Skip the M2 MacBook Air - Buy The M1 Air Instead!

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While everyone is focused on the new M2 MacBook Air, Apple made the smart decision of keeping the M1 MacBook Air in the lineup at a lower $999 price point, and while it may be hard to sacrifice some of the looks that the new M2 Air receives, there are a lot of strong reasons to buy a MacBook Air over the M2 MacBook Air for price, value, battery life, efficiency... and even one area where there is a speed advantage.

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[MachielGroeneveld]

The M1 air has an iconic design. The wedge shape and the not-notch is a reason for me to buy the M1 air. Also all the upgrades are 20% more expensive.

[Vicki_Benji]

I'm SO glad I got my M1 MacBook Air back in December. Not one regret, especially after seeing some of the M2 reviews.

[GhostHorror]

Greg, gabagool! This is exactly the confirmation I needed. In Europe the Price difference between third party sellers M1 and the M2 is even as high as at least 50% (999 compared to 1499). Though I really was waiting for the M2 as my first MacBook, the price difference and especially the issues with the base M2 makes me now go for a MBA M1. I really love the new design of the M2 but it does not justify the extra budget to me. I am going to use the saved money for something else like additional keyboard, external ssd and adapters. Thanks for making such honest videos!

[auron]

Apple cheaping out and lowering the ssd speed is absolutely unacceptable. They deserve all the backlash they’re getting, thank you for calling them out publicly. I hope they learn from this.

[macalienx]

I would go for the m1 too. Is cheaper, still powerfull and is doesn't look bad. Sure the new design and feature of the m2 are great and i think they may worth the increase of price (with some exceptions, like the disk and the faster heat) but in day to day use even the mbaM1 is good enough for most of us.

[juangranados]

I just got a M1 macboor air on Saturday and can’t complain about it loved it after having a 2016 macbook pro 🤷🏽‍♂️

[movdqa]

I agree. If I wanted a 13-inch portability device, I'd go for the M1 MBA 13. My daughter has had one for 18 months and loves it. I will get interested when they launch a 15-inch Air. I love my 2021 MBP 16 but sometimes I want something lighter.

[rhbowhunter]

I paid 850.00 for my air M1 last week and so happy I got the M1 over the M2 I thought I would regret it but not at all.

[albertogarciaguajardo]

Hi, about two weeks ago I got a very good deal and I purchased the M1 MBA. I couldn't be happier with this computer.

[knoxer]

It is hard to follow a nearly perfect product like the M1 MacBook Air. Basically every laptop in history has thermally throttled. It's only because the M1 didn't (nearly) that now it seems unusual. It's easy to forget that most people don't do anything more intensive than web browsing and office documents, and for that the higher single core performance of the M2 will make a difference and it won't generate enough heat to be an issue.

[vladimirpetroski]

Instead of making it 200$ more expensive, imagine if they would've made it 100$, it would probably have become the most sold laptop of this year, maybe in Apple's history

[mzmel]

I picked up an M1 on sale for $799. Didn’t even consider an M2 at $400 more.

[egreene]

I bought an M1 Air earlier this year and am happy with it, and have no intention of upgrading anytime soon

[gusgusnft]

I’ve got the ‘M1 512 GB for my wife like 8 months ago. I was thinking about trading it in to get the M2, but now I’m definitely not doing that.

[christianhotter]

I'm not regretting the base model MacBook Air 2 for my college student. She's not playing games or editing videos, but she does teach remotely on the weekend, so she wanted a better camera/mic/speaker. This is her first Mac Silicon machine, so either M1 or M2 would have been a nice upgrade, but the M2 is a better fit for her needs.

[MsParis]

I just took the plunge and purchased the m1 a few minutes ago, it’s my first Mac air I purchased the 256gb which is more than I need

[Mamo]

The base M1 MBA is Apple's best product and value _ever_ in its entire history.
So there is that.

[patrickcallahan]

Ok, so i have had my new MBA for a couple of days now, and i can say; It’s Great! No overheating, throttling or any such thing. My config; M2 8/10 core, 16gb ram, 512gb memory, Space Gray. I know that this model was expensive as compared to a comparable M1. But, i love the new design, the Mag Safe, 1080p FaceTime camera (because i do a lot of Zoom), the 14” M1 pro is just too much computer for my type of work! I’m sure i will be happy with it for a number of years, and perhaps there are a few people like me with similar needs. (Not a gamer, not a video producer)

[valdir]

sound advice. the fact the M1 has a bigger thermal headroom than the M2 definitely makes it a better option overall. It will throttle less and have more consistent performances with all kinds of cpu loads under all kinds of climates. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with the design of th MBA M1 (ports excepted). plus you'll find it used easily so the price difference is actually really big.

[_basedperry]

Brought a fully Spec'd out (16GB 2TB) M1 Air for $1299 in an eBay auction.

It'll be my first Macbook since the 2012 15" MBP, Cant wait!