M2 MacBook Air 15" REAL Review! (1 Week with No Charger...)
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2023
- Apple silicon is legendary at being one of the most power efficient chips in the entire computing industry so much so in fact that you maybe able to leave your charger at home for the week... This is my week of using the 15 inch MacBook Air on my trip in Toronto.
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You did not just censor you feet bro, what kind of dms are you getting lmaoo 🤣🤣🤣
@@stanford19 💀💀💀
I've always looked for real live reviews instead of synthetic benchmarks, so very useful review!
Thank you 🙏
@@GregsGadgetswant version of macOS? Sonoma beta 3?
We had a flood last year that knocked the power out for 3 days and I used my powerbank to power up the wifi router and my macbook used battery to check the weather and how the road conditions were and general knowledge of what was going on in the area. I put my 16 inch M1 Max macbook pro into low power mode and it lasted about 18 hours of just checking weather & local news and letting my nieces and nephews watch some movies I had on an external SSD.
Greg, I’ve followed you and your channel dating back to your Apple watch 100 lb weight loss journey, and I’ve always enjoyed your style, humor, and authenticity compared to others. I don’t have any plans to pick up the MacBook Air, but I really enjoyed the video and look forward to many more. Thanks for staying true and sticking with it through the years!
Aw thank you so much 🙏 Glad to have subscribers like you that just appreciate me being me, i know it’s an acquired taste
This is probably my fav video on your channel. Love the traveling with tech video. Very helpful!
Thank you 🙏
I do really like these type of video's. Amazing to see a week in your life with the MacBook!
This is the kind of review that we want to see much more often! :) Thanks a lot :)
I love this style of content and very realistic. We don’t care about test as they don’t measure personal success.
This was actually very helpful and an enjoyable format. Thanks!
Glad you came for a visit. Sorry I missed you. I live just outside of Toronto.
Dude, you’re in pretty damn good shape! Good for you, man. You’ve given me a little inspiration. Thanks! And thank you for the awesome variety of content and entertainment, as always.
Thank you, it's nice to hear that because I used to be extremely overweight and I have a really boor body image.
Greg, I really like this type of “regular life” video with technology. While I do daily the 14 inch M2 MBP, I really do envy the size/portability that the 15 inch MBA has
Both laptops are amazing. There's a lot of advantages that the 14" MBP has and that in itself is its own class of a portable powerhouse.
wonderful video ,,this gives me confidence to travel with my AirM2 15 on my upcoming trips
“This thing is the ultimate travel Mac”. Yep that is why I got the MBA 15 w/512 GB storage and 16 GB memory. It’s all about the form factor. So many other reviewers comparing it with a MBP just don’t get it.
Hi 😊 this was a great video!!!
I would be happy to see more videos like this one , keep up the great work. 👍
Just got a Mac for the first time ever, Helped me make the choice, love your video
Greg, this was an amazing video! I enjoyed seeing the real world use of your laptop.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review, great original take. Really enjoyed it.
Loved this vlog style video. Benchmarks are nice, but real world use is where it's at!
As always Greg! Great review!!! 😊
Loved this clip.
Love the everyday use video. My favorite type of tech video.
Very useful real life review delivered wit your unique style!
Appreciate it!
Great video. I think the M3 or M4 version of the 15" MBA might even be powerful enough to replace my current M1 Pro 16" MBP. Seriously love the form factor of this Mac.
I picked up one yesterday so far, so good, love it. I think the speakers sound amazing!!!!
I love this day in the life videos or should I say days in the battery life You’re like me I am so addicted to coffee but I love it. I went to the Apple Store on Friday planning to get the 15 inch MacBook Air but when I put that laptop beside the 14 inch MacBook Pro I couldn’t get over how awesome the screen was on the 14 inch so I ended up getting the 14 even though it’s a tad bit heavier. I really like the more ports battery, life screen, etc.. although it’s nice to have the extra screen real estate and the lightness of the air. Love these videos. Hope you do more like this.
really useful video - thanks for sharing
Nice video! Watching on my Macbook air 15
Really enjoyed this video, Garg…. Oh and your boy @TravisMCP did a podcast the other day, and strangely a few of us OG’s missed you being there.. sort it out lad 👍🏼
Exactly how I use my MBA15. Had this exact scenario a few weeks back!
Great video, everything was perfect
I bought my mom the M2 MacBook Air 15 inch and she’s grateful and loves it in every way. She haven’t charged it in 6 days.
Awesome review
You had me on Wednesday morning. Just ordered the MBA-15. 👍🏼
thanks greg! your outputs helped me decide to finally get the mb m2 15” base model, got it for USD 1375 here in PH inclusive of tax👍
That is very good footage. Good Luck and thank you.
Many thanks!
Thanks for the video enjoyed watching this on the same MacBook Air. This was a little different outside the videos you do normally. I think this should be done more often. Day in the life of Greg's day at work😁
More to come! I think in this stage of tech doing more "real" world videos and experiences are more interesting and give user's a better idea on what it's like to use a device longer term. Its a format I'm still new to and others do it better than me, but I'm gonna keep learning and improving with this style.
@@GregsGadgets Awesome looking forward to it! The video was refreshing and something good for you and the viewers.
Just say hi when you wanted us to just say hi in your video. Great one, and keep up the great work, Greg.
I am planning on purchasing an M3 MBA when they come out this March. This is a great review.
Please do more videos like this. I decided to subscribe bc of this video. It’s realistic for everyday users like myself who love apple products. I don’t want to get too caught up in the tech specs. For me, I don’t need anything powerful. I just need something to go from point A and to point B. Check emails, use for school, browse the web, watch UA-cam videos. I love my M2 MacBook Air so far and would love to see how this looks on the 13”.
A good review, this is prob the first tech video I watched fully. Thx tho. And, Hi!
An honor, thank you!
Great video!
Great video! This is more my usage of a personal laptop. For work I use a 2019 16” Intel MacBook Pro but 95% of the time I use it at my work location (and man does that battery drain fast 😂).
This video make me understand that as a college student, I’ll be alright for a day of note taking, more than any other video with benchmark! Thank you for you hard work!
Thank you so much glad you found it helpful
Great review man. I upgraded from 2019 intel macpro to 24gb 1tb 15 air, I can honestly say this is the most efficient and effective laptop I’ve used and this is my 5th MacBook. I find myself wanting to utilise this machine as often as I can, carry it everywhere without been pressured about the battery life and weight, you get to concentrate important stuff.
Keep up the good work 👍🏻
You got yourself a subscriber btw
same choice for MBA 15 with same configuration, so far it's perfect !
Same here. Getting mine tomorrow and couldn’t be happier.
I enjoyed this style of video.
this was a good, honest review. Most reviewers seem to think that people using a basically configured entry level Mac will use them the way they do: Edit videos, software development, photoshop & playing games. Those are actually the very things I never use my 15" Mac Air for. I'm very satisfied with mine. Does everything I wanted and expected. I wonder how many people were convinced to upgrade memory and SSDs to the point where it would have been better to just buy a MacBook Pro - just to watch UA-cam, write emails, surf the web and use Word? That is what this machine is intended for. I came from a lifetime of Windows and it has disgusted me what it was turning into. The Apple system of hardware and software is a huge breath of fresh air. I wish I made the jump years ago. Don't let stupid stereotypes cloud your judgement.
So you just bought the base model of the air 15”? 😊 i got it today and same with me, i just use it for simple light stuff, none of video editing and stuff like that. I hope it will be okey, I switched after my 2017 MacBook Pro died after 6 years so hoping this will last me some years too 😊
I might either buy or ask for one of these for Christmas seems pretty nice
Love this video that shows real world performance. I'm curious to know 1) what are the specs on your M2 15 air 2) did you use any battery saving settings on your trip like low power mode decreased display brightness etc.. I just got a refurbished 15 air and mostly use it in low power mode when not plugged in
I have the 15 inch air with 16gb ram and 512gb and I love it.
This is was a great vid. I’m interested in purchasing a Macbook and the air is a great choice for me since i’m a student.
Best laptop for a student
Hey, I love your videos. Just a quick tip because i am a musician and i love sounds, You need to cut your low end , its very boomy in some speakers.
Thank you for this vidéo in real condition. have you using low power mode or normal ?
hey Greg! I replaced my 2019 MacBook Pro16in (that I payed $2400 for) with the 15in MacBook Air with upgraded ram and 512 gb ssd. I payed $900 for this laptop and have not looked back. Never realized how much Touch Bar was a gimmick beacause I no longer have to look ar my keyboard to change my volume. The MacBook Pro had way better speakers but I prefer how the m2 chip stays cool doing simple task unlike the intel MacBook. So far I am loving my choice as for a laptop this is absolutely perfect!
Looks like we might have been close. I was in Toronto on 18. and 26. July :)
Great video
I found out what makes the battery tick in the Mac book pro. If you increase the brightness to 100% it switches to HDR mode automatically and the battery life drops to 7-8 hours.
cool love using my macbook air fro my productivity.
I was wondering what backpack you were using? I love to buy it and use it sometime!
Hi brother! Loved this real life review. Was looking for this kind of video. Quick question, how’s the build quality for you? I want to buy the 15 but I travel a lot, so I feel like the 15 inch would be too sensitive to put in my backpack. I want the screensize but 13 might be a safe bet for backpacks? Great channel!
Love the video Greg - how did you get Mail to display your work and personal account as tiles?
OK, out of all the UA-camrs trying to sell me the MacBook! You're the one who sold it for me.
And what's Morning Brew?
It must have really low background power drain, while syncing, indexing, whatever else it does when you're not actively using it. That's good to know.
What is the app you’re using to plan your day on Tuesday please ?
Many thanks in advance. 😊
Yes a great video and pitched just right, i have the 13 and 15 air ( and i am a windows person) and find how you used the machine how i use windows one.
Great video thank you, which backpack do you use?
This laptop is crazy!
Waking up to the thrilling tunes of One-Winged Angel is a boss move ngl
I will never be a memory
5:28 - absolute T-shirt WIN
Great video Greg. Maybe I didn't catch it but would the 13.6" m2 air battery last about the same?
do u not get reflux from those caffine during cafe hopping? nice to see Greg outdoor. Have been considering this 15" air for the longest time, as i sold my 13" air M2.
How many dark wakes during night/while sleeping? What is your pmset configuration? Was low power mode enabled?
Good review to see. I have M1 MacBook Pro, and M1 iPad Pro 12.9. Would like to upgrade my mac, but thinking the air would be nicer (and more affordable) than the M2 pros! I charge my MacBook like once a month, so think this is great to see the M2 is also great with power efficiency. Do you store everything on local drives? As I have 5G and gigabit Wi-Fi at home with a NAS, so it is quicker for me to do everything wirelessly, than plugged in. Cheers and keep up the good work
Personally i would not upgrade and wait for m3 as m2 is not that diffrent compared to m1
This is a very good laptop.
Exceptional
@@GregsGadgetsexcept for the base models ram and storage, that’s my only reservation buying it for college.
The MacBook Air's battery just goes on forever no lie. And it's so fast , what's not like. In Geekbench it leaves my maxed out windows desktop in the shade.
I have two questions:
1. Did you have the low power mode activated? It saves a lot of battery especially for simple tasks and limits the CPU performance of the M2 by just 30%.
2. In what kind of a dreary and barren hole did you resided? It looks like a hospital in the former Soviet Union.
I like that backpack. Can you post the link to purchase?
Thanks
Sorry I just saw this! You didn't have to donate, but I appreciate it!
Just lost my 13 inch air. Looking at new 15 inch. While consumption is fine on this do you edit any 4K video with it and do you think it’s fine for this. I do some drone and GoPro footage and was wondering how this Mac holds up. Thanks and enjoyed the video.
I have a question when we use a MacBook while charging, does it uses power from an inbuilt battery or directly from electricity
Sitting here in the cafe on my ancient dell 2018 gaming laptop tethered to it's charging brick. Waiting for the day I can go thin and light on my new M3 Air. Soon I keep saying, Soon.
Did you turn off wifi & bluetooth on the macbook whenever you were transiting between locations? (eg. from apartment to cafe, from home to airport, etc)
The Dragonball shirt 👕🐉
Great review. Have had mine for a month and love it. Get 4-5 days of average use between charges and I usually charge at 25%
Awesome, glad you're enjoying it as much as I am!
Pork adobo sandwich, pandan latte, and ube latte are my favorites from Vietnamese cuisine~❤
Have to say this is quite a different video on using the laptop
Really appreciate this video I'm considering buying a Macbook Air 15 inch, and am debating between the base 14 inch Macbook Pro or a similarly spec Macbook Air 15 inch. Can I ask what configuration this one was?
He said it in the video. it’s the base model 8g ram, 256g ssd storage
The best MacBook Air Review
Hey Greg Thanks for the video i do have a question i already have the macbook m2 13 inch model with spect up should i update to 15 inch and i am a student i want that bigger screen but i don't know.
Hey Greg! Last minute question ~ Apple refurbished M1 14” 512gb/16/gb for $1,129 or M2 15” Air 1TB/16gb at $1,489.
I just got my MBP 14 m2 yesterday, but I’m kinda doubting my decision when I see this 😅. Its a powerhouse, but it kinda feels like I’m using a ferrari to get some groceries 😂. 95% of my usabe is normal web use and entertainment, and the lighter weight, extra screen size/battery life of the MBA 15 look really good… Especially the thickness of the 14 is kinda a bummer. Makes it feel a bit outdated and less comfortable for typing.
Did you just kept it sleeping while not using it or did you turn it off for some time like for the night, for example?
I'm wondering if that's the case with the 15 inch air, then what can be possible with the 16 and 14 inch pros?
How is that HDR pro res content? Oh wait... And How much time did you actually spend on it, using it? Did you watch movies? DId you edit any pro res content?
Are you still running the non-beta software on it? I have Sonoma beta 3 (now 4) on mine and I ran it to 33% today in one day with UA-cam playing non-stop all day.
Very interesting and helpful review. Were you using a mouse?
Nah I like the trackpad
I have a MacBook air 15", i might be doing something wrong coz my MacBook only lasts me for my work day with about 18% left by the night, I start my work from around 9 am and get done by 6 / 7 pm, the battery life is very good no doubt but I think if you are doing a desk job and that means using your MacBook for prolong period of hours, then you should definitely carry your charger, plus there are no bricks so it is much more easier to carry. 10/10 recommended to go for it, in the Indian market it is very expensive and if you go for apple care + it will cost one lakh sixty thousand rupees all and all, but totally worth it.
Saving up for an iPad now, @GregsGadgets, do suggest if I should actually purchase one, thanks!
I noticed you slide the air right into the padded compartment of your bag, do you feel comfortable consistently doing so? I worry it's fragile and always use an additional padded sleeve. ive never owned an air though, only a pro.
The pixilated feet made me laugh out loud!
Yep, I was puzzling over that 😂
How big is the battery compared to the iPad Pro 12.9”?