Small and Big Leaps

[HunnieBunnie]

I was not sure where to start this discussion....

I have put off upgrading my MacBook Air for quite a few years now, but I do not think I can put up upgrading for too much longer. I have not kept up with MacBook Air's that came out after I bought mine some years back, and I wanted to ask those of you who keep up with sort of thing about small and big leaps forward.

What I mean is, have there been any versions that constituted a really big leap ahead from the previous version, or do most versions mainly have small leaps ahead in general things like speed, memory, etc.? Is the 2025 a big leap forward likely to be followed by smaller leaps over the next 2-3 or more years? Or was the last big leap say, in 2020, and we should not expect another really big for a few more years?

I hope this question makes sense. It is hard to put into words. I am not that knowledgeable about computers, iPhones, and other technology.

Thanks! 🙏

 

[padams35]

The biggest bumps were:
#1 late 2020: M1 did amazing things for 13”
#2 mid 2022: M2 was a modest jump, but the return of MagSafe was big for the Air.
#3: late 2024: 16GB ram standard was a major bump for off-the-shelf configurations (this was a mid-cycle bump)
#4: early 2025: M4 was a very respectable performance bump.

I’m not expecting late 2025 or 2026 to make the top-3 list, but Apple sometimes surprises me.