Midnight MacBook Air M2 is here! First impressions and photos thread

[turbineseaplane]

Got it. But how would you even find this out without intentionally trying to in some way?

No clue -- I think they are just curious about subjective opinions on how rigid it seems/feels in hand..

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

7 core GPU would’ve been an M1! M2 is 8 or 10.

Sorry my bad

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

How flimsy and easily bending MBA M2 chassis feels like compared directly to MBA M1?
Also it would be interesting to hear comparison to MBP 14" which to me felt a bit flimsier than MBP 13", especially bottom plate felt like a bad joke.

I’m not gonna purposely try to bend it, but it feels extremely sturdy to me.
Just as sturdy,if not more, than the 2018-20 design

 

[Apple_Robert]

There is definitely nothing flimsy about the M2 Air.

 

[Dwood1970]

Yeah but when I take it on site to show customers photos I have to hotspot to my phone to see them properly.
Would rather them on board. I thought I would have 70gb left which would be ok but system data at 28gb doesn't seem right as I didn't do a back up or anything and my iMac only has 5 anyway.

Why not get a small portable external drive? Will that work for you?

 

[Apple_Robert]

I really like the new wallpaper for Midnight.

 

[Boardiesboi]

For those bothered, "TopNotch" works with 1 click and you can still see everything as normal up top without having to activate any float time via the cursor. I don't plan on using it but wanted to test it so that I could rightfully comment on its ability.

Great little app. I installed it in 10 seconds and did one click and it works like a charm.

 

[Sensamic]

I really like the new wallpaper for Midnight.

That wallpaper would be cool for the iPhone and iPad. Any easy to download it?

Also, can anyone confirm boot up time for the M2 vs M1? Base model in both cases that is.

 

[Cryates]

That wallpaper would be cool for the iPhone and iPad. Any easy to download it?

M2 MacBook Air wallpaper inspirations

Grab these colorful M2 MacBook Air wallpaper downloads for your iPhone to celebrate new Apple silicon and a smaller laptop

www.idownloadblog.com

 

[PatriotInvasion]

I’m sure I’ve asked somebody this before (May have been you) and discovers you can’t buy them in the UK, but what’s the leather under the keyboard - and please let it not be eco of leatherette ie pvc

It's a high quality vegetable tanned leather desk pad from Grovemade - https://grovemade.com/product/leather-desk-pad/?initial=552

They are based in Oregon in the US, but they ship internationally. The leather is not cheap, but they do have some less expensive options as well.

 

[ipos]

I loved the midnight but the fingerprinting was a deal killer so I returned it. Picked up an in-stock Space Gray instead - very happy with it.

that was my concern too. ocd i guess

 

[GuruZac]

I love the new Midnight. Congrats to you all who have received M2 MacBook Airs. I have always been in to black products. I wrapped my M1 Air and M1 iPad Pro in black…the Midnight is so tempting…

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I love the new Midnight. Congrats to you all who have received M2 MacBook Airs. I have always been in to black products. I wrapped my M1 Air and M1 iPad Pro in black…the Midnight is so tempting… View attachment 2031252

Nice photo! Thank you for sharing.

You are desperately in need for Apple Polishing Cloth

 

[solarmon]

I have had no problem hearing bass that sounds natural, although it is not deep and booming as many are often to play with their rap music.

Are there any controls to make country music sound less stupid?

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

M2 MacBook Air wallpaper inspirations

Grab these colorful M2 MacBook Air wallpaper downloads for your iPhone to celebrate new Apple silicon and a smaller laptop

www.idownloadblog.com

this one's for iphone tho

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

I love the new Midnight. Congrats to you all who have received M2 MacBook Airs. I have always been in to black products. I wrapped my M1 Air and M1 iPad Pro in black…the Midnight is so tempting… View attachment 2031252

this is so sexy

 

[Apple_Robert]

Are there any controls to make country music sound less stupid?

Classic Rock solves that problem.

 

[Cryates]

this one's for iphone tho

Yes, that was (part of) the request of the person I was responding to...

That wallpaper would be cool for the iPhone

 

[lazygolfer666]

Here is mine

 

[DMG35]

Here is mine

Beautiful machine. Congrats!

 

[dmr727]

Here is mine

That's a good looking machine! Can't wait to see one in person in an Apple Store.

 

[0906742]

There is definitely nothing flimsy about the M2 Air.

How did you test that?

I myself use simple test to see if chassis is bending easily.
I place the computer on even surface like a table and I open the lid and then with my left hand I press down on the left side palm rest corner down and with my right hand I gently lift right palm side edge underneath. And I don't mean using excessive force to cause damage or permanent bending but just to feel if that side lifts from the table with little force. Using this test for MBP 13" feels solid as a rock, it cannot be bend with reasonable force, however MBP 14" bends rather easily, about or even more so that MBA 13". Disclaimer - If you try this, you do it at your own risk!

 

[Cryates]

Yeah... I don't make a habit out of testing the bend quality of the products I own. I just... use them as one normally would. There's nothing questionable about the quality of the M2MBA.

 

[0906742]

Yeah... I don't make a habit out of testing the bend quality of the products I own. I just... use them as one normally would. There's nothing questionable about the quality of the M2MBA.

My point for this type of test is that if machine bends easily, it could happen during transporting it, handling it not so carefully or slight accidents. Also very thin chassis tend to be "noisy", like keyboard or trackpad sounds are louder and hollow, all these cause machines like this feel cheap to me.

 

[imnotthewalrus]

Many people on here may not know, but this thing in an Apple Store circa 2006 was like seeing a unicorn 🦄 drinking from a desert 🏜️ oasis. Just a sea of white polycarbonate and this dark black MacBook standing out. I loved it.

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The Black MacBook was my first Mac, and I loved it so much I took a job at Apple!