Apple's M4 MacBook Air is shaping up to be an affordable powerhouse. In newly released benchmarks, it performs almost as well as the M4 MacBook Pro, all for $600 less.

M4 MacBook Air: Starts at $1,000 for the base model with 256GB of storage and 16GB of memory. Upgrading to 512GB raises the price to $1,200. This makes the Air a budget-friendly option for users who don’t need the advanced features of the Pro.

The MacBook Air has finally caught up to the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro. Apple today announced its 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models have been upgraded to its M4 processor. The iPad Pro was the first Apple device to receive the M4 treatment last May,