Apple claims the MacBook Air (2020) has 11 hours of battery life, but in our day-to-day use and benchmark tests, we found it actually managed a bit below that. With our battery life test, where we At only $999, the MacBook Air with its 13.3-display (1440x900), 1.8 GHz dual-core processor, 8 GB of RAM, and a whopping 128 GB SSD is a true steal (this sentence may contain traces of irony). Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020): The Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) is a cheaper alternative to the Apple MacBook Air 13 (2022). Its battery lasts over 13 hours of light use, but its display doesn't get as bright, and it doesn't have a MagSafe charging port, meaning you need to use up one of the USB-C to charge the laptop. See our review 80% Apple MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015) review: A cautious upgrade, but battery life is superb Source: Macworld.co.uk Archive.org version Available at the same price as last year, the new 11 today I've finally pulled the trigger and bought a base model M2 Air. The description is boasting about having an amazing battery life, so I've charged it up to 100 percent and currently watching a football game. Less than 30 minutes in I've lost 10 percent of battery at around half brightness with no other apps running. This item: Puredick A1406 A1465 Battery, Replacement Battery for MacBook Air 11 inch (2012-2015 A1465) and (Mid 2011 A1370) - A1406 A1495 Battery for 11-inch MacBook Air [7.3V/35W/4790mAh] $39.99 $ 39 . 99 Shorter battery life than 2020 M1 MacBook Air Camera notch encroaches on display panel The Dell XPS 13 OLED (9310) and HP Spectre x360 14 only offer 11 or 12 hours of endurance, and 17 hours Testing conducted by Apple in April and May 2023 using pre-production 15” MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back 1080p HD content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and Now you can probably understand why I was surprised to see the MacBook Air M2 battery life test results come back at 14 hours and 6 minutes, a 4% decrease from its M1-powered predecessor (14:41). All are impressive, but the improvement to the MacBook Air impresses most. At $999 (as tested), it's the best value among Mac laptops, especially when combined with its nearly 30-hour battery life X2PgV8.