Apple Now Accepting Pre-Orders for New MacBook Air With M2 Chip

[MacRumors]

Apple's new MacBook Air with the M2 chip is now available to order on Apple's online store. Deliveries to customers and in-store availability will begin Friday, July 15.

Announced in June at WWDC, the new updated and redesigned MacBook Air features the biggest design overhaul to the MacBook Air line since 2010, and is the first to feature the M2 chip.

The new model features a slightly larger 13.6-inch display, a notch on the top bezel housing an upgraded 1080p camera, a uniform, flat body similar to the MacBook Pro, and new Starlight and Midnight color options.

Connectivity-wise, two USB-C ports are available on the MacBook Air along with a MagSafe port for charging purposes and a 3.5mm headphone jack with support for high-impedance headphones.

The machine also includes a built-in four-speaker sound system that supports spatial audio and wide stereo. It also features a three-microphone array.

The next-generation M2 chip features an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU, along with support for up to 24GB memory. Compared to the M1, the M2 offers advancements in performance and efficiency with an 18% faster CPU, a 35 percent faster GPU, and a 40 percent faster Neural Engine.

Pricing for the new MacBook Air starts at $1,199 in the United States. The previous-generation MacBook Air with the M1 chip remains available for $999.

Article Link: Apple Now Accepting Pre-Orders for New MacBook Air With M2 Chip

 

[j569mxr]

August for BTO!

 

[CheesePuff]

The 16 GB Memory / 1 TB Storage options still show July 15th for me

 

[t0rqx]

Not gonna lie, it is a beautiful piece. Enjoy for the ones who gonna order.

 

[Wokis]

Boom, order placed. Early August estimate.

Starlight, full chip, 24GB, 1TB.

Edit: after purchase the estimate dropped a bit to "July 26th - Aug 2nd".

 

[Quasi26]

BTO in early Aug…

 

[zwida]

Aug 2 - 9 for mine.
Midnight
24GB unified memory
1TB SSD storage

 

[j569mxr]

The 16 GB Memory / 1 TB Storage options still show July 15th for me

Anything other than 8/256 shows Aug 2-9 for me

 

[Coreymac84]

Ordered Midnight, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD
Aug 2-9

 

[mark-in-mk]

8/512 M2 Midnight ordered at 13.00.32 unusually easy via the iPad app. Delivery 15/7 in UK

 

[ninethirty]

Anything other than 8/256 shows Aug 2-9 for me

I got 2 machines of the same config (higher end model, 24 gigs of ram, 67w charger). Midnight is August2-9, Starlight is July 26-Aug2

 

[darinzook]

Ordered for my wife at 8:01a, Starlight, 16GB, 512GB SSD, was already pushed to 7/20-22. Be curious how many people see delivery on the 15th. Likely base models only…

 

[Mad4WDW]

u.k. edu store won’t load!

 

[philipc121]

Ordered — silver, full chip, 24GB & 2TB — "delivers 25 Jul - 1 Aug".

Not too bad, was expecting longer!

 

[lsbuffs]

My base model Midnight said July 15 when checking out, but the confirmation says "Within 5 days after shipping by standard delivery" I don't recall seeing that message before.

 

[ZipZap]

16GB/1TB Blue August

 

[Pug72]

8 10 24GB 512GB Midnight. 1-8 August.

Look forward to it.

 

[j569mxr]

I guess besides configuration options color plays a big role this time too...

 

[Mojohanna32]

space gray, 8 gpu, 16gb memory and fast charger July 20-22nd.

 

[zaph47]

5:01 AM PST- Midnight, 8/256 and got an August 2-9. It’ll likely move closer…

 

[moxxey]

BTO in early Aug…

Just ordered, 24GB RAM, coming up as 1-8 August delivery.

Remember, BTO requires someone to actually build your machine. You weren't going to get it 15 July!

I reckon that might improve. Apple just covering their backs on processing and manufacturing.

 

[dustin_]

Midnight 8/256 Aug 2-9

 

[James_C]

Some BTO configurations are still available in the UK for 15th July delivery. 16GB Ram with 1TB SSD for example, however they are going fast. When I first posted this they had midnight with 16GB Ram and 1TB for delivery for the 15th. Those have already moved out. Starlight was still available when I posted this edit.

 

[Foxdog175]

Maxed out Starlight. July 26 - Aug 2

 

[DC Wallaby]

Midnight, 16GB, 1TB storage … Delivers August 2 to August 9. Meh. Could be worse.

My sister has been griping about needing a new MacBook, and I tried to encourage her to go for this. But I doubt she woke herself up for preorders, so she’ll be waiting a looooong time to get what she wants. Oh well!