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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
The keyboard and battery life that make a full day of typing painless.
4.7 · 2,140 reviews
$1,649
$1,899
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Editor's choice
Apple MacBook Air 13" (M3)
Silent, thin and genuinely all-day — the default laptop we recommend to most people.
4.8 · 12,840 reviews
$999
$1,099
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The M3 Air runs cool enough to skip a fan entirely, so it stays silent under everyday load. Battery life still stretches past a full working day, and the 13.6-inch display is bright enough for a cafe window seat.
- Fanless M3 chip that stays silent under everyday load
- Up to 18 hours of real-world battery
- 1.24 kg chassis that disappears into a bag
- Liquid Retina display at 500 nits
The verdict
Why it scores 4.8 out of 5
Works for you
- Silent — no fan to spin up mid-meeting
- Best battery life for its size
- Trackpad and keyboard are still the benchmark
Worth knowing
- 8 GB of base memory fills up fast
- Only two Thunderbolt ports
Full specifications
- Chip
- Apple M3 — 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU
- Display
- 13.6-inch Liquid Retina, 2560 x 1664, 500 nits
- Memory
- 8 GB unified (16 GB recommended)
- Storage
- 256 GB SSD
- Battery
- Up to 18 hours video playback
- Weight
- 1.24 kg / 2.7 lb
- Ports
- 2 x Thunderbolt, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
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