It might be worth re-considering how badly you need that touch screen after all. 11th-gen Intel chips-which power the Surface Pro 7+-are pretty stunning. Still, the performance results for Apple’s M1 processor vs. For instance, for any user that wants a convertible device with a touch screen, the Surface Pro 7+ can deliver while the MacBook Air just cannot. The 2-in-1 tablet is the latest edition of Microsoft’s productivity-focused Surface Pro series, and offers some obvious-and not-so-obvious-advantages over Apple’s new MacBook Air. But there’s still plenty that the MacBook Air lacks, which you can find with top Windows 10 devices-such as Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7+. Impressively, reviews of the MacBook Air have largely confirmed the claims.

The MacBook Air with M1 is “dramatically faster” and offers “extraordinary” battery life, Cook said at the time. When Apple unveiled its new MacBook Air featuring the M1 chip, CEO Tim Cook touted the “Apple Silicon” processor as a way to make the already-popular laptop even better.