Anyone else disappointed with the new M2 Air announcement?

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

There’s many reasons to buy this over the Pro. The Pro received zero new features. It’s not the better buy.

think he's referring to the 14" pro though

 

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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

• 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.

I say you're dreaming ,the mb 15 won't be 1200.

but as always,we shall see

besides , as someone else whose name I don't recall pointed out (and which correlates with the-12-being-a-pro-rumor )

13.6 n 15.6 air (1200 and 1500 respectively )

12.2 ,14.2 n 16.2 pro (1700? 2000 n 2500 . although I could bet the next pros prices are gonna reflect inflation as well lol)

 

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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.

just so you know ,here it's 1979 vs 2249

 

[Tagbert]

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..

No, the base “trash can” Mac Pro was $2900 in 2013 dollars which is around $3500 adjusted to 2022.

 

[aldenh]

The updated air is excellent. Design is on point even thinner than the previous one. Just waiting for the 15" version which is basically confirmed by Mark Gurman and by Ross Young (CEO of DSCC) which said its going to be 15.2".

 

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The updated air is excellent. Design is on point even thinner than the previous one. Just waiting for the 15" version which is basically confirmed by Mark Gurman and by Ross Young (CEO of DSCC) which said its going to be 15.2".

I wish for a 15.6