![]() ![]() So those who don't necessarily need the lightest MacBook and are willing to pay around 2,000 Euros (~$2,061) are perhaps better served with the MacBook Pro 14.īut all that doesn't change the fact that the more-expensive version of the MacBook Air M2 also works extremely well in everyday operation and is also simply a very good subnotebook. The only two real advantages are the significantly slimmer case and the weight being around 400 grams (~0.9 lb.) lighter. The footprint of the new Air M2 is not that much smaller (the new Air is also bested by the Asus ZenBook S 13 and Dell XPS 13 Plus competitors here). However, the largest problem of the new MacBook Air M2 with the upgrades is the price, since the MacBook Air M2 is currently slightly more expensive than a comparably-equipped MacBook Pro 14 (starting from ~1,950 Euros (~$2,010) with 16 GB RAM and 512-GB SSD), although that offers many advantages (more connections, significantly higher performance, Mini-LED panel with high HDR brightness, better speakers). If you then also upgrade the working memory, you end up in the price range of the significantly more powerful and better-equipped MacBook Pro 14. Even though the upgrades for the RAM and SSD are very expensive as is typical for Apple, particularly the SSD upgrade to at least 512 GB is definitely worth a recommendation. ![]() The additional premium for the faster 10-core GPU in the new MacBook Air M2 isn't worth it. ![]() Those who want to take advantage of the full graphics performance of the M2 on a constant basis are forced to choose the MacBook Pro 13 M2 with the active cooling. Although there is an advantage of about 20% in short benchmarks, this doesn't make much of a difference in practice, since the faster GPU also has to throttle faster due to the higher power consumption. Functionally, there is no difference to the basic model, and the performance advantage already shrinks considerably after a few minutes, so that while gaming, for example, there is no significant advantage compared to the 8-core GPU anymore. On the other hand, the faster GPU is completely pointless in our opinion. The upgrade to more working memory might also make sense, particularly if you often use third-party software (such as Google Chrome with a bunch of open tabs) or emulated software. In addition, we think that the basic version for 1,499 Euros (~$1,545) should already be equipped with a 512 GB SSD. However, we still have to hold it against Apple that this is a PCIe 3.0 connection instead of a faster PCIe 4.0 drive, despite the hefty additional cost. ![]() Because of the speed problems with the new 256-GB drives, particularly the larger and faster SSD will probably make most sense for consumers. ![]()
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