M2 MacBook Air Shipping Estimates Slip, July 15 Delivery No Longer Available

[ufgatorvet]

Any casual user in the MacBook Air market should consider the M1 version first since it's $200 cheaper and wicked powerful compared to past (intel) Air configurations. But if you're someone who is concerned about performance then the M1 Pro or Max is still available to you rather than a standard M2. And nowadays with Cloud storage, a large SSD may not even be necessary for most casual users.

Many consumers are swayed by the packaging and may want the M2 Air due to the new body and visual appearance. The M1 looks dated IMO, and $200 isn't too bad to get newer tech and a sexy new look.

If the M2 "looked" exactly like the M1, I agree, very little reason to upgrade for a "regular" (ie. non-forum reader) person. IMO.

 

[azentropy]

Inexcusable that in 2022 that 16GB versions are all BTO.

 

[CaryMacGuy]

I got the base 8 GB/256 GB SSD model in midnight for 15 Jul delivery a couple minutes after ordering went live at 8am.

 

[Shirasaki]

It would be interesting to see the sales number of any colour except midnight cause that one is going to be crazy popular.
Me no plan to upgrade from M1 MacBook Pro as the performance boost is small.

 

[Shirasaki]

Inexcusable that in 2022 that 16GB versions are all BTO.

Yet there will be hundreds of people saying 8GB is fine and plenty enough for "most users".

 

[Nautilus007]

Inexcusable that in 2022 that 16GB versions are all BTO.

I do think that is stupid as well.
Also a 400.00 uplift to 24GB of ram is highway robbery, but I know this is Apple tax. Just wanted to vent

 

[TVreporter]

The exchange for Canadian prices make me cringe... more than $2,100 just for the 16G, 512GB model... pain.

I really want to get a laptop as I'm travelling for work and I don't want to rely on the company provided garbage "Elitebook" with Intel i5 that keeps my lap toasty on flights.

 

[lazyntired]

I ordered the Midnight / 512 / 8gb and got the 67 W charger and it pushed my order out until August. I already have a 30W adapter so I figured I'd upgrade.

 

[MacHiavelli]

‘Delays’ are to do with well-documented supply restrictions and the shipping of BTO configurations, definitely not anything to do with demand. Meh.

 

[jonnysods]

It's going to take them a long time to catch up on this unit - its going to be popular!

 

[MacStreamer]

Yet there will be hundreds of people saying 8GB is fine and plenty enough for "most users".

And they’re not wrong for saying that.

 

[GermanShepherdMom]

When the store came back up this morning, my delivery date for the midnight with 16/512 is expected Aug 2nd-5th. It sounds like with particular colors and anything more than the base model might've started with this later delivery date. The midnight looks so nice that I will impatiently wait lol.

 

[ugahairydawgs]

Inexcusable that in 2022 that 16GB versions are all BTO.

I don't think they all are. When I was doing my config I got 7/15 delivery on a 1TB/16GB version of the 8/10 core model. Stores usually have some beefed up configs that aren't "stock" and that seemed to be one of them.

 

[nvmls]

Inexcusable that in 2022 that 16GB versions are all BTO.

Imagine 2023... can't wait!

 

[BWhaler]

This doesn’t seem super delayed in any config. I wonder if the economy or fears about the economy are tampering down sales a bit. Longer delays have happened, so my guess is sales will be great, but not what the best case scenarios could have been.

 

[BornAgainMac]

I bet 2 TB / 24 GB will take years to ship.

 

[BornAgainMac]

Inexcusable that in 2022 that 16GB versions are all BTO.

It reminds me of the 2022 version of the 16 GB iPads and the 5200 rpm base model Intel iMacs from a few years ago.

 

[LuminousFX]

When will we start getting reviews of these MacBook airs?

 

[James_C]

In the UK when the store came back up today, only the 8GB models were available for July 15th; the 16/24GB models were August 1st onwards.

16GB with 1TB SSD were available as BTO options with 15th July delivery for a short period of time ( 20 Mins or so ) before they started to slip in the UK.

 

[MaaK]

This doesn’t seem super delayed in any config. I wonder if the economy or fears about the economy are tampering down sales a bit. Longer delays have happened, so my guess is sales will be great, but not what the best case scenarios could have been.

I think they are producing these Macs for a long time. There was a rumor that these were supposed to shop earlier. They definitely took the time to pile up, because the demand will be high.

 

[MaaK]

When will we start getting reviews of these MacBook airs?

Embargo lifts on Thursday. This is when the YouTube videos by the usual suspects will be available.

 

[tweaknmod]

Congratulations to everyone ordering! Thankfully, these delays don't effect me, as the numbers in my banking app are significantly lower than the numbers on the Apple checkout page...

 

[IsaacM]

I expected this to sell out faster. I'm guessing the price hike turned a lot of people off in this economy.

It's even more crazy in EU where M2 is €500 more than the M1.

 

[tastesliketailpipe]

The exchange for Canadian prices make me cringe... more than $2,100 just for the 16G, 512GB model... pain.

I really want to get a laptop as I'm travelling for work and I don't want to rely on the company provided garbage "Elitebook" with Intel i5 that keeps my lap toasty on flights.

Shouldn’t be using your personal laptop for work. At least they should pay for it - not you.

 

[spacehippo]

Just out of curiosity do we have any numbers how many 8Gb MB and MBAs Apple sells vs +16Gb? Because as much as the enthusiasts always bemoan about it starting with 8Gb, I recon that's plenty for most users and the sales numbers probably also reflect that.