In our in-depth review of the latest 15" M2 MacBook Air we lamented that it doesn't offer much above and beyond the model with the 13" screen. While this may be true, those extra two inches or so can make all the difference when poring over spreadsheets on the breathtaking Liquid Retina Display.
The basic model includes an 8-core CPU and 8GB of unified memory. This is more than sufficient to handle a web browser with multiple tabs and/or the latest accounting software. Still, the bundled 256 GB SSD may not be enough for storing years of financial archives which is why you may prefer to upgrade to the 512 GB model. Even if you do this, the MacBook Air comes to just $1499, which stacks up very respectably compared to other laptops for accounting software.
If you enjoy accounting in the field, this is definitely a machine to consider as our tests showed the battery could handle around 19 hours of normal use, no doubt due to the way in which the M2 chip balances power and performance. We had less joy when performing more intensive tasks like playing a full HD video (around 5 hours) but it's very unlikely that accounting software would be as draining on the battery as a movie.
Aside from the number of financial tools which are now web-based, there are macOS versions of popular accounting software such as QuickBooks and KashFlow.
Still, the Mac versions of these tools may not have identical features to those found in Windows versions. Some accounting software such as 'Sage 50' is also Windows-only (though there's a cloud-based alternative).
If you're seriously considering a MacBook Air for your accounting needs, make sure to check all the features you need are supported before buying.
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