I bought an M1 MacBook Air in 2025 – but can I resist the M4?<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>I thought I had this figured out. I was making a hard-headed decision to buy a refurbed M1 <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/05/apple-unveils-m4-macbook-air-in-sky-blue-color-and-cheaper-starting-price/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new M4 one[/url], for reasons I’ll explain in a moment.</p>
<p>But, ironically, it’s because the M1 version is so good that I think I’m at risk of selling it again and buying the shiny new M4 model …</p>
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I bought an M1 MacBook Air in 2025 – but can I resist the M4?
