CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. After using the 15-inch MacBook Air for the past week, I'm ...

With its twin 2025 reboots of its MacBook Air laptops, Apple finds itself surrounded by some fierce competition, with AMD- and Intel-based Windows notebooks prepared to outpace and outlast the Airs.

What’s the takeaway? One is that the midnight color option still smudges. That’s according to The Verge: Apple says the midnight colorway should be less prone to fingerprints. So far, that does not ...

The MacBook Air with M5 feels predictable in the best way. It’s the latest updated piece of Apple’s hardware, so it features an upgraded Apple Silicon processor to make it faster, among small other ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

They've all had their charms, but this number three may be the best yet: 2025’s 15-inch Apple MacBook Air is the company’s third Air laptop at that screen size, and it’s the most affordable and most ...