MacBook Air 15 vs MacBook Air 13 - Which One to Get?

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MacBook Air 15 vs MacBook Air 13 2023 - Performance, Design, Display, Battery, Speakers & Everything Else!

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[kaelinguidry]

Just got the 13” one today and Omg I’m in love with it!! My first Mac book ever!!

[thihal]

I would think for most uses, laptop speaker difference is generally ignorable. Anyone doing serious audio is going to use headphones and/or external speakers.

[Mad.Maxx.]

Another excellent video, mate!! The 15" M2 Air is impressive, but I still prefer the smaller/lighter form factor of my 13" M2 Air. The 15" weighs nearly as much as the 14" MBP M1/M2. When it comes to computers, I like my desktop gaming/work PCs big and powerful and my laptops thin and light.

[andrewwight]

"For everyone wanting a larger MacBook, they don't have to pay $2, 500 for the 16 inch anymore"

*Cries in Canadian dollars*

[hardtrailrider]

If you dont have an external monitor, then go for the maximum screen size. Otherwise its a pain working many hours continuously on a small screen. 13 and 14 screens are small.

[reduchimaki]

Alternative title: 13" Air v/s 15" Air with a side of 15" MacBook Pro

[msl]

Between 13MBA and 15MBA, the choice is not so much on the performance, its jus the choice between screen size and weight.

[tuz]

Don’t include the pro if the title is about the air….

[alexisaubry]

Maybe the best comparison video on the topic. Very great job. Thanks !

[ObikenobiHD]

I went from Intel 2020 MacBook Air and went straight to the M2 MacBook Air 15 inch with 24GB Ram and 256 SSD storage and its a definite powerhouse! No matter how much hate it gets

[CheddarCheeseBandit]

had a 13 MBA for a few years, considering the 15 MBA. Thanks for the video. Still undecided. I might splurge and just try it. I reeeallly want to have a little more of two windows at once taking up the display, multitasking is much harder on the 13 MBA compared to a desktop setup that I came from. I know it's portable, but I think the 15 MBA could be the ticket.

[barthiemstra]

What wallpapers are these? Especially for the Air 15

[Voustag]

Dude you totally abuse of that gesture with the head at the end of sentences 😂

[Darthwriter]

This was a great video. Thanks for the very detailed comparison. I've had mine--base model silver 15" MacBook Air--for about 28 hours now and I am really liking it. The battery life is really great also.

[johnmartin]

Thanks for this early comparison. I think this Apple MacBook Air will be a huge success for Apple as it addresses one of the limitations of Apple MacBook Air, its screen size. All other things considered it is nice to see there are other advantages in addition to screen size. So many Apple fans will be so happy not to need to purchase a Apple MacBook Pro just to have access to a larger display. Good job Apple.

[Theprophecytheme]

be good to see the 15-inch with 16gb with these tests - good video

[cameronwooten]

Thank you for the comparison because since I gotta take it to college in my backpack I just got the mba 13, it’s very light & more portable than the 15”

[abcfhdi]

you should compare to the 14" pro as it has more screen content that can be displayed than the 15" air and old 15" pro due to higher resolution but you may have to squint a little more.

[mohq]

what i wanna know - i just wanna have a basic laptop for work, invoices, youtube etc. should i go base M2 air 13" with 1tb storage, or base 15" m2 air with 1tb storage or base M2 macbook Pro 13" with 1tb storage. They all close in

[fluffmiceter]

THANK YOU! I’ve been waiting for someone to compare it against the 15” macbook pro. So frustrating that everyone only talks about the apple silicon laptops