Apple's recent brand new M4 Mac Mini release has constituted one of the most exciting releases for the product line since, well, the M2 option a couple of years ago. It comes with a redesigned ...

And the latest model is even cheaper and better than before. The new M4 MacBook Air has a faster chip, updated webcam and double the RAM—and it costs $100 less. The new 13-inch MacBook Air ...

I thought I had this figured out. I was making a hard-headed decision to buy a refurbed M1 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM for half the price of a new M4 one, for reasons I’ll explain in a moment.