Having the hardest time trying to decide either to keep the M2 14" MBP or the M2 15" AIR!
-I like the 15 Air (ordered the 16gb version) pretty snappy, but side by side the 14 m2 pro seems a bit snappier!
Love the large screen for sure and light weight.. of the 15" air..
I'm in the same boat, it's a tough choice...
I'm leaning towards the Pro because it's MUCH faster for heavy multicore workloads (~2x), the trackpad feels better, I love the XDR brightness with TotalXDR, I like the ProMotion, it feels more compact and less unwieldy, I love the deep blacks, the speakers are better, the screen resolution is higher, the SSD is much faster, and it's better overall value for money.
On the other hand the Air has (to my fingers) a better and lighter keyboard, the bigger display, it fits better on my lap and doesn't fall between my legs, the palm rests are bigger and more comfortable and it feels more ergonomic because the bottom half is thinner, I love the midnight color, it's lighter (only 6% though), and the mic sounds better.
Overall I think the M2 Air just isn't a good buy due to the thermal throttling issue. You can't run all 8 cores simultaneously for more than a few seconds without hitting 108C and getting throttled, at which point you are running the equivalent of maybe 6 cores. The M2 Air 15 feels like it was designed around a more power efficient chip, but the M3 wasn't ready in time for the launch so they shipped it with the M2 anyway betting most people wouldn't notice the throttling. It's really pricey for what's effectively a 6-core machine with an old slow lower definition LCD display. The M3 Air 15 will be a better deal.
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