M2 MacBook Air One Week Later! A New Era?
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- I've been using the M2 MacBook Air for the past week, today lets find out how well its going and if this is a computer that I would recommend you invest in.
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I’ve been watching your channel for a while now, your channel should definitely be bigger than it actually is. Very casual and informative reviews
Been watching endless reviews to make sure I made the right decisions- appreciate this more than any!
you're the reviewer I trust more than others. been watching your reviews since the m1 was released. now m2 released, you were the one I searched first. I trust your judgement more than others haha
Agreed I think he has much more realistic takes than everyone for day to day use
@@jasonpettit5111 That's so true. He knows what this computer is used for and more importantly, what this laptop is not used for. This M2 MBA is for the casual user. Not the heavy user.
I wait for @everdaydad to release a new video
Same for me person I trust the most afterwards is max tech
@@IDKYHM I love Max tech also. Problem is they sometimes ramrod so many tests NO one will use (8K red raw, etc) down your throat you tend to get caught up in the specs, which almost never matter…particularly if you’re considering an air.
Thank you for going over keyboard comfort - that's what I was looking for.
Thanks for always giving a true, real-world experience perspective / opinion about the new MacBook Air M2. I’d always go for the higher size ssd, but if the base model can handle the things your throw at it, then the next spec up certainly will!
Been watching everyone else's reviews while waiting for yours. I am glad you took your time with this one.
I love your review here! Very honest and straight forward without diving too far into the nitty gritty
Excellent and balanced review Gary. I appreciate the honest opinions on some difficult and polarizing topics. Keep it up and I keep watching
Thank you for clearing the wedge issue while typing ! I was realy lacking this info elsewhere
Thanks for your everyday use perspective. Really appreciate your insights!
No matter how many of your vids, I’ve watched, I keep learning something new…👍
Amazing video and the best one that address the SSD/swap situation, bravo!
Great video! I appreciate you bringing your opinion to many of the current M2 MacBook Air points of drama. I’d rather hear peoples actual experiences than repeating the same positives and negatives everyone is reporting.
Loved the video you seem truly conflicted of whether you like it or not. Still an amazing review and honest critique. Thanks!
I really like how this guy is just honest and says what he thinks. He gives great honest reviews and that's why I watch his videos.
I’m willing to live with the midnight just because it’s unique and closest thing to black. Love your videos!
A few months ago I got a M1 Macbook Air. It does everything I need which is mostly office functions and internet research. I just got an external monitor and it works great with my M1. I will leave the video editing to pros like you Gary!
you can even do most of them . i got a m1 macbook pro 512g got it one and half year ago one week after it come out ans love it . not gonna buy another one keep your computer for at least 5 years
I shake my head at all the reviews of the MBA for video editing and content creation. The MBA is a productivity system for business, home, student use. It is not intended to be used by professional content creators. Hence the Pro. My M1 MBA is a stunning computer, especially for less than $1,000.
@@opinionator3884 not intended doesn’t mean it can’t be done
@@kelvinmorris1991 No doubt - but there are better, and intended, tools for the job. Too many reviewers on YT ding the MBA for not being something it was not designed to be.
@@opinionator3884 kool
Apple swap isn’t anything super-secret. It’s just a deep CompSci subject that you need to understand pretty well from a theory perspective before you can get to the details of what Apple does.
MacOS uses what’s called a “unified paging system”. What that means is when you read a file from disk, portions of the file are actually memory-mapped and paged into RAM as if the file was a swap file. These blocks of data are considered “wired” (which is a subset of “used”) and act as a memory cache. They remain in RAM until the memory allocator decides that the blocks are needed for a different purpose. This is why in a simple read-file performance test, reading a file that fits in memory goes orders of magnitude faster the second time you read it. The data is already in RAM.
If your program requests blocks of data for working memory, these blocks are potentially available to be swapped to disk at any time. The exact algorithm for deciding which blocks get swapped is likely buried deep in the MacOS internals. I could figure it out if I wanted, but the details just don’t matter enough for me to bother. The basic idea is if a block of memory hasn’t been accessed in a while, it’s likely to get swapped out to maintain a certain amount of free RAM for sudden requests.
Except this is where the Mac has a few tricks up its sleeve. The Mac paging system sets aside a chunk of memory for compression swapping. Rather than swapping the data to disk, the Mac will compress the block and store the compressed copy in the compression space. This allows the Mac to free up memory for other uses, but still make memory blocks highly accessible if they’re needed at a moment’s notice. Only if there is pressure on the compression space does the Mac swap the *compressed memory* to disk. Swapping the compressed blocks drastically lowers the I/O cost of swapping, making the Mac that much more effective at swapping.
If a swapped out block is needed, it will be swapped back in from the page file and decompressed from the compression space back into a regular block of memory. The multiple cores of modern Macs make this process extremely effective. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Apple dedicated a bit of silicon to the in-memory compression. This is also why Apple iPhones were able to ship with so much less memory than Android phones for so long.
Apple’s techniques were so effective that they were copied by both Linux and Windows. And I can say from personal experience that turning on the compressed memory (zcache) for Linux on a Single Board Computer is like magic. Everything just gets faster and more performant. Apple engineers _seriously_ know what they’re doing.
Thanks for the write up!
@@TheEverydayDad You’re welcome! I should probably also note that Apple has some shenanigans going on in the file system as well. There’s transparent compression being used to make many system files faster to load, deduplication of data blocks making copying much faster, Just in Time allocation of disk blocks, sparsely allocated files, etc. I once made a multi-petabyte file on accident that the Mac allowed me to create due to the last few features. Took me a few minutes to wrap my head around what just happened!
@jeffrey bankers Depends on your use case. As clever and efficient as Apple’s engineering is, it still has hard limitations. If you don’t ever push your machine very hard, you’ll get by with 8GB no problem. But if you’re a hard multitasker moving between dozens of programs or if you run heavy productivity apps like an IDE or Video Editor, then 16GB is probably a good idea.
Im really glad I held out on purchasing this M2, i'll wait to see if they learn from it and introduce the next with modifications . Great video
I just bought this exact one, Grey, base model. My First ever Mac and I gotta say, I love it, it works just fine for me and what I do with a laptop. Not going back to PC. For the everyday user, this is about perfect I can not understand all the negative press, mostly from power users it seems. For the everyday guy or gal, it's just great!
Your vids are so wholesome I love them
Amazing how serious you can be at times. lol But man, this was informative! Thanks!
Best review I've seen. Thank you!!
100% agree with the lack of two screen output being a showstopper on the Air. I bought the base 14” Pro and am very satisfied so far, especially since it was $1799 new!
same here
Thank you so much for your videos. Very informative and useful. Well, I bought a MBP 14" instead of the MBA M2 with similar specs. At the same price each I easily decided for the MBP: better computer overall. Ver happy with it. Would recommend MBP 14" even if you don't get same deal.
Thanks for the honest real life review, seeing through all the drama and hate of the device.
We're seeing an interesting parallel from Air to Pro models across the board. Like the iPad Air M1, we're seeing comparable power upgrades to the Air models but find them lacking in one or two key components that necessitate a spec-up, which conversely puts them in a price position to rival the base models of their Pro counterparts. For the iPad Air M1, it likewise hits a rough spot with regards to its storage component, albeit this one in its physical capacity rather than its speed.
In Canada I see a $500 price jump from an M2 outfitted with 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM to the 14” MBP. I feel that’s a substantial jump in price to jump to.
They should know I already have option paralysis don’t make it worse apple 😂
I can confirm that first hand. My daughter went with the intention of buying the iPad Air and came home with the iPad Pro because with storage, price was on on par.. I guess it is a built in upsell. She needed more than 64GB but not 256 which is the base upgrade for the Air while the Pro came with a standard 128.
@@mattwilliams3104 I’m having it badly.. it’s going on a month and can’t make up my mind 😭
I am kinda enjoying my M1 MBA without any hiccups at all. These machines are really powerful.
The m1 mba is still my favorite laptop of all time, still the computer I recommend most.
Me too
iMac air m2
what configuration of the m1 mba do you have? the 8gb de ram or 16? if you have the 8 gb version, is that enough?
@@TheEverydayDad I love my M1 MBA and am so glad that I got it. I had been previously using a 2015 MBP and the difference is amazing! The M1 MBA is my favorite of all time so far.
I feel like this being an outlier opinion is important. I keep seeing people find reasons to hate this laptop. For myself, im wanting to grab the upgraded one for video editing but i only do basic 1080p video so i dont need the horsepower of the 14". Thanks for being honest and clear in your reviews!
great vid like always, literally i have to wait for your vids cuz other yt ppl just dont get things like you do
Well thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
You make perfect sense. Thanks for the video. 👏🏼😇
Thanks for the video I think I’ll hold off for now because I’m not doing any traveling still using my M1 Mac mini
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I bought the M1 because of your review. I don't regret the purchase at all. Great product.
What a great review. Excellent job! New subscriber.
Great video. Love ❤️ your videos!
Gary, are you the mic master or what? How many do you have? I appreciate your non-“the sky is falling” reviews. Very honest and reliable.
Just got my M2 MacBook Air with 8GB/512GB (because that's basically the only option my carrier sold) in silver. And I love it. No thermal issues whatsoever like all those RUclipsrs tried to make up and even the 8GB aren't an issue whatsoever. I have like 10 programs open all the time on 6 virtual desktops and have no issues with something being slow or whatever. And even the swap memory hasn't been used a lot. The maximum I've seen so far was ~200MB.
Ram usage on MacOS is quite efficient. 8GB on Mac is like 10GB on Windows.
@@chrisstucker1813 After some months now, I have to say Yes but also no. MacOS by itself takes up a lot of RAM actually. Even without doing ANYTHING, only a few minutes into logging in to MacOS and it uses already 4-5GB. With 2-3 normal apps open and Safari, especially with websites like Amazon or RUclips and you end with a constant 70-80% RAM usage.
And Swap has also been a lot bigger than back then. I often end up with 2-4GB Swap even when I don't think I'm doing heavy stuff. And WHEN I'm doing heavier stuff like Pixelmator Pro I easily end with 6-12GB Swap, sometimes more. So if I had the choice, I would probably go with 16/512GB. It's not a huge issue but noticeable.
@@Raja995mh33 hmm well it’s good that you got the 512GB SSD instead of the 256GB as it will increase the life span of your machine. I got the 8GB/256GB base model Pro M2 but this is my first MacBook and it’s more of a secondary machine so it’s still a solid device to have.
@@chrisstucker1813 Yeah 512GB was the minimum for me. I have 256GB on my iPhone so there's no way I could end up with 256GB on my Laptop that even replaces my desktop.
Right after installing everything, I used up about 100GB and on the 256GB that means I would've only had about 100GB left for everything else.
My MBA M2 is also my first Mac. I probably couldve gone with the 14" Base model for the same price but I just love the fanless and light design more. Only ProMotion is missed 😅
I do like the look. That said, I'm quite content with my M1 MacBook Air. I need nothing faster or whatever. I like the Midnight, but I've always been a Space Gray kind of guy when it comes to laptops. As always Gary, excellent vid. I always enjoy your takes!
I think it looks fantastic (when not smudging on me) 🤣
@@TheEverydayDad No doubt. Midnight is the color of my 13 Mini. Beautiful! Wish they had it for the 13 Pro. I got Graphite! LOL
Awesome review. Congrats!
Great review as always; thanks.
Thanks!
Rimworld! I knew you were a legend!
FINALLY!
someone w some common sense
I'm so tired to seeing YT videos bashing new M2 Mac
I LOVE mine! Been waiting 2 years for it and I think it's worth the wait!
Thank you
This is the computer that made me decide to purchase a 14" MBP that I'm picking up later today.
I got the M2 MBA in midnight, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD, it’s going to be my first Apple computer I own and I plan to use it for purely productivity purposes. I think it will be perfect for my uses personally and last me a long time. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.
shoulda got a pro
@@IEatYouBabies wrong sir.
@@absolutelybrutal4131 Hello 👋 I’m just curious, why? I was looking to upgrade from an M1 MBA. I wanted to keep the small form factor, so looked at the MBA M2(16/512gb). It came about to be around $1700. I ended up purchasing the 14in base model on Amazon, taxes n all, for $1760.41. I just don’t know how you can beat that for the price difference.
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@@tylerring3576 I travel for work 5 days out of the week every week. For me the choice was simple. I need a laptop that’s lightweight, portable, and has long battery life. The MacBook Air is simply better than the pro in this regard. The pro is for a power user who will be utilizing the limits of the hardware. For my specific use case I don’t need what the pro offers. The price being high for the MBA is no issue for myself personally. To each their own.
I was about to upgrade from MB air M1 to MB air M2 and after watching your analysis I reached the conclusion of saving for MBP 14 that’s sounded like a real upgrade.
Thanks for an honest review.
Great review as ever. I guess Apple probably really love all the controversies about the M2 MBA because it gets everyone talking about it. I was dead against the 27” Studio monitor on price, then I found myself wanting one; then I got one and it’s great. I just paid for it in instalments. I just can’t understand putting that slow ssd in the base model. Maybe I’d never experience the slow down but just knowing the 512Gb is TWICE as fast would bug me. Great to see your take on the smudge midnight issue. It would bother me too.
Love my Studio Monitor. It’s superb quality and hopefully, like the decade old one, will last ages. For Apple TV it’s brilliant in my study….better than any 32 inch TV. Sound is great too.
I went with the 16” MacBook Pro and love it!
Thank you for a balanced review not jumping on the stress test bandwagon
@The_Everydaydad ON TELEGRAM wow! I’m winning every where! It’s like there is something following me and giving me wins! Such luck! How can one person be so lucky? /s
500K around the corner 🥳🥳🥳
Despite some of the reported shortcomings I still want to get a base model M2 MBA to replace my 2012 MBP 13 to meet my travel needs. My Mac desktop meets my power needs at home.
And it will be a 100% upgrade for you if you get it 👍
Absolutely, go for it! It should be quite worth the upgrade no matter which model you settle into.
Thats a 10 year gap. Definitely it will be a huge upgrade.
@@TheEverydayDad hey, I am from India, want a suggestion,I never had any apple product, now gonna start my college which one should I buy MBA M1 OR MBA M2???(M1 IS AROUND 1200 DOLLARS AND M2 IS 1500 DOLLARS IN MY COUNTRY) plz reply
I am getting the bae model to replace my 2017 MBA. I know, I know, 2017 was so long ago and Apple does not even sell the '17 anymore 😂
Thank you for this review! I have been waiting on MBA redesign and really like the Midnight color. However, by the time you spec the machine out for the future, the 14”
MBP makes more sense. I’ll just have to save a little more😎
The Midnight color is 🔥
MBP 14” 1799$ at Best Buy right now
Got this for my daughter for College. She is a smaller person, so weight and size were the primary considerations for the purchase. I did add some upgrades that made me consider the MB 14, but again, it all comes down to weight and size and her ability to lug this around a large campus with lots of hills.
MacBook pro 14 weights 3.5 pounds. That’s 1.58 kg. There are books that weigh more.
Which color?
@@julianc691 does a college student need the power of the 14 to watch RUclips and use Google Drive?
@@usersdksdfg you are talking about a totally different thing. The topic was the weight of the laptop. Second,well that depends. If you are studying graphic design and animation,of course you need it. But you are off topic
Totally agree with you about the dual monitors. Allowing only one external display is not enough. Almost purchased a Pro instead of an Air just for that reason.
I love your videos, and find them very helpful. I just got a new Midnight M2 MacBook Air--8 GB Ram and 512 memory with the 10 cores. It is replacing a 12 year old iMac. My old computer had 12 GB RAM (which I must have upgraded from 4) and 500 storage which was over half full so I went with the 512. Loving my new MacBook Air.
You might trade it in and get 16 GB instead of 10 cores. For the long run.
Thanks for the review! Thinking about getting this for my daughter or a refurb
Mine comes in early August and I’m really looking forward to getting it!
Nice! Hope you enjoy it when it comes in!
11:52 very nice that a reviewer still cares about details like this. The unibody MacBook Pro since 2012 has been a major no-go for me because I dislike how the edges digs up your arms. Nice to know that even the redesigned M2 flat Air doesn't cause these issues. Thank you for this.
That's wild. I'm on a 2012 pro right now. I just ordered the m2 air with 16gb ram.
Got my new M2 MacBook Air 16GB/512GB a few days early this past Saturday and thought I'd post my thoughts. It's a beautiful machine with build quality that's superior to any Dell XPS laptops I've owned. Space Grey looks good. I wanted Midnight but the scratch and fingerprint issues chased me away. I don't record/edit video so it runs smoothly and cool with Office 2021 apps and streaming video. Feels strange using it after over a year with my M1 iPad Pro 12.9" and magic keyboard. I keep reaching for the Air's screen to touch an icon or scroll through a website. Had no idea how acclimated I became with the iPad's touch screen. Same with the iPad’s Face ID vs. Touch ID on the Air. Face ID easily wins that battle. If I made the decision today, I'd return the Air and stick with my iPad + magic keyboard setup. Gotta give it at least a week, though. Never thought I'd be so comfortable with a tablet. Based on my 3 days of use, Apple is gonna sell a ton of these new Airs.
Does your Air M2 get warmer when you use a specific app, e.g. Skype/Zoom or too many tabs open on a different browser than Safari?
@@yenk82 Not that I've felt. I just use Microsoft Office and streaming apps like Netflix, RUclips Premium and Amazon Prime, tho.
@@MadMaxx.1977 sounds like all you need is an ipad. I have the same ipad set up but unfortunately, the ipad can’t run the softwares that i desperately need it to run, just app variations so it looks like i need the air. Good thing is ill have both, curious as to which ill be picking up to use more often whenever I don’t need to use the softwares on the MBA
Great review. Just ordered my M2 MacBook Air (space grey). I've had four MacBook Pro's (two for work, two personal). Typically I just get a plastic cover from Amazon, the color options were great and I'm expecting the M2 MBA options to increase in a few months
Increase in price?
Absolutely agree about the dual monitor setup. I've been using it on my PC, where I have 2 27" monitors. When I moved the other on to another PC, I missed it so much, that I'm going to buy another 27" montor, because it helps so much. Also agree aabout the 8 GB RAM. What are Apple thinking... aside from making money... ooooohhh..... I get it now...
I have used a 16” Intel MBP out of necessity as of the time of purchase it was the only MacBook with enough performance for what I need. With the M2, in theory I can get the sleekest lightest laptop available and still have enough power, so I’m going to go for that because boy have I disliked my current ones size and weight.
Single monitor person here. I bought a studio display and that is my only monitor. I use my MacBook Pro in clamshell mode and using spaces and other multitasking features to manage my work. 1 monitor works just great for me and I am an iOS developer.
I’m a MD resident , I just need it a laptop to type my notes, read articles, do presentations…. Maybe edit a video every once in a while.
I got the 16gb 512gb version, and I don regret, M1 design felt outdated, so exited to get my M2 Air in 2 weeks.
I'm very happy with my M1 Air and will wait till either the M2 is refurbished or perhaps an M3. My last Air I had for 8 years.
This a great video. I’m an intermediate user I video edit sometimes, but I was iPad Pro only for three years. I just bought a used 2015 MacBook Pro this would be perfect for me. Thanks again I ,our watching you.
Thanks so much for this
Gary, you are the people’s champion! You know what matters to the common folk that can’t drop thousands every few months, but rather you help us choose where we can find good value, and a quality product without having to buy the most premium product on the market. Keep up the awesome videos
It’s amazing how apples lowest end laptop can out perform your 5950x with a 3080.
Apple is just way more advanced.
Great video!!
Gary, this is the best real world response video All the hype around throttling was starting to get boring. Your usage is very real world and if someone can get around the cons that you have pointed out, then this device is a brilliant buy. I am in!!! Maybe not the midnight though 😁
I am not exactly a power user. As a casual user I find that I rely on a primary screen for most of my work. When I want a dual display for certain productivity tasks, I have an external monitor at my desk. If I plug my MB into the external monitor and keep the MacBook open, I have dual displays. This solution works for me.
I ended up moving up to a 14" M1 Pro from the M1 Macbook Air because I wanted more external displays. Surprised to see that even with more ports available thanks to the magsafe charger, we're still stuck at limited external displays with the M2.
Just get one big as display.
Thank you for emphasizing the single external monitor issue. That is a major disappointment for me and indeed a deal breaker because I have a dual monitor setup at both work and home.
You can just get a docking station?
I love the keyboard tbh. they fixed most of the issues from the previous one.
I got the M2 Macbook Air with 16gb ram, 512gb SSD and in midnight color. I was waiting for the new version of the M chip as I didn't wanted to be a "first user" of a brand new processor, it's also my first time owning a Macbook. I pretty much only use Chrome and Microsoft Teams and getting it for $1500, i'd say it was worth it. Simplicity of being in the Apple ecosystem.
I just got mine today super fast barely got hot n runs the sims 4 with all expansions beautifully.
Thx for clarifying the swap memory thing. I was wondering if my m2 16gb 256gb would feel sluggish, but based on your description I should be fine .
In my opinion, going for the upgrade to at least 16gb RAM should be the first upgrade priority.
Finally a video about the actual laptop and not about benchmarks and thermals, ssd etc. I really like this design but the price makes you feel foolish for buying it with the great M1 air for $400ish less. Anyway, I still want it but will wait for now. Last personal macbook i had was 2018 MBA that had 128gb ssd and it was not enough space but loved typing on the butterfly keyboard (I know i’m crazy). I have a 16” Intel MBP for work which is nice to type on but battery life is really bad. Great vids, thanks!
Love the video. Do you have a video in the works for the best apple ecosystem for students/working professionals for the new apple updates? I'm in the market for a new computer and I'm curious to see what your thoughts are since you regularly work with almost every apple computer.
I bought the midnight one regardless of the fingerprints. This will be the first MacBook i have bought since the original 2012 retina 15 inch pro. Hoping to see a world of difference.
great review
Thanks gary, u r so right bout wether having the mbair or jump on the m2 air base model, or just go straight to the mbpro 14
My M1 MacBook Pro was easily the best laptop I had ever owned... but I needed to have dual monitor support. I did the DisplayLink setup, and it did work (although it was a little kludgy and finicky) but when the 14" and 16" MacBook Pros came out, I traded my M1 13" MacBook Pro to get the 14" MacBook Pro. I haven't looked back since.
i am currently using my macbook 14. absolutely 0 regrets
7:18 nice dig at the MaxTech dorks hahaha
Thanks Gary - just canceled my Midnight MBA. Waiting on M2 Pro and will order Space Gray!!
noooo don't buy the M2 pro !!!
It’s actually half pond lighter than 12.9” iPad Pro. Midnight blue is the same as iPhone and iPad Air so keeping it clean is a price to pay Instead of boring silver and dull space gray. I struggled between this Air and the 13” Pro, I ended up order the Air because the extra port, better camera and complete keyboard. The lack of fan is true issue if you use this machine to do heavy duty tasks, if you have this need then you should get a 14”/16” Pro. I use this machine to edit RAW photo files and videos, the laptop does feel warm but I’m satisfied for my use cases.
Great video. I'm seriously on the fence about getting this as I have a MacBook Air M1. Even if I could sell my M1, I'm still not sure the M2 would do anything MORE for me - apart from looking so damn good!
Wait, you have an m1 air and want to upgrade to this? .........Why? The m1 is a fantastic laptop.
@@MrDacaramelbrotha I was considering it more so for my channel, but honestly, I can’t find legitimate reasons to upgrade. You’re right, the M1 is fantastic.
A darn good computer that is just about the perfect mobile/travel/nomad/student computer.
I agree. I just bought it for school (the base model).
@@marissarolf4011 Good purchase. The base model is ideal for the average user, the casual user and obviously not the heavy user.
I got my first mac yesterday. iMac 24 inch, 8core CPU and 8core GPU❤️🔥
@11:18 Gary's watch tan. I appreciate the continuity the GCU "Gary Cinematic Universe" is all about the details haha
I agree with you on the display output. I have an m1 air that's basically a living room/coffee shop computer and its amazing, can even do some pretty heavy k8s work on it should I not want a big old boy on my lap. I had preordered an m2 air but as soon as I noticed it followed the 1 display of the m1 I cancelled it, 24gb was going to be enough for my mobile needs, so I keep my 16inch m1 pro and m1 air. Its dodgy af
I think this is my first time seeing you without a hat.
Thanks Gary! Your review is so much down to earth compared to other RUclipsrs who just run benchmark or those who can’t stop praising apple products. Really appreciate it! I just ordered the base model having checked my memory usage and storage usage on my 2016 MacBook Pro. I still have 200+ gigs left on my 256 gb MacBook… so I’m gonna just get the 256 gb. MacBook Air isn’t my main driver. I have a desktop for that and when I’m traveling, I remote into my desktop anyways. Why 512 gb lol.
Which color did you get?
Just a small suggestion, please highlight the bars for M2 in bar graphs in different color, so it's easier to see.
really enjoyed ur review take, and you are absolutely right! no one has talked about how crappy the webcam is, i mean windows laptops have better webcams but its like if the screen has this amazing OLED /LCD picture why can't they upgrade the webcam to as close as good as an iPhone 4k. and as far as the midnight color, i have the same problem with leaving finger prints so ill just have to get a clear apple protective case or micro cloth. other than that id take really good care of it as this one scratches the paint off and can easily see the wear more on the coating
Wasn't going to buy one. Actually was thinking (still am) that M1 MBA is a better value. But finally ordered 8Gb/512Gb :) picking up today. It is a starlight color. It was the only one available for today's pickup from the store. Every other color is mid-August. It is good because I actually like lighter colors more. Going to use it as my personal device for personal projects, studying, media consumption, essentially everything that I don't want to use my work M1Pro 16" for.
Use a displaylink, it doesn't have any problems, I have been using it with my far weaker 12" macbook 2017 for years to output to two displays. Yea it sucks that it's not "native" but I can't imagine this m2 being hindered at all by the displaylink. I can't wait to get the m2.
Thank you for mentioning that ram will help with slower swapping ✊. I to use external drive as well (980 evo ssd 2tb). Got the midnight, 24 gb ram, 250 gb internal ssd, 8 core cpu and gpu. And game development has been very smooth
I need mine for game development too. Do you still think it’s a good purchase for that ? As I was contemplating getting it with 16 gb ram but with 512 ssd
@@kayodejonathanakande3387 yeah I use mine for game development and it’s been great i when with 24gb ram and 512 of ssd. Got a student discount too so I only payed 1700
16 is more then enough for you tho