M2 MacBook Air: The Laptop for Everyone EXCEPT...
Вставка
- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Pushing the M2 to its limits with Ableton, Final Cut, CaptureOne and more
Download the LUTs I use for everything stalman.sellfy.store
MotionVFX trackers & effects for Final Cut motionvfx.sjv.io/c/2035867/61...
Where I get my music & SFX bit.ly/artlist-tylerstalman
DJ Disoriental’s latest single • Fuji Frank - OOP'S Pro...
Instagram / stalman
Twitter / stalman
Podcast / stalmanpodcast
0:00 - Intro
0:12 - About M2 Macbook Air
1:12 - Tests
2:22 - Software
2:34 - Photo editing
3:37 - Video editing
6:45 - Comparison - Наука та технологія
FINALLY! An ACTUAL video by an ACTUAL person doing ACTUAL audio, photo, and video work (including tethered capture), with a decently spec’d M2 Air, instead of yammering on about the limitations of the base model. Your mention of the Studio Display’s performance was the only videoI’ve seen that took external display performance into account. VERY helpful!
Agreed this was the best video on YT
A lot of people saying it cant handle specific tasks like hello its 2022, even old Macs can handle those tasks! Such crazy presumptions just because the dev does not have a fan. Hahahaha
I’m honestly super glad I clicked on your video. Loved the open honesty and the during the workflow process. Because I can sacrifice some longer export times. At the time being a cheaper very well capable machine would do me justice.
Doing some research because I just ordered my M2 MacBook air and thought I made a mistake! But so glad I came across your video very informative and thank you for being honest, bringing the facts, and not being negative! 😊 Definitely gained a new follower!!
Most review only focuses on export time. But the experience "during the edit" is more important to me. Great review!
loved this video Tyler! Seems like a lot of Tech UA-cam has been jaded by the amount of capability the M series systems have offered so its great to see a fresh perspective!
This is a smart, sensible, thoughtful review. You’re very good at what you do!
I love the vibe of your videos, Tyler! They really make me happy!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers from Brazil!
Best review so far about the m2 MacBook Air. No bullshit, no sensationalism, only valuable, real world based opinions. Well done!
Would love to hear what you think about whether 24gb of ram are a worth upgrade long term.
Dude this was one of the most useful videos seen on the Macbook Air M2. Thank you. I'm a newspaper photographer, and I've been thinking about one of these laptops specifically for photo projects, and it was super valuable to hear your experience shooting tethered, editing, and exporting.
Also it was great to see what a specced out M2 Air can do as many, many of the reviews are folks editing like twenty 4k video clips on the slower 256gb HD with 8 gigs of ram. And it's like, we know how the M1 works and this is similar enough so why do we need to act disappointed when ram heavy applications do not run well on a computer with low ram and a slow HD?
TLDR; Thank you!
I used to watch MaxTech video's a lot, but I got more and more annoyed by their clickbait titles and overdramatic tests and reactions. Also too much benchmarking and not real world work. Your video is a lot better and explained in a clear way. I love it! Very informative, thank you.
Great to see the external display use case here, haven’t seen that in other reviews thus far and was a burning question.
Rene Ritchie and MacTech have reviews for external display
Great vid! Love your real world approach and snappy editing
Finally a Review that doesn't feel overly biased. Not click baity. Thanks!
excellent review Tyler , everyone is saying that this is for some light task like web surfing, watching video etc . But this shows that this computer is lot more capable than it seems 💪💪🔥🔥🔥
Dude!! The colours in your videos are so good
I use my M1 base Macbook Air with 7 core GPU and with 16gb of ram and 512gb ssd, for all my wedding photography and video editing and to keep this short, it is extremely capable at editing 42 mega pixel images in Lightroom and 4k footage with Fcpx with zero problems. Exporting video in Fcpx can be a bit slow but that's about it. Nothing else to complain about.
🙏 thanks for someone finally releasing a positive review and not getting clickbaity with throttle gate.
Thanks for the thought! I just bought one to replace a 12.9” iPad Pro. Looks like it’ll fill the spot I wanted my iPad to, just like you said
5:38 Thanks for mentioning this! I haven’t seen any other review that would admit such problem with an external monitor even exists. That removes the air from my list unfortunately.
The dropped frames when editing on a Studio Display is an important observation and one I have not seen on any other reviews of this laptop. Very helpful to know this, particularly since your MBA is outfitted the way I would choose to outfit one (10 core GPU/16 GB RAM/1TB storage). Thanks!
What do those dropped frames mean in terms of performance and rendering the video exactly?
Thanks for the video and also showing what other applications were running in the background. I was hoping to see you run a quick time lapse of any full editing project for each use as it was kinda mentioned in the title. Ableton (rather than pressing play) and other applications. You did show & tell others but I haven't been able to really see or hear how truly hot throttling gets from a project session in any high end CPU stress testing. So just a thought maybe for your next video. Again thanks for the work you put in for the video.
I have been using a maxed out M1 Macbook Air now since it came out for everything, including daily 4k video editing - and really have nothing to complain about. It works beautifully with no stutters or waiting anywhere. And having such an ultra lightweight computer as the main computer is wonderful. Just plug it into the big monitor at home. The only thing I imagine could be faster with more cores is exporting videos, but who cares, it's nice with a coffee break after finishing a project.
what specs on that macbook air?
Thats such a cool perspective as somebody who travels alot and shoots & edits a ton of video i think this comment really helps
This is helpful and well presented, thanks
Heck yeah - Tyler, the king of real world testing!
Good review mate 👏🏽
Thanks for the great review on this macbook air!
I am a food and portrait photographer.. and I may get into videos a bit and the videos I’ll be doing are less than 3 minutes and the rest is photo editing. I was waiting so much for your review and it didn’t disappoint!
Outstanding video! First time I've seen your channel and it was an instant subscription. I'm a writer so as much as I love the miniLED on the MBP 14, all that impressive horsepower would be wasted on Word and PowerPoint documents. I could have gone with the M1 Air, but I wanted the brighter screen on the M2. I also have the M1 12.9" iPad Pro which has been my mobile work device, along with the magic keyboard, for the past year. It's new job will be as my main media consumption device with its gorgeous miniLED screen. My space gray M2 16GB/512GB just shipped from those evil Chi-Commie bastards so it will be in my happy hands soon. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos!
100% agree - It drives me crazy when people refer to M1/M2 machines as “perfect for email/web browsing” when they are seriously capable.
I work on professional projects using Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects (not to mention slack, chrome etc) simultaneously on my 16GB M1 and it flies through it all 😍
It's hard to overcome this when ppl ask about what laptop to get because Apple also markets them that way - as in Air for day-to-day, 13" pro for amibitious prosumers... When they're really performing the same in 95% of cases and the Air just gives you much better quality-of-life features.
Right on. Considering the M1 base matches or beats older gen Intel i9 chips in many areas, its crazy how people underestimate it just because its in a consumer level laptop
What is your ssd spec?
@Hmmm 🤔 M1 Air - 8/8 512/16
@@Sb4vc5 Are your videos shot in 4K usually?
This is an excellent video thank you
I'm just worried about hooking it up to my studio display my M1 pro 13 got quite warm when it was hooked up through the thunderbolt port, im not sure how the fanless design would work on the air for heat and those dropped frames you saw
Excellent review and overview, Tyler. There’s something about this Mac that makes me really want one even though I’ve got the M1 Pro 14” MBPro. It would make ZERO sense to get one, but I love the idea of using it for all of my writing and productivity tasks I typically do away from the studio. Starlight looks good!
It does make me a little more annoyed when I have to carry around my heavy MBP now
@@stalman Yup, and I'd feel that even moreso if I had a 16" MBP. But I think two Macs is plenty for me right now. 😋
Agreed! I’m digging the form factor & lesser weight.
Go for the Team Starlight! It really looks classy and elegant.
Wow. Excellent real world review.
My workflow: 5-10 chrome windows having almost 10 tabs open in each window, a video open in vlc media player(I'll probably won't have to use vlc on a mac), and a file is being downloaded in Utorrent. All of this is happening at once.
Is this mac(512gb storage, 8gb ram, 8core GPU) appropriate for my workflow?
FINALLY the spec I’ve been considering. This has gotten me closer to my decision. Thanks Tyler! 😎
Same here !
So you buying the M2 MBA?
@@Salty_Biscuitz88 Most likely, I’m like 85-90% there! 😄
As most UA-camrs say, I’m entering the MBP 14” territory BUT I already have 2 other Intel 15” MBPs 2016 & 2018 I use (one for work, one personal) which work quite decent for my tasks (4K/1080p video reels, 4K/1080p short form videos, Lightroom, Photoshop and some Logic Pro here and there. This 2022 MBA purchase for me is more about portability (editing photos & videos on the move, when I travel, etc). And luxury ofcourse because… just look at that midnight! 😄
@@kvnmov Take care of the midnight. Really care for it, as it magnets fingerprints and highlights sciffs on the ports.
@@micosstar so I anyway slap a case on ANY Apple product I own. But I MIGHT be eyeing the Space Gray now… 👀
I am a student i need macbook air M2 for coding I can upgrade only one thing out of RAM & SSD . what should I upgrade the RAM or the SSD ??
PLZ HELP
They’re so cool!! But as my main and only computer I went with an M1 Max MBP 14” maxed out (besides SSD size) and I’m super happy with it.
u should be for a $2000 US notebook. Go nuts, rich boy
@@herohour6496 I spent $4530.52 on a fully maxed out m1 max. I'm not rich but I did crazy over time xDD
Would you recommend the base M2 air or a slightly bumped up used M1 Air with 16GB ram and 512 ssd?
Love the video! I am always Mac fan boy!!!
How would it perform connected to an external display in clamshell mode?
Great video! You did accidentally call it the MacBook Pro a few times though. Also, you compared the export time to the m1 max MacBook Pro which I feel is a little unfair, compared to that being the highest end laptop chip apples makes so it’s of course going to beat a razor thin MacBook Air. I feel like a more fair comparison would be the m2 MacBook Pro.
(Edits: spelling correction)
I don't see how it's only for "occasional" photo and video editing.
You can use it non-stop everyday for that without problems.
Sure it has sustained load throttling, but that's only if you push it like that
Wanna see how it handle Premiere or After effects test in this machine. Thank you
Can you please provide the specs of your MacBook Air? Have you tested a fully maxxed out version?
Thank you for all the clarifications that it is a great device ,I dream of it a lot , but its price is expensive for me, I hope to get it even if it is used.🙂 💻
I use a mini led 12.9 for media consumption and lite work only. Should I go to the new M2 MacBook or will the screen difference drive me back to the pro motion iPad screen. Thanks!
Great video
I push my current old laptop to 7GB while using it. Should I get 8GB or 16GB?
Great video!! My MacBook Air 2014 died today. I will get the MacBook Air M2. I make UA-cam videos (simple) and podcasts. Any pointers on customization? I am lost on that front. Thanks!
I got the 13.6 inch M2 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram, and 512 SSD storage but, kept the 8 core GPU. Tyler you said you have Photoshop on the Air. It's now subscription, but there is Photoshop Elements. The photograph teacher at the Apple Store said they don't support Photoshop, which I find odd. When I did product photos, and photos of NYC on my Dell desktop, I used Photoshop 5.5. Which do you recommend, as I don't have a website anymore? I'm pretty much taking photos now with my iPhone 13 Pro in NYC. Sad to say my Canon EOS Rebel is collection dusk.
Thanks
Still better than what I currently have (2017 MacBook 12, base model).
Really wish this supported two monitors. I have a second monitor in my voiceover booth and have to use third party software, it causes a lot of problems. But this Air could definitely handle what I need from a machine!!
Get a pro then
For editing a 4 hour holiday video with pretty much GoPro videos and iphone photos and video would a M2 air do the trick or would it be better to go with the pro... While I'm not using anything to complex because of the amount of videos on a single project I'm not sure if that will freeze up the M2 any thoughts on this I would appreciate it
How does it do running zoom on an external while doing office work?
STARLIGHT MACBOOK AIR M2 really looks so CLASSY. 😍
Well i hope you can help me here with the new macbook air m2 becuase i am not a light user..... With that i mean using blender, video editing and some other things that i can do on the go, i also think about hoping on minecraft for some time to fly bye.... But i am worried about the thermals and price, because where i live we have higher prices than other countries so yeah.. i dont know if i should go for the macbook air m2 or should i just try to stretch my budget to the macbook pro 14 base....
Will update from my i5 dual core mba to either the M1 air or the M2 Pro, dunno which one I should go for. M1 pro and M1 max map are ugly I don't like their design that much. Battery life and longevity is important for me, I also dig that wedge design the M1 air has with that gold color.
Do you have a link to that deer foot commercial? Would like to see the final result!
Is it good enough to code on? I am going to be a Comp Science student so i need a powerful device
Are we still going to get that video on Professional iPhone Workflows 🥺👉🏾👈🏾?
I don’t really need a mac but I’ve always wanted one I’d really just use it for some stuff for work which at most is a word presentation lol, so I think I’d be okay with m2 air?
Really diggin that Wolfpac shirt tho.
When u connect to external monitor, does it slow down during photo editing ?
Wait, you have to export 8000 photos for some reason?! That’s insane. You should be shooting raw+jpeg, and even then turn off motor drive because you’re just shooting way too many frames. The only reason I can imagine shooting that much is for a time lapse project.
How does it handle a reasonable workload, like say 500-1000 full size R5 images, which incidentally I would still consider a lot. Are you getting slow downs in Lightroom with several edits and masks? How long does it take for Lightroom to do an auto mask on a subject? How long to apply that mask to several photos at once?
This is a great and informative video! Regarding the slowdown when using an external display, would you experience this also when using the MacBook Air in clamshell mode? Thanks!
I would like to know too
The base m2 model can handle like 12 safari tabs and 2 excel tabs? This is like my daily use i dont edit anything.
Can I use this MacBook if I’m an architecture student?
Can an external fan or cooling mechanism improve extended load performance?
If you can get the heat to the outside with one of the cooling pads talked about in other reviews.
Is Adobe creative cloud LR and PS compatable with a Macbook Air M2?
Thanks for your review and your whole approach! The only thing that keeps me from giving up my iPad Pro 12.9 is that I don’t have to only use it in landscape. If I’m doing Lightroom work and I took a photo in portrait mode (i do this a lot) I can turn the iPad 90 degrees (I use a lululook magnetic stand, brilliant!) and have way larger image to look at than any laptop. It’s also great for reading and research to have the portrait mode. But I do find myself wanting to replace my iMac Pro with an M2 laptop. Thanks again for the great reviews.
hey Tyler, great video as usual, I have a question regarding the monitor issue you showed at 5:30
I have a 14" MBP (M1 Pro 10 core CPU 16 core GPU | 16 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD) and sometimes while connected via HDMI to my external 27" monitor it just crashes and restarts by itself. this usually happens when switching tabs while playing League of Legends, but there are no signs of the computer being under too much pressure (fans are always off). any idea on why this might happen and how could I prevent it?
What camera you use to shoot your youtube videos
Excited for my 16gb/1tb midnight model come in. Overkill for my needs to hope to keep it for years to come as a great consumption device with some basic photo editing
I also would get this version 16gb/1tb cause I love the design and thinness of the macbook air but I do need it to be powerful for video editing. cause I dont want that heavy macbook pro. Did it arrive and meet your expectations?
@@marceltheory not yet, due here hopefully Wednesday. I’ve also order a windows laptop that checks off a lot of boxes for me. Going to try them both and see which one I keep.
@@1BadVan oh Nice, hope the MacBook wins 😂. Would you have to dual boot the MacBook if you needed windows?
@@marceltheory windows isn’t “needed” but this laptop gives a lot for the price compared to the air. Amd Ryzen 7 6800hs, 16gb Lpddr5 6400mhz ram, 1tb pci-e gen 4 storage, rtx 3050 and a 14” 3k SRGB display with 120hz. Only 3.2 lbs and cheaper than the air by $200
But, it’s impressive on paper, just have to see how that translates to the real world.
@@1BadVan ok those are good specs. Can’t wait for the results lol
I have delusions of grandeur that I’m a high end video and photographer so I always want to have a high spec machine when the reality is I maybe edit vids and photos a handful of times a year. I think the other part of me that wants a high end machine is my Inner teenage computer geek.. luckily for my bank account my head rules over matters of the heart 😂
How could I relate to this so much🤣
Sameeee
what specs you use on the air?
I think the advantage of iPad is actually being able to separate the keyboard. Like for illustrations and painters its really useful
Hi! I mostly use illustrator and photoshop for branding projects, sometimes I may work on very basic and simple animations. I currently own a Macbook pro-2019 i5 265 gb and I'm looking to update 🥺 would you recommend the MacBook air M2? or the MacBook pro 14"? because I know MacBooks pro are the best of the best for graphic designers but I'm on a budget and the current air is giving me the impression that it can handle as much as my current MacBook pro does, could you give me your opinion 🙏🏽
Hi I’m in the exact same situation. Which did you choose?
is it the most affordable machine? it costs more than a base mac mini
Excellent overview as usual Tyler! Would you say that you could do what you showed here with M2 8Gb and 256 ssd? If one of those needed to be updated though would you update to 512 ssd or 16Gb? Just wondering which would make the most impact?
Art is Right youtube channel did a serious investigation on just this question using pro apps. More than 90% of the time the 16gb with the 256gb ssd was noticeably faster than the 512 ssd with 8gb ram.
For music production, you should try to do the same test that Matt Citrano does for the real world since it is the most successful in this field.
Thank you, a beautiful device and I dream of it,but because of its high price ,I didn't get it, or if I find a used MacBook ,thank you.🙂
Hi mate, can you link the wall paper
Wallpaper?
Interesting! I use my razer atm for quick editing and casual theder work. I thought this bad boy couldn’t handle capture one full on shooting ecomm, but looks like yeah! I miss having a light set up tbh! Only two port kills me a little though (I literally quit apple after having the first macbook with only two ports, killed me the fact I couldn’t transfer big files between hard drives bc my battery was about to die, so mad!!!) at least I will be able to do that now hahahaahaa
I've ordered the Macbook Air M2 for programming usage. I will not tax the storage, but I do need the CPU horsepower. Most programming tools are build single threaded, so going M2 is better than going for M1 pro. (M1 pro shines really well in multi-threaded programs, like video editor).
I only upgrade the ram to 16gb. keep the ssd to 256gb. I also have bought an external 1TB SSD (RM480). (256gb ->512gb costs RM800 here in Malaysia)
Hello fellow Malaysian 🤪
What mic 🎤 are you using?
the slow down in external display is disappointing. I use my computer like this most of the time for screen real estate.
I am still stumped whether to get this or the Macbook Pro with M1Pro. I say Im a heavy user but for music I usually never go pass 20 or so tracks, plus the fanless MBA would make music much better to mix and listen to lol
What did you end up going with?
@@keremusen1953 Macbook Air m2. Loving it so far
Damn I laughed hard at “able to handle A Ton” 😂😂😂
Isn't it true that if your not plugged into the power supply the Mac optimizes for battery thus slowing down export? If this is what it does on battery power then I'm happy.
You can select battery optimization options but in my tests I noticed no difference between plugged and battery powered
Please your advice. very simple question. 24mp photo files nothing more nothing less than 300 RAW files, no video editing just Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, no crazy photoshop 50 layers only minor fixes of the image. Now question the Macbook air M1 or M2 base model 8GB 256GB is comfortably enough or not. I also know about memory swap so that is why I am asking this simple question. forget about the future to be safe and have 16GB or more storage because in the future I can not upgrade bla bla bla
Interesting Davinci Resolve video editing and render 15min video and if air can not do this maby he can in new CapCut that’s easier soft but good for blogging
Could you post more of your commercial work on UA-cam and BTS? It looks good.
Can you make a review
On the Sony A7IV ?☺️
I didnt catch the specs of the macbook air that you used.
10 core GPU 16 GB Ram 1 TB SSD.
WHAT! 8000 photos! Damn that is a uge amount 🤪
your vids a little confusing @2:24 the specs are titled with a "macbook pro" but you go on to discuss everything about the air. typo?
What about 2023 macbook air M2 8gb ram and 512gb ssd