Great video - per usual!! I absolutely love your channel man! I bought the 15” with 16GB RAM and the 512GB SSD in Space Gray. I consider myself very difficult to please, and a very demanding “Pro User.” After using a 16” M1 Pro MacBook Pro (16GB, 512GB) as my daily driver… This 15” M2 Air is the perfect Mac for me. It’s so satisfying to reach over with one hand… snatch it up off the couch or my bed… and throw it in my lap. I couldn’t do this as easily with the 16” Pro, and the difference always puts a smile on my face. The thin and light build of the Air is what I like most about it. Yes, the 16” M1 Pro has a more powerful chip on paper, and it has fans, but the M2 Air with the 16/512 feels just as powerful in person. I have not run into any “Beach balls,” it’s lightning fast, the 15.3” screen is excellent, and I like it so much that I sold my 16” M1 Pro because I don’t need it for anything anymore. If anyone is torn between a new 15” M2 Air with 16/512 ($1,699), or a refurbished 14” or 16” M1 Pro or M2 Pro… Here’s my recommendation: #1 - 15” M2 Air #2 - 16” M1 Pro MacBook Pro #3 - 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro - It’s super thin and light - I like it more than the heavier Pro’s (Especially the tiny, but fat 14) - Don’t be worried about an upgraded M2 (16/512) being slow… because it’s NOT! It’s insanely powerful - The 15” M2 Air’s screen is excellent - The speakers are excellent - The keyboard on the Air is better than the black one on the Pro A $1,699 15” M2 Air with 16/512 is the perfect laptop for 99% of the “power users” on the planet in 2023/2024. I couldn’t imagine a better computer for my needs and I highly recommend it! You can buy it right now on the Apple Refurbished store for $1,439. Do it! Do it! 🙋‍♂️

Nice review. I had a similar reaction when I looked at/touched it. Switching from my 13" Air to the 15" was a real struggle. I went back and forth for days before finally making the purchase and I love it. Battery life is better - I am not a power user so I can get almost three days of use. The screen (like that of the 13") is beautiful and, of course, larger. The extra real estate on the body makes for better typing. It handles Photoshop, Lightroom, and Sketchup smoothly and quickly. AND it does not have a fan. I would highly recommend the 15" MacBook Air. I also suggest running Sonoma on it.

Gotta agree with you on this my friend. The switch from a pc laptop to base 15in air has been quite impressive. Silence is so needed. I also completely agree that the base model is the only model that makes real sense monetarily. Thanks for the recommendation and keeping it simple.

The Mrs bought this a few weeks ago fully specced up i might add and at a crazy price.That out of the way what a machine,why you would need more is beyond me as it flies through workloads at a tremendous rate. The screen size is way more useful than the 13 or 14 especially in this compact package.A SD reader would have been nice but that’s life. Great video buddy.

I went with a 512 storage, 16 ram, 15" Air over the 14" Pro due to a few reasons. For me the thinner, lighter body with the larger screen is worth the reduced performance and limited ports. The M2 is plenty fast for what I use it for (Excel, R Studio, Xcode, VMware + standard computer stuff) and I rarely use ports anyways.

I'm watching this on the 15in MacBook Air, I exchanged the 13.6in for this and it was the best decision I've made in a while. love your videos!

Gary, love the video! I’m looking into getting one of the Macs, the only concern is about the 8gb of non upgradable ram. The main use is for work, but I don’t develop, nor compile videos, so it is just web tools that i use.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one to likes the larger screen because I'm having more issues reading text than I used to! Getting old SUCKS! I'm seriously thinking about upgrading from my 13 inch M1 Macbook Air to the 15...it's sure pretty!

Thanks for the great info! I have one of these in my cart at Best Buy (Open Box) and wanted to watch this one more time before it get it!

Great Review! Brough up all the most important points and didnt search for quote on quote flaws like other reviewers.

Ttally agree with everything you've said. I love my 15" MacBook Air (but I upgraded to 16 and 1 TB to future proof it)

I got the Air 15” silver 16GB ram and 1 TB SSD and simply love it. Used to have a pro intel touch bar and honestly no regrets on my Air. All da best

Thanks for the super content! Which charger do you recommend, the 35W or 70W power adapter?

Appreciate your confirmation of what I found after 6 weeks with an M2 MBA 13” ($900 in January) and 2 weeks with an M2 MBA 15” ($1000 in early February). Yes it’s a slab compared with the “just grab me” 13”, but … … where I really found that big screen such a boon was when I Airplayed (actually Sidecar) to it from my M2 Pro Mini on a 35” ultrawide (3440x1440) monitor. When I moved over an Excel worksheet to the 13” it was like looking through a submarine porthole. Even at the highest res the 13” could muster. The 15” is more comparable to the LG 35” monitor, and when I bring a worksheet over, with slightly lower res than Sidecar’s recommended “default” the size is nearly 1:1. I’ve found my new ultralite take-anywhere laptop. It’s a little Laurel & Hardy when I put my iPad Mini next to it, but still … they’re both super easy to pick up and work on.

Just bought this and so far, so good. I have an awesome desktop and iPad Pro but wanted a laptop. Never had a Mac before so I need to learn the system.

I am planning to visit a store soon to get a feel and see if I can agree with you about the many points you made. Great job with the video and props for saying that the reason people buy the MBA is for the low price(instead of upgrading the specs and spending an additional $400) By the way that Midnight color is 🔥

I upgraded to the base model (15 inch m2) from my MacBook Pro 2015 and I cannot be any happier. The upgrade is so big. The 15 inch is lighter in weight, has a bigger screen than the 13 MacBook Pro and it’s capable of way more. Doesn’t get warm. Even when using Lightroom.

I agree on fanless. It’s so annoying hearing and feeling hot air being blown out on other laptops.

You at 3:33 is insanely true because all of my laptops that I have ever had have been 16 inch and heavy as all hell. My entire life that is how all of my laptops have been and any of my relatives/friends' laptops have been. Apple dropped the 15inch Air and whenever I pick it up now I lose my mind cause it just shatters my entire reality. How tf this thing so dag gon light??

Just bit the bullet and bought it after 8 years with a desktop. Looking to downsize and this fits the bill. Great review.

Hey! Just watched your video about M1 air and confused since it's only 5 months old of a video and according to your statement there, it was your standard recommendation for a computer :) evaluating them from a price/performance perspective, which one would you suggest for no more than daily tasks like emails, meetings and reading/writing stuff? Thx

Perfect timing with this video as I am debating whether I want the 13 or 15 inch Macbook airs

You always make me wish I was in the Apple Ecosystem.... Maybe I will try it.

THANK YOU ! ❤

First and been watching for years! Love your advice, one of the only KZfaqrs I watch regarding Apple products!

Can you please do a video on whether one should purchase AppleCare with their MacBook or not? I just got the 15 in M2 Air, but I'm not sure how long it can last, and how effective is AppleCare (or AppleCare+)

I'd get one but I'm currently using the 14" Pro with M1, so it's not needed right now. But if I didn't have my pro, I would get the 15" Air probably.

I agree with you 100%. I have a 14"Pro, but since I purchased the 15"air, it's been my go to laptop every day. I bought the basic silver version and its perfect.

Great Video, I have the 16 inch MacBook Pro but had to travel so I got the base 13 inch model of the MacBook Air and it is amazing. However, for day to day tasks in my workflow the MacBook Pro 16 is perfect and I love the display.

Would you say it’s worth upgrading from the 2019 Intel MacBook Air?

I've waited years for a 15 " Air and when I finally held it in hands and used it for a week I realized it's too big (for me). I returned it and bought the 13" model and am so happy with it's portability.

I have a 16" M1 Pro MacBook Pro, and I'm thinking of sidegrading to the M3 MacBook Air I assume is coming out next year. I don't edit videos, I don't game, so the better Pro chips are wasted on my use. I do travel, so while the better speakers, mics, and display on the Pro are appreciated, the weight isn't. I tinker with Xcode so would get it with 24GB of RAM, and either 1TB or 2TB of storage.

I bought this for $1000 while trading in the 13" version for $700 from Best Buy, today. I know the new version might be announced a couple weeks but to upgrade for $300 felt like a good deal.

This normal with my Apple MacBook Air M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 7‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine, 16GB unified memory, 2TB SSD storage is good to go for at least the support life of the product. Replaced my Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) with 2TB SSD storage. With my past Apple Mac's it has always been five or more years. Thing is a Apple M1 Mac has more power than the average normal needs.

As you've tried XPS you MUST try yoga slim pro 9i at least with 4060 as dell and apple competitor)

Which color should I get silver or space grey?

It is on my wish list :) I bought the base M1 Macbook Air last November and have been loving it, but I agree with the screen size, it's a little tough some times when I working on class work on the 13.3 display.

I struggled between a 13” at $1300 Canadian and a 15” at $1750 Canadian and finally bought the 15 and love it.

I would like to see a video comparison between the 13 inch and the 15 inch MacBook Air. How do they stack up? Because I recently purchased the 13 inch MacBook Air for $1199 off of Best Buy, and that is the 512gb model. So I definitely would like to see a comparison of the 13 and 15 inch models. Thanks and keep up the great work!!!

Im torn... Im just getting into photography and want the 15 inch but dont know if the specs will be enough.

Just bought one. Maxed it out, Don't you judge me!

Can you tell the difference between dark and light balls on Twin Valks on the 15?

I've never heard my fans spin-up on my 14" Pro. 256GB SSD is kind of small especially if you want a lot of applications.

I’d say the current M2 Air series are excellent machines but underspecced in terms of storage, and in reality memory for the price point in the UK.

8:19 yea the battery life is insane. I remember looking at it on my M1 Air and it said 3% remaining and I didn't even sweat it. Still ran for another 25 minutes before I closed it at 1%, then put in my bag, drove home, opened it again with it still powered on and plugged it in to charge. (This was at the end of my day so thats why I was already going home, not just to charge lol)

Can't wait for the M3 version of it.

I traded in my 13" M1 Air for the 15" M2 Air. No regrets!

bought 15 m2 8/512 silver with 10% off. no regret at all. thank You for Your video Sir!

dear apple, if my laptop can connect to 2 type c displays i should be able to use it, 2 displays is not a pro feature.

Can agree, had a 14 in pro model, gave it to my wife and purchase the 14in air and currently loving it. Not worried about the storage, have a nas for that lol

This device is FIRE. Can never go back now lmao

Yep! 15 in has been a DREAM while traveling. No longer stuck in my hotel room. Been using it by the pool, the mall, the patio, everywhere!

I just bought the 15 air base model for $999, $300 off. Im loving it so far!

the best video and I I am going with M2 Air 15 space grey.

But does the keyboard scratches the display?!

Can you edit 4K videos on this lapto

is this the New MacBook Air computer M2 15 inch?

I would prefer the bigger screen but the base 15 is almost the same price as a 13 MBA with 16gb upgrade. Should I get the 16gb or get the 15 base model (Do light and moderate work mostly spreadsheets etc)?

It’s not as light as I was expecting, but I’m coming from a 2015 12” MacBook

Wow, your really talking this MacBook up. Im debating on trading my 13 inch MBA for this just because I know Id like the size of it but at the same time I dont want the base modell. Itll at least have to have 512GB storage and 16GB ram

You are really think that 8 Go of ram will be good for about 5 years of use considering that my usage will be essentially the basic?

I have this machine. 100% accurate.

My work gives me a Lenovo laptop and I straight up refuse to use it unless absolutely required. I just cannot stand the fact that it sounds like a jet engine and feels like a blast furnace just idling on desktop. I don't understand.

I bought it and it is simply the best laptop I have ever had🎉🎉

Cost almost 2500 in Kenya base model!

This dude is the dad of Apple commercials.

I NEED it

Would you recommend this 15inch MacBook Air as the first MacBook for a windows user?

I was worried about it being too big until I got to the Apple Store. If you’re considering this laptop and you’re upgrading from an old MacBook, you’re in for a treat. Because of the small bezels, the 15” m2 macbook is 1.5cm longer and 1cm deeper than the old white plastic 13.3” macbook I had in college. It’s almost literally the same size, but about 1/3rd as thick. The youtubers saying to be mindful of the footprint if you do work at a coffee shop table are talking nonsense, this laptop is the perfect size. This computer can handle everything I throw at it, I’m playing upscaled ps2 and ps3 games, editing video, playing with generative fill in photoshop, running windows flawlessly in a VM. Unless you are a literal career professional 3D modeler or film editor, this laptop is perfect.

Nice video

I just hope with the m3 the base ram starts with 16gb ram and 512gb SSD, than only I may buy the 15 inch

I agreed with you this is the best looking MacBook period Display wise no but otherwise top notch

Thank you so much for your content. I will first say, I don't own any Apple products, but I truly appreciate your approach to tech and any purchases. Buy what you need and what works for you now, you don't need the biggest, best, and/or the most expensive thing. Thank you for the content and conversations on tech and other badges...P.S. I loved your recommendation of the Lenovo backpack. Thank you.

But would you recommend it over the 13” M1 MacBook Air that you highly recommend?

I wish apple put the speaker beside keyboard ⌨️ on this mac air

I am going to buy it today the 15 inches M2 with 16GB Ram and 1 Tb storage along with 36 months of apple care which will be almost 2 lakhs Rupees.

Hi Daddy, I just bought one!

I can't believe you're recommending it with 8 gigabytes of ram. It's like the single cause of every beach, ball, and issue that you get from having more than 10 Chrome tabs open or even editing a PDF. No way 8 GB.

Is 16GB worth the extra $200 for regular (ie, no video editing) users

(6:13) ...don't...e...eh...it happens to all of us...😂.

I disagree somewhat about moving to a MacBook Pro 14 if you’re upgrading the MacBook Air 15’s memory and storage just because you’re moving into that price range. The Air 15’s resolution is higher than the Pro 14 at their highest native resolutions (which by the way is lower than the advertised max resolution for both of them; you need a 3rd party tool is get the highest advertised resolutions). And that higher resolution is easier for viewing text on the Air 15 because of the larger screen. If screen *size* (and text viewing) is top of your priorities, the 15 air (even after costly memory/storage upgrade) is a better choice than the Pro 14 even given the nicer HDR, ProMotion, and brightness stats on the Pro 14. I’ve not upgraded from my Air M1 (that I’ve loved) yet, but I’m leaning toward the 15 air. That screen real estate along with a light (very balanced) form factor is extremely hard to beat.

Basically, the only redeeming quality of 15" M2 Air is form factor. Pricing with slow SSD & 8 GB of RAM is atrocity. Though it would have been better with old wedge shape....4:4 - that's whole point; there's NO cooling system. No vacuum chambers, no graphene radiators to move heat laterally (however small) to screen back chassis. We'll see how 15" M3 is screwed.

Ive loved the Air 15, it's such a powerful laptop for how small it is!

I don't stand this thing that ALL the reviewers seem to say, to discourage upgrades. It's something like "If you're going to start upgrading the RAM or storage, the cost increases very quickly, so you might as well upgrade to the MacBook Pro. But hold on, Daddy, that's gonna drop you right back to that unacceptable 8GB RAM and 256 GB SSD. I'm assuming that the pro-ness of the machine doesn't do anything to make that configuration less absurd. (MORE absurd, if anything!) So then you're going to have to consider the upgrade all over again, and I suppose the same tech reviewer is going to say "If you're going to increase the price that much, you might as well buy the ." See where I'm going with this? I don't know why, but it seems that the vast majority of tech reviewers are discouraging any upgrades. This makes no sense to me. I say, buy the machine you think you need (and can afford, obviously) based on the processors. Then upgrade as much as is reasonable given your budget and requirements. No more of this "don't bother upgrading" stuff the reviewers are telling you! Love your videos. Love your style. Almost always agree with your recommendations, except for that nonsense "don't upgrade" advice.

5:11 sooo true

OK, so is it worth me trading in the 13 inch model to get the 15? I travel for work also and can see the bigger screen would be a huge benefit. I really wish they had this option out originally.

What do you think is the best docking solution with hdmi and Ethernet?

I will recomend asus since they still acompny with us after a decade though monitor is not avilable here

I just bought one. I am mainly a photographer, however branching into videography and my iMac couldn’t cope with 4K, so got this and it is absolutely great with DaVinci and 4K. I’m no creator so my videos are very basic as I learn, but it does cery well. Photoshop, Lightroom both work flawlessly. The only drawback is my external hard drive so I am going to have to buy some fast SSDs to match it. The plethora of naysayers of this machine on KZfaq are just snobs to having the £3,699 Macbook Pro M2 Max. This does what you need it to do! Love it.

I should? Nope. However, I do have cousins who are tall and team Apple. They would be the ideal customers. They are not tech savvy but would love it for entertainment purposes and align with their iPhone. Display, sound system, and battery life are major selling points. The LG gram 16-inch 2022 is still a solid competitor from the PC side.

In the EU countries, base 15 inch Air starts at $1850 and just the 512gb upgrade is $2100 💀Why Apple?

The best MacBook is actually the one you already own and are presently using even if it is an older model. My first and only MacBook to date is a base model M1 MacBook Air which I just purchased this year. I chose this over the M2 model due to mainly to the substantial price difference. I intend to use and keep it and have no plans of upgrading as long as it is in working order and Apple continues to provide software support.

I have a 2015 macbook air with a pretty sad dual core i5. Since Apple no longer supports this, I just put Windows 10 on it to use it for web browsing and a security camera server. It actually feels pretty 'snappy'. I will say will be our last Mac computer since Apple claims to be a 'green' company but discontinues support after 5-7 years to force consumers to buy the latest and greatest. I am aware there are 'workarounds' to put the latest Mac OS on it and from what I've seen, older Intel based Macs run JUST FINE with it. There is no other reason for Apple not supporting this hardware, other than greed.

You choose the MBA 15 for the form factor. So adding memory and storage still makes sense. The MBP is clunky and heavy.

I got it for 1199 with education pricing plus a 150$ giftcard

Despite what she says size matters.

I love mine and it is my primary device. I did upgrade the SSD to 512 but that was it. And that's well worth it to me... 256 is just too small in today's world.

u need to fix ur audio, this distortion noise is a bit annoying and distracting.

You should buy all

I have a MacBook Air 2020 M1 I don’t think I’ll get this maybe when this price goes down I’ll get it.