15” M2 MacBook Air Review - FINALLY!

My review of the Apple 15-inch M2 MacBook Air compared against the 13" M2 MacBook Air and 14" MacBook Pro

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[DaveD]

Finally, a Big Screen MacBook that doesn't cost $2k lol

[Roee_Cachlon]

I love how dozens of YouTube videos talk for 10 minutes each about whether to choose 8 or 16 GB of RAM and what the difference is between the different SSDs, and Dave manages to squeeze it into two sentences. Amazing

[tc]

Crazy how you literally solved the Ram vs SSD dilemma in a two sentence. Thank you

[henriquesoares]

That sound comparison segment was crazy good

[madpuri]

I was watching MKBHD's review and Dave's back to back, the amount of detail Dave put in this 6min video is outstanding and clarified clear differences between two MBA models.

[simonmurray]

Given the extra room they should've added maybe at least one extra usb port for value add over the 13 inch Air. Also would be nice if the 14" had a Uniqfind skin on it. I see them everywhere now in coffee shops.

[_Digitalguy]

Kudos for the RAM vs Storage advice, other reviewers are suggesting a storage upgrade if you need to choose, RAM upgrade does make more sense in the long run

[brxan]

I'm a windows user & I've always known MacBooks have outstanding speakers but still, I have to admit I was blown away by the bass coming out of a device that slim. My gaming laptop that's probably double the thickness doesn't have anywhere near that audio capability.

[eddyhg]

Those SSDs man... 200$ for 256GB upgrade is NUTS in 2023.
512 should be the base, and for a 200$ I'm expecting a 2TB upgrade

[memolano]

The editing in the sound comparison segment was flawless.

[artemrakov]

Still the best reviews on YouTube: concise, customer friendly/not overly techy, to the point. Thanks for doing it!

[kevinm]

The reason that the sound is so much better on the 15" Air versus the 13" Air is that the 15" model has 6 speakers, which the 13" has only 4. So they are making use of the larger chassis to provide more speakers, therefore you get better sound.

This is the device that I have been waiting for years to get. I just need to see it in the store and pick it up and handle it before I decide 100% to pull the trigger.

[jasonpoler]

Besides raw power and nice to have features, portability/lightweight is also a big consideration for a lot of people. 15 inch MBA fills that gap nicely.

[malobuchino]

for those interested - the testing song is: I Am Fowler - Push Back

[artyom]

The elephant in the room is MacBook Pro 14. You get an in-the-middle display size, but much better display quality and performance. If you spec this new Air 15 to 16/512 to match the Pro 14, it's really close in price - especially considering the fact that M1 Pro models have been selling for ~$1600 for quite a while, so you might even get a better deal on those compared to Air 15. I would honestly just go for the Pro 14.

[Ankush.]

I've pointed out in other reviews, but the problem is that once you upgrade the RAM and SSD, it's very close to the 14 inch Macbook Pro where you give up an inch to have a superior display, better performance, and better i/o which can save you further cash. The older generation 14 / 16 inch pros are even better deals.

[Thanekay]

Sometimes Dave2D is so concise I wish the video is longer. He’s too straight to the point! I could listen to him all day, man.

[jpr-tech]

Amazing straight to the point review. I'm still rocking the mid-2012 13" i5/8GB Air!
It still makes a great Zoom conferencing laptop. Use it for documents, emails and Zoom. Replaced the 10 year old battery myself and it's still going strong!

[rossparker]

Great video. Straightforward, to the point and gave genuinely good advice on the RAM vs SSD debate, rather than just explaining the debate as I've seen many other tech YouTubers do.

[vento]

I waited long for this but this again starting at 8 GB / 256 ist just not right anymore and just kills of so many buyers. For a good config you are basically again in the pro range. :(