There may be Black Friday deals for the new MacBook Pro laptops, but Apple's upcoming MacBook Air offers better value for money.

With the M4, Apple finally has a base MacBook Pro that’s less of a parts-bin compromise and more of an actual Pro machine. It’s a laptop you can buy and not feel like you’re caught in between anything.

Apple's MacBook Air and MacBook Pro share similarly impressive, iconic designs, but which one delivers the right balance of power and value for what you do? Check out our MacBook comparisons and see how they rank in our testing.