I have both used the 16 Pro and the 15 Air and the M1 Air is still my daily driver. When I wasn’t comparing HDR content the difference wasn’t that big for me. Sure the blacks are blacker. But the screen of the Air is already really good so for me it didn’t make much of a difference. Not even side by side but I‘m sure others will tell you differently. What did make a notable difference are the better speakers on the Pro models, which does make a difference for me as I‘m spending a lot of time in Zoom meetings and better speakers mean less fatigue for me. But there the 15 Air is also already good enough for me. The 13 not so much but still better than many Windows Laptops. Overall the 15 Air is the sweetspot for me in terms of size, weight and specs and I‘m going to upgrade to the 15 M3 Air sooner or later.
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Torn on this gf needs a new laptop, Air is perfect for her. Can get a decent deal on the M2 model (15% off Apples price for 16/512) not sure if the M3 is worth it or not.
Kind of a bummer they didn't go right to wi-fi 7 now that it is ratified but I guess it makes sense to keep it in line with the other M3 line.
I'll prob update around M6/M7 time. Will be interesting to see what they have by then.
I'll prob update around M6/M7 time. Will be interesting to see what they have by then.
With these expensive machines I always go with the raw metal now (silver). My old work machines that were space gray have had a lot of fading.
It just seems odd that they would have two different coating processes for different parts of these MacBooks. Sounds like it would be more efficient to have the special coating tied to the color regardless of which part of the chassis.
Sadly the display is just too dim. Whatever you do, do not put in next to the MBP display. I wish they would make a more expensive model with a much better display. I don’t need MBP insides and prefer the air design.
Space grey does fade with palm rubbing over time.
Tim is going to Tim. Start the bidding at 512gb for these machines.
Such a pathetic update still no mini led display, no 120hz refresh rate, still 8gb base ram.
Just because this is not a pro machine, does not mean Apple carries over the same specs every year.
Its a shame such a great machine has been neglected by Apple. I will be hanging onto my Macbook Pro M1 Max for as long as i can, and will update to another pro max.
Just because this is not a pro machine, does not mean Apple carries over the same specs every year.
Its a shame such a great machine has been neglected by Apple. I will be hanging onto my Macbook Pro M1 Max for as long as i can, and will update to another pro max.
Microphone upgrade?
What are we praising next? A wider spacebar?
What are we praising next? A wider spacebar?
I’ll ask again, in this newer thread…
So it sounds like some aspect of dual external display support will be addressable via SU. Odds of my M2 MBA supporting dual external displays via a future SU?
It’s the lone issue I have with my M2 MBA. Otherwise, been the most enjoyable Apple laptop I’ve used to date.
So it sounds like some aspect of dual external display support will be addressable via SU. Odds of my M2 MBA supporting dual external displays via a future SU?
It’s the lone issue I have with my M2 MBA. Otherwise, been the most enjoyable Apple laptop I’ve used to date.
It's super frustrating they won't bring a much better screen to the Air line as an option
A "normal users" can not want/need anything about an MBP, but they could absolutely still very much enjoy and notice a way better screen.
It’s quite literally the bottom of the range Apple laptop, so it’s not aimed at being a replacement for your MBP Max :lol:
For those looking for an entry level Apple it’s a great machine.
Given that they make it one of the very few marketing points for their new model, I would be very surprised if they extended it to older models as well. (Of course it should be totally doable, after all even an M1 supports a sidecar iPad monitor.)
Damn. Brownie points for the use she got out of it. I thought my 10-11 years with an 11” MBA were a good innings but this is even better.
I was waiting on the 13” M3 to update a my wife’s 2017 Air.
After looking at the specs today I went with a refurbished 13” M2 instead. For 16GB/1TB it was almost $400 cheaper.
Device with Wi-Fi 6E have better speed on old Wi-Fi network. Basical you feel more improved with Wi-Fi 6E device on old network, comparing with device without Wi-Fi 6E in Wi-Fi 6E network.
Where my old Macbook Pro M1 have poor signal, the new MacBook Pro M2 Pro have a stable signal in Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 networks.
I put it next to the MBP. By default, they have the same brightness in everything but HDR content, something I'm not consuming all too much on my laptop after all. So in many situations, the brightness isn't actually different. The 500 Nits it gets are definitely far from dim. There are of course apps like Vivid to increase the maximum brightness of the Pros outside of HDR content but I just assume that most people will stick to the default...