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Our review of Apple\u2019s new MacBook Airs is out, and our esteemed reviewer Devindra Hardawar gave them both equal scores of 90<\/a>. That\u2019s a very good score! But I think Devindra\u2019s underselling the 15-inch MacBook Air<\/a>, which is the best laptop I\u2019ve used in years. It deserves at least an extra point or two, in my humble opinion. For me, it\u2019s a Goldilocks laptop, just right, and I think a lot of people would feel the same way if they managed to realize that a 13-inch laptop isn\u2019t the end-all, be-all form factor that Apple has cast it as over the last decade.<\/p>\n For years now, the 13-inch Air has been Apple\u2019s best laptop for most people, with an undoubtedly excellent combo of power and portability. After a total redesign in 2022<\/a>, though, there\u2019s not much to differentiate this year\u2019s Air. That\u2019s not bad in and of itself, as it\u2019s a sign of a product that has matured over the years to near-perfection; this year\u2019s model has a new chip to keep performance as fresh as possible.<\/p>\n At some point, due in large part to the MacBook Air\u2019s decade-plus dominance, the 13-inch form factor became the de-facto laptop size for most people. Particularly those who wanted a Mac, because in the last ten years the 16-inch Macbook Pro (and the 15-inch model that preceded it) got way too expensive for most. As such, a large screen became a \u201cpro\u201d feature, not something most people could afford.<\/p>\n