First 15-Inch MacBook Air, M2 Ultra Mac Studio and Mac Pro Orders Begin Arriving to Customers

[Darth Tulhu]

I remember when the Macbook Pro came with a 17” screen and now folks are calling 15” “spacious” 😂

OMG if Apple did a 17" MBA I would flip my lid.

The 17" MBP is what my M2 MBA replaced after 10 years, and while the weight is a HUGE reduction, I'm definitely missing the screen real estate.

The 15" is an improvement, but no, not even close to a replacement. Neither is the 16" MBP, so there's that.

 

[Friscochris]

Just picked mine up in store. Came from a 2011 Air that I used for college. I have a Mac mini M1 at home, but that doesn't negate the fact that this is a huge upgrade over the last mb/laptop that I purchased.

So far... In love.

 

[fourthtunz]

Congratulations! I can't wait to receive my brand new M2 Macbook Air 15" in Midnight!!!

I’m in Maine, so it takes a bit longer getting it tomorrow afternoon! I got the 16 gigs of ram and the one terabyte drive. What did you get?

 

[Orange Bat]

Just picked mine up in store. Came from a 2011 Air that I used for college. I have a Mac mini M1 at home, but that doesn't negate the fact that this is a huge upgrade over the last mb/laptop that I purchased.

So far... In love.

Got mine today. I‘m in the exact same boat as you with an M1 Mac Mini as may “main” machine. My last laptop was a 2015 15 inch MacBook Pro, and the M1 was a major upgrade. I expect this to be a much better computer than that previous laptop.

Quick review: The speakers are pretty darned amazing sounding compared to my previous MBP. It’s light, but not quite as light as I expected it to be. The screen looks great, and the size is about perfect. It‘s going to be weird getting used to the thinness of it. I’m loading the software I need so I haven’t had a chance to really use it.

Funny thing is that I was pretty used to carrying the MBP and when I went to pick up the Air I almost threw it because it’s so light.

 

[Ener Ji]

Airs of both sizes now have BT 5.3. Until last week, the 13" had 5.0.

the new 15" dos indeed have BT 5.3

Perhaps this is a firmware update? Or perhaps Apple just updated production lines for supply chain efficiency.

Disappointing i just learned the new MBA 15 doesn't get wifi 6E support :/

I'm disappointed that they updated the Airs to BT 5.3 but still didn't also include WiFi 6E. Apple must be the only laptop manufacturer in the world still selling laptops >$1k without WiFi 6E and it stinks.

 

[Friscochris]

Got mine today. I‘m in the exact same boat as you with an M1 Mac Mini as may “main” machine. My last laptop was a 2015 15 inch MacBook Pro, and the M1 was a major upgrade. I expect this to be a much better computer than that previous laptop.

Quick review: The speakers are pretty darned amazing sounding compared to my previous MBP. It’s light, but not quite as light as I expected it to be. The screen looks great, and the size is about perfect. It‘s going to be weird getting used to the thinness of it. I’m loading the software I need so I haven’t had a chance to really use it.

Funny thing is that I was pretty used to carrying the MBP and when I went to pick up the Air I almost threw it because it’s so light.

On my mini I went 16gb ram 256gb ssd.. the mbair 8gb ram 512gb ssd. It seems the air starts up slower. Going to have to test the two. I’m sure the hardware config is the culprit, but not sure if ram or ssd.

 

[LFO8]

The Macbook Air now is the Macbook pro of just a few years ago..

 

[fourthtunz]

The Macbook Air now is the Macbook pro of just a few years ago..

Just got mine! Nice and cool on the lap! Huge screen, light and so fast, very cool!

 

[fourthtunz]

OMG if Apple did a 17" MBA I would flip my lid.

The 17" MBP is what my M2 MBA replaced after 10 years, and while the weight is a HUGE reduction, I'm definitely missing the screen real estate.

The 15" is an improvement, but no, not even close to a replacement. Neither is the 16" MBP, so there's that.

Those old Macs had huge bezels. This new MacBook Air screen seems huge because of the smaller bezels.
And its so light!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

MacBook Air 15” Midnight in action 🎥

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Wow, looks amazing @YayAreaaLiving. I hope you get plenty of enjoyment out of your new Midnight 15 inch MBA.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Those old Macs had huge bezels. This new MacBook Air screen seems huge because of the smaller bezels.
And its so light!

Not the 17". The bezels were nowhere near old MBA levels, although not as thin as they are now.

And yes, at 3.3 lbs it is half the weight of my old 17"...

 

[fourthtunz]

Not the 17". The bezels were nowhere near old MBA levels, although not as thin as they are now.

And yes, at 3.3 lbs it is half the weight of my old 17"...

I never had one. Imagine if they brought out a new 17 inch that was like 17.6 or something with the smaller bezels!
That would blow peoples minds!