The M2 MacBook Air is the laptop to beat for 2023...
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Since it's launch in July of 2022, the M2 MacBook Air has felt so close to being the best laptop, but now thanks to reliable discounts, we'll discuss why the MacBook Air M2 is the best MacBook money can buy, where to find it, and why it BEATS the Mac vs PC competition!
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Bought my base model M2 Air used off FB in September 2022 for $700. Was a month old, like-new with box and all accessories. No brainer at that price. Love using it so far.
lucky
that's a good find!
You will nee the discount to pay for the Nand when it goes and destroys your laptop
@@stuarthepburn6508 that's either never going to happen to him, or it may happen so far down the road that he won't even care 🤷🏻♂
@@stuarthepburn6508 my macbook air M1 base with 8gb is a workhorse ever since 2020. To say that the nand will give out is an overstatement. Stop being a hater if you dont even own and use one daily.
$999 at BestBuy right now.
Went on facebook marketplace like last month and got mine with a box and all the accessories for 900$, best purchase ever
Very good choice. I bought for wife and she’s amazed how cool it looks and works. She had laptop from 2012 so. Imagine look at them from this perspective.
I picked up mine last week and what a beautiful machine it is!
i up-spec'd my air m2 when i purchased it, putting me close to 14" macbook territory, but it didn't matter. portability was a priority for me, and it is amazing to have a machine this powerful in such a light and tiny package. absolutely perfect little beast of a laptop.
Oh cool. Now you will be able to watch netflix without any lagging
But you could have had a much better Mac Pro MacBook Pro 14" for less money. So you have a hot, slower but very thin MacBook Air. That isn't really the best choice for the money. But you have your priority so that's up to you. Just don't expect everyone to agree with your choice.
@@Milos596 for netflix I use my TV, not my MacBook Pro 😆
@@pauljazzman408 I got a M2 MacBook Air and every 5 to 10min was freezing on me, due to the work that I do online. I don't just use a couple of tabs open in the browser, at one time 😅
I do all sorts of data analysis and when these pages load, they take huge amounts of ram.
On the MB Air, with 8Gb Ram, the file swap was reaching sometimes 19Gb
@@ifc12 do you think that was due to lack of ram or the hard drive (if it was 256GB), or thermal throttling as well? if the browser was Chrome then that does use and enormous amount of ram I have seen reported.
It's seriously a very good laptop. It's been able to tackle my whole workload without any hiccups. I love the look and form factor, too.
I have an M1 Air and have zero plans to replace it anytime soon, but it's cool that the M2 is coming down in price. Just wish you could get discounts while being able to BTO, I was stuck with an 8 gig model for mine and my usage would've really benefitted from 16 gigs of RAM.
The M1 macbook air is awesome. Can’t think of a reason for upgrading. The 8 GB model does everything I need it to do.
@@ThunderStruck94660 Same here, while the look of the M2 is super tempting...it's very difficult to justify with my usage.
the thing I hate about the m1 or m2 MacBook on apple authorised resellers here in Malaysia is I can get only 8gb/256gb or 8gb/512gb where as if you want to upgrade your ram you will need to buy apple store online which doesn't have any 6 months or 12 months contract payment... I'm using base mba m1 and the ram is not enough for me
That ram issue is the only problem I have with this big switch over to ARM. I know MacBooks before this weren't really user-upgradable, but having the ram soldered directly to the board makes it impossible to add in more modules in the future. I'm hoping that if/when PCs make the switch to ARM, they allow the user to upgrade things in the future so we don't have to throw out a PC every 10 years, but could instead just add more ram, or switch out other parts.
Other than that though, ARM is incredible. There's a huge amount of power in such a small package, and I'm all for that.
I agree, I love my M1 and I bought it over the m2 because I’d don’t like the notch the m1 is great for what I do and it like .0009 percent faster than the m2 so I think I bought the right one
Since most retailers only care the “standard” configurations the higher spec versions aren’t being discounted as heavily. The cheapest I’ve seen a 16/512 config was still $1499 which is just $100 less that the base 14 MBP (also 16/512 but has all the other features you mention).
Costco has the base model on sale for $999.99 at this point. FYI.
The base M2 MacBook Air costs 14.000,00 Reais here in Brazil, most of the population makes 12.000,00 reais a year, let that sink in.
In direct conversion it should cost more or less 5.400,00, the rest are taxes
I traded in my 2 year old M1 13 inch pro for the base model M2. I have been really happy with the performance and have not managed to get it to feel hot to the touch so far. I love the design and the speakers sound great.
Bought my M2 Air for roughly $1400 last August and it's really awesome. Had no issues at all.
I have a base model MacBook Air 2022. I bought it in September so not long after the launch. Since I live in Poland it was very expensive. I replaced my base model MacBook Pro 13 inch with function keys and I couldn't be more happy. I mostly use it for light tasks as Microsoft Word for university and web browsing, watching videos etc. However, I also use it for Logic Pro and I edit in 4K in Final Cut (very simple, 3-4 minute videos, but still 2 streams of 4K and color correction) and some gaming such as The Sims 4 or Minecraft. It works perfectly fine in all these use cases, definitely miles ahead than my previous MacBook (it pretty much had issues with any task). I'm so so glad that it is coming down the original price (both in US and in UE too) and I hope that more people will be interested in buying this amazing piece of hardware. At the current price it's really hard to find competition with the same performance, battery life (an enormous improvement over my MacBook Pro by the way), screen quality etc. Very happy to see all of that, I can't recommend this laptop enough!
I paid $1,299 for 16gb, 512gb seems pretty good so far.
That’s a good deal! Where? MBP M1 have been at $1599, so that was a decision breaker for me considering the MBA was the same price, but far less capable.
I am happy that I bought a laptop before these price drops. I wanted an M2 air, but the price was high for the base spec and decided to opt for upgrades to 16gb ram and 512 sdd to make it at least worth it. But then I got a deal and bought the 14” Pro for the same money, which I absolutely love!
If I was able to get the base air m2 for 1049$, I would have gotten that without a second thought and missed out on the pro which should have been my first choice from day one!
But yeah 1049$ for that laptop is absolutely incredible value!
I have a maxed out M1 Air (16gb/2tb) that I got on Apple’s Certified Refurbished and I have to say I love my laptop so much. I have the Gold colour which I honestly prefer over any of the M2 colour ways (although they are pretty sleek looking). I think it just comes down to individual user preference- if you want a particular laptop and you are happy with your decision then great. I do agree though that if you have an M1 Air already it doesn’t really make sense to upgrade to the M2 Air.
thank you and great job, i really wish i had one, the battery drain is savage 🔥
i won the midnight m2 a few months ago and I am loving it
I got this as my first mac I’ve ever owned and damn it’s good! Yeah there’s a few downsides as you mentioned but leagues above windows laptops I’ve used. For laptops I am definitely sticking with mac
Thought it was so bad it was the end of Apple and they should stop selling it. Oh that was last month right I’m sure people have forgotten about that 😂
Still too expensive compared to even the 14 inch MacBook Pro, which can be had on sale with the same 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage for less than $300 more, often just $100 more. And the MacBook Pro is just a better machine in nearly every way.
At $999, nothing could really touch the M1 MacBook Air. But now the M2 MacBook Air is too expensive for what you get.
@@cameronbosch1213 i got my 14” Pro for this reason and it was almost $200 LESS than an equivalently spec’d M2 Air.
@@RLfilmz Wow. Apple is making a huge mistake with prices in 2022...
This would've been a sick burn if reading your English (or lack thereof) didn't feel like retinal cancer.
The only way this isn’t total BS is if your entire assessment of a Mac is based on video rendering
I changed from Intel & Windows to Apple, when Apple released the MacBook Pro 13“ M1. I got me the base model and I loved it.
Now I have the MacBook Air M2 base model and it is awesome!
I use it for everything and for my work as product photographer. Everything runs fast and smooth. The laptop of my wettest dreams.
I'm no photographer yet I agree with your comments. Was about to bouy the Air M2 but just before buying I heard the rumors of a 15 inch version for the first time. Here I am now, waiting for it to get announced and salivating with videos like this LOL
@@juansanchezdominguez7885 If you need it for serious work and for many hours a day, you should go with the 16" Pro.
I use my 24" M1 iMac when I have to do work for many hours.
@@JoeDezibel74 I'm an economist, so the heaviest work I have to do is running some structural equation modelling software, nothing too heavy I think
@@juansanchezdominguez7885 Oh OK, yeah. Even the M1 is powerful enough for this. When I wrote about the 16" MacBook it was because of the screensize. 🙂
But if you think that 13" are enough, go for it. The MacBook Air M2 is awesome.
@@JoeDezibel74 you know, since I don’t mind waiting, I will wait for the new version of the Air, 15.5 inches of it. Precisely because of not needing the power, only the screen. My current Lenovo has a 15.6 inch screen , I like big screens so for me that is the wise thing to do
Hi Luke! Do you sell any of your Items you review?
I love you're channel and after watching all the reviews, I am going for a 14" M1 Pro with 16GB RAM and either 512 or 1TB hard drive.
I got the 14” pro a couple of months ago. Awesome machine. I got the 512 and it is enough, but I’d say go for the 1TB to not have storage anxiety.
I personally think the only machines worth buying right now are the m1 air and the M1 Pro 14“
Depends on what you work with and plan on using it for. The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 gen 3 with the Intel 12th gen CPU is right up there in performance with the M1 Macbook Pro 14 inch and works better with MS O365. Especially if you work heavily with excel, Power BI, or Azure cloud.
He understands the Mac value shopper and he even goes for starlight not midnight. 🙌
Bought a new M1 for my wife for $800 for Xmas. Best deal ever
I like this one so much I have two LOL
Got my personal then I upgraded my company one too. Form factor, touchpad, everything is nice
Got one late in 2022. Love it. Runs great. 512 SSD.
Smart to get 512Gb
I just started watching the video but I agree with you already. That’s why I got it back when it came out.
Nice haircut Luke!!
i love my MacBook Air M2 with 1tb and 24 gb ram I got it in space gray.
Got a base model M2 Air a couple months ago, no regrets at all so far (fine, I miss the Touch Bar on Affinity apps, but I gotta learn to let go)
don't worry, Apple let it go too hi hi
I'm bidding on a Starlight model right now. Wish me luck!
portability is the key, I'm happy with my full loaded m2 MacBook Air =D
I really needed a minimum of 32gb of ram and as such the MB Air was not an option for me... I'm so pleased to have picked the M1 Max on the 14" MB Pro... what a delight, it never failed on me, it runs fast a and reliably without any issues or slowing down. In terms of size and weight, there is a slight difference between the Air and the Pro 14" but it is worth every penny of difference in price. More expansion ports, HDMI port, SD card reader... No need of carrying extra dongles. That is worth a lot for me. Finally Apple did it right for their customers 👍
I switched from my late 2013 MacBook Pro to the M1 MacBook Air. I don't intend to upgrade again for several years
picked up a m2 air 512/8GB/10c GPU open box at best buy for 1100 so far I love it
@Jay Talents well isn’t a car then just an aerodynamic metal box on wheels
@Jay Talents 1st world problems everything is a metal or plastic box these days. Shoot for 3 hope for 5 is my goal to each their own tho
I’m not sure that everyone gets the M2 MBA 256Gb single nand slow hard drive and issue even now. Interesting how you put it that only power users would be concerned with this. The prices for M2 MBA on Amazon still seem high but on FB marketplace they seem better here in UK.
I’m going the get a MacBook Air M2 base model ((which is enough for my needs….and those of everyone who doesn’t use his Mac for advanced 4k video-editing, 3d graphics work and other similar tasks, really)) - in either midnight or starlight - soon….I can’t wait.
I’d argue the M1 Air is the laptop to beat in a lot of cases because of the performance you get for around €700 now but if the design is something a person cares about then the m2 air is a solid option
Same here 🤘
I like the m1 design more even though I would like to have a MagSafe from M2 but at about 800usd post tax here, m1 🥇
I don’t think it will be possible for anyone to beat the M1 Air. It’s too cheap nowadays. You can get it used in perfect condition for €650
So looks over performances and value is what Luke is looking at with his recommendations. Got it. Get a base M1 Air or get a base 14 M1 Pro if you really value performance and value.
I'm waiting for the 15 inch version, a very useful review nevertheless. 15 inch is a day one buy for me
If you're in the Apple Silicon world, you have had a vast performance and performance/watt improvement from Intel. And Apple still leads in PPW, even with their old M1 stuff. I am not a 13 inch notebook user so Apple needs to do a 15 inch. I'm fairly spoiled by my 16 inch MacBook Pro. It's a monster with battery life.
I’m using my wife’s M1 MacBook Air. Love it, except for 8GB of memory.
The 14” in Canada is still $2873 tax in and the base air $1723…
You guys are lucky!!🤓🎈❤️
I am very happy with my purchase of an Open Box M1 mini for only 499 from an Ebay retail seller (Quickshipelectronics) that I was able to get Applecare+ coverage !
Doesnt also the Macbook Pro M2 13 incher have the same slower SSD unless you get 512GB?
Costco has the base 8/256 M2 Air on promo for $999 right now.
Hoping the 15.6” MacBook Air rumours are true. If so it will be my next laptops.
I have a HP EliteBook 840 G1 I converted to a Hackintosh, I’ve had this computer since 2014, I’m waiting for Apple to refresh the 16 inch MacBook Pro so I can buy one.
Still feels kind of hard to want to get when on fb I can find some m1 airs for 600 when on sale for Amazon or best buy for around 700.
They're finally coming down in price here in the EU as well. Price comparisson website I use list them as €1225 for the M2 MBA. Thats quite a bit lower then the 1500 they cost at launch, but on the other hand, there's still that M1 for anywhere between 900 and 950 euros. And I'm still not convinced the additional 300-ish euros is worth it to me.
It really isn't. For the price difference, you can spec a M1 with more RAM which will make it last quite a bit longer than 8 GB of RAM
@@Metamine0 I would say that as well, but the problem ist, that only the base model has those good retail prices. If u want an M1 Air with 512/16 u have to pay 1500€. And even just for the, SSD upgrade you need to pay 1300€. Not that I wouldn't pick it over the M2 but your paying alot for anything other than base config.
@@loonator1995 where are you guys from here in Spain I'd have to pay €2100 if I wanted a 8gb 1 tb Air, and I presume even more when the 15 incher comes out
@@juansanchezdominguez7885 Germany
@@loonator1995 prices suck here man
I got the m2 MacBook Air for Christmas and it’s amazing I love it, it feels like an iPad and it’s as thick as my phone with a case on it
limitations of the M1 Air for IO and minimum external monitors is making me reconsider a new Mac of any type. I enjoy my Mac M1 Air but have to swap out devies via mutiple adapters. I do MIDI audio work and programming. I plugged it into a good Dell docking station and only one monitor worked until I bought another docking station. Apple needs to fix this before I upgrade.
Bough M1 version yesterday. M2 version is too expensive for what it's. The price of MBA M2 with 16GB RAM, is almost equal to MBP 14.
Unified memory is NOT better, especially when all your system resources have to make do with a measly 8GB 😅
Where does this guy get his shirts? 🤔
Just looked at prices on Apple refurbishing. The 14” pro is still the compelling buy. Only 150-200 difference in price. That’s a lot of computer for less than 200 more.
I bought my M1 MacBook Air when they first came out. Even if I had waited until now, I'd still buy a new M1 instead of wasting $200 more on a new M2. The M1 is more than any non-professional needs.
I got my base model for $735 buying refurbished from Apple and trading in my 2019 MBP 13 that could barely run photoshop anymore. I think I did ok
I really like the idea of having the M2, but "unfortunately", Apple screwed themselves with making the M1 Air just perfect, and even I, who bought a lots of tech over the years, can't come up with an excuse good enough to upgrade.
I am waiting for the 15inch MacBook Air 😊
He'll buy another one!LOL. Very cool video.
I love my 13.3 M2 MacBook Pro
Any suggestions for a suitable dock allowing for using 2 external screens?
Anker 563 USB-C Docking Station is the most recommended one
@@kristijanboskovic thanks!
I love mine just should have gotten it in sliver
i9 Macbook Pro or M2 Macbook Air?
I wish it had a built in SD card reader. A fully specked out machine is $2500.
Give me a 15" version of this with M2 Pro and 24 to 48gb of RAM and I'll be happy.
I mean, I am, but I'll be even more.
Love it in black, but 2k is ouch!
I just bought an M2 MacBook Air about a month ago (to replace my 2015 MBP) and I love it. It is a great design that doesn't leave me feeling like I have the non-Pro model. The performance for the things I do is also great. Much better than the dual-core i5 I came from.
I'm in a 2015 MBP and was looking to replace it. How is the screen difference? My biggest issue is the screen size to be honest.
@@seanwoods1526 I changed from my 2015 13 inch MBP to a M2 macbook air for university and it’s great. The screen is brighter and a bit larger and the images are clearer with better colour accuracy.
Good video, but I have to disagree with your statements on the unified memory. There is functionally no difference in the way memory works between the Macbook and the XPS, both have an on-die GPU that accesses the same memory as the CPU. Apple calling their memory "Unified" is just branding.
I think I heard someone's saying that the M2 MacBook Air was in fact meant to be the original M2 MacBook Pro, but that something must've gone wrong and they decided to keep this as the M2 MacBook Air. The argument supporting this theory was something along the lines of the M2 MacBook Air design language resembling the M1 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and that it doesn't really make sense the M2 Air getting as many new and improved features over the M2 Pro.
I would be curious as to read someone else's thought about this idea which, when I heard it the first time, didn't really sound that insane and it actually made a lot of sense to me. 🤔
To add to this, it's interesting that the M2 MacBook Air doesn't actually have the name etched on the notebook, anywhere. You can argue that Apple did this with the M1 iMac, but the M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro models were released after the M1 iMac and have their name etched on the bottom of the case, and they also use the same design language as the M2 MacBook Air.
I think they will eventually improve the cooling. There’s empty space for it. Would be a huge performance boost
I think this is partly true. I don’t think they wanted the market to know how badly the political situation in the East, or the shortages have actually effected their entire situation. Moving fabrication to the US is already a simultaneously strange and specific power play which ultimately loses them a lot of money to buy some freedom back.
Unified memory isn't superior. From GPU standpoint it's actually worse. But it's far more efficient in power consumption and the speed of cpu-gpu transfer. Also, allows to use swap for GPU.
Nice haircut luke
Dude I bought a base M2 Air from apple and got AirPods Pro 2 free, all together for 1250. So yeah using student deals and apples own 150$ discount, this was indeed a 1k laptop for me
I'd probably still get an M1 Air over the M2. I haven't seen the M2 Air on sale for under A$1700, but it's easy to get an M1 Air for around A$1350. If I'm spending almost A$2000 on a laptop I'd want 16GB of RAM, but even the 512GB model still only has 8GB unless you BTO, and a BTO Mac also means you're not getting a discount.
At this stage I'd either get the cheapest M1 Air or shell out for the Pro.
Been watching your videos for a couple of years now. I remember 4 years ago, when you hated the MacBook Air. HAving had 2013, 1014 and 2015 models, I could partly agree, but most of your points were not important to me, so the video didn't really change my mind.
I bought an M1 (8GB Ram, 512GB SSD) in February 2021 and it was .... ok. It just nerved, that I continually got ram full messages that I could click away and continue to work. Also, 512GB SSD was just too small realisitically for me. Even after radical housecleaning on the machine, just too little space.
So I the M1 for a good price and bought an M2 with 16gb Ram and 1TB SSD. Fast, sleek, quiet and ... now experience something I've never experienced with any other Mac, including my 2015 2.2GHz MacBook Air running the same version of Montgomery: over 48-72 hours the machine loses speed and power. Safari takes longer and longer to load pages, sometimes not loading at all. If I simply try a "restart", it can take up to (my record) 12 minutes for the machine to fully turn off before restarting. If I simply do a "shut down", it takes from 2-5 minutes to shut down. After restarting, all is fine with speed, with Safari. As I said, I dont have these problems running the same OS on my Intel MacBook Air. It's fast enough for every day tasks, doesn't need periodic restarts.
It's unnerving to a point. I'm seriously considering wiping the M2 and reinstalling everything from a new.
Maybe even simply get another 2.2Ghz 2015 MacBook Air, but I do love the M2's screen.
Well, these things are subjective. My experiences do not reflect any I've seen elsewhere, so I'm not going to make general judgements about M1s or M2s. But I am relectant to put out even more money for a 14" M1 or a future 15" M2 MacBook Air. Now if there was only a way to get the reliablility of my 2015 MacBook Air with the screen of the M2. BTW - the 2015 MacBook Air (also teh 2017 MacBook Air is better in terms of being able to cheaply upgrade the SSD and replace the battery. Something we can't do with the M1 or M2.
good morning from Australia everyone. I have a butterfly macbook air and it is molases slow for what i do (Some cad). An issue i might have with this tho: I transfer between a T7 and the built in ssd quite often to store my files (To use on my thinkpad) and cloud solutions like google drive are too slow. The cad aspect would be good but i'd be concerned about the SSD with my SSD
I’m not an expert but you might want 14 inch Mac Pro M1 as a more powerful MacBook or even a Studio Mac for the faster connection speed?
What is the last year MacBook made that you can change out the ssd?
2017 MacBook Pro 13” no Touch Bar
@@enricolimcaco that’s really the last year where you can change out the SSD? Is that also the year where you can change out the ram if you wanted to I’m looking to get the most user serviceable one being that now they’re selling things that are designed to die.
For me not supporting 2 external displays is a dealbreaker.
Costco has it for $999.
If your heaviest load is checking the time it's a nice laptop, for anything else it becomes a lava container in 10 min or less
It's a nice machine, but I would still go with the base M1 Air at $850 (on sale), which is a better value.
save your money, 2020 M1 mbp is your best bang for your buck.
I don't understand this video... the M1 Air has dropped in price significantly as well and maintains most of the performance for loads less and all you're really missing out on is a new design. I'd rather get an M1 Air with a bunch of upgrades than an M1 base model.
Since the M2 Air arrived, I think it has been much better optimised and is now performing far better than the M1 in most metrics. So, if you are like me and will keep it for 6+ years, I will easily choose the newest Air for its upgraded components and great design that adds value.
@@andyH_England I don't see how the M2 Air is better optimized, and it definitely doesn't outperform the M1 Air by a lot (otherwise he would have mentioned both of these things). What I do know is that my M1 MacBook Air base model that I got for $800 back in 2021 is not lacking in CPU or GPU performance at all; right now, it's sitting at around 20% and never really spikes unless I'm using blender. I do, however, wish I had more RAM because that's the bottleneck. Thankfully, since the SSD doubles as RAM and the internal SSD is fast, I don't regret getting 8 GB as much. However, the M2's SSD speed is half the speed of the M1's SSD, and even then, you can upgrade the RAM in the M1 for around the same as a base M2 Air.
So essentially, I'd argue you get more performance because you can spend more on RAM on the M1, the SSD is faster, and the CPU is not a bottleneck. Since the M1 and M2 aren't that different, I'd assume they'd get nearly the same number of software updates. And while the design is really good, the M1's is also quite nice too and the novelty of the M2's design will wear off eventually.
So why not the M2 13 inch Macbook Pro ?
Realistically how many years can a m2 air base model last? It’s my first Mac and I’ve seen other Mac users that are still using MacBooks from 2013-2015 so I’m hoping it could last about 8 years, max 10 years…?
kinda wondering the same thing
I will get one.
Got mine for 900 bucks even at BB
I have the M1, I honestly think I should've gotten the M2 instead, but the M1 MacBook Air is still great!
Although M2 prices are coming down, so are M1 prices. I picked up my M1 from BB for $800 a month ago. I was able to use the same case and other accessories that I used on my Intel MBA, which I sold for $450 in only a week. Yes, the MagSafe is nice but I’ve been using a magnetic USB adapter which cost about $25, and I’m not really using all the power that the M1 has right now. The biggest improvement with the M1 was always the cooling for me - I’m so used to the silence with my iPad that the constant fan on the Intel was really bugging me. In short, there’s just no reason for me and probably a lot other to make the jump to a M2 any time soon.
This. The M1 Air has been as low at $750 a couple of times and I think if you really stacked deals at BB a year or two ago, could have gotten it for $700 like my friend did. I got mine for around $750 a year and 9 months ago, but then I also picked up a two month old M2 base model, but with AppleCare locally on Facebook for $800 last month, so now I need to sell the M1, which are going used, like new for around $600 locally.
The M1 is two years old already?? Still chugging along with my 2012 dual core i7 😂
Waiting for m3.
i like the design of the macboook air M2
Maybe taking 16GB RAM and minimum 512 GB SSD make sense with this M2 MBA to keeping next 5+ years
Hi like video you should have bought your from Costco like I did I got the midnight blue for $999.00 now on sale
I have the M2 Air and it was an upgrade from the 16 inch MacBook Pro. I am a slightly advanced user in that I edit the occasional video of up to 1 hr in length. This is the best laptop I have ever owned. I can often use it for two or three days before charging it (that blew my mind!). It is just at powerful as the 16 inch which is more than enough power for what I do. Add to that how silent, portable, and easy to use this is and it is really great. Lastly I have issues with PWM induced headaches. The M1 Air seemed to still affect me, but the M2 Air has not been an issue at all. So it is expensive, but I think it is well worth the price.
Is it ok in base model for video editing
@@leesimpson30 I have found it to work really well. I once had shuddering in the timeline, but after a restart it was fine. My suggestion is to buy it from somewhere that allows you to test it and return it. I say this as codecs make a big difference in editing and export power. The Apple Store let me open an iMovie project on the M2 Air and M1 Pro 14 and 16 and Studio. There was little difference between them. Again this can depend on many factors so best to test for yourself. I couldn’t test other editing software as I think they only have iMovie preloaded on the Macs. SSD speed doesn’t affect anything as I am using T7 drives when moving files. I don’t monitor swap memory, but I haven’t seen any problems with using 8GB of RAM. I am good, however, at having other programs closed when editing.
@@shawnswinney8539 thank you I’ll be useing iMovie to 👍
@@leesimpson30 it can handle seriously complicated projects… just need some workarounds sometimes… credit to Apple!
@@shawnswinney8539 thank you 👍
to replace my M1 air now when it dies off M2 for sure, but to upgrade to a M2. Honestly waste of money for sure
It's wild how Apple made the Air's these super power laptops almost destroying the Pro's