It would have been a great laptop (and i would order one) if the price stayed the same. So, it's far from being tempting now. With a proper configuration there is no reason to buy this over the Pro.
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Anyone else disappointed with the new M2 Air announcement?
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I also don't care for the "feet" and how prominent they are in all these new MacBooks
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It's also insanely thinI just wish Apple had offered the MBA in 15" or higher atleast. Slight changes. I do love the colors tho. Also, happy the white bezels did not make the cut
Space above the supporting surface is probably necessary for cooling, given that there is no fan.
There’s many reasons to buy this over the Pro. The Pro received zero new features. It’s not the better buy.
I think the new MBA looks great. Trying to figure out how to offload my M1 MacBook Air to someone like my wife or one of my kids so I have an excuse to buy the new M2 MBA (digging the midnight color).
Improved display, improved webcam, MagSafe charge port to free up one of the USBC ports, thinner profile, plus what looks to be reasonable performance tweak... sounds like a winner to me.
The only thing I wish they had done was add support for two external displays to the M2 instead of just one external display like the M1.
Improved display, improved webcam, MagSafe charge port to free up one of the USBC ports, thinner profile, plus what looks to be reasonable performance tweak... sounds like a winner to me.
The only thing I wish they had done was add support for two external displays to the M2 instead of just one external display like the M1.
I was disappointed at the lack of a 15" Air to replace the 13" Pro, but I'd imagine that Apple is probably stalling before finally sunsetting that model for valid but as-of-yet-revealed reasons. The color options seemed bland; I thought making it in line with the iMac as a counter-part the way the iBook and the iMac were was a good idea and a missed opportunity. Maybe next refresh?
Otherwise, it's as predicted and makes sense. Though, I would've liked to see the M1 Air's body style continue just a wee bit longer now that it's not made horrible by Y-series Intel processors.
The notch was one of the main reasons I upgraded my family's 2017 MBP 13's for refurb M1 MBA's last month. Well, that and the cost as the 16GB/512GB refurbs only cost $849 ($1449 retail) and I can offset that cost I paid some with the sale of the 2017 MBP's. Loving the M1 MBA!
Impressed with almost everything except midnight having a bluish hue to it. I don't understand why apple won't just make a black one or a much darker space gray (probably to sell it to you the next round). Also the screen not being miniLED / 120 hz refresh but I understand why with cost/use for pro users.
Yes disappointed. The picture in the link is a piece of art, the real product is kinda ugly with the notch. Look again at that screen in the picture, I would go with a 240p webcam without hesitation to get it.
That's what I did when I sold my 2010 MacBook Pro, I went with a Gigabyte laptop because of the Touch Bar on the newer Apple's model. Bought a MacBook Air last year, will replace it eventually with a PC laptop with a "normal" design until this Macbook generation gets replaced in 5 years with one without a notch or other weird design decisions.
To bad peoples aren't like me, just complains and accept whatever Apple does.
Exactly. If one keeps the machine for 4 years, the additional cost is $4.16 per month. The machine is a great value for what it provides.
The notch can hidden with a black menu bar if bothers you so. There are apps that do that.
The M2 MacBook Air will be the thinnest ultrabook. M2 also offers silent but fast performance I don't see myself buying an x86 ultrabook just because the M2 Air has a notch.
The benefits farout weigh the notch for me and that's why I have no problem getting the M2 Air.
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No, I meant the 14" Pro not the 13" model still with touchbar.
Love the design and so glad they kept the black bezels/keyboard. However still disappointed with the support of only one external display and that the upgraded standard/stock configuration didn't go to 16/512 instead of staying at 8/512.
I'm disappointed it won't be available for months. Let's be honest.
Order 'sometime in July' (so mid-to-end July). Maybe a handful of deliveries in August for some configs. Others September+
Order 'sometime in July' (so mid-to-end July). Maybe a handful of deliveries in August for some configs. Others September+
The 2013 Mac Pro as $2,999 when it was introduced which would be about $3500 in inflation adjusted dollars. So about twice the price of the new Air.
What is wrong with that? It just means that you are using your ram. I bet some of those unused tabs are being swapped to SSD. You would be surprised what amount of memory some websites will allocate. MacRumors forums often get up to 1GB just for that tab alone.
The base 14” MBP has 16GB/512GB and costs $1999
The M2 MBA when upgraded to 16GB/512GB is $1599
That’s still as $400 difference.
People who are complaining, don't understand that the concept of the Air has changed. It is now positioned as a powerful mobile computer, not an ultrabook, which is only behind the Macbook Pro in terms of raw performance, yet is lighter and mobile.
So the real ultrabooks (12, 15-inch size) are yet to come.
So we will have light and not so powerful
notice it correlates perfectly with the iPad - iPad Air- iPad Pro product matrix.
So we are in the middle of transition and I find that everything is moving according to the matrix planning. Those who want ultramobile and maybe cheaper models, will be presented a choice of 12-inch Macbook, the spiritual successor to the original, 11-inch, enveloped Air.
So the real ultrabooks (12, 15-inch size) are yet to come.
So we will have light and not so powerful
- MacBook (12, 15 inch), probably M2 light or so, 999 dollars for 12 inch, 1199 for 15 inch.
- powerful and mobile Macbook Air 13.6 inch (M1 and m2 editions, with price hike on M2). When Macbook will be announced, m1 macbook air will be already out of production. 1200-1600 dollars.
- powerful Macbook Pro 14, 16 inches, with corresponding prices. 2000 and above.
notice it correlates perfectly with the iPad - iPad Air- iPad Pro product matrix.
So we are in the middle of transition and I find that everything is moving according to the matrix planning. Those who want ultramobile and maybe cheaper models, will be presented a choice of 12-inch Macbook, the spiritual successor to the original, 11-inch, enveloped Air.
And that is a sale price. At some point the Airs will also have sale prices. Perhaps you’ll wait?
Yeah the air also has a sale price of 850 but it’s only base model
My original reply was regarding pricing in Europe and also not base vs base.
(The base 8GB/256GB is just a bad joke at $1650 and no one should buy it).
For a fully loaded M2Air we have to pay $3300 where I live..
Going for 1TB instead of 2TB brings it down to $2800 instead.
Base Trash Can used to be (in todays exchange rate) about $2500 for comparison..
I commented early on, haven't followed this thread since. Why? Because this new M2 Macbook Air is f ing great. Brighter screen (important), thinner, lighter, updated rectangle design, M2, great camera, great keyboard, great trackpad, great screen, great battery. It's everything you need in a powerful thin-and-light, and I don't see the competition anywhere even close to the quality and capability of the MBAir. If you need a portable, this is an easy purchase decision.
For stationary desktop, I was really bummed about the Mac Studio and monitor price tag ($4k), coupled with killing the 27-inch iMac (great value, base model less than half the new desktop box + monitor). But in mobile/portable computing and communications, also wearables, Apple is firing on all cylinders. The quality, design, silicon, threaded neatly together with their software -- our office isn't looking at anything in portable/wearable PC world, it all sucks badly in comparison.
For stationary desktop, I was really bummed about the Mac Studio and monitor price tag ($4k), coupled with killing the 27-inch iMac (great value, base model less than half the new desktop box + monitor). But in mobile/portable computing and communications, also wearables, Apple is firing on all cylinders. The quality, design, silicon, threaded neatly together with their software -- our office isn't looking at anything in portable/wearable PC world, it all sucks badly in comparison.