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There's a new M2 chip and two updated devices - Will you be buying either of them?
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Poll: *** The official 2022 MacBook Air/13" MacBook Pro thread (it has the M2 chip, MagSafe and everything!) ***
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£1249 for the 8/8/8Gb/256Gb
£1549 for the 8/10/8Gb/512Gb
That's cores, GPU cores, memory, SSD.
Increasing the memory is an extra £200/8Gb so if you want to take it to 24Gb, add £400.
Unless I'm seeing a pricing error, the new 13" Pro is 1349/1549 for the same specs. So the base model is £100 more expensive than the Air but the 8/10/8Gb/512Gb version is the same price as the Air.
Also note that the new models don't get any company discounts like the M1 MBA and 13" MBP did. I bought mine through my work discount link and got a few percent off.
Nope
I'm confused, didn't we see the same sort of thing with the M1, how it was more powerful than even the Mac Pro?
13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Outperforms Base Model Mac Pro Despite Costing Nearly $5,000 Less
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip appears to be faster than a base model Mac Pro in benchmarks, despite costing nearly $5,000 less. ...www.macrumors.com
Wow. I didn't realise the M2 was this good.
All those people who said they won’t buy an M1 because Apple never get the first gen right…
M2 is throttling, overheating and has an SSD that’s half the speed of the M1.
What was that about first gen products again?
M2 is throttling, overheating and has an SSD that’s half the speed of the M1.
What was that about first gen products again?
It’s Apple, you don’t need to claim DSR, you can just return anything, for any reason whatsoever in the first 14 days for a full refund, no questions asked.
You’re going from an M1 MBA to an M2 MBA?
Nice review and he's hit the nail on the head - The throttling really isn't an issue when you consider that 99% of people who buy an Air aren't going to be using it for demanding tasks. It's just never going to get to that level.
They’ve been on display in Apple stores since launch day.
Very pretty, that's always been my colour of choice.
Very probably but there isn't a lower powered Apple laptop you could have gone for and it'll mean that using it will be an absolute pleasure.
You don’t need any thermal pads.
It really doesn't matter what you do. Some people will swear it lasts longer if you do one thing over another, just as many people will swear it does exactly the opposite. Even 'experts' can't agree.
So do whatever you want, whatever makes you happy. Ignore everyone
I rest my caseIt really doesn't matter what you do. Some people will swear it lasts longer if you do one thing over another, just as many people will swear it does exactly the opposite. Even 'experts' can't agree.
So do whatever you want, whatever makes you happy. Ignore everyone
Seriously considering replacing my M1 MBA with an M2 MBA. If I do, I'll go 8/10/16/1Tb.
This may have happened today
There was no logical reason. I just wanted it.
Now that's a surprise, it came with Monterey.
Aye, the battery is 237 days old according to coconutBattery. Clearly nobody wants this spec (8/10/16/1Tb)
Posting for the short time it'll be on one cycle 
This is definitely a keeper, my M1 MBA is on MM if anyone is interested.