M2 MacBook Air Review: More Than a Refresh!

2022 MacBook Air M2: Impressively thin. Deceivingly expensive 😈

Laptop provided by Apple for review.

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[tux]

The fact that Apple not only decided to stick with 256GB as the entry storage, but is in fact SLOWER storage than the previous model is absurd. It should at the very least have a note on their website specifying these detail

[Attempt]

Absolutely killing it with the intros. They are so original, so good, and literally increase the already EXTREMELY HIGH quality videos by an absolute TON. Keep it up man!

[Jallen]

imagine smashing out an intro even more cinematic and impressive than apple's own marketing, then cold opening with 'aight, what's up?' Such great content.

[tanmaygawand]

That Intro was so incredibly done. The M shifts at right a little before going to the left and that kind of detail makes this the best tech channel on youtube.

[abhisheksathe]

These intros keep getting more and more creative and amazing. Way to go editing team

[kerrym]

That opening camera sweep from behind the laptop to above the keyboard and then zomming in to draw the M2 on the keys was brilliant! Nice work!

[seamusmullin]

I just finished my first semester of University with this laptop and I can confirm that I absolutely love it. Perfect weight and size for everything I need in university, and light enough to take on the commute. So far the Midnight colour has been really durable for me. Awesome Mac

[beefbmx]

MKB These hard effort intros never get old! I always look forward to them and wonder how you make them happen!

[unspecialist]

As a VFX sup that has done a ton of motion control work and high end commercials I must congratulate you and your team for such refined quality! You are on another level.

[Wonderboy]

This is the review that i have been looking for ever since M2 MacBook Air has been out!! Everyone else focuses on all the technical specs and forget the basics. M1 MacBook Air at 1K, M2 MacBook Air 2 1.5K and MacBook Pro at 2k. This is all I need to make my decision! Great job!

[chrismartin]

I’m a Data Engineer as well as a hobbyist music producer that recently upgraded from the 2016 MacBook Pro w/Touch Bar to the MacBook Air M2 (spec’d out to 10 cores, 24gbs of Memory and 1tb SSD). For me, the deciding factor was the portability even though I knew the Pro was the superior machine. I have to say that since using it, this new laptop is beyond sufficient for my workflow and the trade off on performance for a lighter and more compact form factor was definitely worth it for me. No doubt I see myself keeping this machine for many, many years.

[anotherhuman]

Your intros are beautiful, all the small details and video shots. Weldone Team MKBHD!

[UTJK.]

With the M1 Air they made a computer with an exceptional price/quality ratio. With this one they're making a very desirable product, but it comes back in the luxury territory, rather than the utilitaristic one.

[vidIQ]

I'm curious if Apple would ever decide to create a Macbook SE. Maybe keep the Macbook Air M1 design in principle but tweak it in a way that they could sell it for... I dunno $699 or less and have it start competing with Chromebooks and the like (or at least the peception of a super cheap, gateway product into Mac OS).

[h]

Don’t care what anyone says. Iv got the basic model for the m2 version. And it’s bloody brilliant. So small. Very compact. Can take almost anywhere. Amazing battery life….quick and smooth performance. Can literally get work done on the go. With no messing about. Apple has got me converted. I will never look back at windows or any other laptop again.

[Zouth]

This M2 mac really proves how awesome M1 really was. It was the perfect balance of power and efficiency and worked perfectly in a fanless design. The M2 may be more powerful, but that extra thermal output and downgraded SSD is definitely a caveat to that extra power.

To anyone looking to get the M2 as their laptop, I would take a moment to consider the M1 Macbook air, too. It does so many things right, it's WAY cheaper, and it's not as much of a downgrade as you would think.

[robjulianmaghinang]

I love listening to Marques. He makes me feel like he is really conversing with me and, often, he makes me think about things that typically I wouldn't consider. Keep the videos coming, sir!

[williamgoss]

I was considering the M2 Air; the mag-safe, the 20% up in Brightness, the new design (perhaps), but the 256 Mem already felt a bit tight and the increasing likelihood of throttling as photo / video files get bigger and tasks more complicated the calculation changes dramatically. If I need to up the Mem to 500 the price goes up £1, 500, which makes the M2 50% more the the M1, and that makes me reconsider the whole proposition. A very useful vid, thank U.

[dominicm]

Loving the reviews bro, to the point, not complicated, great critical analysis from a value perspective on every video. Much appreciated!

[HauntingTube]

How in the world are those intros made? Sick!