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M2 MacBook Air is too heavy

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I honestly cannot tell the difference in weight between my 13" Intel (10nm with 4 TB ports) MacBook Pro and my M2 MacBook Air. The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

Maybe the MacBook Air should have been made out of carbon fibre to reduce the weight so that the weight difference is more easily noticeable.
 
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Basic75 said:
The MacBook Air has the double role of being the thin-and-light and the entry-level portable Mac. The second role doesn't allow for more expensive materials. How much would it save anyhow?
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Hopefully enough so that is significantly lighter than the 13" MBP.

An other way to get a true "thin and light" MacBook Air while being cheap is bring back the old 12" MacBook but this time powered by Apple Silicon. It could be priced at $899 or $999 while being significantly lighter than the 13" MBP.
 
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But some velcros or magnets would be necessary (imagine, some pigeons can steal your Mac and you'd even notice that)
Hope that Apple will avoid the contraction so that the cases are not being made of Foilgium and the screens are not transparent/extra paid option sub.plan
 
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Zest28 said:
I honestly cannot tell the difference in weight between my 13" Intel (10nm with 4 TB ports) MacBook Pro and my M2 MacBook Air. The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

Maybe the MacBook Air should have been made out of carbon fibre to reduce the weight so that the weight difference is more easily noticeable.
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I'd love a carbon fiber MacBook Air but it would add substantially to the price and most people wouldn't be thrilled to pay even more for the cheapest laptop that Apple sells.

Also, I don't see how 0.4 lbs (180 g) isn't noticeable when the total weight of the M2 MacBook Air 2.7 lbs (1.24 kg).
 
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I can't think of many people that chose a MacBook Air because it's lighter than other laptops? I know that was an original selling point of the machine in 2008, but nowadays it's simply become the "entry level" MacBook.
 
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jdb8167 said:
Also, I don't see how 0.4 lbs (180 g) isn't noticeable when the total weight of the M2 MacBook Air 2.7 lbs (1.24 kg).
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The way it's distributed may play a part in perceptions too. I didn't expect to feel the bump up in weight or size in my 16" M1 Pro, but it just feels more awkward when I'm handling it in comparison to the 15" MBP it replaced.
 
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smirking said:
The way it's distributed may play a part in perceptions too. I didn't expect to feel the bump up in weight or size in my 16" M1 Pro, but it just feels more awkward when I'm handling it in comparison to the 15" MBP it replaced.
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I would agree that the M2 MacBook Air feels more solid. The lack of a wedge definitely contributes.

I disagree that it feels heavier.
 
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thefourthpope said:
I disagree that it feels heavier.
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Ah, I wouldn't know. I haven't even laid hands on an M2 Air. I was talking generically in relaying my experiences with my M1 Pro.

it surprised me that I noticed the nudge up in weight and size. I've carried around two Unibody MBPs before and still pack full sized cameras with multiple heavy lenses so I'm no stranger to hauling around real weight. That's why it surprised me so I wonder if I'm noticing a change in the way the weight is distributed throughout the body more so than the very small increase in weight.
 
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Zest28 said:
I honestly cannot tell the difference in weight between my 13" Intel (10nm with 4 TB ports) MacBook Pro and my M2 MacBook Air. The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

Maybe the MacBook Air should have been made out of carbon fibre to reduce the weight so that the weight difference is more easily noticeable.
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Sure, it would be nice if the M2 Air were lighter but it would probably need to either lose battery life or be made of more expensive materials. As it is, the M2 Air is one of the lightest Air models ever sold. Only the pre-retina Air of 2009 was lighter. (Other than the old 11” Air of course. I still have one of those.)

It is about a quarter pound lighter than the MacBook Pro. That might be hard to judge just picking them up but if you check the specs, there is a difference.

  • MacBook Air (2008): 1.36 kg (3.0 pounds)
  • MacBook Air (2009-2010): 1.06 kg (2.3 pounds)
  • MacBook Air (2011-2015):, and 1.35 kg (2.96 pounds) for the 13-inch model and 1.08 kg (2.38 pounds) for the 11-inch model
  • MacBook Air (2018-2019): 1.25 kg (2.75 pounds) for the 13-inch model
  • MacBook Air M1 (2020): 1.29 kg (2.8 pounds)
  • MacBook Air M2 (2022) 1.24 kg (2.7 pounds)
  • MacBook Pro M2 13” (2022) 1.4 kg (3.0 pounds)
 
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