Apple MacBook Air M2 vs M1: Which One You Need

The new Apple MacBook Air M2 boasts a better processor and all-new design over its M1 predecessor.
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00:00 Apple MacBook Air M2 vs M1
01:21 MacBook Air Design
02:02 MacBook Air M2 (2022) New colors
02:33 Weight
02:57 Screen
03:31 M2 vs. M1
04:51 Ports
05:50 Webcams
07:43 Speakers
8:00 Which MacBook Air Do You Need

[skd]

If you have an M1, no point buying the M2. If you don't have any of these, get the M2.

[mola]

Me watching this with 0$ in my pocket🤡🤡

[chuy]

I’ll stick with my 2012 13” MacBook Pro till it explodes. It’s about to, to be honest…

[thy_o]

Funny how people hate the notch. Apple could’ve easily made the screen shorter and hide it. Think of it as extra screen space. I love it.

[lambertj.]

M1 Airs are commonly selling for $799 now, and at that price, you can't go wrong.

[asdfrozen]

If the only thing you use the webcam for is Zoom, Teams, and Meet, 720p is already fine. All of these webconferencing apps top out at 720p for webcam feeds anyway. The 1080p webcam is really just for streaming and FaceTime calls.

[danielrice]

Good no nonsense review. I like the M1 without that screen camera cut at the top. Rest of the differences don't seem worth any extra money. Both look like awesome fan-less machines.

[appleboyapostrophe]

Personal advice: If you buy a MacBook Air, Go with the M2. But if you already have the M1, you can skip the M2.

[scottscottsdale]

Seriously. The camera is the decider for you? Who the heck cares? But the speakers are not important. This is a horrible review

[chevystingray]

M2 Issues
Midnight color - chips and scuffs, fingerprint magnet
SSD Issue - base model has slower SSD affecting performance during memory swapping
speaker - M1 has better sounding speakers
keyboard - shallower than M1, less travel
trackpad - due to thinner MacBook design, not as good as M1
price - lower price to performance ratio compared to M1 in real world test (base model M2 VS base model M1)


NOT GONNA BUY IT!!

[Jefff]

I'm starting to shop for my 2nd Gen Macbook. I have owned my first Macbook for coming up in 9 years. I'm typing on that right now. I don't think that I have ever had a PC run half as long as this without issues. The only issues now are battery life and my screen is light in the corners. I do photo editing and I am getting interested in Video. I think that I will go to Macbook Pro in the fall. This one will be a hand-me-down for my daughter.

[jaywhite]

I’m really happy with my M1 MacBook Air 💻 I won’t be upgrading

[DominiqueToretto]

Okay, most likely they prefer Macbook Air M1, but it's already 2 years old. buying it now there is no risk of "burning" two years of future updates by buying a product that is already a few years old?

[Democratiser]

Where I live Apple has removed the MBA M1 512gb SSD upgrade option as a standard product (it is now a ‘custom’ build with a 4 week wait). That forces us into the MBA M2 world where it is essential to buy 512gb SSD to ensure materially better performance than the M1. The price difference is huge. It also moves us within striking distance of the MBP 14 (the MBP 13 is best discarded: there are plenty of reviews explaining why). The performance to value creep led me to buy a MBP M1 14 base with 512GB at twice the price of the base MBA M1 with 256GB. They got me: hook line and sinker! But wow it is an amazing machine.

[johanmelis]

Europe
1050€ m1 air
1520€ m2 air
No competition m1
Why a 50% increase? Its to the point that the 14inch base model makes more sense then a m2 air

[davethetaswegian]

The M2 Air is a brilliant design from what I have seen in the tear downs. It is quite possibly cheaper to build than the M1 Air with a $200 higher price. Genius on Apples part, or perhaps I am just being overly cynical.

[matt--]

Here’s what people get wrong about the camera cutout. You’re thinking from the wrong side. It’s not cutting INTO the display real estate. It’s the opposite. The display is cutting around the camera making room on either side so the 16:10 display is under the Menu bar. Like on the iPhone. It’s not a 16:9 display with a camera cutting into the area. It’s beyond 16:9, which sits inside comfortably the rounded corners.

[Xiantez]

If you close your eyes and listen to his voice, he almost sounds like Weird Al.

[TheHariPutraOfficially]

From my personal experience....M1 is way better than M2 .. believe me guys

[potatochobit]

I HATE APPLE trying to trick people.
I was about to buy the M2 because I though it was more powerful but no, the M1 PRO is more powerful than the M2, how is this even?