macbook air m1 (2020) is at RM 3600 now (basic model, 256ssd, 8gb ram).

is there much better laptop for this price? priority:

- casual user (content consumption + social media + office work)

- premium feel

- lighweight

- good battery life

- quite

- great screen

u must be new.


Any 8GB M-series Macbook are deal-killer.
with latest update of MacOS, 8GB performance is even worse.


with Much lesser RAM
the built-in NVME in your MACBOOK are constantly in read-write mode

- further decrease lifespan
- always seem Lag.



Even a 5 years old Intel Windows with 16GB RAM + Extremely FAST NVME, the overall responsiveness is >>>>>> Macbook 8GB

the only Good thing about MacBook :


- Built Quality. ( this is really those Taiwan maker should take note. Taiwan laptop always cannot get-rid of their childish-ness feel )

- Design ( no design = best design. minimalist )

- iGPU. ( this is really made Apple SOC Shine. thier iGPU are toe to toe with Nvidia's )

- Battery Life ( as a Long-time windows user. i must say. Bow down apple. )


Lightweight?????????? dont joke with me.
Apple laptop no longer shine in this area.

Lightweight = Low quality = Body chassis, cooling capacity, screen... all compromised.

If fruit brand is a must for you,
then can try ipad + wireless keyboard mouse combo + usb dongle

Since your usage is very "simple".

Else just a get a windows lightweight laptop if don't want to get headache with many stuff.

can you suggest specific windows laptop models for the price? yes i am new. i know nothing. i hired someone else to build my pc.

if you dont mind USED:



Dell Latitude. Superior build quality.
Spec OK
Price extremely low.



If you must buy NEW :

Lenovo Ideapad always Ideal for me.

Can consider 13" Zenbook Series.. bright OLED screen ; good enough for normal work and lightweight ; has sort of premium look due to its thin chassis

https://www.asus.com/my/laptops/for-home/ze...11th-gen-intel/