it's performing demanding tasks over long periods of time. Because there are no fans to stop it overheating, the only thing it can do is reduce the performance of the components – known as throttling – to control temperatures. In fact, that’s why pros may want to go for the MacBook Pro 13-inch. It has the same M1 chip as the MacBook Air, but it has fans, which means it can be used for intensive tasks over longer periods of time, without, Apple claims, throttling. However, in our tests we didn't notice any major incidents of throttling, and as you can see from the benchmark tests, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) came impressively close to the performance of the more expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). In both Geekbench 5 and Cinebench, the single-core performance of the MacBook Air was pretty much on par with the MacBook Pro, and multi-core scores weren't that much different either. This is great news for the MacBook Air - and slightly less good news for the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020). Because the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is such a good laptop, it almost makes the MacBook Pro feel unnecessary. Performance seemed pretty similar in our day-to-day use, and we even played around with 8K video editing in Final Cut Pro, and while Apple seems keen to stress that the Air is capable of [4K](https://www.techradar.com/tag/4k) video editing - it actually did a great job at 8K as well, allowing us to scrub through multiple 8K sources with ease. Very impressive. So, with that boost in performance, along with the P3 color gamut support, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a brilliant choice for video editors who want a more affordable laptop than the MacBook Pro. It makes the MacBook Pro 13-inch a slightly harder to justify purchase, though it does have a few key features that the Air misses, such as the TouchBar and better cooling. Having both MacBooks churning through high intensity tasks for long periods of time should show a bigger performance gap in the Pro's favor. But for most people, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), will offer plenty of power and performance. ## Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Battery life - Very impressive battery life - Lasts around four hours longer than previous model As for battery life, we knew that the 'Apple silicon' would be more power-efficient, so it's no surprise to find that the MacBook Air has the longest battery life of any MacBook Air yet – up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing, or up to 18 hours of video, according to Apple. We’ve been very impressed with the MacBook Air’s battery life – even after a few hours of work (and web browsing), the battery only dropped a few percentage points, and even if you leave it on standby for a day and come back to it, the battery level remains high. In our official battery test, where we run a looped 1080p video at 50% brightness until the battery dies, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) lasted a very impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes. That's a lot longer than the previous model lasted in the same tests (7 hours 55 minutes), and it just beats the latest Dell XPS 13 as well (11 hours 1 minute). This means you should be easily able to go a full work day (and more) without needing to charge the MacBook Air - though obviously the battery will deplete quicker if you're doing more intensive tasks with it. It doesn't quite reach the huge 13 hours and 22 minutes the 13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) managed, but we can’t imagine anyone having any complaints with the MacBook Air (M1, 2020)’s battery life. ## Should I buy the Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)? ![Apple MacBook Air M1 being used by a photographer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PbvTkFUNwQwEGXruGdLCsQ.jpg) (Image credit: Apple) ## Buy it if... You want an affordable MacBook The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) isn't just one of the best MacBooks Apple has ever made, it's also the cheapest. This is fantastic value. You want a powerful thin and light laptop The performance of the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) really is impressive, so much so that many people thinking about buying the MacBook Pro should actually consider this instead. You want a long-lasting battery The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) has a brilliant battery, and will be able to power through a work or school day with ease. Really impressive stuff. ## Don't buy it if... You want a budget laptop The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is a great value laptop, but it is still very expensive. There are some brilliant budget laptops out there these days that offer excellent performance for a lot less. You don't like Macs The MacBook Air doesn't have a revolutionary design, nor does it try to win over Windows users too much. If you weren't a fan of previous MacBook Airs, the 2020 model won't really persuade you otherwise. ## Also consider... If our Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) review has you considering other options, here are three more laptops to consider... [![Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) Check out our Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJHJoEBE8mPDkDMPUAFnYR-200-80.jpg.webp)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/macbook-pro-14-inch-2021) Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) If you're after a MacBook with more power, then the recent MacBook Pro 14-inch is well worth considering. It comes with a choice of bulked-up M1 chips in the form of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, offering a huge leap in performance over the MacBook Air. It's a great choice for creative professionals, but it is a lot more expensive. Check out our [Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/macbook-pro-14-inch-2021) [![Dell XPS 13 Check out our Dell XPS 13 review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UzQpFFRS3hU2AWx8fWp5XK-200-80.jpg.webp)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review) Dell XPS 13 If you want a thin and light laptop like the MacBook Air, but prefer Windows, then the Dell XPS 13 is a brilliant alternative, offering a similar level of style and build quality, along with some fantastic specs. Again, it's a bit more expensive, but there are often deals that knock the price down a fair bit, and it also comes in a 2-in-1 design, unlike the MacBook Air. Check out our [Dell XPS 13 review](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-late-2020-review) [![Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Check out our Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHc5tq5Nup6sD59VwkZCuU-200-80.jpg.webp)](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/surface-laptop-4) Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Apple's old rival, Microsoft, also makes some great laptops, and the Surface Laptop 4 is the best one it's made so far. It's slick and stylish, much like the MacBook Air, and is a great showcase for Windows 11. It's another excellent Windows alternative to a MacBook. Check out our [Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 review](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/surface-laptop-4) - These are the [best laptops of 2022](https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/best-laptops-1304361) ![Matt Hanson](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emP4wv7FcojxQ73QEARCmZ.png) [Matt Hanson](https://www.techradar.com/author/matt-hanson) Managing Editor, Core Tech Matt is TechRadar's Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there's no aspect of technology that Matt isn't passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he's reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.
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