I don’t mind the monitor I have— I actually use it with the MBP and the Mini, but it is *not* retina. (34” Dell ultra wide). I’ve been spending too much time on these forums and now I’m craving something 218ppi for my primary display at home 😂
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M2 MacBook Air Reviews: 'Apple's Near-Perfect Mac'
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LOL. Look at all the youtubers saying nice things so they keep getting free review units. Yawn.
After watching D2D who tells you the way it is and his honest opinion, I see NO reason to upgrade from a M1 MBA
He's right about disclosing the SSD specs also.
He's right about disclosing the SSD specs also.
It would be silly to upgrade a one year old Mac... Just because it's using Apple Silicon instead of Intel doesn't mean it needs to be upgraded so often.
I had a 32" 1080P Samsung curved... It was sort of okay for gaming but text was terrible
No you! You scream as you get another HR violation. Calling her a mindless shill is also just, you know, silly. She’s way more accomplished in her field then you were probably anyone else is in on this board, which probably just makes you even more angry for no reason.
plenty of other reviewers to watch if you don’t like how she does things.
You do have to have enough online engagement and followers. Even within the shills, Apple is quite selective. They don't care about nobodies.
Yes, i would absolutely choose a slight dip in sustained performance as long as there is no fan noise. It looks like you really have to hammer the Air to get it to throttle and even then the overall result is still faster than the M1. That is hardly something to cry over.
You are dismissing the “minuscule” amount of extra screen space provided by the notch because you really need to see that small gray patch of menubar covered by the notch? That doesn’t really make sense.
One Apple reviewer and fanboy(s) were honest and critical enough to finally come out and break this trend
Max Tech
Max Tech
Are there any display comparisons? I’m fairly close to going back to a 14” MacBook Pro.
Yup. They general opinion videos are mostly made up, but at least they go and do various tests on the various models. Most today's reviewers are not even doing this, they just go and regurgitate Apple's marketing points, so we get no additional information. I give credit to Maxtech for spending their time in testing the various models that exposes the issues with these models.
When you are given a free review unit from Apple (or any other companies), you also receive a specific instructions on which marketing points you would need to hit. That's why if you watch many youtubers, they ended up just talking about the same things. Those who tried to point out anything negatives would probably cover it with some excuses for Apple so they don't get banned. Eg D2D. Despite him talking about the slower SSD, he still made up excuses for Apple just like many apologists here by saying "well, users buying this machine won't notice/or won't need the performance." Which is BS as other tests have shown significant slowdowns just from regular multi-tasking.
I consider real tech reviewers to be anandtech. They tend to go down into the details of the SoC, real actual tech reviews. But their reviews are few and far in between (made sense since it takes time to really review a device).
Who knew Macrumors forums could be so similar to 4chan and Truth Social. Some toxic stuff up in here.
As soon as I read this, I gasped at the thought of what they are planning to do to malign the next base 14” MacBook Pro to get people to splurge for the upgraded models.
But at least we know the reviewers are going to be cool with it.
Dave2D says 20% dip in performance when in full throttle so I’m not sure. But if you value fan noise (which isn’t really audible for me for normal use unless in full spin) over performance that’s fine.
And extra screen space you say? The notch on the iPhone is the main reason I use iPad Pro most of the time for almost everything simply because there’s no notch. If I have to use notched MacBook, I’ll use those programs to create fake bezel so I can see a complete menubar again. You think it doesn’t make sense. I think it makes perfect sense to enjoy a unified screen without any cut in.
Apple already did, by equipping the same bottlenecked single NAND configuration for the M2 13" Macbook Pro. If you look at Apple's own marketing, the Pro model seems to be targeted to those who definitely would be affected by the reduced SSD bandwidth. It's just to push you to buy the 14" Macbook Pro instead.
I think the 14" Macbook Pro is safe for now as the base config already have 512GB storage. We just need to pay attention when Apple discontinue the 13" Macbook Pro, meaning the base 14" Macbook Pro would be prime target for intentional neutering.
If I end up buying a Mac mini or studio, is there a way to emulate the notch in software on a regular monitor?
This should do the trick, and you can adjust your notch size to your liking. Even Apple cannot do that.
There's two notch simulator apps in the Mac App Store. Notchmeister has the cool effects, but either of them gives you the notch you so desire.
Notched Up
Add a simulated Notch to your Mac for fun or to help test compatibility with your Mac applications. Notched Up adds a simulated Notch to your Mac, to help with testing applications, for fun or to include with screenshots to demonstrate app compatibility. Includes templates for the most popular...
apps.apple.com
Notchmeister
If you have a new MacBook, you also have a new notch. Congratulations! Have you ever wondered what happens to your mouse while it‘s traveling underneath the notch? Notchmeister answers that question with exciting effects that take your Mac to a whole new dimension: ⁕ Glow - A cursor will...
apps.apple.com
Yeah, who wants professional reviews when you can get amateur ones.
They’re going to make it where it doesn’t have Wi-Fi 9.5j. Don’t worry don’t do something to get everyone excited in the forums
Let’s count the amount of people on Earth for whom SSD speeds are “important for their workflow”, who would configure their laptop with less than 1 TB.
I think it’s funny that some people are commenting the reviews are just paid Apple shills while others are saying it’s good the reviewers pointing out possible issues.
If these guys are getting paid by Apple then Tim Cook needs to ask for his money back. I didn’t watch all of them but the ones I did are the worst paid shills ever 😂😂