As excellent as the M1 Apple MacBook Air is, there are several ways in which Windows laptops beat it out.
Listen, I love my MacBook Air so much, way more than I would have ever expected. For reasons previously and extensively documented, I’ve discovered that this minimalist portable machine makes for one of the best laptops I’ve ever used.
The Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is lightning fast, never overheats, has one of the best battery lives out there, and is so light and portable yet so durable. What’s more, the current version of the macOS Ventura is not nearly as susceptible to viruses or spyware due to it being not as much of a walking targeting as Windows OS, and no updates that constantly break applications and features and need to be patched.
A great laptop, it is. But perfect? Absolutely not.
Though there’s plenty to love about the MacBook Air, there are also tons of features and tools that even the best MacBooks lack, keeping me loyal to the best Windows laptops. And it seems that Apple hasn’t integrated any of them into its own products, despite the recent design overhauls and the more powerful silicon.
This year, however, Apple has a chance to add at least some of these features to its upcoming laptops. And if the tech giant incorporates at least two (though preferably all) this time around, I will be a fully converted Mac-head. This is especially important as the Surface Laptop 6 has the potential to really challenge the next MacBook Air in several key points.
But what are these magic features that make Windows still so appealing and would boost the charm of the MacBook? I’ll break down five of them.A superior trackpad
Imagine me writing the phrase ‘a superior trackpad’ on a whiteboard in black marker. Now imagine me taking a red marker and circling that same phrase. That’s what I’m essentially doing right now in writing, because everyone must understand the severity of this point.
The trackpad on the M1 MacBook Air absolutely sucks. It first tricks you with an incredibly appealing texture that begs you to run your fingers across its smooth and oh-so-satisfying surface. But when you actually begin to use it, it becomes a nightmare in terms of sensitivity.
