Buyers remorse

[Miha_v]

I just wanted to ask this forum if I made a right decision purchasing base model MBA M1 over MBA M2. I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2. The reason I chose M1 was because of the education deal and I wanted to save money. Also hearing the SSD issues on the M2 made me feel like the M2 wasn’t worth the price tag. I just wanted to hear what everyone thinks if I made the right choice or not. I chose base model because I don’t feel with my usage that any upgrades would be beneficial for me. My biggest thing is I’m worried the M1 won’t last as long as the M2 and won’t be future proofed as long. Any help would be appreciated.

I don't think it was a bad choice at all. M1 Mac will still work nicely for many years and you can look at it like this: by taking a good deal, you already saved yourself some money for the next Mac (you're eventually gonna buy anyway). Unless you were planning to play a lot of games on Mac (where M2 brings biggest improvement), I think you don't have to feel remorseful at all.

PS: Years ago, I bought MBA at a discount and was worried, i might regret buying non-retina display laptop, because I got it for cheap. Well, I'm really satisfied and still using it, despite being surrounded by retina quality screens all the time.

PS2: although I think new MBA is a great computer, I personally still prefer the old wedge design BY FAR. It just feels so much thinner and better in hands. It's also easier to grab from my experience. I would definitely take this into account, were I deciding right now. But that's just me.

 

[AlixSPQR]

I think that Apple would have discontinued the M1 MBA if they thought it was a better deal than the M2 MBA. But it still may be a better deal for you, noone knows.

 

[boss.king]

I just wanted to ask this forum if I made a right decision purchasing base model MBA M1 over MBA M2. I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2. The reason I chose M1 was because of the education deal and I wanted to save money. Also hearing the SSD issues on the M2 made me feel like the M2 wasn’t worth the price tag. I just wanted to hear what everyone thinks if I made the right choice or not. I chose base model because I don’t feel with my usage that any upgrades would be beneficial for me. My biggest thing is I’m worried the M1 won’t last as long as the M2 and won’t be future proofed as long. Any help would be appreciated.

Your choice is totally fine. I just bought an M2 Air, but if I would have to wait a significant amount of time I may have just gone for the M1. Looks aside, they’re basically the same computer, and will likely be supported for the exact same amount of time. If money was at all a factor in your decision making, the M1 was a smart way to go.

 

[G5isAlive]

PS2: although I think new MBA is a great computer, I personally still prefer the old wedge design BY FAR. It just feels so much thinner and better in hands. It's also easier to grab from my experience. I would definitely take this into account, were I deciding right now. But that's just me.

I thought I’d feel this way until actually owning the M2. There is no getting around the M2 feels thinner because it IS thinner except at the edges. And I have no problem picking it up. I find because it’s flat it’s easier to take in and out of my pack.

 

[egga94]

I think the overheating "scandal" has been greatly overblown, as very few people will be hitting max temperature and even less for prolonged periods of time. However, I don't believe the M2 has the same value per dollar as the M1.

I advised my father to upgrade to the M1 MBA with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD. For $20 less, he got 2X the RAM and Read/Write speed of the base M2. Yeah, he missed out on the slightly upgraded camera, magsafe, and new chip, but coming from a 2012 MBP, I think the M1 will be enough CPU for him.

 

[martin2345uk]

I'm sure this thread has been a massive help to OP

 

[wilberforce]

nvm

 

[PsykX]

I just wanted to ask this forum if I made a right decision purchasing base model MBA M1 over MBA M2. I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2. The reason I chose M1 was because of the education deal and I wanted to save money. Also hearing the SSD issues on the M2 made me feel like the M2 wasn’t worth the price tag. I just wanted to hear what everyone thinks if I made the right choice or not. I chose base model because I don’t feel with my usage that any upgrades would be beneficial for me. My biggest thing is I’m worried the M1 won’t last as long as the M2 and won’t be future proofed as long. Any help would be appreciated.

I think you have a good justification of why you bought the M1 over M2 (education deal & M2 price over M1 & SSD issues & price upgrade to not have this SSD issue).

 

[mrmister]

“I thought I’d feel this way until actually owning the M2. There is no getting around the M2 feels thinner because it IS thinner.”

Seconded. It’s shockingly thin. My old wedge MacBooks look and feel chonky now.

 

[wowee]

I just wanted to ask this forum if I made a right decision purchasing base model MBA M1 over MBA M2. I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2. The reason I chose M1 was because of the education deal and I wanted to save money. Also hearing the SSD issues on the M2 made me feel like the M2 wasn’t worth the price tag. I just wanted to hear what everyone thinks if I made the right choice or not. I chose base model because I don’t feel with my usage that any upgrades would be beneficial for me. My biggest thing is I’m worried the M1 won’t last as long as the M2 and won’t be future proofed as long. Any help would be appreciated.

I was waiting for the M2 forever. Holding on... finally a month before it's release I could no longer wait as I needed a computer for work. I picked up a refurbished m1 Air 16GB 256GB model. Im very happy with it and don't have any regrets in not waiting for the M2

 

[orionquest]

Yup, return it and by a fully loaded M2!! Do it now! - problem solved.

 

[Jt69yupper]

Based on the responses how is this guy ever going to decide...lol

 

[Misheemee]

are you in the return window OP?

 

[m1maverick]

Based on the responses how is this guy ever going to decide...lol

That's the problem with asking these types of questions. It's a subjective thing and therefore will receive answers from every different point of view.

I encounter the same issue when I read reviews of most anything. People love something, other people hate it. Maybe there's one thing which universally receives praise and disdain but that's few and far between.

 

[M1956]

I just wanted to ask this forum if I made a right decision purchasing base model MBA M1 over MBA M2. I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2. The reason I chose M1 was because of the education deal and I wanted to save money. Also hearing the SSD issues on the M2 made me feel like the M2 wasn’t worth the price tag. I just wanted to hear what everyone thinks if I made the right choice or not. I chose base model because I don’t feel with my usage that any upgrades would be beneficial for me. My biggest thing is I’m worried the M1 won’t last as long as the M2 and won’t be future proofed as long. Any help would be appreciated.

Ultimately you are the only person who can decide if M1 Air is right for you. Here are some questions that can help you decide. Firstly, are you still within a return window? If not, I would not bother with getting M2.
Secondly, the brighter screen is one of the most important improvements of M2. For me personally 400 nits screen of MBA M1 is too dim, but a lot of people are fine with even dimmer displays. Is M1 screen bright enough for you?
The second major change is the new design. Here preference, either way, is very subjective and it does not affect functionality directly. Do you have a strong preference for the new design?
The remaining changes are rather minor: M2 is faster, but M1 was already super fast; the camera is slightly better; magsafe frees up a usb port. Are any of those features useful to you? Are they useful enough to pay an extra $200?
Personally, i think MBA M2 is more expensive than it should be. It's a very good machine, but not particularly impressive in any way. It also has a slower base SSD which to me seems ridiculous at such price point. Hence M1 is generally a better deal. It all comes down to how valuable the extra $200 is for you.

 

[Violet_Antelope]

I think you made a great choice. The M1 is a huge upgrade over the old Intel Airs. If you don't need the upgraded RAM and processor you've bought yourself a powerful, quick machine at a great price. By the time support becomes an issue things will have moved on so far you'll be ready to upgrade, and you've saved yourself some money for other important things. Only if you need the upgrades is it worth going for the M2, or if money isn't an issue.

 

[Mcdevidr]

Too many replies here so not sure if someone mentioned it. But one way apple could use to differentiate support between m1 air and m2 air would be the fact that M2 has no intel parts in it. Though it would be purely nonsensical as when an m1 is useless performance wise that extra 18% or whatever the m2 gives aint really gonna make much of a difference.

 

[Tyler O'Bannon]

To me, saving a couple hundred bucks to get the last of precious design is not worth it compared to spending the extra couple hundred to get the first of a new design. Display, speakers, mic, keyboard, all of it.

 

[Johnnyseeth]

I just wanted to ask this forum if I made a right decision purchasing base model MBA M1 over MBA M2. I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2. The reason I chose M1 was because of the education deal and I wanted to save money. Also hearing the SSD issues on the M2 made me feel like the M2 wasn’t worth the price tag. I just wanted to hear what everyone thinks if I made the right choice or not. I chose base model because I don’t feel with my usage that any upgrades would be beneficial for me. My biggest thing is I’m worried the M1 won’t last as long as the M2 and won’t be future proofed as long. Any help would be appreciated.

The only reason the M1 exists is because of Tim Cook. It has no reason to live. It's like continuing to manufacture a 3 year old car model while you launch, market and sell the new model. It's dumb, confusing, and has very little rationale. Buy the M2. I've had both, no comparison.

 

[trillionaire]

Apple is very easygoing with their return policy. No questions asked, I would return the MacBook. It's a big investment and last thing you want is to feel remorse.

 

[edubfromktown]

The only reason the M1 exists is because of Tim Cook. It has no reason to live. It's like continuing to manufacture a 3 year old car model while you launch, market and sell the new model. It's dumb, confusing, and has very little rationale. Buy the M2. I've had both, no comparison.

Totally disagree.

M1 still is spot on for many use cases.

It also lit a fire under Intel's arse (that they better stop counting cash on lame processor design) and does a solid job compared to last gen 16" hot-blooded Intel MBP's, at least

 

[BlueGhost]

Not much different from a car buying decision. Buy last year's model at a discount, or perhaps pay more for the current model year. Bigger engine? More gears on the transmission? What color? A lot of subjective choices. Some will approach decision purely on needs, others will tend towards wants. Depends on expenses versus income, and use case. In the original poster's case, I wouldn't worry about M1 vs M2 any more than I'd worry about buying last year's model car at a good discount. Such decisions are rarely right or wrong.

These machines last a long time. I'm still using a late 2013 rMBP 13" i5 Haswell/8gb/256gb, and plan on going to a 14" M2 Pro, likely base model, when they come out. Suspect I could use a MBA, but I like the design of the 14" (for use most of the time on desktop at home, with one external monitor).

Really, the late 2013 rMBP 13" still meets my needs. It was purchased at a discount, around the time the next year's model came out. Have been very happy with purchase for last 8.5 years. Still running Big Sur, but not a problem for me. According to MacTracker application, the mid-2014 model is also limited to Big Sur.

 

[Sleix]

I feel like I am having a bit of buyers remorse purchasing the M1 vs M2.

Do you feel as if it works for what you are doing? If so, do not listen to the naysayers vying for the M2. Sure it has improvements, but does it substantiate the larger cost in return for what you perceive is the best value? If not, then you should be fine with the purchase. There isn't that substantial of a difference in it under the hood, and if you're fine with the aesthetics, more power to you!

 

[MrKennedy]

You’ll be fine, OP!

We’ve got a 2018 MBA (intel), 2020 MBA (M1), and the newly released 2022 MBA (M2) in our household.

I still use the 2018 daily as it’s my personal computer, and just got the M2 as a replacement work machine. Partner has the M1 ver. and I feel like it performs nearly identical to the M2. Macs last a long time, and I think either of the M powered chip versions will last even longer than their intel predecessors. Enjoy it