MacBook Air M4 vs MacBook Pro 16 M5 Max

The HP Spectre x360 14 is a 2-in-1 convertible with touchscreen while the MacBook Air M4 is a clamshell without touch. The Air M4 uses Apple's M4 chip on macOS versus the Spectre's Intel or Snapdragon options on Windows.

Dell XPS 15 has a larger OLED display and discrete GPU options unlike the MacBook Air M4. MacBook Air M4 runs cooler with longer battery life in a lighter body.

MacBook Air M4 uses the M4 chip on macOS while the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 runs Intel Core Ultra processors on Windows. The Air weighs less and has superior battery life but the ThinkPad offers better keyboard and ports.

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 uses a discrete NVIDIA GPU for gaming and CUDA workloads that the MacBook Air M4 cannot match. The MacBook Air M4 instead delivers longer battery life and a fanless chassis in a lighter aluminum body.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 packs an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU and RTX 4060 GPU absent from the MacBook Air M4. The MacBook Air M4 instead delivers longer battery life in a lighter chassis running macOS.