Here’s how it works. Like its predecessor, the MacBook Air 15-inch (M4) is a streamlined large-screen laptop with a silent design and excellent performance, courtesy of Apple’s cutting-edge M4 ...

The Apple model adds some other interesting features that might persuade, namely the centerstage camera and the optional nano-texture screen that makes using the laptop outside an actual possibility.

The Surface Laptop 7 also starts around $1,000, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus chipset, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. A 512GB SSD ups the price to $1,200 and 1TB to $1,400, while RAM can be ...