The MacBook Air M4 base version offers an impressive combination of performance, efficiency, and affordability, making it a standout choice in the

Macworld Listen, Apple monitors are great and all, but they’re expensiiiiive. And the truth is Samsung monitors aren’t just well-priced, but they’re also high enough quality that even some of the folks on our team have them on their desks.

Apple sent me the 15-inch variant of the new MacBook Air in the new "sky blue" color, with an M4 chip, 16GB of memory, and 1TB of storage space. I haven't yet spent enough time with it to tell you whether it's a good purchase, but I can say one thing: The sky blue color will only shine in a certain light.