I had the 13 M2 base and traded it for the 15 M2 base and I'm very happy with the larger screen and better speakers. Also it still fits in my preferred bag so that's good as well. Thanks for the video! Really appreciated the long performance testing.
@@abd05494 I’m getting as good or better than the 13. It’s a little hard to tell as I don’t use it all day every day. But I can say that I rarely need to charge it more that once or twice a week.
On a recent United Airlines flight, the seat in front of me was fully reclined. My 13" MBA barely opened wide enough to use. A 15" MBA wouldn't be usable in that situation. Granted I was in a peasant-level seat, but just something to keep in mind if you're a frequent flyer.
brother i went apple store and personally checked 13 inch which looked youtube viewing and netflix type of content viewing smaller and uninteresting , 15 is best for many things like typing youtube of ott viewing people who spend more time on video viewing and typing one step bigger than 14 inch pro and close to 16 inch this 15 inch is pretty much good final conclusion : 13 is bad for viewing videos and eyes too anything 14 and above are good
I just got the 13.6 M2 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage. This is my first laptop as I’m used to Dell desktops. My last Dell had Windows 7 pro with 2T hard drive, cause I used to have a website and build my own web pages. Sound on the 15 inch, to me doesn’t sound better, only louder. One reviewer played music on both, and 15 inch was muffled and grainy. Next time play Beach Boys Wouldn’t It Be nice for speaker test. I’ve only had my 13.6 6 days now and I love it. It’s also very light and portable when I came back from Soho Apple store where they helped me set it up. Didn’t put a strain on my shoulder cross body in laptop briefcase. Let’s face it best sound quality is on the pro models.
Personally I think we are splitting hairs with performance and maybe we should have included the M1 MAC Book Air as I believe it is still the best buy for most people, well for me anyway and it is still available new from Apple.
I was definitely expecting the 13 inch to get get better performance and heat dissipation. Guess I’m taking it back tomorrow and going to get the 15 inch 😂. Dope video
It surprised on GPU difference because 15 inch air has 2 additional gpu cores but thanks for measuring the CPU performance for sustained load. That was amazing to know.
The test I am really curious about is playing a game running at each screen's full resolution. The 15" has 25% more GPU cores, but also needs to render about 26% more pixels. (Maybe this is how your Tomb Raider test actually ran.) For all other things, including off-screen renders that were probably the same resolution, thermal advantages and extra GPU cores seemed to be about what was expected.
Hi Greg! Are you reviewing the base model of MacBook Air 15 meaning 8gb RAM and 256gb storage ?? Is it the same configuration on your smaller MacBook Air which you have been using ??
I decided to jump the gun and buy the MacBook Air 15 inch but with 24GB RAM and leave the 256GB SSD since I have an 5TB external hard drive and seems people worry too much on storage due to only 1 chip which I get but after seeing so many videos and RUclipsrs doing “benchmarks” cause I don’t think I’ll see any difference in the SSD and I’m sure it can run very well with a lot of applications and especially having a gaming monitor so I don’t need a Pro MacBook, yes people will say I should have gone with the Pro but people underestimate how good the M2 Air is and it’s portability, I’d say if you love the M2 Air, go for It, just make sure to get more RAM whether it’s 16 or 24GB rather than storage
I think the 15 needs to be compared to the 14 inch m1 pro as they are around the same price depending on retailer especially if you match ram and storage on the air
It’s not similar to the 14 inch though. It’s fanless, it has a different chip, it’s thinner and lighter, it has no HDR display and it’s still quite a bit cheaper than the base 14
@@sotonin heres where it is a good comparison. they are the same price. if the 14 m1 pro is a better computer for the same money then I would argue its a valid comparison
@@tompov227 different things are better for different people. im not comparing it to the 1999 m2 pro but rather the m1 pro which is 1599 new on best buys website that comes with 2x ram and storage and still 100 dollars less than a 15 inch air if equipped with the same storage and ram coming to 1699. if you can get more ports, better screen, more gpu performance and performance that doesnt dip after 10 min for less money then It is a comparison people are going to make even if apple would rather you ignore the fact that the m2 chips arent that much better than the outgoing models. and it is only .2 lbs lighter which would be pretty difficult to notice in a bag and I think the other factors would outweigh that small downside
@@rileyhance318 i dont think so, if people are thinking about getting a 15 inch laptop, they wouldnt change their mind and go for a 14 inch much smaller laptop just because its almost the same price for some more performance, the people that would buy a 15 inch laptop wouldnt think ever about getting a 13-14 inch laptop, if they wanted more performance they would choose the 16 inch pro
Bought Air 13” (m1) and in first 15 months : Charger dead Motherboard and touch id dead One week After the service once again motherboard dead. Returned to service…repaired. One day after motherboard dead again. So what to think
I’m considering getting a 14 inch MacBook Pro instead. Possibly refurbished possibly M1 pro. The sizes are similar. And with the better screen, promotion, and double the memory, and double the storage, for the same price. It seems like a better deal. Somebody tell me I’m wrong before I click the buy button. Thanks.
You are wrong and right; there is no definitive answer. Having used the M1 MB Pro 14 and the current MB Air M2 13-inch I would 100% choose the MB Air 15-inch. Just a better experience for me. I did not watch much HDR and I use power-saving mode so 60Hz. Speakers are better but not by much (versus 15-inch).
I’m thinking the same. 15 inch is too big and 13 feels a tad small so 14 feels like the sweet spot. Also the Liquid Retina XDR display on the pro is amazing and the 120hz I say makes it worth. I would do it imo
The beauty of the MacBook Air is the 13 inch form factor.👍 Not surprising that at this date (July/27/2023) sales of the 15 inch Air are so slow Apple called for reduced production. Seems right since if better cooling, performance, and/or a large screen is needed the MacBook Pro is there to answer the call. Thanks GregsGadgets for another great video!
If you’re thinking of bringing a laptop on a flight then 13’ is perfect. 15’ is just too big and bulky. There’s a reason why smaller laptops used to be more expensive!!
Hey GregsGadgets, I hope you answer; My budget allows me to buy either the 13" MacBook Air 8/512 or 16/256 or the base model 15' MacBook Air so 8/256 one. Is the bigger screen worth trading either more RAM or SSD off? Thanks!
I still don't quite understand memory bandwidth. Is 16gb 100gb/s RAM equal to 8gb 200gb/s?? Is it perhaps how much data can be transferred at once instantaneously, vs how much data is capable of being stored for instantaneous transfer? So you can store 16gb of data but only retrieve 100gb/s, vs storing say 8gb of data but being able to retrieve more of it faster at 200gb/s? This doesn't quite make sense either cuz.. 200gb.. is a lot more than the 8gb that would be stored.. so I must be understanding this wrong.
While I don’t have much use for Mac OS I could certainly use a big screen for my occasional hotel stays. This would be quite a bit larger than my 12.9 M1 iPad
im doing remote work, mostly doing emails, zoom calls and multitasking on my computer. Im a bit in doubt as to which one i should go with. im leaning towards the 15 inch with 512 storage and 16 gigs of ram. Dont know if the 13 would be better with portability though, since i have always had 13 inches macs
I would get 16 gigs of ram and 512 SSD storage. That’s what I got with the 13.6 I just got. I used to have a Dell desktop with Windows 7 pro with 2T hard drive.
If you already have a laptop, do a use test on it with both the applications you use and what you expect to have running at the same time and see how much ram you use. Personally, I am glad I got the 16 GB on my 13" M2 Air. My memory usage has gone past 8 GB without "extreme" uses, and not having to use the HD for swap has helped. Even if 8GB is enough for basic usage now, that may not be the case a few software or macOS updates from now.
Just picked up the base 13” m2 MacBook Air after they dropped the price $100. Replacing a nearly 10 year old Alienware laptop and happy so far. $1000 and a $150 gift card on the education store.
it's interesting, but all moot. If you wait probably less than a year, M3 will squash both of these, I'm assuming by at least 25% across the board.. graphics, CPU, throttling, and battery life. Well worth the wait. If you're getting by with your current machine, and don't burn money for fun, just wait for the next model.
Not impressed. What were the settings on Tomb Raider? You can't fool gamers. We know. What were the game settings? What resolution? What about the actual game play, and not a test? Actual game play is different than the test you ran.
MacBook Air 15" is awesome in every way, trust me and get it before apple start reducing the size by some bloody android users critcism, who never let go any chance to criticise apple.
99% of users won’t need or even notice the difference. Even the M1 is more than enough for like 90% of buyers
Absolutely
Agreed. I’ve had my M1 MacBook Air for the past year and a half now and the thing is an absolute beast still!
But I want a 15” screen…
Doesn't the base 13" have lower read/write speeds than the 13" with larger hard drive?
I had the 13 M2 base and traded it for the 15 M2 base and I'm very happy with the larger screen and better speakers. Also it still fits in my preferred bag so that's good as well. Thanks for the video! Really appreciated the long performance testing.
How about the battery life
@@abd05494 I’m getting as good or better than the 13. It’s a little hard to tell as I don’t use it all day every day. But I can say that I rarely need to charge it more that once or twice a week.
Great compariosn, thanks a lot, 15 inches is the best option for the Air.
and 16" for the Pro (and its WAY BETTER)
Got my 15" yesterday - that's a keeper for sure 🤩.
Btw. love the (return to) "non-hyperbole-loop"-videos from you G' 😍
That silver is so. clean.
On a recent United Airlines flight, the seat in front of me was fully reclined. My 13" MBA barely opened wide enough to use. A 15" MBA wouldn't be usable in that situation. Granted I was in a peasant-level seat, but just something to keep in mind if you're a frequent flyer.
brother i went apple store and personally checked 13 inch which looked youtube viewing and netflix type of content viewing smaller and uninteresting , 15 is best for many things like typing youtube of ott viewing people who spend more time on video viewing and typing one step bigger than 14 inch pro and close to 16 inch this 15 inch is pretty much good
final conclusion : 13 is bad for viewing videos and eyes too
anything 14 and above are good
Thank you for that wonderful review.
@@ajujoseph7860 welcome brother
I just got the 13.6 M2 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage. This is my first laptop as I’m used to Dell desktops. My last Dell had Windows 7 pro with 2T hard drive, cause I used to have a website and build my own web pages. Sound on the 15 inch, to me doesn’t sound better, only louder. One reviewer played music on both, and 15 inch was muffled and grainy. Next time play Beach Boys Wouldn’t It Be nice for speaker test. I’ve only had my 13.6 6 days now and I love it. It’s also very light and portable when I came back from Soho Apple store where they helped me set it up. Didn’t put a strain on my shoulder cross body in laptop briefcase. Let’s face it best sound quality is on the pro models.
I find the 15 inch's keyboard softer (different sensation when push the keys) and quieter when typing.
Wow this guy is hilarous and detailed at the same time ! Am gonna Subscribe ❤
Personally I think we are splitting hairs with performance and maybe we should have included the M1 MAC Book Air as I believe it is still the best buy for most people, well for me anyway and it is still available new from Apple.
I was definitely expecting the 13 inch to get get better performance and heat dissipation. Guess I’m taking it back tomorrow and going to get the 15 inch 😂. Dope video
Random thought: It would be a fun video to compare the new 15 inch air vs the last 15 inch MacBook Pro. Battle of the 15s!
15" Air would win. Hands down
Love the humour! Makes a review that much better to watch! Great work Greg!
I love you Greg! I still think that you are the BEST Apple RUclipsr! ❤️
Aw thank you 🙏
It surprised on GPU difference because 15 inch air has 2 additional gpu cores but thanks for measuring the CPU performance for sustained load. That was amazing to know.
The test I am really curious about is playing a game running at each screen's full resolution. The 15" has 25% more GPU cores, but also needs to render about 26% more pixels. (Maybe this is how your Tomb Raider test actually ran.) For all other things, including off-screen renders that were probably the same resolution, thermal advantages and extra GPU cores seemed to be about what was expected.
We wanted a maxbook air with a bigger display... we got it... been waiting 10 years... had to get it
Hi Greg! Are you reviewing the base model of MacBook Air 15 meaning 8gb RAM and 256gb storage ??
Is it the same configuration on your smaller MacBook Air which you have been using ??
I decided to jump the gun and buy the MacBook Air 15 inch but with 24GB RAM and leave the 256GB SSD since I have an 5TB external hard drive and seems people worry too much on storage due to only 1 chip which I get but after seeing so many videos and RUclipsrs doing “benchmarks” cause I don’t think I’ll see any difference in the SSD and I’m sure it can run very well with a lot of applications and especially having a gaming monitor so I don’t need a Pro MacBook, yes people will say I should have gone with the Pro but people underestimate how good the M2 Air is and it’s portability, I’d say if you love the M2 Air, go for It, just make sure to get more RAM whether it’s 16 or 24GB rather than storage
I think the 15 needs to be compared to the 14 inch m1 pro as they are around the same price depending on retailer especially if you match ram and storage on the air
No. that would be a bad comparison. The machine is identical to the 13 air. It's just bigger
It’s not similar to the 14 inch though. It’s fanless, it has a different chip, it’s thinner and lighter, it has no HDR display and it’s still quite a bit cheaper than the base 14
@@sotonin heres where it is a good comparison. they are the same price. if the 14 m1 pro is a better computer for the same money then I would argue its a valid comparison
@@tompov227 different things are better for different people. im not comparing it to the 1999 m2 pro but rather the m1 pro which is 1599 new on best buys website that comes with 2x ram and storage and still 100 dollars less than a 15 inch air if equipped with the same storage and ram coming to 1699. if you can get more ports, better screen, more gpu performance and performance that doesnt dip after 10 min for less money then It is a comparison people are going to make even if apple would rather you ignore the fact that the m2 chips arent that much better than the outgoing models. and it is only .2 lbs lighter which would be pretty difficult to notice in a bag and I think the other factors would outweigh that small downside
@@rileyhance318 i dont think so, if people are thinking about getting a 15 inch laptop, they wouldnt change their mind and go for a 14 inch much smaller laptop just because its almost the same price for some more performance, the people that would buy a 15 inch laptop wouldnt think ever about getting a 13-14 inch laptop, if they wanted more performance they would choose the 16 inch pro
Bought Air 13” (m1) and in first 15 months :
Charger dead
Motherboard and touch id dead
One week After the service once again motherboard dead.
Returned to service…repaired.
One day after motherboard dead again.
So what to think
I’m considering getting a 14 inch MacBook Pro instead. Possibly refurbished possibly M1 pro.
The sizes are similar. And with the better screen, promotion, and double the memory, and double the storage, for the same price. It seems like a better deal.
Somebody tell me I’m wrong before I click the buy button. Thanks.
You are wrong and right; there is no definitive answer. Having used the M1 MB Pro 14 and the current MB Air M2 13-inch I would 100% choose the MB Air 15-inch. Just a better experience for me. I did not watch much HDR and I use power-saving mode so 60Hz. Speakers are better but not by much (versus 15-inch).
I’m thinking the same. 15 inch is too big and 13 feels a tad small so 14 feels like the sweet spot. Also the Liquid Retina XDR display on the pro is amazing and the 120hz I say makes it worth. I would do it imo
Go with pro
Read my post about air 13”
I have pro for 10 yrs and still working ,no problems.
Thanks everyone. I bought the 14 inch pro. I couldn’t be happier.
The beauty of the MacBook Air is the 13 inch form factor.👍
Not surprising that at this date (July/27/2023) sales of the 15 inch Air are so slow Apple called for reduced production. Seems right since if better cooling, performance, and/or a large screen is needed the MacBook Pro is there to answer the call.
Thanks GregsGadgets for another great video!
maybe the slow sells are due to the chip? Maybe with the M3 they will increase?
Great comparison! Thanks for all you do Greg. Subscribed!
Bro 13inch 512gb or 15inch 256gb which one to buy?
If you care about 5% more advantage cpu performance you should buy a Macbook Pro. Go with the screen size you want.
If you’re thinking of bringing a laptop on a flight then 13’ is perfect. 15’ is just too big and bulky. There’s a reason why smaller laptops used to be more expensive!!
23% heavier for 23% more screen real estate...doesn't sound like a good tradeoff to me lol 😅
Correct: 20.7% more heavier.
Thanks for the video. I’m getting the 15 inch today!
Hope you enjoy it!
hey love your content
Getting the 14 M1 Pro. Thanks!
Hey GregsGadgets, I hope you answer;
My budget allows me to buy either the 13" MacBook Air 8/512 or 16/256 or the base model 15' MacBook Air so 8/256 one. Is the bigger screen worth trading either more RAM or SSD off?
Thanks!
Always go for RAM
I still don't quite understand memory bandwidth. Is 16gb 100gb/s RAM equal to 8gb 200gb/s?? Is it perhaps how much data can be transferred at once instantaneously, vs how much data is capable of being stored for instantaneous transfer? So you can store 16gb of data but only retrieve 100gb/s, vs storing say 8gb of data but being able to retrieve more of it faster at 200gb/s? This doesn't quite make sense either cuz.. 200gb.. is a lot more than the 8gb that would be stored.. so I must be understanding this wrong.
As always, a great video, and worth watching to the end. 🤣
While I don’t have much use for Mac OS I could certainly use a big screen for my occasional hotel stays. This would be quite a bit larger than my 12.9 M1 iPad
I wanted to know this because I have a 13" and want to see if I should upgrade.
When did you buy MacBook Air M2 13 inch laptop?
I love how you jump into conclusions.
im doing remote work, mostly doing emails, zoom calls and multitasking on my computer. Im a bit in doubt as to which one i should go with. im leaning towards the 15 inch with 512 storage and 16 gigs of ram. Dont know if the 13 would be better with portability though, since i have always had 13 inches macs
For your use case, a base is more than enough 8/256. Try the 15", don't know until you try it! Don't like it, return it.
Meh. I'll stick with my MacBook pro M1 14"
Should I go for m2 air 13 inch with 16gb of ram or m2 air 15 inch with 8gb of ram. is 8gb ram enough??
Depends on what you want to use it for. But for slightly more demanding apps go for 16gb
I will go with ram all day. Because you pay 20k for big display but can't really utilize it to full potential multitasking due to Ram bottleneck.
I would get 16 gigs of ram and 512 SSD storage. That’s what I got with the 13.6 I just got. I used to have a Dell desktop with Windows 7 pro with 2T hard drive.
If you already have a laptop, do a use test on it with both the applications you use and what you expect to have running at the same time and see how much ram you use. Personally, I am glad I got the 16 GB on my 13" M2 Air. My memory usage has gone past 8 GB without "extreme" uses, and not having to use the HD for swap has helped. Even if 8GB is enough for basic usage now, that may not be the case a few software or macOS updates from now.
Just picked up the base 13” m2 MacBook Air after they dropped the price $100. Replacing a nearly 10 year old Alienware laptop and happy so far. $1000 and a $150 gift card on the education store.
it's interesting, but all moot.
If you wait probably less than a year, M3 will squash both of these, I'm assuming by at least 25% across the board.. graphics, CPU, throttling, and battery life. Well worth the wait. If you're getting by with your current machine, and don't burn money for fun, just wait for the next model.
I was about to be fooled but now I won’t be since I watched this video.
I ASKED FOR IT!
your the best greg 😼
Not impressed. What were the settings on Tomb Raider? You can't fool gamers. We know. What were the game settings? What resolution? What about the actual game play, and not a test? Actual game play is different than the test you ran.
Isn’t gpu difference because 13” base model is gpu-binned?
Hey could you do a detailed comparison for upgraded 15 vs base 14 pro ? Especially battery.
15" Air wins in this case, but the 14" outperforms it in ANYTHING ELSE
Says: there are real world differences in performance .... does all synt benchmarks .... ahh
Nice video
are you testing 8gb or 16gb on each?
15" has more GPU cores.
No, it's not faster and you are being ridiculously clickbaity because you know it's not. The hardware is the same it's just a different size.
But it is faster for sustained workloads did you not watch the video?
MacBook Air 15" is awesome in every way, trust me and get it before apple start reducing the size by some bloody android users critcism, who never let go any chance to criticise apple.
15 in just screams apple care need. it’s guna get broke
Not if you take care of it.If you abuse it then it’s your own fault.
@@davidjacobs6244 aw ok
👋
No we have not asked for your cringe hype
🔥🔥🔥💻🔥🔥🔥
this guy is saying the same thing over and over - doesn’t help he has an annoying face 😂
I guess the content is all that matters, thanks I guess?
that 14" elephant in the room. Also LG Gram SuperSlim 15" is thinner.