I Bought the CHEAPEST M2 MacBook Air! Was I Wrong?!

[@Colbybartley]

Just picked up the same MacBook (M2 8/256) in starlight. $999 at Best Buy. Unreal deal. Not a heavy user and couldn’t be more pleased. Love the redesign.

[@aaronfenton1818]

I got the base M2 Air and I have absolutely no regrets. This is coming from a semi-professional photographer who uses Lightroom and does lots of batch edits and exporting to a hard drive. I would say that I wish 16Gb RAM was standard on Macs these days, but from what I’m using it for I can’t complain. M2 is blazing fast. New updated chassis, the M2 chip, bigger screen, more screen brightness and new keyboard makes it worth the extra £200 over the M1 version. It’s light which makes it brilliant for portability and travelling. Very good to put it in your backpack when at the airport. I was considering getting an M2 iPad Pro, but when I added up the costs to get a fully laptop-like experience on it (with at least 256Gb storage, Apple keyboard, case and Apple Pencil), it was actually much cheaper to get the MacBook Air instead, especially when MacOS is simply more versatile and has greater app support than the iPad. Sometimes you need a computer to simply be a computer for raw functionality.

[@TheEverydayDad]

I totally agree that I wish the base model came with 16gb of memory, its really the most usable amount.

[@TheOriginalhPro]

Agreed

[@andyH_England]

@@TheEverydayDad I wish that love and peace spread throughout the world, that we all get free laptops and that we lived for hundreds of years; but sadly, like the base model starting at 16GB, they are not going to happen.

[@zaki_1337]

@@andyH_England no bc 16 is the standard now. it's reasonable to expect 16.

[@techmaester]

Canon EOS R5 is an amazing 'inexpensive' camera, much better than anything in the competition. Major disk space consumer, but the autofocus and image quality is close to that of super-expensive cameras such as Hasselblad.

[@knofi7052]

I know I could have been buying the 14" MacBook Pro for the same money, but I still bought the MacBook Air M2 with 16GB memory and 512 GB SSD because the less weight and better mobility are more important to me. And I don't regret it!

[@roberthill2969]

M2 with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD here. I agonized over the 14" Pro decision, but the heft and bulkiness of the Pro is just too much for me. My Air is my main personal machine, even outside of travel, and I never feel like it can't do any job I ask of it. I don't regret paying big money for the Air at all.

[@mendodsoregonbackroads6632]

One of the last laptops I owned (almost 20 years ago) was a Sony Vaio. That thing was $2,000 but it was a nice machine. The Last laptop I owned was a cheap Dell that cost $499 and it was crap. So my internal benchmark is expect to pay $1,500-$2,000 for a nice laptop. The air fits right in that price range with the ram and storage upgrades and its obviously a very nice machine, with the added bonus of being very mobile. I consider a laptop to be a portable computer and not a desktop replacement. I’ve used an iPad as a portable computer since the iPad 2 came out and had a desktop to do the heavy lifting as my preferred setup for a long time now. By comparison an iPad the same size 12.9”, with a keyboard and 500GB of storage will cost $1,748 compared to $1,699 for the Air with upgraded storage and Ram. It’s a use case trade off. They run different OS, which has its trade offs, and one of them can ditch the keyboard outright and be a couch/bed computer when you want it to be. If I was going to get another laptop I would spend the money and get the upgraded Air over the pro because it looks nicer and its a little smaller.

[@frostgodx]

You guys are absolutely crazy lol the 14” pro and the m2 air are almost identical in every dimension except thickness which means next to nothing considering it’s still thin!

[@MACBoricua]

I concur with you! I guess that will be doing that soon!

[@socialwill]

@@frostgodxthe 14” Pro is almost 1lb more in weight, not a lot but a difference.

[@ellen7930]

As a student who wanted something that would work seamlessly with the ipad i was using for notes this laptop is amazing. The native connectivity (to the point of being able to drag screen grabs form the computer right into my notes on the ipad) really helps get the tech out of the way of work. The all day battery means I can leave the charger at home with no worries, even for lectures and studying after. But from that student perspective this thing is so nice to be next too. No fan kicking up in class and the fairly quiet keyboard is so nice for library study time its made me glad they're getting more popular at school. like sure for presentations an hdmi port would be nice but since thats not a daily use case im ok with just having the small usb-c adapter in my bag. Like I agree this is great for travel or a commuter. But I feel like this laptop was built for the audience of the student on the go like the air's kind of were. Not super high intensity but long screen time tasks. and it really shines doing them.

[@quaffie]

not really on a students budget though... :D

[@Epicgamer_Mac]

@@quaffie Yeah it's a little expensive compared to the M1 Air

[@desireandfire]

@@quaffieon eBay tho you can find some for 800-1000k which is not too bad. The m1 as low as 600 as well

[@_im_SGL]

Hey bro can you please tell me whether 8 core GPU is enough for coding (for Computer science students) or should I upgrade to 10 core GPU.

[@Joshua-xm1hk]

​@@_im_SGLdont really need gpu for computer science

[@avnishgarg]

M2 with 24GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD here. I know I spent even more than M1 Pro but I love the portability I got with this machine, Totally happy with my purchase and best part is I can scale up my work as much as I want to without throttling because of memory. I do very heavy multitasking and still RAM usage goes maximum upto 20 GB so I still leave space for future.

[@69qwerty]

I was considering this vs the m2 14 inch pro, decided to go for the pro cus the extra ram is often limited by the cpu and gpu cores

[@auto137226]

I chose the M2 Air Starlight with 16 gig RAM, 1 Terabyte SSD. Totally happy with this choice. Very portable and has all the power for everything I do. I work with an organization where we just upgraded our website. It is so nice to tote around for testing sessions. I purchased an Apple TV for our organization so putting the display on a screen is so nice and easy. I am getting ready to start offering a drop in Apple help session. Our group is a group of Seniors and so many use Apple devices. Happy M2 Air owner.

[@MarkDingding]

what's your job

[@auto137226]

@@MarkDingding Retired, volunteer with a Senior Citizen organization. Help people with their Apple questions. We just changed Website vendors and we made the conversion and are working on enhancements.

[@MarkDingding]

@@auto137226 fine,if i have some questiones,can i ask for you

[@paxundpeace9970]

The starlight so great but the midnight blue is striking too. With the M1 i really like the rosegold.

[@acg4fun]

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[@thor.mukbang]

My favourite thing about the redesign is the weight distribution. It is a lot more even now, while the old Air was extremely back/bottom-heavy

[@bryans8656]

I purchased the base M2 Air a couple of months ago when it was on sale for $1049 USD, and it has been perfect for my travel needs. I really struggled with the choice between a spec'd up Air or a base M1 MBP 14, but neither really didn't make sense for me. I already have a Mac desktop setup with plenty of power and what I really needed was a thin and light travel machine. I opted for the M2 over the M1 for all the reasons you just cited and have been very happy with it.

[@h.uddin2006]

Overall would you recommend the M2 base model?

[@bryans8656]

@@h.uddin2006 I can't recommend it overall because I don't what your personal needs are. If the M2 Air would be your only computer and you have power needs it would likely be a poor choice.

[@ralphkiner5389]

Did you do any upgrades to it? Thanks for sharing.

[@bryans8656]

@@ralphkiner5389 Like I said, it's the base model. No upgrades.

[@ralphkiner5389]

@@bryans8656 didn't mean to disturb you. I didn't notice "base" was there when I read it! I sure wouldn't have asked you if I had seen it!

[@bluewrenbirdie]

I bought the base M2 a few months ago and so far, it's handled everything I've thrown at it. My only annoyance is having the headphone port away from the other ports, having cables out of both sides isn't as easy to tidy so brings down the aesthetics. But only an issue when I want to run my wired set for max sound quality and could easily be fixed running through a USB adapter or hub. And the midnight colour is my favourite they've ever released, fingerprints and all.

[@eriknelson5585]

Over 2 yrs later my M1 Air still feels brand new. I refuse to buy another Air until they match the M1’s SSD speed and thermal management or surpass it.

[@bimbam1975]

What do you mean ? The ssd and thermal management of the Air M1 are superior to the Air M2?

[@CNY_AP]

Yes and yes.

[@songxingmu]

Get 516gb m2 will squash m1 air

[@mob4880]

@@songxingmuyour pocket too

[@plutoguerra]

Ssd speed is important, but real world test wouldn’t matter, all ssd are fast. Before my MacBook air m2 i had a 2020 macbook pro with intel, it was way slower than the air. My work task is opening like 20 pdf files and multiple google chrome tabs, printing, sending emails with attachments, all that at the same time. Macbook air m2 can handle all that while my intel macbook pro died on me a month ago

[@tazbir1cs]

I have got the 16gb version with 256gbs storage. I use it for software development(web development) and it's working well since jan 2024. What I love about this laptop is, how compact it is. i am not compromising much in terms of performance and also in terms of productivity. very good value for money and one of the best purchase I have ever made

[@5i9e]

I took the road less traveled, I took my chance with an upgraded M2 Air with 10 core GPU, 16 Gigs of unified RAM along with 1 TB of storage. The M2 Air is pricey and is not supposed to be a powerful laptop either. But it is super petite, so light, so quiet, and looks absolutely stunning. With Apple’s 2nd iteration of their new silicone, the M2 Air is just as powerful enough to handle all sorts of tasks out there. The passive cooling -fanless design- was a deciding factor for me actually. ARM architecture is mature enough and has been with us for a very long time now, I believe with zero moving parts it's less likely to break down in the long run. I also play games and edit videos from time to time and I have never experienced a lag in performance or the overheating issue many people were apprehensive about. The M2 air is gracefully computing whatever task I throw at it. Perhaps Apple might have overcompensated the M2 Air with a larger and wider heat sink to make up for the fan. It's so compact and super portable I take it wherever I go. The battery life hitherto has been amazing. The keyboard could’ve been a little bit better though, I’m very satisfied.

[@PhantomObserver]

I upgraded from a four-year-old Dell XPS 15. I opted for the Air instead of the Pro because my intended use is as a travel laptop, a supplementary since my main machine is an iMac. So far it's performed pretty much as I expected, and I also find my shoulder isn't as sore because of the shed weight. (it's not just the laptop weight, it's the power cord as well.)

[@chrislombera2109]

Got the 14 pro recently for 1600 at Best Buy after a month debating over the air models, but the 16gb ram and 512 ssd MacBook Air refurbished kept coming out to 1500 or so for the m1 and m2 models. For video editing and to be future proof the 14 pro came out to be the better offer!

[@davidhowell3609]

I bought my M2 air with 16gb of ram I was on the fence about getting the M1 Pro instead but ultimately it was still a couple hundred dollars cheaper and I knew I wasn't gonna take advantage of all the extra power and the weight savings was a nice pro. I don't regret it at all this laptop is more than enough for my daily tasks, it's lightning fast, incredible battery life, very easy to move around if I need to even though it stays at my desk most of the time. I'm coming from a 2012 MacBook Pro and it's been a significant upgrade. Also speaks to the fact that I don't upgrade very often so the less moving parts and newer the processor the better in terms of reliability and receiving updates. That was also my main reason for upgrading the ram to future proof it. I can always add external SSD's for storage but you can't upgrade the ram later on down the road. Overall I'm very happy with this laptop it's fantastic and I 100% would buy it again.

[@sauleomarova7730]

bad choice!

[@davidhowell3609]

@@sauleomarova7730 not at all

[@sauleomarova7730]

@@davidhowell3609 you should admit it now, you've made a terrible choice. Otherwise your shrink bills will cost you plenty.

[@davidhowell3609]

@@sauleomarova7730 how is it a mistake? I got a computer that is incredibly powerful, incredible battery life beautiful screen keyboard and best track pad on the market. Plus it will last me for years unlike any microsoft crap

[@TeesCornerCloset]

Great review! I just brought a m2 base model in starlight less than a week ago. I got it mainly for school. I absolutely love my MacBook. I have no regrets at all because I'm coming from a MacBook Air intel 2013 lol.

[@GregBrecker]

I absolutely agree with your current assessment. Got the base model open box at BB. Midnight M2, 8GB, 256GB SSD, and Love it!

[@nazeermagdy970]

I got the base model and I am very happy with it. I used it for every day tasks emails, browsing and videos which is amazing and has an insane battery life. I haven’t any problems with ssd as i am not used to transfer huge files regularly despite the 256 ssd speed is pretty good its all matter of seconds.

[@SuperHawk54]

Question, I’ve been seeing ALOT of negatives for the slow ssd on the base version, but if I have external hard drive, should I even worry about it?? I plan to only upgrade the RAM to at least 16gb since 24gb is not a big difference, i Mostly use for web browsing , KZbin and school work which includes photoshop and Adobe illustrator, it’s been back and forth with a lot of mixed reviews with M2 Air and i love that it has MagSafe again, any thoughts?? I don’t do gaming on it either regardless

[@Robin-is3ke]

@@SuperHawk54 Same question, what did you end up with?

[@waxsta]

I bought the mba m2 with 16gb ram and 256gb hdd. I believe I made the right choice. More ram means less reliance on swap memory and better performance.

[@sa_ra2496]

Thank you for this comment!! I’ve ordered mine with those specs exactly for those same reasons!! Also, couldn’t shell out 200 more for 512, going with external SSD if needed!

[@DevilsRejection]

This machine was on sale during Black Friday for $999, and for that price, I feel it's perfect.

[@BigTunaAK]

Costco has it on sale currently at $999 , good price

[@sauleomarova7730]

you paid too much!!! you shoyld return it back to the store!

[@AC-gg4ck]

i'm not a heavy user. i'm using my M2 base model for browsing purpose and play the sims 4. still a very decent and good looking laptop

[@owenoriordan1056]

Zero Regrets on my end. Outstanding Portability, Battery is next-level, it can breeze through day-to-day tasks which in my case is basic graphic editing through photoshop + indesign, spreadsheets, Microsoft suite. I completely utilize cloud storage so lower Hard Drive space isn't an issue for me. It's a pleasure to type on, and don't get me started on the unreal speakers. Love this thing.

[@ghitalahlou660]

Does it throttle ? I’m scared of thermals

[@paultiffet8183]

don't like the sound of the speakers?

[@owenoriordan1056]

@@ghitalahlou660 nope.

[@owenoriordan1056]

@@paultiffet8183 speak sound is top notch

[@SideTripLife]

Got the base MBA M1 in '21 and no regrets. Perfect lil beast for on the road youtube vid editing. Next 'upgrade' will be a 15" MBA M2 likely coming this spring. Then that's me sorted for travel for another 2-3 years.

[@smart4141]

I was a windows buff and always used a windows laptop. My last Dell inspiron lasted for 8 long years. When Apple released the MacBook Air M2 earlier this year (summer of 2022). I immediately said to myself that I need this. Finally I bought the 10 core, 512 GB SSD, 16GB MacBook Air M2 in July and since then there is no looking back. Its my go to Laptop for all needs. Work, leisure everything. It took me 20 minutes to transition from Windows 10 to Mac OS Ventura. I simply love it. The body has a premium look and feel and the battery backup is amazing. I am loving it.

[@tor-arnemathiassen9278]

I have the M1 Air base model. Got it as a silent media centre. And in that role it's absolutely perfect.

[@digilux4017]

I bought the maxed out Air M2 15 24gb/2tb and never regretted it

[@JR-ky3vp]

I just bought the M2 MacBook Air with 8 GB memory and 512 GB SSD, for a huge discount, and was starting to have buyer’s remorse that I should have sprung for the M3 version during the Cyber Monday sales, but your video actually helped me realize I did make a smart financial choice. I really appreciated the great analysis and pros and cons of the computer.

[@amirnajjar169]

Love this channel! You touched the most critical point here. This laptop is mot intended for intense infinite loop of workload on gpu cpu so people should stop comparing it to MBP14 as they are very different and incomparable! I’m buying MBA M2 16Gb 512Gb because it’s super portable and can do all I need including some 4K video editing once in a while. Thanks Gary

[@amirnajjar169]

@User_GaryTheEverydayDad Merry Christmas to the best youtuber out there. Sending my greeting from the holy land, upper Galilee!

[@thenickli]

I bought the 14 inch base M1 Pro when it was on sale for $1599, and I gotta say, I'm thankful. I edit videos in Davinci Resolve so it's nice to have fans and a beefier chip.

[@HecsBox]

$899 for similarly spec'ed 13.3" Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360, FTW. For the basic, low-budget functionality you're using your M2 Air, you could save $300 and gain: 2-in-1 functionality, (notch-less) OLED touch screen, stylus (with hover functionality, as Samsung has ALWAYS had), a third USB-C port, microSD slot, and available burgundy color option

[@Theprodator]

And then be plugged in a wall, so it's more like a desktop.

[@kennethbooth3529]

I'll be honest, I decided I was gonna keep this M2 Air until it loses support so I maxed it out. 8/10 24Gb 2Tb at a little over $3K. I have no regrets. I'm doing everything I was doing on a windows machine. Not a gamer so not worried about that but I do play some stuff off the App Store.

[@jrnmadsen2710]

I have the same spec's on mine. It's a powerhouse, very light and portable. Working for longer times,- I use a dongle og 2 external screens. I would hate to carry around a brick like the 14" Pro :)

[@kennethbooth3529]

@@jrnmadsen2710 people told me I was crazy maxing it out. That I could have a 14 for less money. But if I had picked up a 14 I would have wanted 32gb ram and 2tb anyway and still would be the same price or more. Lol

[@jrnmadsen2710]

@@kennethbooth3529 My only wish is that the robustness and durability is there. My 2 daughters uses M1 Air's. M1's seems to be unbreakable,- teenage girls are nutscases without any flair for gentle handling. :) In the past I had poor quality Mac's simply breaking from poor design and components. (crappy SSD's, keyboards, screens etc replaced on guarantee) I think that the M2 Air gonna be our reliable friend for many years to come :)

[@kennethbooth3529]

@@jrnmadsen2710 I agree completely

[@sunitjoshi3573]

@@jrnmadsen2710Some people had commented on the hinge design being weaker than the old one. Do you feel such is the case? I’m looking at 16/1TB M2 Air.

[@michaelgkatsoris6844]

Just bought this at Costco for $999 plus $99 for the insurance package from Allstate that covers the machine for three years with no deductibles. Excellent value for the money

[@ryanmartinage]

Im still using my base m1 macbook air. I do sales and its used hard for video conferencing, office documents, some adobe work for everyday materials edits, and its just been really damn good. All day+ battery, good screen, nice keyboard. It just works so well. I do wish it had more storage but Ive been using a SSD in a usbc enclosure to hold me over until it becomes necessary for me to get a better machine.

[@nicolasb.henry294]

Just bought the Base version in Space grey it is more than enough. If I wanrt more power I will upgrade to a MBP. I choose what fits for me and I am with this machine for at 3 to 5 years.

[@jason-dt8ul]

Literally using the M2 MacBook Air right now brilliant machine unless you were doing 8k editing it is a brilliant machine. Are you as mine for photo editing in content Watching better than any Intel machine I have ever used I went from a razor book 13 stealth it was also a great machine, but the minute you unplug it it's basically a paper way. The MacBook is the most powerful laptop I've ever owned due to the fact it is just as powerful unplugged.

[@rocksinger45]

I bought the Air M2 back in August and there are a few design problems that I don't like ~ Since the screen goes all the way to the edge of the frame it always has fingerprints all over it ~ Try opening it without getting fingerprints all over the lens same thing ~ The good thing is it's never overheated ~ Besides my fingerprint problem I really like it ~

[@sauleomarova7730]

be careful!!! you dont know where your fingers have been...

[@rocksinger45]

@@sauleomarova7730 ~ As long as you don’t know I’ll be good with that ~ ;)

[@TheOriginalhPro]

I got the base M2 Air for $999 and I absolutely love it. Everything is great about it, the design is beautiful, and it has amazing performance for what I need it for. Overall I am very happy with my purchase and I have no regrets!

[@user-funnymadp]

just got my m2 air today, i have a high high end pc and ps5, the only reason i bought the air is to join zoom meeting and watch youtube lol

[@robertkettle473]

I also have the base M2, but I’m finding quite a bit of the base getting surprisingly warm, to the point where I will pick it up and my legs with suddenly feel cold. All I’m doing is watching a Disney+ and KZbin. 😅

[@demagagegigogu]

that's not normal

[@nelq8186]

Waiting for mine in a few days. Got the 16gb ram - 256gb ssd. I got external drives so I don’t mind lesser ssd. Needed an upgrade from a 2011 modded MacBook Pro. I use it mainly for just daily small task for school, occasional photos and video editing here and there. So it’s good enough for me

[@jonvelletto3521]

I grabbed the M2 air for $999 and the M1 Pro for $1599 during Black Friday and I am imploding trying to decide which one to keep. Thanks for the great input!

[@frostgodx]

You can’t deny the screen and speakers the rest is a wash

[@Elephantmoonlight]

The screen alone on the m1 pro is astronomical with the mini LED display. It's also a 20-80% performance boost across all different benchmarks (some as low as 20% some as high at 80%)

[@antoniodefrutos537]

Just got this laptop with 16gb of Ram and 256gb as a student for 980€ and is amazing. Can't complain at all

[@CristiCroicu]

In Europe, the MacBook pro 14 is not “on sale” ever. It costs 2000 euro. If you want the MacBook Air m2 with 16Gb RAM and 512 GB storage you are spending around 1800 euro. The base price for m2 air is 1300 euro I am sorry, but at that price (1300 euro) I really expect a computer to have 16GB of RAM and 512 GB storage… I need the computer to be able to do more than opening 3 documents and 3 chrome tabs

[@Babbeldibab]

I really can’t decide between the m2 Air and a 14“ mbp both with the same specs. I’d really love the light weight of the air but the screen and the speakers of the pro are just soooo damn nice. Struggle really is real

[@MattLevy1202]

I actually just bought the M2 air since my microsoft surface pro is starting to die. As a single dad with a two year old kid I really needed something reliable so i went with apple after using windows and linux my whole life. I also have an iphone, ipad, airpods and apple tv so figured why not. But very different from windows so still getting use to it

[@brianjohnkeating]

Best Buy just had the M2 Air on sale for $999 new. Sold our M1 Air for $500. Not a bad upgrade at that price of $584 including tax after selling the M1.

[@RNAMusic]

My son has many many gunpla kits. I just orders 2 M1 Mac air with 512 memory refurb from Apple. Upgrading from our 2012 MacBook Pro and 2011 Mac Air. Lots of help from your channel helping me decide. We do a lot of KZbin editing and music production as well so I’m hoping the M1 air will be a major upgrade!

[@chriscasillas]

I got the base model M2 Air on launch day. It replaced my 12 inch MacBook from 2017 (that laptop wasn't as bad as most people say!). I'm loving the Air so far! I don't do a lot of heavy individual tasks, but I use the machine pretty heavily a good portion of the day. It's very common for me to have 7-8 apps open at a time. The most intensive single tasks I do are Photoshop and light video editing. The computer is vertically mounted on my desk about 95% of the time. I've only ever felt it get barely warm to the touch when pushing it under my workload. I know it can be pushed harder, but it's really got enough horsepower for probably more than 90% of users.

[@roberthill2969]

I absolutely loved my 2016 12" MacBook too, and I 100% agree with your take on the M2 Air. I'll go a step further and say that I would have no problems performing my professional software engineering job on my M2 Air. I wish my company would let me trade in my 16" behemoth. My Air fits in ever bag I own, which is nice since I use a bike for travel everywhere in my city. My company laptop only fits in one of my bike bags, and very poorly.

[@chriscasillas]

@@roberthill2969 It took 5 years of pretty heavy use for my old 12 inch to start showing its age/limitations. I had the same workflow I do now when I was using that machine on the daily 6 months ago. It was JUST starting to slow down and warm up pretty good under medium and heavy loads. It could easily meet the needs of 90% of users 3-5 years ago too!

[@roberthill2969]

@@chriscasillas I actually passed my 12" down to my partner, and she used it for years before the USB-C port started to go bad. I gave her my 2017 Pro and bought myself an M1 Air and loved it. I ended up giving her my M1 Air when I got the M2, and we're both very pleased now. I wish Apple would release an M2 12" MacBook, I'd buy one in a heart beat. That thing covered tens of thousands of miles with me when I was a consultant, and fit in a tablet bag!

[@chriscasillas]

@@roberthill2969 An M series 12 inch would be pretty awesome. I do like the bigger screen on my new Air when I have to take it remote though.

[@jy4057]

I own an iPhone, but never had a MacBook ever. I bought the same base model at Costco for $150 so I’m pretty happy!

[@bemacbe]

I just bought this MacBook Air in December off Amazon for $999 with my Prime card, which gave me 5% back. I am very happy with it. It scored 1924 on Geekbench too!

[@luisbispo4139]

Just bough this amazing computer 5 days ago and it’s amazing… Can’t ask for more from a small MacBook. And, as a plus, it’s gorgeous.

[@kuroma17]

I’m super happy with my base M2 Air. I only use it for email and web applications. For my use it’s a beast.

[@mymoodz]

I bought an M2 Air base model for my wife and one with 16GB ram for myself. Both machines work fantastically for us. I previously had a MacBook Pro 2020 ( intel) one but its battery life was not that great and I had to keep it plugged in all the time. The fans would start even when doing web browsing. I do miss the better display and speakers. However, since most of the time I use AirPods, therefore, the speakers thing is not that much of a deal anymore. I have always liked MacBooks ever since I switched to them more than nine years ago. The windows machines that I previously had were heavy. And windows always had a virus problem every two to three months. I was looking for a better anti virus. With Macs, I dont worry about them anymore.

[@andyH_England]

Using my 8GB/256GB MB Pro 13 M2 and have no issues. It never lags and is always cool to the touch, with excellent battery life and a super-slick UI. For 80% or more of Air buyers, the 8GB is fine for what we do on it. If you are doing prosumer or semi-pro stuff, you should start at 16GB and not blame Apple for not buying that version. Or better still, buy an MB Pro 14/16 M1, as that would be much better than a laptop with no active cooling (duh!). Again if you are gonna run benchmarks 24/7 and you buy a laptop without a fan, that is your problem and not Apple's fault; common sense has to apply when you buy something. I hear that units sold are excellent, so despite the anti-Apple agenda that pervades YT these days, thankfully, it seems either people are now turned off by such superciliousness or can think for themselves and ignore the nitpicking that channels now demonstrate with Apple stuff (not Samsung stuff, just anti-Apple).

[@stephan24297]

why am I watchig this when I already own this laptop? LOL great video by the way. I havent came across a scenario for needing to use a higher specced m2 as it can handle dozens of chrome tabs simultaneously wihc im sure most users are doing with their laptops

[@danelectr]

Got the m2 air base model and never had a problem. It runs all game emulators from the nintendo switch,ps1,ps2,ps3 and nintendo emulatorswith no issues.

[@Ozzie4Para]

I just bought a 15" MBA from Best Buy for $1200. It has 8GB of memory with 512GB of storage. I traded in my M1 13" MBA that I used since 2020 for a trade in value of $525. My net cost for my new laptop was $717 which includes sales tax. My new laptop can run all my daily routines which consists of Chrome, Discord and my day trading software. I do this for a minimum of twelve to fourteen hours a day Mon - Fri and I never run in to memory issues or slowdowns. That's makes me 100% with my new purchase.

[@beri232]

I would love to buy the new M2 Macbook Air as I would use it for travel only….. but by the time I add the 512gb SSD and the 16gb RAM….. I’m only $350 CAD away from the 14” Macbook Pro. Considering the Pro has the card readers (a $150 CAD add-on to purchase separately) a bigger better screen, better speakers, more ports and the ability to use multiple displays…. The 14” Macbook Pro is the “smart” choice.

[@LaniNelson-h9c]

Picking up my M2 macbook today! With student discount and my trade in from the 2019 air, total price is only $527! Id say thats a steal for the Base model! Even the "Smudgy Blue midnight!" lol

[@atharvarusia6190]

I might be stubborn, but even now, with the SSD issue and the price, I would instead get an M1 MacBook Air, with 16GB of ram for the same price. Now, if I was a regular user, I would be kind of knotted in between the M1 and M2, but I am not one, I am a coder whose laptop is sitting in clamshell mode and connected to a monitor. I do a lot of traveling, but to me, coming from a 12-inch windows laptop, I am perfectly fine with the screen size.

[@javtimestwo]

The Midnight color is probably the best MBA color to date. You held up yours many times in the video and I don't recall seeing any massive fingerprints that diminished the laptop. IMO, this is for the casual user, the average user and not the heavy user. I hate hearing people complain about this machine because they claim it is not any good. Which they are obviously wrong. 👏🏽

[@zizanchua]

How about scratches on it?

[@chubapapi2127]

If you use the 'Education Store Home Page' you can get the MacBook Air M2 (as well as other products) for $100 less than $1,199.

[@EXPERTISE]

I got the base M2 MacBook Air with a student discount ($1099). I also recently got a 10 core/1tb M1 Pro MBP. While I would have enjoyed a higher spec version MBA, I knew I would be using my air mainly for school and web browsing, so it still serves me really well. I gravitate towards my air way more than my MBP, and I am enthusiastically waiting for apple to release a 15" MBA. I also got the midnight color, and people blow the fingerprint thing way out of proportion. All you have to do is wipe it off periodically, and I really love this color and everything about this computer for what I use it for. With that being said, I do think that Apple still should have at least put two SSD drives considering the price of this laptop. Realistically we should be 16gb at ram also going in to 2023, and should not have a major read/write ssd speed difference between storage models. Also I do think Apple could have done a slightly better job with cooling, but their engineers must know what temps the m2 chip can handle. But all in all for what I use it for, I'm really happy with it, and can't recommend it enough if you have a relatively simple use case.

[@Lost_In_LA]

M2 Air will beat out a M1 Pro machine in single core performance and battery life-two attributes which often matter the most to most people.

[@guyknightley3499]

I got the base M2 Air for the same price as the base M1 Air. It's my 1st Macbook bc I got tired of using my 17in 3000$ gaming laptop for work and It does everything my windows laptop can do for work so I'm loving it.

[@DustyKing]

I own a 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro with 1TB SSD & I am thinking of getting an M2 MacBook Air Midnight base model for light use.

[@ezikhoyo]

Thinking about a M2 Air 16GB/512GB or a (Apple) refurbished 14" MBP with the M1 Pro. Both go for 1700€ rn. M1 Pro has 70% more performance than the Base M1 and the Base M2 has 30% more performance than the Base M1. Lighter size and weight are nice, but the biggest breaking point for me is only being able to use one external display. I wanted the midnight m2 sooo much, but only one output is a no-go for me (who wants to use it on their desktop with 2 monitors, instead of a windows PC). I'm still considering my choices, just as much as the just announced M2 Pro MBP, but the M1 Pro MBP is 1890€ new, so 500€ less than the new M2 Pro MBP which goes for 2399€... and the refurbished, which from Apple comes with the same guarantee and seems to be in brand new condition, costs another 200€ less, so 1700€... 700€ price difference between the refurbished and the brand new M2 MBP, for just 20% more CPU performance over the M1 Pro.. It's hard to justiy. I think the 2021 M1 Pro MBP is the best choice for me honestly.

[@angrykermit3192]

My best advice, get a keyboard cover. The finish on the space bar on my keyboard wore off really quick.

[@cachapasan]

This is the first video from you I watch and... I LOVE YOUR STYLE. So much DETAIL in this video! The BEST M2 MacBook Air video out there HANDS DOWN.

[@yeolmu170]

24GB RAM is perfect for me, lighter weight perfect for me as a student and soon to be lawyer, lower price point perfect for my tight budget... but it all came down to have extra ports and ProMotion. I know I'm spoiled for 'needing' ProMotion but the screen is what I'll be looking at ALL THE TIME and having that smoothness even just for scrolling PDFs just makes it so much more pleasurable to use, especially when my 14 Pro Max has ProMotion too. 16GB RAM wasn't enough but 32GB was such an overkill. If only the Air had at least 90Hz, because at the end of the day, the only real reason I went with M1Pro 14" was down to ProMotion

[@ace7926]

its crazy, barely 3 weeks after this video released and the prices on all these devices have fluctuated so much, besides the air.

[@scott4036]

Still rocking my 2012 macbook air. BOOM, max value attained

[@jbarres80]

I’m a avg user and between my wife’s Base model M1 and my base model M2 I’m glad I went m2 yes they both will do what I need but the M2 looks and feels better

[@benjaminkovesi7147]

I bought it for $899 from Best Buy. I just can't wait it to arrive.

[@brunocaldeira3938]

Bought the base m2 air for U$999+taxes and I'm really happy. As a UX designer using basically Figma+Miro+Notion+Google Chrome and I didn't feel any difference from my Macbook Pro M1 14".

[@bryanfunk4151]

I replaced a 10-year old MacBook Pro with the M2 Air with 16GB and 1TB. No regrets. I’m not a power user. That is what work laptops are for. This is light and perfect for travel.

[@joshuachan7704]

Thanks your video. Make me feel so good now. I ordered M2 mba 16gb, 256ssd. I had max studio for home office. I need this for travel, light is my main purpose and dont need care about ssd because only for web/app develop.

[@Dispensational_David]

I bought the MacBook Air M1 instead. The performance is similar to the M2 model and I don’t have to put up with having the notch or the SsD issue. And saved some money. It’s the best option right now

[@davidhowell3609]

the notch is not at all noticeable after a couple minutes of use it has been blown out of proportion and same with the SSD speed. It is still lightning fast and the upgraded chassis is worth it imo but I'm sure the M1 air is great as well.

[@EricLooksLost]

I just bought it second hand with 3 battery cycles for $580 I love it

[@jamespeterson7979]

just looked on the refurbished shop, the refurbished version with the same specs was 100 € more expensive then the new one

[@keenobservations3050]

I got my base 14” MBP M1 Pro for 1599 at Costco. Best money ever spent on a laptop.

[@Duffster115]

I got the base m2 MacBook air m2 in the amazing new Midnight Blue color with only upgrading it to 16gb of ram and I absolutely love it

[@PerpetualPreponderer]

With this new design, is it finally possible to install one of those after market camera covers without breaking the display? Or do we still have to stick to post-its & the like?

[@socialwill]

Picked up the M2 Air, 16/512 on Apple refurbished and it is a GREAT machine. Used a 14” Pro for work, and this is just better for me. The weight and thickness is a noticeable difference vs the 14”.

[@letsgowalk]

Costco is selling them for $999 right now. I couldn’t help but pick one up!

[@corey1022]

It’s a good machine! My wife does tv post production work remotely and my old 2016 mbp that she was using was starting to show it’s age with her remote avid setup so I was going to give her my 2020 m1 mbp and I was going to upgrade to a base 14 inch M1 pro but she likes light machines so I ended up buying her a M2 starlight air with 24gigs of ram and 512 harddrive and everything is awesome. If I wasn’t so happy with my 2020 m1 I would upgrade to that. I’m a camera man for reality tv so my m1 can handle most footage and small edits I do from time to time.

[@valhallaoutcast]

just ordered a M2 MacBook Air My 2015 pro just died and I don't need pro features so decided to go Air and the price was to good to pass on

[@curtbrandhorst2403]

I Have a MacBook Pro M1 Max... best machine I have owned. that said, I use it as a desktop and have everything but the kitchen sink plugged into it. It no longer all that portable;e, do to to that. So I have been looking mot fill that void since I do do a lot of airline travel. I tried 2 iPads... and I like them for design stuff I never got the hang of using them for business travel. just not comfortable typing and finger tapping. but thats me. So on a recent trip to Costco I saw the small MacBook Air on sale for less than my iPad Pro and decided to give it a try. I have loved it so far. It's light enough and small enough to actually use on my lap in a pinch. It simply feels good anywhere I put it. That's a huge plus for me. Its ergonomics are nearly perfect in my opinion from a usability standard. as for performance, I have a Pro Max to do heavy lifting, But for general computing, word processing, spreadsheets, video watching those sorts of daily tasks, its fine. and if you are using apple software, its all geared to save to iCloud, so the small hard drive, isn't much of a problem either. dd to that the fact that if I am in a situation where I need to bring a photo library along for editing... 1TB ScanDisk SSD's are only about $85.00 at Costco , you got your answer. I think I can get close to 20,000 raw images on one of those and when you're done with your trip, it plugs back into the pro and we are off to the races. I Like this little machine. its freed me up so much. This whole new Generation of Apple stuff is proving to be very very practical and helpful to me. so thats my 2 cents worth

[@JimmyD76]

I have one... it's amazing! I love the style, and I love the starlight color. It's so powerful for a mobile device and the battery life is phenomenal! I have the 8GB/512GB setup. And I agree, it's great to do work on with the 16:10 ratio on the screen. It's so sleek, portable, powerful and efficient!

[@sauleomarova7730]

8GB/512GB setup --- terrible setup!

[@by_banay_6292]

@@sauleomarova7730 well not totally. It’s okay I’d say

[@ainuod1618]

@@by_banay_6292what is the best set up then?

[@ainuod1618]

@@sauleomarova7730what is the best set up then ?

[@samcurmudgeon]

l've come around to the M2 Air. Picked one up (in the finger-print color, um, "Midnight") for $599 at Best Buy after trading in my old MacBook Pro. Since my files are stored on Dropbox the 256gb storage limit wasn't an issue. I was concerned with just 8gb of memory in 2022 but that also hasn't been an issue, even running Windows 11 (for ARM) via Parallels. The most I've stressed the little laptop was playing around with ArcGIS (via Parallels) and a few large datasets but then again that's probably not as bad as running three benchmarks while playing Call of Duty.

[@gmoddude12]

im curius but does anyone know if working on files for stuff like pictures and video editing from a portable external drive works ? Like if i got the low capacity macbook then used larger external drives for files and work project does that work or if it does would pulling files from a connected drive be too slow or something ? my thinking was that since 90% of my use for a machine like this would be working on projects while i am away perhaps a small game or two and then mostly web browsing and such that i would not need a larger capacity if its possible to store files on external drives and just connect them when i need to work on them or does files need to be on the actual pc to be workable ?

[@Tapeorchestraa]

i can vouch for the whole "screen feels bigger" thing cus going from an older 13" macbook pro it 100% feels closer to the 14" pro especially with its more boxy and much better shape

[@andrewschmutter4078]

Two years ago you recommended buying the cheapest M1 Air. Great recommendation and the computer has held up well.

[@ferris194]

The hottest my M2 MBA got was when I played WoW. It gets quite hot and throttles performance but for these cases (playing WoW about 5 times per month) I got a cooling pad for $15. I put my MBA on it, plug it in, connect to my monitor and that's it. I don't need the cooling for any more and it is strictly detachable so I don't carry a dust fang for all the other occasions when I don't play a game

[@nathan__5194]

Wish every manufacturer get rid of cooling systems from now on

[@jacobbatterham]

The pricing isn't off, apple has perfectly positioned it so that you are more inclined to get the pro. I think it's called ladder pricing

[@SDAspra]

It all comes down to price. I got the base M2 today (brand new) for just 130 USD more than the M1. Worth.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

If I were buying it I’d have to get the most expensive model since the SSD and RAM aren’t upgradable.

[@tonyburzio4107]

Not a bad machine, but the next one with ray tracing GPU is going to be the Mac gaming machine everyone wants and always mentions when asked "why they choose a PC".

[@TheEverydayDad]

I mean everything is always better in a potential future release.

[@bsl8903]

In the Apple’s refurbished page, you can get a M2 air for $80 more than a M1. Considering it is a 2022 model, sounds like it is a better deal than getting a new M1 for $800. What you think ?

[@SecondResponder]

I just bought mine yesterday @best buy for $999.99. I got it for that price because I price matched Micro center!