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I’ve been using my M2 MacBook Air as my daily driver almost since it first launched, and even in 2025 it still feels fast, lightweight, and dependable for everything I throw at it. All of my work happens on this machine — digital artwork in Krita with a small Wacom tablet, building basic website layouts in Visual Studio Code (including RAVENSBLOG.NET), light photo editing, and the usual mix of writing, browsing, and streaming.

Through all of it, the M2 has remained cool, quiet, and impressively efficient, usually lasting a full day of creative work or streaming before needing to be plugged in. This has been reassuring, because I remember early reviews pointing out that the base 256GB model had a slower SSD. 9to5Mac even ran tests showing noticeably reduced read and write speeds compared to the generation before it. In day-to-day use it’s never been a deal-breaker for me, but it’s something worth keeping in mind if you’re comparing models.

And now the M4 MacBook Air is making me hesitate. The model on sale comes with 16GB of RAM instead of the 8GB in my M2, and its Black Friday discount brings it down 25% to $749. The improved 3nm chip, brighter display, stronger speakers, faster SSD, and overall jump in efficiency make it feel ready for future versions of Krita or other software I might rely on down the road.

So I’m torn. My M2 still handles everything I need, but the m4 is the kind of upgrade worth considering — not just because Apple finally delivered a meaningful leap in performance and hardware, but also because Amazon decided to put it on sale while my M2 still has solid resale value. If you’re curious, here’s the M4 deal I’ve been eyeing on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MiX5mL.

Thanks for reading — and here’s to finding the right upgrade at the right time. For full transparency, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Have any thoughts or questions? Feel free to reach out at: ravenxx13@yahoo.com