The MacBook Pro is known for its great battery life, but some Windows laptops can outlast it, though with a few compromises, while handling everyday tasks.

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We've loved Apple's 2021-era MacBook Pro design from the start, and the M5 Max edition is once again the professional notebook to beat. But it's hard to deny that the star of Apple's recent laptop rollout wasn't its most powerful Pro systems — all eyes were on the $599 MacBook Neo.

At $800, an iPad Air setup comes with less storage than any MacBook Neo, at 128GB. It also comes with a much smaller 11-inch screen, as well as iPadOS instead of macOS. Sure, you have an M4 chip instead of an A18 Pro, but for workflows you’ll be carrying out on the iPad, the M4 chip is incredibly overkill.