M2 MacBook Air Teardown: Apple's SECRET Revealed (& SSD)

Let's tear down the M2 MacBook Air and take a look at all of the little components, including the M2 chip, the NAND SSD chip setup, and a NEW SECRET we just discovered.
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[@marcranger7421]

I can't wait to see if thermal throttling is a concern. Love the new look for this laptop.

[@OneStepEdit]

@@marcranger7421 I worry it will suffer from thermal throttling more than the earlier versions.

[@TechIconPlus]

Superb video . 👍 . I am waiting 😎 You relieved the secrets of Mac.

[@sdfcsgb_proandrade8567]

Bro how do you now when you win

[@sdfcsgb_proandrade8567]

Bro I'm always watching your videos for updates about apple

[@joelj.v]

Isn't it just amazing that Max always brings us quality teardowns before almost a lot of creators even get to do their reviews! Superb video! love these info-filled videos!

[@mitch993]

Thanks for being the first channel to speak up about the SSD issues

[@robinsutherland2413]

You guys are doing a great job with the in depth analysis and comparisons. Keep up the great work. It is invaluable when choosing a machine to fit your workload and knowing it's limitations.

[@Jasmijn18]

What I love about your videos is how quickly, yet thoroughly topics are explained. It makes it much easier to comprehend all the information. I'm a university student from Europe and could definitely use a new laptop for my studies. The weight and slim design of this laptop is perfect for a student like me.

[@joshuazhang4237]

I’ve watched this channel for years. By far, this video has been my most anticipated this year! They killed it! Fantastic! Keep on the great work!

[@vivaansethi]

Indeed!

[@RichardHallas]

Well, they certainly looked to kill the laptop!

[@divyansh8596]

The level of engineering that goes into these machines is absolutely INSANE!

[@mdwidana]

Absolutely great short-teardown vid! I think this fanless hardware will become a groundbreaking thing in tech, I had watched a video from LTT about fanless-PC, but this particular thing came from a SFF architecture, which is cool (but also hot when it need to be our companion for heavy-duty 😂). Well explained Max Tech!

[@yusriemx6367]

Not only external, the internal parts are also nicely designed and have a good layout. And thanks always for the nice detailed video!!

[@sharzarahber1393]

Thank you for putting out content that pushes the boundaries. No one else is taking these apart so soon. Good job max

[@pepehdezhdez2473]

this is great I really appreciate teardown videos, as a computer engineer seeing the internals is one of the things I enjoy the most thanks for the content

[@octavianstincel7624]

Despite the slower SSD speed on base model and thermal enclosure limitation in certain use cases, this laptop is still the perfect machine to get for my parents since in their use will never face the “issues”.
PS: amazing channel with great reviews on products. Keep up with the great work!

[@yingzhousoo4855]

Love you guys 🤩 Easily the most informative tech channel on KZbin! Looking forward to hearing your long-term opinions on the M2 MBA :)

[@hung002003]

Best internal design I've seen in a laptop. Great job guys, thank you for the tear down!

[@jancherkasov6075]

No matter what the reasons for the weak SSD are. Apple would have found a way if they wanted to. Simply supplying the device with 512 GB as standard would be an option. At least for the Pro model because it is supposed to be a Pro...

[@rrp6405]

you're right its more forgivable on the air

[@macalienx]

Would make so much sense, apples line up is a huge confusion. The gap between entry level machines and pro are too close. And the upgrades prices even get the all thing worst...

[@RyanEllerbe]

@@macalienx I bet anything they want a bigger gap but with chip shortages and prices they couldn’t. The air alone went up like $200.

[@JK533]

At the price of the new air (and pro as well) they should definitely have 512gb as starter and no 256gb anymore.

[@macalienx]

@@RyanEllerbe true, that situation with the chips are going to bring all those prices up... And the delivery times too.

[@carosuarez3408]

this is the best channel to have a look at apples components thank you for the explanation on everything

[@ILCreation]

You all are doing truly astounding position. I truly love to watch your recordings cause, I'm interested to find out about the innovation that update regular. So thank you Max Tech for refreshing us and for the MacBook M1 give way.

[@4ss789]

Always love the dedication of this channel, Taking the machine apart before we even see the new keyboard and screen! Sad about the SSD though, I know that majority is okay with 8/256 but the upgrade price is madness

[@ronakjain6309]

Amazed at how compact hardware has become. Thanks for the inside tour!

[@yota5692]

You guys are doing a great job with the in depth analysis and comparison, i've been using your vids as podcast when going to work, really nice job guys.

[@moanissalem]

Loved this tear down video, THANK YOU guys for this it really helps to understand the product before buying!

[@rammuelsamonte5264]

As a fan of MBA M2, I found this video unique and exciting. This is something that we, viewers, did not expect as a product review. Thank you so much for this! 🥰

[@stuartanderson2314]

M2 coverage has been Awesome, super detailed, balanced and very very informative, whilst still looking at the wider macbook landscape, past and present. Your tech reporting is much need in a sea of other (enjoyable but less investigative) KZbin reviews; I for one love this approach, perspective and analysis, nobody does it better, thanks for all the hard work 🙏👌

[@che7001]

Wow! It was kool to see the inside of a MacBook! I learned a lot from this video! I had no idea there was thermal paste used in computers! I love your videos for being so thorough and concise in providing information to make your subscribers informed consumers! Thank You Max Tech!

[@interest1015]

For me, the new design aesthetic of M2 air is pretty enticing. But base on price hike especially outside the USA, the m1 air is still a valid pragmatic entry level choice in MacBook realm. And as always, I enjoy this type of your detailed and informative contents.

[@brucekennedy5274]

Love the excitement and energy in this video! Max tech are ready to applaud Apple just as much as expose or criticise. Honesty and integrity is everything. Looking forward to the testing.

[@robinlee5270]

You guys are awesome, always my first reference before buying a new Mac these days, digging out all the tiny bits yet important information before making a buy decision, like the recent SSD speed limitation on the new 13” pro, thermal throttling of these machines, thanks for making us buying the right tools, cheers!

[@Smileinsideout]

I've only just begun to be a mac user so i try to watch all your videos and i'm very pleased with the work you do here. Keep up the good work.

[@millaperezrebolledo8982]

This accurate teardown really helps on deciding whether to go for the new M2 or just saving tons of money with the previous M1 (love the thinner design though)

[@raymondgong6856]

That was a great review! It’s nice to see this system is intended to be to repair, and also how they maximized the battery size.

[@clixnite726]

The detailed comparisons are just amazing , love this work . I would keep sticking with M1 MacBook Air . Just love it , as a student can tell it's an overall package one can get .

[@francisbibas7268]

I’m always amazed by your diligence and thorough explanations of each vlogs that you post. Thank you for educating and patiently showing how things work in the world of computers especially my favorite topic MacWorld! Keep up the great job and am a very loyal subscriber keep those videos rolling!

[@iamasimbinzahid]

Your hard work is appreciated man.

[@davidmvermillion]

That’s some impressive engineering on the inside. Looking forward to more tests on it!

[@naamamaria4188]

Among all the redesign and upgrade details of M2 MBA I never thought about the repairability topic.. In my opinion, improved repairability does mean extra worth, and is important to mention when counting pros and cons. Thank you for this great content ! 💖

[@MrThangby]

Thank you guys!

[@The_diana123]

You guys are doing a great job with the in depth analysis and comparisons. Keep up the great work

[@patrack7]

You guys are killing it with these reviews! Keep ‘em coming! 🔥🔥🔥

[@MattramF]

Thank you for all the work you guys put into the videos. They’ve helped me decide on a new macbook

[@ericmarcustri]

Been watching this channel for a long time and will always be my go-to tech channel

[@DarkstalkerZero]

Difficult, but super informative video. Good work!

[@avinashnair5064]

Great job guys, thank you for the teardown! What a beautiful machine.

[@edwinsteennis]

These reviews and teardowns really help me in deciding what to do, M1 Air, M2 Air or spending more and going for a 14 inch Pro. For me it works to understand how they are build and how they perform. I am not a creator who needs huge SSD’s and multiple 120Hz 4K or over displays so all of the extreme benchmarks do not really apply in my case. A teardown like this helps.

[@user-bs4jv6qo1p]

Thanks for the details guys you are so detailed and fully simple at the same time!

[@nimari647]

Thanks for the teardown video, really helpful to see what's inside!

[@stevenprentice9553]

It’s crazy how small the main motherboard is, how little space it takes up in the body. I do love how much attention to detail Apple put into the inside where most people will never see, look or appreciate.

[@yungicey6077]

I really love the design it was a well thought out, and its impressive not only that the device is small but its highly functional, easy to carry it anywhere without a stragle and the other fact is that as compared to other macs I think ths is the easier one to disassemble. Thanks for reviewing and for the teardown 🙏🏽 Keep up with the great work 👊🏽

[@VMRTex]

Three words: I want one!

[@alejandrocamperi218]

Great unbox guys, and awesome content quality, thanks for doing this kind of videos!!

[@henrypaul2151]

Thanks Max Tech for your unbiased, honest reviews.

[@MiguelLira]

That was a great review! It’s nice to see this system is intended to be to repair, and also how they maximized the battery size. It sucks they only included a single ssd chip, which may affect performance in some cases. Great video!

[@bibasik7]

I would be very interested in seeing how this thin heatsink performs, and how much thermal pads would help. This heatsink has quite a lot of surface area, so you could probably fit a lot of thermal pads on it.

[@hishnash]

It is worth remembering there are regulations as to how hot the bottom of a laptop is permitted to get, if you are sure your never going to use your laptop on your lap and you have a metal case a thermal bridge to the underside of the case will really help with thermals but be very careful not to use the laptop on your lap or other meltable fabrics, if you do a mod like this you need to only use your laptop on a desk (and a desk that is not going to be damaged by hot things so not a nice wooden French polish). What would be a more interesting mod but would require someone with some tooling (many LTT or someone else) would be to remove the large speakers and run a heat pipe from the cpu to that area with a small fan.

[@mohmmedaljomaie]

this little thing is going to get hot and thermal throttled a lot!

[@Kajim230]

@@hishnash Add thermal pad+external fan, that’s going to be the best combination

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

@@hishnash I doubt it would be that bad. The M1 Air with thermal pad exporting 4K video still has a cooler base than the 2015 MBP that’s streaming Netflix while on the charger. An M2 with thermal pads will only heat up while running prolonged heavy tasks like video rendering and exports and it still generates less heat for the performance than Intel chips, and no one exports video with their computer on their lap. You hit the button and set the computer aside to do its thing.

[@kerningandleading]

Really glad that you are putting together all these videos! Super helpful and insightful!

[@mrgstudio_legacy]

Thank you very much for your videos! They definitely help to make the right choice when deciding what to buy.

[@jonnguyenmedia]

The internal looks so beautiful and well engineered. Apple does pay a lot of attention to details and design.

[@kutasimusic]

...and pays attention to your wallet too. 😛

[@jonnguyenmedia]

@@kutasimusic compared to the competition (same hardware, performance, and beautiful design; maybe Surface Pro and Dell XPS), the MacBook is well priced. We need to consider a lot of free high quality software from Apple such as MacOS, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Calendar, Notes, Find My... . So the price doesnt reflect just the hardware.. it's the entire ecosystem. 😁

[@tedrodenborn8172]

Cool tear down! I love being able to see the crazy engineering Apple is doing. Wish their software team was doing as well as their hardware team.

[@KeyStorm]

Cool teardown Vadim!! Thanks for the contest.

[@comeandlearnwithme8470]

Thanks for the tear down. Good luck on your 1M subs!

[@asomibragimovich7123]

Definitely waiting for the real life tests to help me choose between the air and pro. Thank you guys!

[@piotrkuczynski3912]

Great tear down. Your videos are very helpful with making a purchase decision.

[@Eric-on5mo]

Thank you for showing us such a good video in the first place

[@Chris-qz4iv]

Awesome dissection! Very interested to see additional information comparing base 1 NAND chip 256 & 2 chip 512 for both everyday & pro users. How big a difference & how much of a recommendation to upgrade to 512 for each type of user.

[@akshitupadhyay9749]

I love Max Tech, the way they were so excited and concerned for us potential customers that they just opened up the complete thing with so much effort without even doing the first boot ✨, only for us to know whether the new air had new ssd's... 🙌❤

[@dracus174]

I really appreciate you for your ardent video creations! They really help me in choosing the right computer system

[@victorschnor3028]

Great videos about the M2 MacBook Air, guys! Keep up the good work!

[@aswinremesan]

The internals looks so beautiful and clean just like the outside of the mac. Apple created a masterpiece. Now much more easy to repair.

[@alexandrefernandes8341]

Olá sou de Portugal e adoro os vossos vídeos pois ajudam-me a fazer uma boa escolha. Obrigado e continuem com o vosso sucesso!! 😊

[@gabrielrogers2971]

I can’t believe how beautiful and thin the Mac Book air is! I remember our old Macintosh 🤓 I held my breathe while you did the tear down! I’m like does this void warranty ! The technology is so amazing !! Thanks man!

[@itsimplydivine]

thank you for this. it really opened my eyes to a lot of things

[@JoshSherrill]

Going to stay with the M1 MBA for now but looking forward to seeing what they do with this new design for future iterations.

[@thecanmanification]

I think you generally shouldn’t be upgrading your laptop every 2 years lol. Seems a little excessive

[@JoshSherrill]

@@thecanmanification I agree but for many the M1 MBA was a stop gap measure to get away from Intel while they waited for the inevitable redesigns. In the case of the MBP 14”/16” it was probably worth the jump after 2 years for many but for this new M2 MBA or MBP it would be silly.

[@thecanmanification]

@@JoshSherrill I see, if that’s the case why don’t you trade in? You pay a lot less. I have a 4th gen iPad Air and I wasn’t planning on upgrading but the M1 chip is tempting me and if I trade in I basically get 75% off.

[@Kajim230]

@@thecanmanification can I trade in my m1 MacBook Air for the m2, even though the m2 is more expensive?

[@thecanmanification]

@@Kajim230 you can trade in anything man, it just takes some money off the top

[@SYHo-ms2ek]

Looking forward to seeing a thermal comparison between the M1 and M2 MBA, since the SSD issue can be mitigated by buying the 512G model or just going with M1.

[@NitinKumarYash]

You channel is awesome and i guess your were the first to do such a comprehensive test on Apple m2 silicon based macbook and found out its flaw. Hope your channel crosses 5 million next year.

[@soundw5654]

I enjoyed that you went straight for the teardown, like right away.

[@gimax4689]

Loved to see the RAM space management! The overall design language of Apple is getting cohesive across products, now more than ever! Love these teardowns!

[@kaboomkazoom]

This looks like a great machine but I'm bummed by the read/write speeds on the 256 Gb model

[@thomasjanek3522]

Amazing video as always, full of usefuel information regarding which device to buy

[@ericmchammy537]

I really have to say that you put so much effort into these tests and benchmarks - this is greatly appreciated and very useful to figure out what a new productivity couls be. I was wondering if you couls give an update in a few months as to how solid the midnight color proves to be …

[@QuinnRusnell]

That M2 Air redesign looks amazing both inside and out! Can't wait to see the testing. Would love to see comparisons with the M1 Air and M2 with 256GB and 512GB SSDs, as well as the 10 core GPU option with the M2 Pro.

[@paulw1075]

I have to say, I'm surprised the M1 seems to out perform the M2 in a lot of scenarios. The M2 is definitely a beautiful machine and I'd still love to have one though!

[@user-uf6ms8nf1j]

That's true only for the base models. 16/512 m2 outperforms m1, but... With that price it makes more sense to go m1 pro 14 inch model

[@garylapointe]

Are you certain a recently made M1 Air isn't set up in the same way with one chip for the 256GB model?

[@Adrian-bc7bw]

I love to see open apple products , not everybody do that with such a great explanation, thank you guys.

[@jgray95903]

Thanks for all the Apple Updates!

[@edgar54892]

I love how well built are the Apple products from the inside and out, keeping that clean high quality look. It's just a shame the ssd base model issue :/

[@maulikpankhania859]

It's Impressive how Compact the MoBo is with that much power. Imagine a front desk / regular office computer with a Phone Size CPU. a Normal CPU Cabinet would take out shit load of space.

[@ThePoltos]

Спасибо Вам за отлично проделанную работу. Надеюсь, Вы сравните в тестах версии 16 и 24 гб памяти. Очень интересно есть ли разница))

[@juandanielrodriguezprada3991]

Wow! The design of the Macbook air is just as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside.

[@elijahthc]

Thanks for your hard work and diligence, gents!

[@AvocadoAtrocity]

I think apple made the m1 much more powerful than even they anticipated. That messed up their M2 upgrade path. This is a path correction that will make sense again with M3.

[@hishnash]

The M2 is still quite a bit faster than the M1. I don't think apple expected every chip refresh to be a massive jump since most people keep Macs for 5+ years you need to consider the perfomance increase over a 5 year time range for the real world user noticeable improvement in perf. How does the M1 compared to an M4/5 that will be the companion that 95% of the M1 users get not vs the M2.

[@landon1136]

@@hishnash i dont get how people see this as only a small jump, 20 and 35 percent for cpu and gpu is a very significant jump

[@scott-richardson]

I'd say there was the issue of TSMC not having 3nm process ready just yet, but will be ready for M2 pro/max/ultra. Which I find could be strange really. Because then you'd have M2 at 5nm, then the rest of the M2 family on 3nm with much better performance.... AND when M3 pro etc comes out on 3nm, it won't be much better than M2 pro etc etc.

[@NathanHattonOfficial]

@@hishnash THIS. Tech KZbin, especially apple channels, always focus on year over year improvements when the large majority of people are not upgrading that often. “Small improvements” are still improvements that will just add on to however large of a jump a new device will be for 99% of consumers

[@eshaankapoor6531]

bro u going on every review and saying the same thing!

[@nikkofsx]

This looks so well engineered! However, I feel like the thermals might become an issue a bit worse than on the M1 MBA.

[@andrewcurley1651]

Love the content! Can't wait to see more testing on the M2!

[@ozodbekabdulkadirov7603]

thank you guys so much for clearing up!

[@Saarnash86]

I'm really interested if you can add thermal pads for better heat dissipation. Interesting to see the insides of these machines.

[@jmf61704]

As a self proclaimed tech geek, I always find myself smiling about how excited the team gets on all of the videos. Definitely one of my favorite channels on KZbin.

[@tvthecat]

They do a little fanboyism.

[@reinhartstallone9271]

Wow, your sharing give great information for me to complete my research of gadgets or devices Thank you so much 🤘🏻🤙🏻

[@hubert0008]

My 2013 MBA still works perfectly fine after so many years of daily uses and I have only replaced the SSD with a larger size one. I plan to keep my next apple laptop for a long time too and the improved reparability in the new M2 MBA is definitely a plus.

[@philreed1605]

I’m still on MBA 2013 too, had to replace the battery but otherwise it’s all good. I think this M2 MBA means it is finally time for me to upgrade though I’ll miss the extra ports.

[@andreroberts2472]

Really interested in seeing how added thermal paste reduces the internal temperature around the M2 chip. Also curious to see if an external laptop cooling pad would additionally help as well, especially when trying to push the M2 to it's highest rated performance with limited thermal throttling. Great video though guys, definitely staying tuned for your further tests.

[@RetroGunblade]

Nice video guys, great to see what the insides of the new machine look like.

[@gillysnyter]

I love the teardown, i also love the informational videos as well.

[@ytApplecations]

I absolutely love watching these videos! Thanks for all the work you guys put in, these videos come out so quickly! Really inclined to see if this would make a perfect notebook for me to get for school.

[@chen-haokuo499]

It’s so beautiful, but if Apple designs the base model with 16gb ram and 512gb SSD, that will make it more attractive. Thank Max Tech for these great content and information!

[@scottwilson4078]

I think a 8GB RAM & 256GB SSD makes sense for the base model - with TWO 128GB SSDs. And the upgraded model? 16GB RAM and two 256GB SSDs. But not $400 extra. Only $200.

[@brucestarr4438]

I think they got the specs right for the base 14" M1 MBP, 16GB/512GB. Wish they did the same on the M2 MBA.

[@ShawnAng]

The number of review videos posted by Max Tech just for 1 product is crazy detailed..I hope we get more of such reviews for future product releases from Apple

[@user-hf3rk4tb9q]

As a software engineering student, I was curious what components are is this fabulous machine, I'm glad I found this informative video. Thanks

[@lalitac]

Just speechless seeing the compact internals of this machine! Eager to see how this thing performs in the real world!

[@baoquoc3710]

watch Luke Miani video, already published