15” MacBook Air M2 Review - Giving Up My MacBook Pro

After about 3 months with the latest 15” MacBook Air, I’ve decided to leave behind my MacBook Pro. Here’s my full review and why I made the switch.

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[vikram.SumerSingh]

You nailed it. Most YouTubers talk as if everyone is editing videos or compiling code for a living and miss the big point. >95% users are not in this group. Your review makes complete sense

[parsley]

Gave my baseline spec M1 MBA to my mom and got myself a 15” MBA with 1 TB SSD and 16 GB RAM. Love it! She’s very happy with the M1 and I found my way to slide into a 15” M2. Everyone wins!

[briandeese]

Other than wanting a larger screen; I'm happy with my 2020 M1.

[KHudso]

The 15 AIR is such an underdog! The base M2 is so powerful and meets a lot more needs than people think. Not to mention it blows the previous intel chips in the pros out of the water! People assume they need the pro but they really don't M2 can handle SO much. I ditched the 14 inch pro for the 15 inch air and couldn't be happier. I love this form factor so much more!! I just wish it had promotion.

[hunterbsmith]

I just got one of these for school and I love the 15” size. It is surprisingly light and very thin!

[tomslayton]

15” MacBook Air is the bomb! I sold my 16” Pro it was way too heavy. This machine hits the sweet spot in size and weight.

[stillatshore]

i went back and forth between MBA and MBP, ultimately deciding that MBA met my needs, and i liked the 15” MBA form factor more than the larger/smaller MBP

[TopFuelMechanic]

Apple M1 and M2 have changed the game for Apple in a big way. I've never liked Apple computers because of the inefficiency and lack of performance, especially for what they cost. I've always built my own PC. But now, Apple is 180 degrees different, and for the better. I now have an M1 Mac Mini, and a M2 15 inch Macbook Air, and have not regretted either one. I don't see an upgrade for quite some time

[danlovesayu]

I upgraded from MacBook Pro early 2013 Retina Display to MacBook Air 15inch with 16GB RAM + 1TB. Totally totally no regret!

[benhallifax]

Got my 15" Air replacing my 27" 2019 iMac as my main graphic design Mac. Got it hooked up to a 27" 4K monitor when at my desk, runs Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop like a beast, far out pacing my iMac, just made sure I had the memory upgraded to 16GB.

[diz]

I’m thinking about finally getting a MacBook 💻 and this video drops in perfect time.

[hj]

Been using the 2020 base model M1 Air, and I am still in love with it. All the usual productivity stuff, a bit of creative work (davinci, garage band) and also coding (c# using vs code). Couldn’t be happier

I did have a 14” max with 24 gpu cores which was spectacular for the video work though, especially when using fusion. So I can definitely see why a professional videographer would want the gpu power.

[FloydSanders-vquz]

The best and most honest review of the 15 inch macbook air ever. Most people don't need a pro model. Thanks for your great review.

[Shaggy]

I'm in the same boat. I've had my 2021 16" M1 Pro since new and love it, used it for both my work (software engineer) and home life, but a couple of months back decided to purchase a 15" MacBook Air for my work to separate them out. I don't need crazy powerful graphics for what I do, and the M2 is a very powerful CPU and more than enough for me. I thought the screen being LCD rather than Mini LED, the smaller speakers, and 60hz screen would be a downgrade, but you really don't notice it. The screen feels just as good and I don't even notice the refresh rate difference, only when they're side-by-side, in a dark room, with a dark video playing do you notice the black-level difference. As for the speakers, yes the 16" ones are much better, but the 15" Air speakers are still better than 99% of laptops and more than good enough.

Performance-wise I'm yet to notice a difference, both are instant, snappy, and compile what I need it to in a moment. For me the battery on the 15" Air is far better, a good 50% more than my 16" Pro, and the weight/lightness makes it incredible to use on your lap, I do think its a better overall device for 95%+ of people.

[PackAddict]

Best reviews ever! So straight to the point without all the nonsense🎉 As a professional artist, you nailed it as a device that can handle your homework. You also hit it out with the “prosumer” tag.

[cherisebanks]

I recently purchased the M2 MacBook Air 15 inch in starlight for college and I love this laptop I will not be upgrading for awhile 😊

[MaximMrck]

Chose between base models - 1700$ MBP 16 M1 Pro 16/512 and 1300$ MBA 15 M2 8/256. To be honest, it wasnt too hard to choose MBP 16 M1 Pro: better battery life, faster SSD, better screen, better mics, better speakers and 16gb RAM is so needed in 2023 no matter what you do with your machine. I had the only argument that MBA 15 is slimmer and more portable. And ofc, MBP 16 is a bit heavy, though I got used to its weight after a week. And its slim enough for me!

[peterjarvis]

I recently upgraded to a 14 inch MacBook Pro with the m2 max chip and I don’t feel any need to upgrade again for a long time. My MacBook Pro has been absolutely flawless so far and I love doing schoolwork, editing videos for my church, and surfing the web on it!

[dinis]

I have to say, the editing on this video is phenomenal! Like, incredibly smooth with the essence of the video itself
Love it

[captaincaleb]

My personal laptop is a 13inch M2 air and then my work laptop is a 15inch m2 air, I like the 15inch for work because of all the spreadsheets and long emails I have to write