M2 MacBook Air 15" Review - A PRO Users Perspective
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- M2 MacBook Air 15" review including portability tests, battery life examples and a vs against the MacBook Pro 14"
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Coming from an early 2013 MacBook Pro, this has been a game changer. Portability and new chip a much needed upgrade. I just love that I don't hesitate now to take my laptop anywhere now. Great video, love the aesthetics.
yh he really good
Was debating in buying the 2nd gen 14 inch MBP but ended up buying the 15 inch MBA due to size. The 16gb ram and 512gb ssd will last me a long time 🙂
Your conclusions and recommendations are clear, concise and most helpful.
Glad you think so!
Thanks for the review! Got my MB Air 15” 16/256 😊
Been wondering about this comparison of those 15 air vs 14 pro! Thanks! 🎉
What an excellent take on the MBA 15. I love my base model. If I needed more, I’d go for a pro!
Great video bro!
Great video as ever, and love the new studio!
Thanks!
thanks bro
that was really cool video nice one now i can buy a macbook
Awesome video! Loving the new studio! :3
Thanks dude!
I forgot to mention that when I was researching and watching reviews before I purchased this 15 inch MacBook Air, the biggest complaint, I seem to hear was about the speakers so much so I actually went to a store that had one on display so that I could listen to it before I purchased. I spent a good amount of time today watching videos for a training course I’m taking and the sound was great whether it was music or dialogue. I had no complaints. What I buy the laptop if all I was planning on doing was watching movies or gaming or something where I really needed top-notch sound probably not, however I have no complaints at all over the speakers for the things I plan to use it for.
Great video! I kinda want the MBA 15. Also new studio!! looks great
Thanks! Studio tour coming reeeeal soon!
I got a 15 inch Air 8/512! I love it!
I recently got the 15 in MacBook air and LOVE IT! I did choose the 512 SSD to have a bit more storage but I'm the person you mentioned this is best for. I'm finishing up grad school and afterwards plan to do a lot of writing so I'll mostly be using Google Workspace apps or other web based products. I plan to do some very light photo and video editing and I think this device will work nicely for what I want to do. Being in my 50's I REALLY appreciate the larger screen coming from the 13 inch MacBook Air. Thanks for another great video.
If I appreciate it at my 40s, let me tell you, the screen is so comfortable, and typing for long sessions as well. I had the budget to buy the 14 pro refurb under 1400 but I decided to save some $ and make the air kinda future proof at 16/512, vets discount plus refurb. I guess apple support would be the same as the M3 lineup since the 15 was launch in 2023.
love the spirited away induced intro lol
Really goes with this channel
Haha I always try and get some Ghibli in if I can
@@ByteReview try "the wind rises" next time :3
@@jarjarbinks8954 Love that film too, the animation is next level
@@ByteReview one of my favorite content creator is a fellow ghibli fan, I love this
Great! But have you found a true 15" sleeve for the MacBook Air 15? The 16 inch sleeves are just too big. Nice video. I have the MacBook Air 13 (air flight) AND the MacBook Pro 16 (powerhouse). The MacBook Pro 14 just doesn't fit since I use the Macs for Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop) and video editing. The MBA 15 keeps up quite well, I am definitely glad I bought it. If you can afford it, I would not recommend the base model.
I don't use any cases on my macbooks so no, sadly not! And yep, defo worth jumping to 16gb ram
Thanks for the review. I went through a long process of trying to decide between the Air and the Pro and in the end I opted for a refurbished M1 Pro 14 (16GB/1TB with the unbinned chips). It has more power than I need at this time but I wanted to do some future proofing.
Awesome choice!
8 GB is okay to have an app running today. It is not okay for prolonged use, for starting an application while keeping a browser with 20 tabs open etc. Your 8 GB test with M2 Air 13" was with an older MacOS version which uses less RAM for itself.
I’m going to buy a MacBook Pro as soon as the new models come out later this year. I have an M1 Air and an M1 iPad Pro (with magic keyboard) and I’ll sell them; the Air is a base model and it was love at first sight… but as soon as I bought an LG Ultrafine 4k to hook it up to my 8GB ram showed its limits. I run my MacBook with 7 gigs always filled and 1 to 2 gigs of swap active, and I am by no means doing anything heavy ever in my day. I’m a student, but I’m close to the end of my studies and I need a laptop that will last. The iPad on the other hand will have to go… iPad OS 17 is the last chance I’m giving it. I own an 11”, the 13” is now 2k euros in Italy (with keyboard and pencil) and that price is nowhere close to being sane; for that price, the OS should be a tank and get through everything you ask of it with no bs limitations. And I’m sorry, but this is not just an opinion, it’s facts. I love the iPad Pro and it’ll be a sad day when I’ll sell it, but at this point it’s not worth the money dude… you either have plenty of money to spare, or you shouldn’t buy an iPad Pro
Hi, great video.. for day trader which one will be better MBP 14 or MBA 15??
Also i would like to get a screen which will be less strain to eye and better vision?
MBA
The M Series MBA Air still only supporting 1 external monitor is crazy to me. I constantly work from 2 external displays. I can't do the MBA models because of this.
Yeah that is a weird omission, I should have said in the review! I only ever use one monitor so it never came up naturally for me
is this a big difference for someone coming from an intel MacBook Pro base model? I don't do any editing, just basic web browsing, writing documents, email, streaming, etc. I am interested in upgrading ram since I end up multitasking a lot.
Huge difference! Battery life alone is worth it
I think the real deal is whenever we get a wave of Macbook Air 15's filling the Apple Certified Refurbished store in the near future. A 16gb unified memory model with either 256SSD or 512SSD sounds awesome with the usual Apple Certified Refurbished discount off of MSRP.
Did that
Video started..... I cant decide what to get... the pro or the air......
Do you think it is one that you would keep for yourself or just your Mac pro and Ipad?
10:04 answers that
@@ByteReview thanks, so no since you are a UA-cam creator. Makes sense. Thanks again.
Please can you give us the wallpapers of your desktop
linked in description
Thank you for another insightful video. Very much appreciate your thoughts and views. I also loved seeing the Logitech crayon being used. My son makes fun of me because I use one. I also have Apple Pencil 2, but it is nice to alternate devices.
Crayon is a great alternative tbh!
I love the Logitech crayon too!
It is a shame that the 15" MBA doesn't sell well since it was released.
I’m thinking about buying a new personal Mac next year, but am not sure what to go with. I’m a UI/UX designer that works from home. I have my work issued 2018 i9 MBP 15” with 32gb of ram and a personal gaming PC. I don’t really use my gaming pc for non-gaming usage because I prefer MacOS to Windows. 99% of the time I’m at my home desk, but once every week or two I like to work from a coffee shop. I mostly work in Webflow, and Figma. But will use photoshop and illustrator a bit for general design work. I’m trying to choose between the following:
A) Get a Mac mini when they get m3 chip for work and personal and take my intel work laptop to work remotely
B) Spec up a MacBook Air
C) Get a MacBook Pro
99% of the time the device will be connected to a 120hz 32” 4k display
I fantasize about the lightweight MacBook Air, but I’m not sure if it’s powerful enough and like you said, once you start upgrading it’s in MBP range. And the Mac mini is just so good for the money.
I feel like a refurbished m2 pro is probably the most bang for the buck
I think a MacBook Pro is the right move here, the 14" is still nice and portable and if you're only heading out occasionally then the power at home will be more important and useful
Getting a pro makes sense for you, if you'll take your work everywhere then yes bc you need the power to be efficient on the go. C seems best choice. One laptop for everything.
Option A would be good but the jump from intel to M chips is huge. Idk how the M3 mini would perform against a Mac studio refurbished being the M1 max chip at 32ram + able to connect up to 5 screens I think. That's like a rig power. And having a 15 air on the go, but that sums up to about 2600 or more. At that rate the best of both worlds is a 16 pro M3.
@@ByteReview I ended up getting a refurb 14” M2 pro. Basically brand new at $1,599
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Typing this comment on my base model 13" M2 Air. This thing has been a beast for me. Including weekly use in Photoshop and audio editing. The 15" looks great too, but I use my laptop in clamshell mode docked at my desk about 95% of the time. No need for me to upgrade, but either size of the M2 Air would be a great machine for the vast majority of users.
completely agree
All i care about is the screen size and how bright my screen is for what i want to do for my Mac really all i need is the Air but i want the big screen and extra color and brightness so ima get that m3 16 inch 😂
I would only disagree with the 8 GB RAM being enough. No idea how it's enough but having 2 Brave browers with numerous tabs, one of which is Squarespace... Not to mention the open apps which are the simplest ones (Calendar, Todos, notes) .. It lags and it just pisses me off..
EDIT: I just watched till the end and heard your RAM comment. Agreed on that. Cheers!
haha I've had a few people with the same comment! And yes 8GB is really not ok for such a high starting price. Really hope it goes soon
Bro, I want to know MacBook Air M2 with 16gb RAM is best for graphic design work, I’m a full time graphic designer and small video editor for my channel… please reply and help me.
16gb minimum if you can
@@ByteReview thanks brother, one last thing, what if I use MacBook Air M2 continuously with photoshop for 8 hours. Will there be any problem with it?
@@vishalprimalvideo it should be fine but if you're doing heavy work like that then a pro will suit you better, and also give you room to move to more complicated cpu intensive stuff in the future
@@ByteReview Thank You Brother, Your reply help me lot.
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It’s really impressive and I absolutely love my 15 inch MacBook Air: 256 GB SSD with 24GB RAM, and it’s been a running so smoothly and I don’t regret it at all! I was planning to get a Pro or Refurb M1 Pro but I wanted the new M2 chip and it so worth the buy especially with MagSafe making its comeback and I upgraded from my 2020 INTEL MacBook Air as well
such a big upgrade from intel, nice one!
****I only buy the MBP simply because it’s says PRO*** 😩😩
As usual with Apple, the base model 8 GB of RAM and 256GB of low speed disk is a spec from 10 years ago. Upgrading to a more decent 16GB and 512 SSD, and you are in the premium price range category. The M3 is just around the corner, so it is an odd decision to launch the 15" with the M2. No wonder the Air 15 is not selling. I will wait for the next model.
I thought the same thing. Now that the m3 is out, I think I'll buy a discounted 15" m2 air
@@phillipgnaulol that's exactly what I did, got a starlight 16/512 for 1295, refurbished and it had 3 battery cycles, that thing is new 😅. I decided to get it bc it has better battery life and bigger screen, lighter, more comfortable to type than on a pro 14, I don't edit videos or anything like that and if I want to listen music I'll use an external speaker which even a 16 pro cannot come close, or on the go I'll wear headphones like 98% of ppl working in a public place, making the speakers on a pro mostly unusable. If I wanted to edit videos I would just buy a refurb studio max for around 1300, which would be able to connect 5 monitors I believe? So far the air has been outstanding.
@@geraxho Thanks for the feedback. I am a healthcare consultant and adjunct instructor so no video and photo editing here. I just prefer a larger screen when working with Excel, Word, Zoom, email, etc. Also, battery life is very important since I travel a a lot.
@@phillipgnau btw I also got the air bc I also travel, I had the m1 pro 13 and it had the best battery life ever, and I weirdly liked the bar, but it was too small for my hands to type and screen the same.
Great video as always! Been waiting a little bit to hear your thoughts on the 15", but boy, was it worth the wait :D
For anyone having issues with the Paperlike link in the description (where you click and it tries to open another tab, but doesn't) - I copied the address and opened in another tab that way - for some reason that worked better for me :)
Corrected the link, thanks for that!
Thanks for real world chat re the ssd and 8gb. SO many tubers rush to point out 256gb transfer speed - who cares. If everyone shut up, Apple wouldn’t charge such a premium to upgrade from base. I had the original Air 7 years. My workflow is pretty much the same today - the base model todays smokes every pro machine 6 years ago.
I heard that the base version has the way slower SSD. But not sure if this was only on the 13 inch one. Nevertheless an awesome laptop. It's soo light for the size that it feels kinda unreal and gives me the same feeling of future as the iPad Pro.
Edit: You mentioned it later in the vid :D
The base SSD is still very fast. People forget to mention that. It’s just not as great for swap memory that’s all.
I think people make a huge deal out of the SSD situation but as someone who does a lot of professional work the M2 Air is 100% worth the price. Yes it’s expensive, but in my eyes there’s not a single computer that all the boxes the M2 air does (speed, battery life, screen, speakers, keyboard etc)
I think it's blown out of proportion by a lot of other youtubers tbh, it's very unlikely you'll notice unless you're doing large file transfers! I didn't notice it much at all when I tried the base model m2 13" out
8gb might work for today but within the next 2 or 3 years is what i worry about
And you’d be right to worry. 16GB is the way to go if you can, it’ll last so much longer
BUT... M3 is coming to the 15 inch in a couple of months, no????!!
15 inch Air 512 sale Best Buy today only 1299 US
I have macbook pro 14 with 16gb. After installing few standard apps, after boot 10gb is occupied. So who ever is a pro and tells you 8gb is completely fine is full of crap. Fine for a kid who watches youtube only. Maybe.
I can only talk from my personal experience, but when I did try the 8GB ram version it kept up with what I was doing fine. As mentioned in this video I think 8GB RAM isn't really ok on a laptop over £1000 and if you can, getting 16GB will make it last longer.
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Here in first 10 minutes
You could've gone with "First!" haha
Bro, not gonna lie, seeing only iPad and Mac reviews is boring. You should try reviewing Android phones.
I’ve reviewed them a lot in the past but sadly it never worked for this channel well 🤷🏻♂️
@@ByteReview your OnePlus 7 pro review is one of the most beautiful review of any smartphone ever done. Maybe you should give it another try :-)
Will the Premier 4k 60 frame video work well? 🩵💜
1tb/16gb 15” Air > 14” Pro no comparison. If it’s your ONLY device get the pro.
Wise, if you want power at home, get a Mac studio...