Apple MacBook Air M4 Review: India's Best Ultrabook Just Got Better

My old HP Pavilion died on a Tuesday. Not dramatically — no smoke, no sparks, nothing cinematic. The screen just flickered twice during a client call and went black. I pressed the power button a few times like that would help. It didn't. Five years of daily abuse, a hinge held together with electrical tape, and a battery that lasted twenty minutes on a good day. Honestly, I'm surprised it held on that long.

So there I was, a freelance developer in Bangalore with three active projects, a deadline in four days, and no laptop. I borrowed my roommate's ancient Lenovo ThinkPad for the night — the one with the keyboard that sounds like a typewriter in a library — and started researching what to buy next. And that's how I ended up staring at the Apple MacBook Air M4 on the Apple India store at 2 AM, doing mental math about whether Rs 1,24,900 was a reasonable amount to spend on a laptop or whether I'd completely lost it.

The Price Conversation You Have With Yourself

Rs 1,24,900 is a lot of money. I kept going back and forth. You could get a perfectly good Windows laptop — a Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i, maybe, or an ASUS Zenbook 14 — for Rs 75,000 to Rs 85,000. That's nearly 40,000 rupees less. Forty thousand. That's rent for a month and a half in a decent 1BHK in Koramangala. That's six months of a gym membership. That's a return flight to Goa with hotel included.

But then I started thinking about it differently. My laptop is my livelihood. I spend 10 to 14 hours a day on it. It's how I earn. If I amortize Rs 1,24,900 over even three years, that's about Rs 3,470 per month. Less than what I spend on Swiggy. When I framed it that way, the number became easier to swallow. Still not easy, mind you. Just easier.

I also found out about the education discount on Apple's India store. If you have a valid university ID — or if you know someone who does (I'm not telling you to do anything, I'm just saying the option exists) — you can save about Rs 10,000 on the base model. There's also the Vijay Sales partnership where they run occasional card-based offers. I got mine through the Apple store directly, but a friend picked his up at Vijay Sales with a Rs 5,000 HDFC cashback during a sale weekend. Worth checking if you're not in a rush.

Unboxing and First Impressions — Or, a Windows User Touches a Mac

I should confess something upfront: I was a Windows user for 18 years. My entire adult life. I grew up on XP, survived Vista, tolerated 8, actually liked 10, and was confused by 11. I knew the Windows key shortcuts like I knew my phone number. I could navigate the Control Panel blindfolded. I once fixed a registry error at a wedding reception because my cousin's laptop wouldn't boot.

So switching to Mac was not a light decision. It was more like moving to a new country where everything looks similar but the light switches are in different places and people drive on the other side of the road.

The MacBook Air M4 arrived in that minimal white box Apple is famous for. I'll spare you the unboxing details because every tech YouTuber has already done that seventeen times. What I will say is that picking it up for the first time genuinely surprised me. It weighs 1.24 kg. My old HP was almost 2 kg with the charger. This felt like holding a notebook — the paper kind, not the computer kind.

The build quality is absurd. The Starlight colour I picked has this warm, almost champagne-gold tint that looks premium without screaming "look at me." The aluminium body feels cold and solid. There's no flex anywhere. You press on the palm rest, on the lid, near the hinge — nothing bends, nothing creaks. Coming from a laptop where I could literally see the screen wobble when I typed, this was something else.

The Display: Where Things Get Genuinely Good

The M4 Air comes with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display — 2560 x 1664 resolution, 500 nits brightness, P3 wide colour gamut, True Tone. Numbers are numbers. Let me tell you what it actually looks like in daily use.

I mostly code. I live in VS Code and Terminal. For that, the display is pin-sharp. Text rendering on macOS is just better than Windows, and I say this as someone who defended ClearType for years. Fonts look smooth at every size. I can comfortably run VS Code with the font size at 13 and still read everything without squinting. On my old HP, I needed at least 15 or 16.

For photo editing — I do some freelance product photography on the side — the P3 colour gamut actually matters. I edit in Lightroom Classic, and the colours on this display are more accurate than my old IPS panel. I compared a few edits side by side with my friend's calibrated external monitor, and they were close. Not identical, but close enough for the web work I do.

The 500 nits brightness is enough for indoor use and even for working near a window. I wouldn't use it at a beach or in direct sunlight, but I also wouldn't use any laptop in direct sunlight because I'm not a maniac.

Performance for Actual Work, Not Benchmarks

I don't care about Geekbench scores. I care about whether my work gets done without me wanting to throw the laptop out the window. So let me break this down by the things I actually do every day.

Coding in VS Code

I write mostly TypeScript and Python. My typical VS Code setup has three or four projects open in separate windows, each with multiple files, the integrated terminal running, and extensions like Prettier, ESLint, GitLens, and the Python extension loaded. On my old HP with an Intel i5-1135G7 and 8GB RAM, this was a stuttery experience. Switching between windows took a visible moment. IntelliSense suggestions lagged sometimes.

On the M4 Air with 16GB unified memory, everything is instant. I don't even think about performance anymore while coding. Window switching is immediate. IntelliSense pops up before I finish typing. The integrated terminal feels snappy. I run linters, formatters, and build scripts without any noticeable delay.

One thing I'll call out: the base M4 chip has a 10-core CPU (4 performance + 6 efficiency cores) and 10-core GPU. For pure software development, this is more than enough. You don't need the M4 Pro unless you're doing something unusual.

Running Docker

This is where things get interesting. Docker on Mac has a bit of a reputation, and not a great one. Docker Desktop for Mac runs containers through a lightweight Linux VM, which adds overhead compared to running Docker natively on Linux. That said, on the M4 Air with 16GB, the experience has been totally acceptable for my use case.

I typically run a Postgres container, a Redis container, and my application containers — maybe three or four total. Spinning them up takes a few seconds. Running docker compose up for my standard development stack completes in about 12 seconds from cold start. On my old machine, this took over 40 seconds.

However — and this is important — if you run heavy Docker workloads, like six or seven containers with services like Elasticsearch or Kafka, you'll feel the 16GB limit. I had a project once that needed a more complex stack, and the machine started swapping. If Docker is central to your workflow in a big way, consider the 24GB configuration, which pushes the price to Rs 1,54,900. That's a painful number, I know.

Zoom and Google Meet Calls

I'm on video calls for at least two hours a day. Sometimes more. The MacBook Air M4's webcam is a 12MP Center Stage camera, and it is noticeably better than any webcam I've used on a laptop. My clients have actually commented on the video quality. The Center Stage feature, which pans and zooms to keep you in frame as you move, works well but I turned it off because I found it slightly distracting — it felt like the camera was following me like a security camera in a mall.

Audio quality through the built-in speakers and mic array is excellent for calls. I stopped using my external headset for most meetings. The three-mic array does a decent job of noise cancellation — my roommate's mixer grinder in the background is still audible but much less prominent than it was on my old laptop.

One observation: Zoom with camera on, screen sharing, and a shared whiteboard uses about 15-20% of the CPU. On my old machine, Zoom with camera on would eat 60% of the CPU and the fans would sound like a jet engine. The M4 Air has no fans. It's completely silent. During calls, during coding, during everything. This took some getting used to, actually. I'd gotten so accustomed to fan noise that silence felt wrong, like something was broken.

Photo Editing in Lightroom

I import RAW files from a Sony A6400 — each file is about 24MP, around 25-30MB. A typical batch is 200-400 photos from a product shoot. Importing 300 RAW files into Lightroom Classic takes about 3 minutes with 1:1 preview generation. Editing is smooth — I can apply presets, adjust sliders, and switch between photos without lag. The M4's hardware-accelerated image processing helps here.

Export is where you really notice the chip. Exporting 300 edited photos as full-resolution JPEGs takes about 4 minutes 15 seconds. On my old HP, the same batch took over 14 minutes. That's a massive difference if you do this regularly.

I've also tried basic video editing in DaVinci Resolve — cutting together short product videos, nothing fancy. 1080p timeline with a few cuts and colour grading plays back smoothly. 4K is manageable but you'll notice some dropped frames with heavy effects. For serious video editing, you want a Pro chip. But for occasional light edits, the M4 Air handles it.

Browsing With 30+ Tabs Open

I'm a tab hoarder. I admit it. At any given time, I have Chrome running with 25-40 tabs — documentation pages, Stack Overflow, Jira, Figma, a couple of Google Sheets, Slack web, and whatever rabbit hole I've fallen into. On 8GB RAM, this was a disaster. Tabs would reload constantly, the system would slow to a crawl, and I'd spend half my time waiting.

With 16GB unified memory, I can keep 35+ Chrome tabs open alongside VS Code, Docker, Slack (the desktop app), and Spotify without any issues. I've seen memory pressure in Activity Monitor creep up to about 13GB, but the system doesn't stutter. There's some swap usage, but whatever Apple does with their SSD swap is fast enough that I genuinely cannot tell.

A word of advice though: if you're the type to keep 60-70 tabs open (you know who you are), the 16GB model will work but you'll be pushing it. The 24GB configuration gives you meaningful headroom.

Battery Life: The Real Numbers From Real Days

Apple claims up to 18 hours of battery life. That's measured under their specific test conditions, which probably involve playing a looped video at 50% brightness while the laptop sits in a temperature-controlled room. Real life is different.

Here's what I actually got over one week of tracking:

The pattern is clear: coding and browsing will get you 13-15 hours easily. Throw in photo or video work and you drop to 10-12 hours. Either way, I haven't carried my charger to a coffee shop once since getting this machine. That's a first for me. My old HP needed to be plugged in within 20 minutes of leaving the house or it'd die before I finished ordering my filter coffee.

The MagSafe charger is also worth mentioning. It charges from 0 to 50% in about 30 minutes with the 35W adapter. And MagSafe means if your roommate trips over the cable — which mine does roughly twice a week — the cable pops off magnetically instead of pulling your laptop onto the floor. That alone is worth whatever Apple charges for MagSafe.

The Honest Comparison: MacBook Air M4 vs. Windows Alternatives

I said I'd be honest, and I will be. The MacBook Air M4 is not the only good ultrabook you can buy in India. There are Windows machines that give you a lot for less money. Let me compare it to two I seriously considered.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (Intel Core Ultra 7, 16GB, 512GB)

The Yoga Slim 7i was my top Windows pick. It's available around Rs 89,990 on Amazon India. You get a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display (which is actually better than the MacBook's display for HDR content), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and a good keyboard. The Core Ultra 7 155H processor is competitive with the M4 in single-core tasks and trades blows in multi-core.

Where the Yoga Slim 7i wins: OLED display with deeper blacks, more ports (including USB-A and HDMI), lower price by about Rs 35,000, and you stay in the Windows ecosystem where everything you already know still works. Also, you get a USB-A port. I cannot overstate how much this matters in India, where half the peripherals, pen drives, and external hard drives people hand you still use USB-A.

Where the MacBook Air M4 wins: battery life (not even close — the Yoga gets maybe 8-9 hours), build quality, trackpad (the Mac trackpad is still the best in the industry), thermal management (the Yoga's fans spin up under load), and the M4 chip's efficiency means it stays cool and quiet. Also, macOS memory management is genuinely better — 16GB on a Mac goes further than 16GB on Windows, in my experience.

ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB, 512GB)

Available around Rs 79,990 to Rs 84,990 depending on the sale. The Zenbook 14 OLED gives you a beautiful 14-inch 2.8K OLED display, solid Ryzen performance, and a lightweight design at about 1.2 kg. It's actually lighter than the MacBook Air.

The Zenbook's display is stunning — OLED means perfect blacks and vibrant colours. For watching content, it's better than the MacBook's LCD. The keyboard is decent, the trackpad is acceptable (but not Mac-level), and you get a decent port selection.

Battery life is where it falls apart. You'll get 6-7 hours with the OLED panel. Maybe 8 if you're very careful with brightness and background tasks. For someone like me who works from coffee shops and co-working spaces, that's a dealbreaker. I don't want to hunt for power outlets at every location.

Here's my honest take: if you work primarily at a desk with a power outlet always available, and you value the Windows ecosystem and a better display, the Zenbook or Yoga Slim are legitimate choices that save you significant money. If you need all-day battery, a silent machine, and the best trackpad on any laptop, the MacBook Air M4 is the better pick despite the premium. For me, the battery life was the deciding factor. Everything else I could have compromised on.

The Annoying Things Nobody Talks About

Now let me complain, because no laptop is perfect and you deserve to know what you're getting into.

Dongle Life in India

The MacBook Air M4 has two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports and a MagSafe port. That's it. No USB-A. No HDMI. No SD card slot (the 13-inch model, at least). In a country where every printer in every government office runs on USB-A, where your client will hand you a USB-A pen drive with "the final files," and where half the projectors in meeting rooms have only HDMI and VGA inputs — this is a problem.

I bought a Ugreen 7-in-1 USB-C hub from Amazon for Rs 2,499. It gives me USB-A, HDMI, SD card, and Ethernet. It works fine. But it's one more thing to carry, one more thing that can go wrong, and one more thing that makes people at the client's office look at you like you're assembling a spacecraft just to connect to their projector. I've had colleagues with Windows laptops plug into projectors in five seconds while I'm fumbling with my dongle and an HDMI cable trying to look competent.

Limited Gaming

If you play games, this is not the machine for you. Yes, Apple has been making noise about gaming on Mac, and yes, some games are now available natively — like Resident Evil Village and Baldur's Gate 3. But the library is tiny compared to Windows. Most of the games I casually played on my old HP — Valorant, GTA V, Civilization VI (okay, Civ VI runs on Mac, but barely) — are either unavailable or require workarounds.

I tried running some games through CrossOver and Whisky (Wine-based compatibility layers). Some work. Many don't. It's not a smooth experience. If gaming matters to you at all, get a Windows laptop or keep a separate gaming setup.

Mac-Specific Software Gaps

Most developer tools work great on macOS. VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Docker, Postman, Git, Node, Python — all fine. But there are gaps. Some enterprise software your client might use only has Windows versions. I had a project where the client's VPN solution only supported Windows and had a half-broken Mac client that would disconnect every 20 minutes. I ended up running a Windows VM through UTM (which works surprisingly well on M4, by the way) just for that one VPN client.

Also, if you use any .NET Framework stuff (not .NET Core, specifically the old Framework), you're going to have a bad time. .NET Core and .NET 8+ run natively on ARM Mac, but legacy .NET Framework is Windows-only. I still have one maintenance client running a .NET Framework 4.7 application, and for that I remote into a Windows machine.

Microsoft Office is available on Mac and works well, for the most part. But there are small differences — some Excel macros don't work, some PowerPoint animations render differently, and if you collaborate with people on Windows (which in Indian offices means everyone), you'll occasionally get formatting differences. It's manageable, but it's there.

The Learning Curve Is Real

If you're switching from Windows, expect two to three weeks of being mildly frustrated. The keyboard shortcuts are different — Cmd instead of Ctrl, Option instead of Alt. Window management on macOS is worse than Windows out of the box (no proper snap layouts until Sequoia, and even then it's basic). I installed Rectangle, a free app, to get decent window snapping.

The file system is different. The Finder is not Windows Explorer, and in some ways it's worse. You can't cut and paste files the same way (you Cmd+C and then Option+Cmd+V to move, which is insane). There's no native "New Text File" option in the right-click menu. The home directory structure is different.

I spent my first weekend watching YouTube tutorials on macOS tips and tricks, which is a humbling experience when you've been using computers professionally for over a decade. But after about three weeks, I was comfortable. After six weeks, I was faster than I was on Windows. The trackpad gestures, Spotlight search, the consistency of the interface — once it clicks, it clicks.

The Keyboard and Trackpad

The keyboard deserves its own section because you're going to be typing on it all day. The M4 Air uses Apple's scissor-mechanism keyboard with about 1mm of travel. Coming from Windows laptops, which generally have deeper key travel (1.2-1.5mm), it felt shallow at first. Like I was typing on a fancy table.

After a week, I adjusted. The keys are well-spaced, the backlight is even, and the typing experience is quiet and consistent. It's not the best laptop keyboard I've used — that title goes to the ThinkPad T480's keyboard, and I will fight anyone who disagrees — but it's good. Comfortable for long coding sessions. I've done 8-hour stretches without wrist fatigue, though I also use an external keyboard at my desk.

The trackpad, though. The trackpad is perfect. I'm not exaggerating. It's a large glass surface with Apple's haptic feedback (the "Force Touch" thing), and the gesture support is outstanding. Two-finger scroll, three-finger swipe between desktops, pinch to zoom, force click for quick previews — once you get used to it, going back to a Windows trackpad feels like using a mouse from 2004. I used to always carry an external mouse. Now I only use one at my desk by habit, not necessity.

The Speaker System

I didn't expect to care about laptop speakers. I always used earphones or external speakers. But the MacBook Air M4's four-speaker system with Spatial Audio support is genuinely impressive for a machine this thin. I can listen to Spotify, watch YouTube videos, and take calls on speaker without any external audio device. The sound has actual depth — there's bass you can feel, mids are clear, and it gets loud enough to fill a small room.

This is one of those things where Apple's vertical integration shows. They design the chip, the speakers, and the software audio processing together. It results in audio quality that no similarly thin Windows laptop matches, in my experience.

macOS Sequoia: The Software Side

The M4 Air ships with macOS Sequoia, and a few features are worth mentioning for someone coming from Windows.

iPhone Mirroring is a standout if you have an iPhone. You can see your iPhone screen on your Mac, interact with it using the trackpad, and get iPhone notifications on the desktop. As someone who recently switched to an iPhone 15 (yes, I went full Apple ecosystem — please hold your judgement), this is genuinely useful. I respond to WhatsApp messages without picking up my phone, check UPI payment confirmations on screen, and mirror my iPhone to show clients mobile app demos during screen share.

Stage Manager is Apple's attempt at window management. It's... fine. It groups your windows into sets on the left side of the screen. I tried it for a week and went back to Rectangle + multiple desktops. Your mileage may vary.

The native app quality on macOS is generally high. Preview for PDFs is fast and capable. Quick Look (press spacebar on any file in Finder) is brilliant for quickly checking images, documents, and code files. Time Machine backups are dead simple compared to Windows backup solutions, which I never trusted.

Should You Buy the 13-inch or 15-inch?

The M4 Air comes in both 13.6-inch and 15.3-inch sizes. I went with the 13-inch because portability was a priority. I take this laptop everywhere — to coffee shops, to client offices, on the Metro, sometimes just to the living room couch. The 13-inch fits easily in my backpack's laptop compartment and doesn't dominate a small cafe table.

The 15-inch starts at Rs 1,44,900 and gives you more screen real estate, a slightly bigger battery, and better speakers. If you primarily work at a desk or at home, the 15-inch is a better experience. More space for side-by-side code editing, more room for Lightroom adjustments, and the bigger screen is just more comfortable for long sessions.

But the 15-inch is noticeably larger in a bag. It's still light at 1.51 kg, but the footprint is bigger. I tried both in the Apple store at Select Citywalk in Delhi before buying. I'd recommend you do the same — the difference is hard to judge from specs alone.

Configuration Advice for Indian Buyers

Here's what I'd recommend based on use case:

• Students and light users: Base model — M4, 16GB, 256GB SSD — at Rs 99,900 (or less with education pricing around Rs 89,900). Honestly, 256GB is tight, but if you use cloud storage and external drives, it works.
• Developers and professionals: M4, 16GB, 512GB at Rs 1,24,900. This is the sweet spot. The extra storage matters for Docker images, node_modules (which devour space like nothing else), and project files.
• Heavy multitaskers and content creators: M4, 24GB, 512GB at Rs 1,54,900. The extra RAM gives you headroom for demanding workflows. It's expensive, but if you routinely push the system, you'll appreciate it.
• If money is no object: M4, 24GB, 1TB at Rs 1,74,900. You get maximum everything in the Air form factor. At this price, though, you should also look at the MacBook Pro M4, which starts at Rs 1,69,900 and gives you an additional Thunderbolt port, a brighter ProMotion display, and better sustained performance.

A note on storage: Apple's SSD prices are absurd. Going from 256GB to 512GB costs Rs 25,000. A 512GB external SSD on Amazon costs Rs 3,500. I'm not saying you should get the base storage and suffer, but I am saying that Apple is charging a massive premium for internal storage. Budget accordingly.

The Ecosystem Trap — Let's Be Honest About It

I'll admit something uncomfortable: part of the reason the MacBook Air M4 feels so good is because Apple wants you to buy more Apple things. I got the MacBook, then I started using my iPhone more with it (AirDrop is addictive), then I got AirPods because they connect instantly to the Mac, and now I'm looking at the Apple Watch because it can unlock my Mac automatically.

This is by design. Apple builds friction into cross-ecosystem use (try AirDropping to an Android phone — oh wait, you can't) and reduces friction within their ecosystem. It's effective and slightly predatory. I recognise it. I'm still falling for it. But you should go in with your eyes open. Once you're in the Apple ecosystem, switching back has a cost — not just monetary, but in convenience and habit.

If you're committed to Android and Windows, you can absolutely use a MacBook as a standalone device. But you'll miss out on the ecosystem features that make a lot of the "magic" work. Continuity, Handoff, Universal Clipboard, iPhone Mirroring — all require other Apple devices.

Six Weeks In: What I Actually Think

I've been using the MacBook Air M4 as my only machine for six weeks now. Every day, all day. Here's where I've landed.

The battery life has changed how I work. I no longer plan my day around power outlets. I leave the house in the morning, work from wherever I want, and come home in the evening with 20-30% battery remaining. That freedom is tangible and real. It's not a spec sheet number — it's a lifestyle difference.

The performance has been more than sufficient for everything I throw at it. I don't think about performance anymore, which is exactly what you want from a work machine. You want it to disappear and let you focus on the work. The M4 Air does that.

The silent operation is something I didn't know I wanted until I had it. Working in a quiet room without fan noise is genuinely pleasant. My old HP sounded like it was cooking itself when I ran Docker. This machine just... sits there. Silently doing everything.

The display, keyboard, trackpad, and speakers are all excellent. Not perfect — the display could be brighter, the keyboard could have more travel, the speakers could have more bass — but excellent. Better than any laptop in this weight class that I've used.

If you had asked me two months ago whether I'd spend Rs 1,24,900 on a MacBook, I would have laughed. Now I'm trying to figure out how to justify the Apple Watch. The ecosystem trap is real, friends.

What I'd Change

In no particular order, things I wish were different:

• At least one USB-A port. Just one. Apple, please. India is not ready for an all-USB-C world. We might never be.
• The base model should start at 512GB, not 256GB. In 2025, 256GB is not enough for a machine that costs a lakh.
• The notch on the display is unnecessary and occasionally cuts into menu bar items when you have a lot of status bar apps running.
• The webcam, while good, doesn't support Windows Hello-style face unlock. You get Touch ID on the keyboard, which is fine, but face unlock would be more convenient.
• MagSafe takes up one of the two sides of the laptop for charging. If you're sitting on the left side of a couch and the power outlet is on your right, tough luck — MagSafe is on the left only. (You can charge via USB-C on either side, but then you lose a port.)
• The price. Always the price. Rs 1,24,900 for the configuration most people should buy is still a hard ask in India, where the average IT salary is around Rs 6-8 LPA for mid-level roles.

So Is It Worth It?

Here's where I'm supposed to give you a clean answer, a rating out of ten, a thumbs up or thumbs down. I can't, really.

The MacBook Air M4 is the best ultrabook I've ever used. Period. The combination of performance, battery life, build quality, display, and silent operation is unmatched by anything in the Windows world at this weight. I believe that statement is factually defensible. If someone asks me "what's the best thin-and-light laptop you can buy in India right now," I'd say the MacBook Air M4 without hesitation.

But "best" and "right" are different things. The best laptop is objective. The right laptop is personal. For me, a freelance developer who works from different locations, who values battery life over everything, who was already leaning towards the Apple ecosystem, and who could justify the cost as a business expense — this was the right laptop. For someone who games, who works in a Windows-specific enterprise environment, who is price-sensitive, or who simply doesn't want to relearn an entire operating system — it might not be.

I sometimes wonder if I bought this laptop because it was genuinely the best tool for my work, or because I wanted to be the kind of person who uses a MacBook. There's a vanity element to Apple products that's hard to separate from their actual utility. When I open this machine at a coffee shop, it looks good. It feels good. People notice. And I'd be lying if I said that didn't factor into my satisfaction, at least a little.

Rs 1,24,900. That's what it cost me to not think about my laptop anymore — to not worry about battery, about performance, about fan noise, about build quality. Whether that's a good deal depends entirely on how much that peace of mind is worth to you. For me, after six weeks, I think it was. But check back in a year. The honeymoon phase is a real thing, with laptops as with everything else. And I'm still not fully over the absence of a USB-A port.