I feel like this is a really stupid way to see reviewers demonstrating that it is possible to get it to throttle in synthetic benchmarks. The computer does not “aggressively” throttle during normal or even heavy use.
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New Air turning out to be a dud
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Far out I havn't even go mine yet and it's a dud lol, will let you all know by days end if true.
Definitely a dud! I don't know one person who even has one!
(for future readers of this thread, today is July 14th)
(for future readers of this thread, today is July 14th)
'New Air turning out to be a dud' thread on macrumors forum turning out to be a dud...
The reviews I have seen so far do concur with what the OP says in terms of heat and throttling.
Although I really don't think editing videos and pegging the CPU at 100% for long periods are really going to be what the typical user will do with one of these devices. In other words, it will be just fine for the majority.
Although I really don't think editing videos and pegging the CPU at 100% for long periods are really going to be what the typical user will do with one of these devices. In other words, it will be just fine for the majority.
I’m far from an Apple apologist, and I think the Air lines up with Apple’s claims. The M1 Air throttled, and this throttles too. That’s unavoidable without a fan. In spite of the throttling, it still outperforms the M1 (which, again, throttled). So I don’t see what the issue is here.
Of course it’s a fingerprint magnet. Not gonna get around that one with a near-black computer.
However, the SSD speed fiasco is inexcusable. What a load of crap. But outside of that issue, the Air lives up to Apples claims.
Of course it’s a fingerprint magnet. Not gonna get around that one with a near-black computer.
However, the SSD speed fiasco is inexcusable. What a load of crap. But outside of that issue, the Air lives up to Apples claims.
The M1 Air also throttled cause it also has no fan. The SSD issue is Apples stupidly agree.
The midcolor is dark so of course fingerprints. Get sliver or starlight you if don’t like fingerprints.
Exactly. Most workloads are quick, bursty hits on the CPU. That’s why many folks edit 4K videos on the M1 Air just fine which I find very impressive.
When you go to render, it may be, I don’t know, 20 minutes to render instead of 15. But it’s still good. Just not AS good as the M2 MBP.
One of the dumbest posts I've seen here in a while.
99% of owners will not notice any of the performance issues. Maybe the fingerprint for the midnight
Most people will be coming from a lot slower machine. Those who need high power, etc. would not be ordering the M2.
Most people will be coming from a lot slower machine. Those who need high power, etc. would not be ordering the M2.
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I can't agree with most of this list.
Sure the SSD is a valid complaint.
"Fingerprints" as a criticism is silly. Not having them on anything requires a change in the human body. You fingerprint everything you touch.
A laptop getting warm isn't a "heat issue", it's literally how machines operate under heavy load. Certain tasks work the machine harder and it gets warmer.
Agressive throttling? Hardly. Throttling does happen in every machine, but your average Macbook Air user isn't going to be doing stuff that's going to put a machine under heavy load where it'll throttle. Most of the time the task you want to do will be done before it ever starts to heat up.
As for the "chips around the ports" I hear rumors, but I see no evidence.
I can't agree with most of this list.
Sure the SSD is a valid complaint.
"Fingerprints" as a criticism is silly. Not having them on anything requires a change in the human body. You fingerprint everything you touch.
A laptop getting warm isn't a "heat issue", it's literally how machines operate under heavy load. Certain tasks work the machine harder and it gets warmer.
Agressive throttling? Hardly. Throttling does happen in every machine, but your average Macbook Air user isn't going to be doing stuff that's going to put a machine under heavy load where it'll throttle. Most of the time the task you want to do will be done before it ever starts to heat up.
As for the "chips around the ports" I hear rumors, but I see no evidence.
Lots of people. Many people want a thin/light laptop for travel. I'm a software developer and I bought one because I want something for coding, game dev, and 3D work* that isn't a bear to travel with.
*And before anyone chimes in and says "you can't do that on air" you absolutely can. I've had airs in the past and the only thing they didn't do great at the time was CPU rendering (it still did it but slowly obviously since my last air only had two cores which meant two render buckets).
It's for people who haven't bought an M1 machine yet for whatever reason. Perhaps their Intel machine was still growing strong (or strong enough), they didn't like the wedge design, or they were waiting in the hope, no matter how slim, that MagSafe would one day return.
I am one of these people. Can't wait to receive it on Monday.
Right on. So many people out there living timidly inside themselves, as if fingerprints on a machine are an unbearable reminder of their own organic fragility.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Wipe your forearm across your sweaty brow, grasp the power cord in your fist and gouge “Love” and “Hate” in splintered silver scars upon the Midnight metal. Do not hesitate. Everything is fleeting. Open it up and point it at the horizon. Feel it’s fire as it eats the road. If it throttles push it harder. Let it burn while you sit there with nothing for company but the low hum of the Earth beneath you and the throbbing of your yearning heart. As the seconds tick by you glance up at the sky and realise that the sun is nothing but a burning clock and that you have little time left to do everything you set out to do. And people worry about such little things. You look down at the sweat-stained machine in your hands and imagine your ancestors weeping as they witness what their descended kin have become. You feel everything crashing down for a moment but then you glimpse the readout on the screen and you smile; the render finished in record time.
Can’t argue with any of the points made because they are all valid, but the title is misleading. The laptop will sell because it’s the cheapest M2 Apple laptop.
So, if I got this right, it's a $1200 internet browsing machine?
Step right up, people!
I don’t think it’s a dud, but after watching several reviews today I feel underwhelmed by it. Especially side by side with the pro - I’ll wait to have it in my hand, but it doesn’t look all that much thinner to me. i won’t be buying one anyway, I just think it’s too expensive for what it is as I would need 16gb/512 config, at which point I’d rather buy the pro.
You are going to have one delivered but aren't planning on buying? That doesn't make any sense.
If your workflow requires the MBP, then get one but, don't base the decision on the looks or meaningless "reviews" from YouTubers who had the model ahead of time.
No, I haven’t ordered. I live near an apple store. Will pop in next week and see. Both would be ok workflow wise, but I don’t think the air is worth the price when the pro can be had for slightly more with better screen and more ports - especially as it doesn’t look much thicker really. There are only a few reviewers I would trust. Anyone maxing out to cause it to throttle is a waste of time watching …. No one’s buying an air to do that sort of work. I’m more influenced by value for money, and I’m not seeing it.