Yes I wholly agree with you on basically just upgrading the ram. For the fast charging, you can use existing GAN charger if already have one. Save the money and upgrade in the next 3 to 5 years instead of falling for the “future-proofing” thing.
Just got the base model with 256 ssd. Honestly this thing is so expensive if you just plan on using it for internet browsing, video watching, and light video editing. If you plan on specking this thing out you might as well go with the higher-end pro models for medium to heavy usage. The whole point of the Air to begin with was to have an inexpensive laptop that can get your basic necessities done. That $150-$200 Apple tax on top of the price is just killer, even for the base model.
@@jaypalmer3806 but it’s almost identical to air this time with exception of the Touch Bar and 2hrs more battery life… but everything else is the same as the air this timep
I already have a higher spec'd MacBook M1 Pro 16" and I was looking for ultimate portability for when that thing was just too burdensome to bring with. I ended up ordering a M2 Air with 8 core, 16GB ram, 512GB hard drive space. I think that is a perfect setup for my needs and gives me some peace of mind on both internal storage and longer term memory/multitasking use. I probably could have gotten a 14 MBP for about the same price (with current sales) but it's still too heavy for what I wanted to have. If I didn't have the 16" I probably would have gotten the 14" pro. Not sure. But I'm happy with the MBA!
I am looking for an answer all over the internet. I would like to buy the same setup (8 core gpu, 16gb RAM, 512 SSD), but will I have 2 NAND chip or just one because it is a base model with 8 gpu?
@@bff4901 I've had my 13.6 M2 MacBook Air now for just over 5 weeks with those specs. So far no over heating, but then I'm not doing video editing yet. You will love it, very lightweight and. user friendly. Holds a charge like crazy, and my friend got me the 67 w fast charger, so 30 minutes it's done. After my Mac class at Soho Apple Store in NYC, I put the Air in my crossbody laptop briefcase. I was able to walk around NYC without any strain on my shoulders. My friend/lawyer got it for me from B&H Photo, they have good deals. Good idea to stick with the 8 core GPU, as allot of tech guys on here said not much difference with 10.
I got the 13.6 M2 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage but, kept the 8 core GPU. I've had mine now for just over 5 weeks and love it, very user friendly. I'm a longtime Windows desktop user since 1999 with Windows 98. My last Dell desktop, had Windows 7 Pro with 2T hard drive cause I had a website, building my own webpages. After my Dell died, barely two years, and Windows screen kept on going out, I gave up on Windows. This is my first laptop, and I love that I'm not tide to a desk. I can sit in my couch with legs up on chaise, with laptop on my lap. The 13.6 Air is perfect for students, and teachers lugging a laptop back and fourth to school, very lightweight and portable. I'm now an official Apple convert with iPhone 13 Pro, and M2 MacBook Air. Soho Apple Store in NYC helped me set up my Mac, and sinked it with my phone. I checked out the 15 inch Air while I was there, was not impressed. Screen resolution was not much better than the 13.6 Air. I had them put Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" so I could check sound. Was louder, but not any better than the 13.6 Air. For future proofing, I recommend you upgrade to 16 gigs of ram, and 512 SSD storage, but that is just my opinion.
This was a really helpful video. You made it easy to understand and helpful for me in my decisions for a school computer with ample storage. Thank you!
You might not have many subscribers in the grand scheme of things but trust you'll get there.Thanks for posting this. This video was concise and clean. I learned what I came here for. Thank you!
Leaving SSD with 256 GB on the MacBook Air? The worst decision you can make. 512 GB has 2 memory controllers, which makes your laptop way faster. For many tasks you can actually beat the M3 Pro base model when taking the Air with 512 GB SSD and 16 GB or 24 GB RAM.
I’ve been planning on purchasing the new M2 & this video helped out so much! Straight the point and I love how you explained everything and I still understood 😂 great video!! Just subbed😇
I have the base model just get one with 16GB or higher. I do very light browsing, word and heavy excel and its up running at 7GB I reckon that if I run a fourth app then i'll surpass the 8GB and that is definitely bound to happen
Thank you for posting this comment. I’ve been “researching” these Mac Ram videos and comments for hours/days to try and see how much RAM to get for someone who actually uses Excel spreadsheets...would 8GB enough. It seems all everyone else does with their Mac is video editing and no one has mentioned using it for doing Excel calculations. Your comment was very helpful and I think 16gb is the way to proceed.
512 ssd and 16gb ram is really the smart choice and then there's the iCloud for back up. having said that there is of course the MB14 for that price point you get more bang with the MB14.
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You did not say anything about the spinning wheel which blocks the macbook air m2 sometimes with just 4 word files open or just after trying to save a file. The fact that the 2 128 chips of ssd were replaced by 1 256 chip. The fact that the mac does nog have a fan which might slow it down and might be responsible for the spinning wheel
Thank you so much for you information! I have been watching a lots of videos for a guide to buy, but your video contains fine and exact information without much chaff, and easy to undestand mainly for people like me who don’t know much about these topic, i am a medical doctor and i think the most basic model is right for me :)
I was wondering if I should get the base model M2 MacBook Air with 512gb as a student that doesn’t edit videos but for word, schoolwork and watching RUclips and as a first time Mac buyer
Honestly, go for the 256gb, since you can always purchase a portable hard drive with more storage, but if you want to make your life a bit easier and have the money, then go for the 512gb one
or, on top of what Aaryan said, just go for M1 as from what you say about your needs it will be more then enough. M2 256gb option has crippled memory processing so you get much slower speed transfer when you copy files.
The M1 MacBook Air would be a much better value for you and extremely capable for what you need. The new M2 has overheating issues, at least with the new M2 MacBook Pro 13” and the 256gb is a slower ssd than what they has in the M1 MacBook Air. Honestly, the M1 MacBook Air is still a very good value at $899 (Costco, Amazon)
Ok today I just returned the m2 Pro, in hopes that this would be a better decision! Lol! I am needing mine for content creation(RUclips, reels, Etc) and POSSIBLY some wedding and BTS videography. JUST SO IM CLEAR, I should get the 16gb, and just use an external hard drive, right? This is my first time buying a Mac EVER, so I’m so nervous to not have the right thing!😫🥺
For this one I’d say ram is the main thing to get due to how the new macs utilize the ssd for swap so heavily. But also getting at least the 512gb configuration so you get dual nand packages for the full bandwidth and greater longevity. My sister is getting one with most likely 24gb of ram and 512gb of storage and most likely the 10core GPU. Instead of opting for the 2TB ssd she’s going to use that price gap towards at least a 16TB NAS with some NVME cache. And that leave a few more bays for 64TB later on.
If I’ll be planning to upgrade it to 10 core GPU, 16 GB RAM, and 512 SSD, will it make sense to just get 14” model? You can find one on sale for $1750. Also the size is what matters to me too
the 14 inch has more ports, better display, more battery and faster SSDs.. so if you like these benefits and have the extra $$, the 14 inch is a good choice as well.
Not if you’d like a thin, light, very portable laptop with a great battery. The 14 Pro is a great laptop, but it’s definitely best left on a desk. (I own both laptops)
thank you! I agree that the only upgrade to consider would be the 16gb ram and the power brick. Im struggling between the starlight and midnight color. Which color do you like more? thanks!
I don't know if you have heard of Dan Ariely. He studied how people make choices. Just make a choice, and you will be happy with the choice you made. I wanted Midnight. When I when to order it from Best Buy, they were sold out so I ordered Starlight. After a week, the order didn't arrive so I went to the Applestore. They had both, and I ordered Starlight. In that week of expecting the Best Buy order... I convinced myself that the Starlight was best. The take away? Don't bother yourself about this... You will like the colour you order!
yeah 16Gb for sure, my mini is 8gb and I can see quite a bit of ram pressure/swap with normal utilisation, 10-20tabs, Word/Excel and another user logged.
I know the prices jump up pretty quickly but to me if you’re gonna upgrade to 512GB for like $1500 why would you not spend an extra 500 from there to get the M1 pro 14? Way better performance, screen, speakers, and likely battery life. Or wait until this fall until the newest pro 14 comes out and maybe** get a discount on last years pro 14? Yes it weighs more but none of us are running races with our backpacks on our backs. An extra pound or so isn’t gonna make all that much if a difference
I just have bought the MBA14 16GB Ram and 256GB. Using a external drive to minimize memory swap and write cycles on the internal ssd. It is crap that the SSD cannot be changed. It is planned obsolescence by Apple which contributes to landfill and what not. Why no repairability options? To keep rapairs in their own hands?
In another video I was watching they tested 8 core vs 10 core and when it came to long project, like 30 minutes+ the 8 core was faster and in short the 10 core was barely faster, you aren’t upgrading for 100 you are downgrading 😭
hobbiest/beginner youtuber, maybe even someone who edits social media content and who doesnt edited very intense 4k videos quite yet. would 8 gb of ram be ok? should they just upgrade to 16?
I'm a beginner content creator/editor/streamer/and gamer and yes I realize that Mac aren't good for gaming. anyways so I'm trying to decide what to do upgrade to 14 pro m1pro or m2 air. I sometime have 10 hours of raw footage but I don't genuinely do thing to complex but I do edit/game for long period of time. so I'm not sure what to do performance wise I know the m1 pro out class the m2 but I like the overall design of m2 air more along with the fact when I look at the specs the m2air seem like the m1pro little brother so to speak. also when I'm talking about m2 air I mean the upgrade version so what should I do cause the difference between the 2 is 500$ give or take and I'm not sure which one I should purchase?
If you are going the m2 air route... Get the base model.... If you are going to upgrade the ram and storage of the air... You might as well get the 14inch at that point... Have the base m1... And its a great device... Used it for graphic design and video editing
Hey my friend . I need an iPad and Do you think the new m2 iPad pro is worth waiting or it’s better to buy the m1 iPad pro with apple’s back to school discount right now
What I saw was that 16G with 256... runs about the same speed as the 8G with 512. I'm not a geek, but it seems an extra 8G ram is cheaper than an extra 256G storage. Further, knowing external storage is an option, I still think that given one upgrade, go with extra memory.
@@fredhubbard7210 Yes, 200 dollars is criminal for 256 gb storage. This on top of a machine that should cost 999 for the base model. The heat solution doesn't exist on the cpu/gpu. It just throttles down for cooling. Nice looking machine though.
I don’t know which one to get, I do the basics and some school work, as well as lite gaming (sims 4). Should I get the base with upgrading the storage to 512 and ram 16. Or the other one, with just upgrading the ram.
Would you recommend M2 air with 512 GB and 16 GB RAM for a business analytics student? After an year of studies, this will mostly be used mostly for personal use (and maybe some light video editing?!) because the professional machine will be different for work. Or should i go for something different?
Great video, but still does not relate to the majority of user who uses MBA. The title to this video does very little to answer the question. I am more interested in seeing a comparison between a 16GB/256 vs 8GB/512 with the SSD full to almost 256 (bc I believe 256 is not much), multiple google chrome tabs open, couple apps open, to make the best comparison whether its better to make a choice to upgrade between 16GB or 512 SSD for the everyday user who rarely uses coding, graphics, etc. I actually just got my new M2 Macbook Air and used apple migration from my M1 to my M2. My original M1 had 8gb/256 with 176gb used and 80gb free but once transferred using migration my new M2 had 250gb of used memory which mean if I got the M2 16/256 I would have no room to add addition storage. Do you think its better to upgrade to 512gb memory first if on a budget than the 16GB ram?
My personal opinion, I tell people to wait and save, so you can purchase it with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage. You never know how many photos or videos you will want to store, or folders. You can use up storage pretty fast with photos. My Dell desktop with Windows 7 pro 2T hard drive had just over 1000 product photos for my website, and NYC photos. No longer have a website or build webpages. I'm starting from scratch with photos from my iPhone 13 Pro, and I like to take allot of photos in NYC.
The most disappointing about the MacBook Air M2 is the new design (and the price !), I love the tapered design ! So I will keep my MacBook Air M1 for as many years as possible !!! Get a MacBook Air M1 while you still can...
they both have 18 hours of video playback which is amazing, one of the longest laster laptops on the market, next to the pro series of macbooks (~20 hours)
Confused between 8GB-512GB version M2 or Base M1 Any suggestions guys? I feel scared to get M2 with 256 GB given the SSD issues. Feel M1 is 2 years old hence inclined to get M2 and pack it up for 4-5 years.
Go for M2, M1 will be outdated soon. And if you are to choose between the 16gb vs 512gb upgrade go for the ssd. 256gb is a slower ssd and will give you trouble with the swap file
If you’re going with the mba m2 at 16gb and 512gb ssd, you might as well buy the more powerful 2021 MBP 14” with the M1 Pro chip. Amazon was selling this at $1,799 which is not that much more that the new M2 MBA (16g/512gb configs). The MBP comes with the same 1080p camera, a bigger and better display, an HDMI port, more cores and gpu, and no known overheating issues that the m2 has so far been reporting at least with the newly released M2 MBP 13”.
The M2 Air doesn’t have overheating issues, it’s much lighter, less bulky and better battery compared with the 14 Pro (I own both laptops) They offer very different things and just because you can get them both at a similar price depending on spec, if you don’t want a heavy, bulky laptop then it’s not a simple case of going for the 14 Pro because it is heavy and bulky compared to the M2 Air.
@@jaypalmer3806 hi just wanted to ask i was planning to buy macbook air m2 does it get heat up. My mainly task is browsing watching youtube and office 365.
Worst advice ever. Firstly on this particular air the better option is the 10 core. Simply because it has 2x256gb SSD vs a single 256gb for the base. In terms of read/write performance this is twice as good. So I would upgrade this as opposed to RAM, despite what historically RAM upgrade is the best thing. Also minimum 1tb SSD is such bad advice, do you know how much the laptop costs for that option? Just get an external SSD. There IS only one model worth getting for the m2 Air and that is the 512gb 10 core GPU. Everything else is overpriced or underperforming. The 256 gb is by far the worst option. The other annoying thing about this laptop is the MagSafe is too strong for a light laptop. It literally doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do and that is disconnect. Instead that laptop is going to fall.
@@wilsonzea5616yeah that’s a good point, but why do you want 24gb of RAM? If you want it for video editing you may be better of with the 14 gpu cores of the base 14’ macbook pro
Need an M2 Air to replace my 2016 mbp (i5 8gb 256ssd) I think I’ll take the 24gb and 1To in silver. I need lot of ram for multiple app env running in same time (nodejs/angular). I need a local copy of all my main cloud data in my main computer and dont want to bring with me one external ssd h24
@@JATCHOYT yes, maybe i’ll waiting for the m2 pro but the 14 mbp m1 pro 10c with 32go ram and 1To cost 2900$ instead of 2000$ for the air m2 (see in Benchmark that m2 is also close to m1 pro 8c) The Air is also more slim and compact
@@MadinSquaD you’re the only commenter so far that’s made this point, and it’s a good one. I was also spec’ing the MacBook Air m2 with the 10 core gpu, 1TB and 24gb of ram. After the education discount and tax it came to $2112.00 OTD. The base 14 Mac Pro doesn’t have a 24gb ram option so you have to jump to 32gb from the 16GB option and yes indeed it moves closer to the 3k mark. So you are saving $800.00 by going with a well spec’ed air instead of a similarly spec’d base m1 pro.
sadly, this guy is a salesman not a technical advisor in any stretch. I find ot hard to trust his advise and it's hardly anything beyond you get on apple website.
@@JATCHOYT From a person naming itself literally “technically” I would have expected some tech context. You can do it the way you want. I’m just telling you my observation as your audience.
@@scornbro112 if following your logic it would be dishonest to provide buyers guide with no real experience with discussed product. From technical perspective it would be at least fair to mention a single processor on a hard drive for a basic m2 air model and what it means for a buyer.
Yes I wholly agree with you on basically just upgrading the ram. For the fast charging, you can use existing GAN charger if already have one. Save the money and upgrade in the next 3 to 5 years instead of falling for the “future-proofing” thing.
Agree, but you'd be surprised how many people hold onto their macs for years and years. Not everyone wants an upgrade every interaction.
Just got the base model with 256 ssd. Honestly this thing is so expensive if you just plan on using it for internet browsing, video watching, and light video editing. If you plan on specking this thing out you might as well go with the higher-end pro models for medium to heavy usage. The whole point of the Air to begin with was to have an inexpensive laptop that can get your basic necessities done. That $150-$200 Apple tax on top of the price is just killer, even for the base model.
100%.. matter of fact if you just need it for light use like browsing, emails, etc.. just get the M1 air.
@@JATCHOYT True true but that new redesign is 🔥🔥👌🏼
Can’t compare pro with air! They’re two completely different laptops and offer very different things.
thanks
@@jaypalmer3806 but it’s almost identical to air this time with exception of the Touch Bar and 2hrs more battery life… but everything else is the same as the air this timep
I already have a higher spec'd MacBook M1 Pro 16" and I was looking for ultimate portability for when that thing was just too burdensome to bring with. I ended up ordering a M2 Air with 8 core, 16GB ram, 512GB hard drive space. I think that is a perfect setup for my needs and gives me some peace of mind on both internal storage and longer term memory/multitasking use. I probably could have gotten a 14 MBP for about the same price (with current sales) but it's still too heavy for what I wanted to have. If I didn't have the 16" I probably would have gotten the 14" pro. Not sure. But I'm happy with the MBA!
Hi! Im actually planning on buying the m2 mba in those specs. May i ask how much you bought it for? And also how is it handling the heat?
I am looking for an answer all over the internet. I would like to buy the same setup (8 core gpu, 16gb RAM, 512 SSD), but will I have 2 NAND chip or just one because it is a base model with 8 gpu?
@@bff4901 I've had my 13.6 M2 MacBook Air now for just over 5 weeks with those specs. So far no over heating, but then I'm not doing video editing yet. You will love it, very lightweight and. user friendly. Holds a charge like crazy, and my friend got me the 67 w fast charger, so 30 minutes it's done. After my Mac class at Soho Apple Store in NYC, I put the Air in my crossbody laptop briefcase. I was able to walk around NYC without any strain on my shoulders. My friend/lawyer got it for me from B&H Photo, they have good deals. Good idea to stick with the 8 core GPU, as allot of tech guys on here said not much difference with 10.
Finally, a simple and straight forward video, thank you!
I got the 13.6 M2 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage but, kept the 8 core GPU. I've had mine now for just over 5 weeks and love it, very user friendly. I'm a longtime Windows desktop user since 1999 with Windows 98. My last Dell desktop, had Windows 7 Pro with 2T hard drive cause I had a website, building my own webpages. After my Dell died, barely two years, and Windows screen kept on going out, I gave up on Windows. This is my first laptop, and I love that I'm not tide to a desk. I can sit in my couch with legs up on chaise, with laptop on my lap. The 13.6 Air is perfect for students, and teachers lugging a laptop back and fourth to school, very lightweight and portable. I'm now an official Apple convert with iPhone 13 Pro, and M2 MacBook Air. Soho Apple Store in NYC helped me set up my Mac, and sinked it with my phone. I checked out the 15 inch Air while I was there, was not impressed. Screen resolution was not much better than the 13.6 Air. I had them put Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" so I could check sound. Was louder, but not any better than the 13.6 Air. For future proofing, I recommend you upgrade to 16 gigs of ram, and 512 SSD storage, but that is just my opinion.
This was a really helpful video. You made it easy to understand and helpful for me in my decisions for a school computer with ample storage. Thank you!
You might not have many subscribers in the grand scheme of things but trust you'll get there.Thanks for posting this. This video was concise and clean. I learned what I came here for. Thank you!
Leaving SSD with 256 GB on the MacBook Air? The worst decision you can make. 512 GB has 2 memory controllers, which makes your laptop way faster. For many tasks you can actually beat the M3 Pro base model when taking the Air with 512 GB SSD and 16 GB or 24 GB RAM.
Just the video I needed to decide my purchase of the MBA M2. Well done! Thx👍🏽
I’ve been planning on purchasing the new M2 & this video helped out so much! Straight the point and I love how you explained everything and I still understood 😂 great video!! Just subbed😇
I have the base model just get one with 16GB or higher. I do very light browsing, word and heavy excel and its up running at 7GB I reckon that if I run a fourth app then i'll surpass the 8GB and that is definitely bound to happen
Thank you for posting this comment. I’ve been “researching” these Mac Ram videos and comments for hours/days to try and see how much RAM to get for someone who actually uses Excel spreadsheets...would 8GB enough. It seems all everyone else does with their Mac is video editing and no one has mentioned using it for doing Excel calculations. Your comment was very helpful and I think 16gb is the way to proceed.
@@akaCamo You are very welcome. Yes get the 16GB. My Mac has taken time to load when processing large amounts of data in Excel.
512 ssd and 16gb ram is really the smart choice and then there's the iCloud for back up. having said that there is of course the MB14 for that price point you get more bang with the MB14.
Very good advice, prioritize RAM over SSD. Now I decide wisely. Thanks.
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You did not say anything about the spinning wheel which blocks the macbook air m2 sometimes with just 4 word files open or just after trying to save a file. The fact that the 2 128 chips of ssd were replaced by 1 256 chip. The fact that the mac does nog have a fan which might slow it down and might be responsible for the spinning wheel
Thank you so much for you information! I have been watching a lots of videos for a guide to buy, but your video contains fine and exact information without much chaff, and easy to undestand mainly for people like me who don’t know much about these topic, i am a medical doctor and i think the most basic model is right for me :)
You should get the 512SSD. The 256 one is actually a slower SSD. If you’re getting 16GB of RAM get the 512SSD
So true...compared to last years base M1 air was just as fast as the 512 SSD but this years M2 the 256gb SSD is 15% slower than the 512gb SSD.
I was wondering if I should get the base model M2 MacBook Air with 512gb as a student that doesn’t edit videos but for word, schoolwork and watching RUclips and as a first time Mac buyer
Honestly, go for the 256gb, since you can always purchase a portable hard drive with more storage, but if you want to make your life a bit easier and have the money, then go for the 512gb one
or, on top of what Aaryan said, just go for M1 as from what you say about your needs it will be more then enough. M2 256gb option has crippled memory processing so you get much slower speed transfer when you copy files.
The M1 MacBook Air would be a much better value for you and extremely capable for what you need. The new M2 has overheating issues, at least with the new M2 MacBook Pro 13” and the 256gb is a slower ssd than what they has in the M1 MacBook Air. Honestly, the M1 MacBook Air is still a very good value at $899 (Costco, Amazon)
I didn't learn anything new that I couldn't get from going to Apple's website.
Helpful video thanks
Thanks for guidance.. 👍
This is such a great video with perfect explanations. Thanks for helping me save money
Ok today I just returned the m2 Pro, in hopes that this would be a better decision! Lol!
I am needing mine for content creation(RUclips, reels,
Etc) and POSSIBLY some wedding and BTS videography.
JUST SO IM CLEAR, I should get the 16gb, and just use an external hard drive, right? This is my first time buying a Mac EVER, so I’m so nervous to not have the right thing!😫🥺
Base model is fine, bur the upsell on what it gives is terrible this generation (with higher base price)
For this one I’d say ram is the main thing to get due to how the new macs utilize the ssd for swap so heavily. But also getting at least the 512gb configuration so you get dual nand packages for the full bandwidth and greater longevity.
My sister is getting one with most likely 24gb of ram and 512gb of storage and most likely the 10core GPU. Instead of opting for the 2TB ssd she’s going to use that price gap towards at least a 16TB NAS with some NVME cache. And that leave a few more bays for 64TB later on.
good
24gb ram on a Macbook Air is a complete waste
Your sister should've gotten a pro. Probably too broke tho
If I’ll be planning to upgrade it to 10 core GPU, 16 GB RAM, and 512 SSD, will it make sense to just get 14” model? You can find one on sale for $1750. Also the size is what matters to me too
the 14 inch has more ports, better display, more battery and faster SSDs.. so if you like these benefits and have the extra $$, the 14 inch is a good choice as well.
Not if you’d like a thin, light, very portable laptop with a great battery. The 14 Pro is a great laptop, but it’s definitely best left on a desk. (I own both laptops)
size does matter.
thank you! I agree that the only upgrade to consider would be the 16gb ram and the power brick. Im struggling between the starlight and midnight color. Which color do you like more? thanks!
midnight for sure :)
Only thing holding me from the midnight is the scratches i saw on the devices during the apple event
I know I’m interfering here but it’s space grey for me anyway.
@@soumen8624 yea always been my go to color as well
I don't know if you have heard of Dan Ariely. He studied how people make choices. Just make a choice, and you will be happy with the choice you made. I wanted Midnight. When I when to order it from Best Buy, they were sold out so I ordered Starlight. After a week, the order didn't arrive so I went to the Applestore. They had both, and I ordered Starlight. In that week of expecting the Best Buy order... I convinced myself that the Starlight was best.
The take away? Don't bother yourself about this... You will like the colour you order!
yeah 16Gb for sure, my mini is 8gb and I can see quite a bit of ram pressure/swap with normal utilisation, 10-20tabs, Word/Excel and another user logged.
I know the prices jump up pretty quickly but to me if you’re gonna upgrade to 512GB for like $1500 why would you not spend an extra 500 from there to get the M1 pro 14? Way better performance, screen, speakers, and likely battery life. Or wait until this fall until the newest pro 14 comes out and maybe** get a discount on last years pro 14? Yes it weighs more but none of us are running races with our backpacks on our backs. An extra pound or so isn’t gonna make all that much if a difference
The pro is still $500 more like you said, which is 30% more expensive. I think its worth it, but holy cow $500 is a huge price jump
I just have bought the MBA14 16GB Ram and 256GB. Using a external drive to minimize memory swap and write cycles on the internal ssd.
It is crap that the SSD cannot be changed. It is planned obsolescence by Apple which contributes to landfill and what not. Why no repairability options? To keep rapairs in their own hands?
1:40 "Heavy graphics work" includes computer programming? Just trying to understand as I consider 8-core vs 10-core.
MacBook Air or pro for stock trading ?
Awesome and honest review, covered everything I wanted to know. Cheers
In another video I was watching they tested 8 core vs 10 core and when it came to long project, like 30 minutes+ the 8 core was faster and in short the 10 core was barely faster, you aren’t upgrading for 100 you are downgrading 😭
hobbiest/beginner youtuber, maybe even someone who edits social media content and who doesnt edited very intense 4k videos quite yet. would 8 gb of ram be ok? should they just upgrade to 16?
I'm a beginner content creator/editor/streamer/and gamer and yes I realize that Mac aren't good for gaming. anyways so I'm trying to decide what to do upgrade to 14 pro m1pro or m2 air. I sometime have 10 hours of raw footage but I don't genuinely do thing to complex but I do edit/game for long period of time. so I'm not sure what to do performance wise I know the m1 pro out class the m2 but I like the overall design of m2 air more along with the fact when I look at the specs the m2air seem like the m1pro little brother so to speak. also when I'm talking about m2 air I mean the upgrade version so what should I do cause the difference between the 2 is 500$ give or take and I'm not sure which one I should purchase?
If you are going the m2 air route... Get the base model.... If you are going to upgrade the ram and storage of the air... You might as well get the 14inch at that point... Have the base m1... And its a great device... Used it for graphic design and video editing
Hey my friend . I need an iPad and Do you think the new m2 iPad pro is worth waiting or it’s better to buy the m1 iPad pro with apple’s back to school discount right now
Nice presentation. The 256 ssd is a single chip on the new air, so it runs half the speed of 512 and 1tb which are multiple chip.
What I saw was that 16G with 256... runs about the same speed as the 8G with 512. I'm not a geek, but it seems an extra 8G ram is cheaper than an extra 256G storage. Further, knowing external storage is an option, I still think that given one upgrade, go with extra memory.
@@fredhubbard7210 Yes, 200 dollars is criminal for 256 gb storage. This on top of a machine that should cost 999 for the base model. The heat solution doesn't exist on the cpu/gpu. It just throttles down for cooling. Nice looking machine though.
@@fredhubbard7210 both upgrades are the same exact price (200$)
@@bigbootyboy420 Not in Canada.
Need advice. I can’t decide if I should get a beefed up M2 MacBook Air with 500storage or the 14 inch MacBook Pro with 32gb and 500storage
do you will recomend the 8 gb ram version for productivity (office and data base for consultancy) and enteertainment daily use?
I don’t know which one to get, I do the basics and some school work, as well as lite gaming (sims 4). Should I get the base with upgrading the storage to 512 and ram 16. Or the other one, with just upgrading the ram.
Would you recommend M2 air with 512 GB and 16 GB RAM for a business analytics student? After an year of studies, this will mostly be used mostly for personal use (and maybe some light video editing?!) because the professional machine will be different for work.
Or should i go for something different?
What did u get?
Great video, but still does not relate to the majority of user who uses MBA. The title to this video does very little to answer the question. I am more interested in seeing a comparison between a 16GB/256 vs 8GB/512 with the SSD full to almost 256 (bc I believe 256 is not much), multiple google chrome tabs open, couple apps open, to make the best comparison whether its better to make a choice to upgrade between 16GB or 512 SSD for the everyday user who rarely uses coding, graphics, etc. I actually just got my new M2 Macbook Air and used apple migration from my M1 to my M2. My original M1 had 8gb/256 with 176gb used and 80gb free but once transferred using migration my new M2 had 250gb of used memory which mean if I got the M2 16/256 I would have no room to add addition storage. Do you think its better to upgrade to 512gb memory first if on a budget than the 16GB ram?
My personal opinion, I tell people to wait and save, so you can purchase it with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage. You never know how many photos or videos you will want to store, or folders. You can use up storage pretty fast with photos. My Dell desktop with Windows 7 pro 2T hard drive had just over 1000 product photos for my website, and NYC photos. No longer have a website or build webpages. I'm starting from scratch with photos from my iPhone 13 Pro, and I like to take allot of photos in NYC.
Is the screen on this better than the iPad Pro 18?
fast charging for the phone i do recommend it but for the laptop it doesnt make sense..! waste of money..!
The most disappointing about the MacBook Air M2 is the new design (and the price !), I love the tapered design ! So I will keep my MacBook Air M1 for as many years as possible !!! Get a MacBook Air M1 while you still can...
I prefer the new design after owning both laptops.
For me: 8/16/256
For coding 8 gpu or 10 gpu ??
what do you think the m2 battery will be like? the old air had bad battery right for light usage?
they both have 18 hours of video playback which is amazing, one of the longest laster laptops on the market, next to the pro series of macbooks (~20 hours)
Nice 911 poster
Confused between 8GB-512GB version M2 or Base M1
Any suggestions guys? I feel scared to get M2 with 256 GB given the SSD issues. Feel M1 is 2 years old hence inclined to get M2 and pack it up for 4-5 years.
M2 16gb and 512gb is best option
Go for M2, M1 will be outdated soon. And if you are to choose between the 16gb vs 512gb upgrade go for the ssd. 256gb is a slower ssd and will give you trouble with the swap file
The 14in MBP
If you’re going with the mba m2 at 16gb and 512gb ssd, you might as well buy the more powerful 2021 MBP 14” with the M1 Pro chip. Amazon was selling this at $1,799 which is not that much more that the new M2 MBA (16g/512gb configs). The MBP comes with the same 1080p camera, a bigger and better display, an HDMI port, more cores and gpu, and no known overheating issues that the m2 has so far been reporting at least with the newly released M2 MBP 13”.
The M2 Air doesn’t have overheating issues, it’s much lighter, less bulky and better battery compared with the 14 Pro (I own both laptops) They offer very different things and just because you can get them both at a similar price depending on spec, if you don’t want a heavy, bulky laptop then it’s not a simple case of going for the 14 Pro because it is heavy and bulky compared to the M2 Air.
@@jaypalmer3806 hi just wanted to ask i was planning to buy macbook air m2 does it get heat up. My mainly task is browsing watching youtube and office 365.
M2
@@mrahmedisrar no heat
@@mrahmedisrar Hi, never, it always runs cool.
Worst advice ever. Firstly on this particular air the better option is the 10 core. Simply because it has 2x256gb SSD vs a single 256gb for the base. In terms of read/write performance this is twice as good. So I would upgrade this as opposed to RAM, despite what historically RAM upgrade is the best thing. Also minimum 1tb SSD is such bad advice, do you know how much the laptop costs for that option? Just get an external SSD.
There IS only one model worth getting for the m2 Air and that is the 512gb 10 core GPU. Everything else is overpriced or underperforming.
The 256 gb is by far the worst option. The other annoying thing about this laptop is the MagSafe is too strong for a light laptop. It literally doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do and that is disconnect. Instead that laptop is going to fall.
Copping.
At least 16GB.
I want a m2 macbook for college and i want to use it for at least 5.5 years what configuration would you guys recommend?
Same bro but I am still undecided between a gaming asus zephyrus 14 inch laptop or macbook air m2 with 24gb of ram and 512Gb.
@@wilsonzea5616 i think if u want those specs you are better off buying a 14 inch macbook pro base model
@@ravivano2444 thats true but the portability is what attracts me to the air
@@ravivano2444 plus i also get 24GB of ram
@@wilsonzea5616yeah that’s a good point, but why do you want 24gb of RAM? If you want it for video editing you may be better of with the 14 gpu cores of the base 14’ macbook pro
Are you getting an M2 Air? What are you planning on using it for?
Need an M2 Air to replace my 2016 mbp (i5 8gb 256ssd)
I think I’ll take the 24gb and 1To in silver.
I need lot of ram for multiple app env running in same time (nodejs/angular).
I need a local copy of all my main cloud data in my main computer and dont want to bring with me one external ssd h24
That's a nice upgrade - with those specs you're going for, have you considered the 14 inch pro?
@@JATCHOYT yes, maybe i’ll waiting for the m2 pro but the 14 mbp m1 pro 10c with 32go ram and 1To cost 2900$ instead of 2000$ for the air m2 (see in Benchmark that m2 is also close to m1 pro 8c)
The Air is also more slim and compact
@@MadinSquaD you’re the only commenter so far that’s made this point, and it’s a good one. I was also spec’ing the MacBook Air m2 with the 10 core gpu, 1TB and 24gb of ram. After the education discount and tax it came to $2112.00 OTD. The base 14 Mac Pro doesn’t have a 24gb ram option so you have to jump to 32gb from the 16GB option and yes indeed it moves closer to the 3k mark. So you are saving $800.00 by going with a well spec’ed air instead of a similarly spec’d base m1 pro.
sadly, this guy is a salesman not a technical advisor in any stretch. I find ot hard to trust his advise and it's hardly anything beyond you get on apple website.
It literally says 'buyers guide' in the title..
and how exactly is he supposed to review or 'technically advise' on a product that is not even out yet? .. some people man..
@@JATCHOYT From a person naming itself literally “technically” I would have expected some tech context. You can do it the way you want. I’m just telling you my observation as your audience.
@@scornbro112 if following your logic it would be dishonest to provide buyers guide with no real experience with discussed product.
From technical perspective it would be at least fair to mention a single processor on a hard drive for a basic m2 air model and what it means for a buyer.