No reason for upgrade if you own m1 air. One of the best machines I have owned. I have had my ever since release and it still holds battery like crazy.
Yeah. As an amateur developer I absolutely love my M1 Air. It is unbelievable how powerful it is for how thin and light it is. It holds its own with my desktop on everything but GPU performance and that is just nuts. I’m not really looking to upgrade yet. Was just curious what the differences were. When the next MacBook Air is released I will probably upgrade.
@@Rolltide101x Ik its been almost a year since you commented, but I’m wondering which mba to buy. Confused between getting a second hand MBA m1 2020 for 700$ or the new MBA 2022 m1 for 1100$. I don’t do any editing etc, dental student. I am kinda effy on getting second hand electronic devices but the price difference is massive
@@baderalrubaiay1459 I personally would buy it new simply because you get a brand new battery and a warranty. But an M1 Mac is very powerful there is not much outside of gaming that you can throw it at that it can not handle. So I would not worry about needing any more power.
If you are disgusted, then do not get the Galaxy Book 2 Pro as their 512GB SSD is slower than the M2 256GB (the one you are disgraced with) when on battery according to review tests. Tests on the latest Surface Laptop also says that is slower than the M2. I did not research other 256GB Windows machines as it is clear the 256GB M2 is in line or better, than many of the competition! I am sure when YT creators review Samsung and Surface they will not bother with their 256GB speeds, so a bit rich to listen to your hyperbole. Buy a slower Windows 256GB if it is a problem.
With the 13" M2, the 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB SSDs all had great performance. It was only the 256GB module that was slow. My guess is it is the same here too. Just dont get the base storage and you should be good! Which is my general advice anyway!
@@andyH_England The issue is that the next gen device of a product should NEVER be slower than the previous one. For me personally I'm not looking to buy a windows laptop, Apple is just better when it comes to thin and light laptops at the moment beacuse of their silicon. I pre-ordered the M2 MBA guessing it'll be faster than the M1 MBA, reasonable beacuse it's the next gen MBA. I'll mostly be web browsing for college work. Turns out the M2 will actually be worse for web browsing and having multiple tabs open beacuse of the slower SSDs. Why is the next gen slower than the previous gen especially when its more expensive. Ill probably return and just get the M1 not beacuse its cheaper but beacuse the older device is actually faster for my use case.
@@AppleInsider the problem is a lot of people buy the base versions and they’re no tech nerds so they’re stick with the slower sad but may never know…which is Apple sticks it to those people.
@@andyH_England the point is the new base model M2 shouldn’t get a slower SSD than the previous base model M1. New model v old model. That’s what counts here. Base is what most people buy (but I won’t )
Great video! How necessary do you think we need 16Gb if we want to avoid thermal throttling, overheating, etc, especially for people who aren’t creating content or doing hardcore coding etc on a daily basis
Which of these two is better for a university use (take notes, watching videos, using excel and other stuff)?: -MBA with 512 of SSD and 8gb of RAM - MBA with 256 gb of SSD (with the storage issue) and 16 go of RAM Considering that I would like to keep this MacBook for at least 5-6 years
Neither, the upper config is better but again m2 uses 5 gb of ram normally,cut out extra 3 gb you are full and then it will use ssd,which is slow,also after say 4 years i think 16 gb RAM will be kind of a standard,so you will miss out,and slow r/w speeds of 256 gb version makes it worst.
For longevity the latter is by far best, less storage and more RAM. With 16GB of RAM, and only light to moderate usage, you will rarely use any swap memory, and heavy swap-memory usage (1) ages an SSD faster, and (2) is the only place where the slower SSD would affect performance (aside from if one generates or moves huge files, and wants to save seconds here and there).
If you're just using a MacBook Air for word processing (taking notes in class, writing papers) is there significant difference to warrant the more expensive machine?
But can M2 8/256 base model suffice for media streaming, web browsing, pdf reading, docs processing, and occasional light imovie making? 200 dollars for upgrade either ram/ssd is actually steep. I dont need a lot of storage as I prefer cloud. What u think? 😅
It will be absolutely fine. No problems at all. The SSD speeds are still fast on that model, even if they are slightly slower than the prior version. It’s still an SSD after all.
For hundreds of extra dollars, a slower SSD is a complete joke. Luckily, 1.6GB per second will be more than enough for what I’ll be doing… but still, apple. WHY.
This is woefully incorrect. It doesnt get hot, not in normal use. I've been taxing it all day and it is barely even warm while pushing it to its limits. Will it get hot at times? Sure. Especially if on your lap or a couch without good airflow. I agree the base storage is low which is why in my other video I recommended everybody opt for the configuration with 512GB or 1TB of storage based on your needs. With the higher SSDs, you also dont have the slower speeds. Those SSD speeds are still quite fast compared to the PC market. As long as you get 512GB or higher, they are super fast. If you upgrade the SSD, this is a non-issue. And idk why you say it is overpriced. It's an incredible machine with a ton of improvements over the M1 Air and most people don't need to spend the cash on the M1 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro.
@@AppleInsider hi i also saw some test where upgrading ram does wonder,as m2 already use your 5 gb of ram so, this way i think apple wants us to go for m1 pro 14
Feels like the ssd speeds and heat are being over blown by tech channels for clicks. So far no one has proven it’s slower than previous models or that it runs hot under normal circumstances.
Hey kArl, I don’t the think the SSD is an issue at ALL. People freak out but it is seemingly only on the base model. I never tell people to buy the base storage so as long as you get the 512gb or higher, it’s a non-issue. That said, it definitely is slower and I have the benchmarks in this video that prove it. Those are real numbers from my M1 and my base M2. I would also never say it runs hot. That’s dumb and I didn’t say that in this vid. Heat isn’t a problem here
3rd video I’ve seen that helped me decide which MBA to get And it’s gonna be M1 base model along with a Magic Mouse Should be more than enough to handle my light photo editing Thanks for all the great videos
Ik its been a year since you commented, but I’m wondering which mba to buy. Confused between getting a second hand MBA m1 2020 for 700$ or the new MBA 2022 m1 for 1100$. I don’t do any editing etc, dental student. I am kinda effy on getting second hand electronic devices but the price difference is massive
@@baderalrubaiay1459 got mine on sale from B&H for $1100 with 16GB ram and 1TB ssd. More than enough machine for my photography and minor video editing.
I mean, I definitely have at least 5-7 chrome tabs open and 3 applications in which I work. And when working with such a slow SSD, M2 is slower than M1. It turns out that it makes no sense to take the base model M2 and overpay for the design and minor improvements, and if you add a few options, it's better to take 14 M1 PRO. Damn Apple what are you doing?
Well! Apple can’t make a perfect laptop twice. I expected them to deliberately kill the next versions of laptops after M1 lineup. Now, M2 air is a worse than a two year old MacBook Air. Wait what they will do to M2 MacBook pros. They will be totally trashed. Then Apple will spend 3 years adding useless features, removing functions, technically deliberately killing their improvements. After 4 years, they will make another perfect laptop ever, before starting the cycle of killing perfection. That’s how Apple doesn’t, I only buy their computer every 4 years if not 8 years. I never buy the versions that follow the top rated laptops because no matter what improvements, they are deliberately defected. Look at the history of Apple computers, you will find this cycle.
So in your scenario with 5-7 chrome tabs and 3 apps open. Is the m1 air faster than the m2 air in this scenario? Which should I buy for basic tasks like these
Performance of open tabs/apps are not impacted by the slower SSD unless they require reading from disk. Otherwise, they are already in memory and would benefit from the faster M2 memory (RAM). The slower SSD really only impacts reads/writes of large amounts of data… and if you have large amounts of data, chances are you’re not getting the low-end 256 GB with the slower SSD.
I have a base M2 air. Works fantastic. Tested with 30+ tabs open, tons of apps open including Blender, Photoshop, Blender, XD, Sketch..no lag or heat noticed whatsoever. I bought the base M2 air thinking I’d test it and return it since I expected it to slow down based on the SSD, but it does not. Yes, for video editing it could be different, but for my tests pushing the comp to unreasonable limits, it works perfectly.
@@donnynguyen look at the tests between M2 air vs M1 air. M2 air is faster in many regards, the chip is more capable. Yes, in some tests SSD speed does hurt the M2 base air performance, but my point is, its unnoticeable. I never owned an M1 device, I upgraded to the M2 air from a 2013 intel Macbook, but Im sure the M1 air is awesome as well.
hey, are you an architect? cause i’m looking for a macbook and can’t decide which one should i pick, cause it seems to me that all of them are fantastic haha (i’ve never had them in my life before)
M2 AIr is better in every metric apart from the slower 256GB NAND, and the price rather than it being better is mainly what the M1 Air has going for it, but if you can afford it get the latest as that is always the best advice where tech is concerned.
Was very interested in your comparison of the two MacBooks ~ of which the MacBook Air 22 I have recently bought in UK as a replacement for a worn-out though much appreciated older whopping thick and heavy 16'"MacBook Pro I bought yonks ago that has finally given-up-the-ghost. Am getting used to the smallness of the MacBook Air 22. Would love to be able to upgrade and have refurbished my old MacBook Pro which perhaps could be a video you might consider re 'upgrades to old Macs'. Meantime, during your video here I noted you talking about the side jack for headphones that I hadn't realised was there on my new MacBook Air 22 ~ I immediately plugged in a couple of headphones, trying out one-after-the-other, only to find sound quality through phones was just not good enough being somewhat muffled of clear hearing of your voice and diminished of adequate hearing quality, admittedly they're cheap-type headphones. Thank you 🙂
On the base model 256GB would I notice a lot of slow speeds if I just use it for daily use like school work having maybe spotify, a word document and maybe 1 or 2 safari tabs open?
Please clarify, is it recommended to get the base model M2 air and select the 512GB HD to avoid the slower 256GB HD or get the next step up with the 10core GPU and 512GB for a little extra $.
Just be sure to get the 512GB SSD. If you do anything graphical on a regular basis, spring for the 10-core GPU but I dont think everyone needs it. The 8 core M2 is faster than the 8-core M1 and the M1 wasn’t bad at all.
Finally a video comparing it to the previous MBA M1. Every other video seems to be comparing to the MBP.
The M2 is brilliant marketing to push people up to the M1 pro 14". I prefer the M1 air 100%
No reason for upgrade if you own m1 air. One of the best machines I have owned. I have had my ever since release and it still holds battery like crazy.
Yeah. As an amateur developer I absolutely love my M1 Air. It is unbelievable how powerful it is for how thin and light it is. It holds its own with my desktop on everything but GPU performance and that is just nuts.
I’m not really looking to upgrade yet. Was just curious what the differences were. When the next MacBook Air is released I will probably upgrade.
Hi, I just went and got the M1, still rethinking if I should change to a M2…. Should I reconsider changing to a M2 or just start using the M1?😊
@@Rolltide101x Ik its been almost a year since you commented, but I’m wondering which mba to buy. Confused between getting a second hand MBA m1 2020 for 700$ or the new MBA 2022 m1 for 1100$. I don’t do any editing etc, dental student.
I am kinda effy on getting second hand electronic devices but the price difference is massive
@@baderalrubaiay1459 I personally would buy it new simply because you get a brand new battery and a warranty. But an M1 Mac is very powerful there is not much outside of gaming that you can throw it at that it can not handle. So I would not worry about needing any more power.
This has really turned into an SSD disgrace imho. No way a newer device should get a slower SSD. Not impressed. Thx Andrew for the quick look 🙂👍🏻
If you are disgusted, then do not get the Galaxy Book 2 Pro as their 512GB SSD is slower than the M2 256GB (the one you are disgraced with) when on battery according to review tests. Tests on the latest Surface Laptop also says that is slower than the M2. I did not research other 256GB Windows machines as it is clear the 256GB M2 is in line or better, than many of the competition! I am sure when YT creators review Samsung and Surface they will not bother with their 256GB speeds, so a bit rich to listen to your hyperbole. Buy a slower Windows 256GB if it is a problem.
With the 13" M2, the 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB SSDs all had great performance. It was only the 256GB module that was slow. My guess is it is the same here too. Just dont get the base storage and you should be good! Which is my general advice anyway!
@@andyH_England The issue is that the next gen device of a product should NEVER be slower than the previous one. For me personally I'm not looking to buy a windows laptop, Apple is just better when it comes to thin and light laptops at the moment beacuse of their silicon. I pre-ordered the M2 MBA guessing it'll be faster than the M1 MBA, reasonable beacuse it's the next gen MBA. I'll mostly be web browsing for college work. Turns out the M2 will actually be worse for web browsing and having multiple tabs open beacuse of the slower SSDs. Why is the next gen slower than the previous gen especially when its more expensive. Ill probably return and just get the M1 not beacuse its cheaper but beacuse the older device is actually faster for my use case.
@@AppleInsider the problem is a lot of people buy the base versions and they’re no tech nerds so they’re stick with the slower sad but may never know…which is Apple sticks it to those people.
@@andyH_England the point is the new base model M2 shouldn’t get a slower SSD than the previous base model M1. New model v old model. That’s what counts here. Base is what most people buy (but I won’t )
Great video! How necessary do you think we need 16Gb if we want to avoid thermal throttling, overheating, etc, especially for people who aren’t creating content or doing hardcore coding etc on a daily basis
Don’t really need it imo
Which of these two is better for a university use (take notes, watching videos, using excel and other stuff)?:
-MBA with 512 of SSD and 8gb of RAM
- MBA with 256 gb of SSD (with the storage issue) and 16 go of RAM
Considering that I would like to keep this MacBook for at least 5-6 years
Neither, the upper config is better but again m2 uses 5 gb of ram normally,cut out extra 3 gb you are full and then it will use ssd,which is slow,also after say 4 years i think 16 gb RAM will be kind of a standard,so you will miss out,and slow r/w speeds of 256 gb version makes it worst.
My take go for m1 air,increase that ram and rom,save some bucks,or go for m1 14
For longevity the latter is by far best, less storage and more RAM. With 16GB of RAM, and only light to moderate usage, you will rarely use any swap memory, and heavy swap-memory usage (1) ages an SSD faster, and (2) is the only place where the slower SSD would affect performance (aside from if one generates or moves huge files, and wants to save seconds here and there).
Gosh 14 inch MBA is super thick, but this time it will have adequate cooling
Guess that is the trade off. Chunky body and less battery life and of coz higher energy consumption. But overall you get better performance
Apple is nuts with the pricing.
If you're just using a MacBook Air for word processing (taking notes in class, writing papers) is there significant difference to warrant the more expensive machine?
Nope. For that, MacBook Air, 2017 will do.
But can M2 8/256 base model suffice for media streaming, web browsing, pdf reading, docs processing, and occasional light imovie making? 200 dollars for upgrade either ram/ssd is actually steep. I dont need a lot of storage as I prefer cloud. What u think? 😅
It will be absolutely fine. No problems at all. The SSD speeds are still fast on that model, even if they are slightly slower than the prior version. It’s still an SSD after all.
which is better macbook air m2? 16/256 or 8/512?
8/512
I agree with John, 8/512
Neither. M1. M2 is waste of money. Only people that want to showoff new color of M2.
I still have a chance to buy MBP 13 M1 512/16
what do you think?
How about buying the entry level but upgrade the ssd to 512 is it going to change the ssd speed? Since the 10 core apparently throttle faster.
Can`t change SSD
Man you have more than one laptops , where im trying so hard to get at least one ☝️ great bro 😎
For hundreds of extra dollars, a slower SSD is a complete joke. Luckily, 1.6GB per second will be more than enough for what I’ll be doing… but still, apple. WHY.
M2 air sucks balls. Gets to hot, slow ssds, pathetic base storage and ram, and way overpriced, a useless product in the lineup.
you tried it?
This is woefully incorrect. It doesnt get hot, not in normal use. I've been taxing it all day and it is barely even warm while pushing it to its limits. Will it get hot at times? Sure. Especially if on your lap or a couch without good airflow.
I agree the base storage is low which is why in my other video I recommended everybody opt for the configuration with 512GB or 1TB of storage based on your needs. With the higher SSDs, you also dont have the slower speeds. Those SSD speeds are still quite fast compared to the PC market. As long as you get 512GB or higher, they are super fast. If you upgrade the SSD, this is a non-issue.
And idk why you say it is overpriced. It's an incredible machine with a ton of improvements over the M1 Air and most people don't need to spend the cash on the M1 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro.
@@AppleInsider hi i also saw some test where upgrading ram does wonder,as m2 already use your 5 gb of ram so, this way i think apple wants us to go for m1 pro 14
Feels like the ssd speeds and heat are being over blown by tech channels for clicks. So far no one has proven it’s slower than previous models or that it runs hot under normal circumstances.
Hey kArl, I don’t the think the SSD is an issue at ALL. People freak out but it is seemingly only on the base model. I never tell people to buy the base storage so as long as you get the 512gb or higher, it’s a non-issue. That said, it definitely is slower and I have the benchmarks in this video that prove it. Those are real numbers from my M1 and my base M2. I would also never say it runs hot. That’s dumb and I didn’t say that in this vid. Heat isn’t a problem here
MacBook “13” M1 Pro
Or
MacBook Air M2?
Neither
MacBook Air 2022
My air from 2013 looks sexy than m2 air. And camera like old fucking nokia from the childhood
MAS TINDI YUNG VIVO
No
Dat m2 ugly af 😢😢 just bought and sad that now its fucking xiaomi design. RIP legendary AIRs
3rd video I’ve seen that helped me decide which MBA to get
And it’s gonna be M1 base model along with a Magic Mouse
Should be more than enough to handle my light photo editing
Thanks for all the great videos
Ik its been a year since you commented, but I’m wondering which mba to buy. Confused between getting a second hand MBA m1 2020 for 700$ or the new MBA 2022 m1 for 1100$. I don’t do any editing etc, dental student.
I am kinda effy on getting second hand electronic devices but the price difference is massive
@@baderalrubaiay1459 got mine on sale from B&H for $1100 with 16GB ram and 1TB ssd.
More than enough machine for my photography and minor video editing.
I mean as long as it plays youtube videos and downloads porn at a reasonable speed it should be fine.
That is up to your internet provider. If you have faster internet, they will be downloaded faster. Its not the computer.
@@ammolator You try watching Big Busty Butts 9 on a Powerbook G4 ;)
Lol! when the M1 has faster disk read and SSD performance.
I mean, I definitely have at least 5-7 chrome tabs open and 3 applications in which I work.
And when working with such a slow SSD, M2 is slower than M1.
It turns out that it makes no sense to take the base model M2 and overpay for the design and minor improvements, and if you add a few options, it's better to take 14 M1 PRO.
Damn Apple what are you doing?
Well! Apple can’t make a perfect laptop twice. I expected them to deliberately kill the next versions of laptops after M1 lineup. Now, M2 air is a worse than a two year old MacBook Air. Wait what they will do to M2 MacBook pros. They will be totally trashed. Then Apple will spend 3 years adding useless features, removing functions, technically deliberately killing their improvements. After 4 years, they will make another perfect laptop ever, before starting the cycle of killing perfection.
That’s how Apple doesn’t, I only buy their computer every 4 years if not 8 years. I never buy the versions that follow the top rated laptops because no matter what improvements, they are deliberately defected.
Look at the history of Apple computers, you will find this cycle.
I agree with you even the price is relatively the same
So in your scenario with 5-7 chrome tabs and 3 apps open. Is the m1 air faster than the m2 air in this scenario? Which should I buy for basic tasks like these
Performance of open tabs/apps are not impacted by the slower SSD unless they require reading from disk. Otherwise, they are already in memory and would benefit from the faster M2 memory (RAM). The slower SSD really only impacts reads/writes of large amounts of data… and if you have large amounts of data, chances are you’re not getting the low-end 256 GB with the slower SSD.
@@JeremyLangdon1 what is reading/writing data? Is that opening files or downloading files?
I have a base M2 air. Works fantastic. Tested with 30+ tabs open, tons of apps open including Blender, Photoshop, Blender, XD, Sketch..no lag or heat noticed whatsoever. I bought the base M2 air thinking I’d test it and return it since I expected it to slow down based on the SSD, but it does not. Yes, for video editing it could be different, but for my tests pushing the comp to unreasonable limits, it works perfectly.
You say it tests fine but if u compare it to the m1 air, wouldnt the m1 air be much faster?
@@donnynguyen look at the tests between M2 air vs M1 air. M2 air is faster in many regards, the chip is more capable. Yes, in some tests SSD speed does hurt the M2 base air performance, but my point is, its unnoticeable. I never owned an M1 device, I upgraded to the M2 air from a 2013 intel Macbook, but Im sure the M1 air is awesome as well.
hey, are you an architect? cause i’m looking for a macbook and can’t decide which one should i pick, cause it seems to me that all of them are fantastic haha (i’ve never had them in my life before)
@@samiliorian990if I cant notice it I will buy the one thats cheaper
Geekbench results are a useless comparison in a MacBook Air, because it's going to thermal throttle, and Geekbench is neither practical nor sustained
My MacBook Air 2020 can’t even play the sims 2 without overheating and crashing… do you think this machine will hold up well with it?
Hello guys.
Your suggestion: 13.3 MacBook Pro m1(8,256) or air m1(8,512)?
M1 is better
...how?
M2 AIr is better in every metric apart from the slower 256GB NAND, and the price rather than it being better is mainly what the M1 Air has going for it, but if you can afford it get the latest as that is always the best advice where tech is concerned.
@@AppleInsider Much better value. Specially now if you get a discounted M1.
@@DrKekia better value,better ssd,better thermals as the M2 throttles more than the M1
Was very interested in your comparison of the two MacBooks ~ of which the MacBook Air 22 I have recently bought in UK as a replacement for a worn-out though much appreciated older whopping thick and heavy 16'"MacBook Pro I bought yonks ago that has finally given-up-the-ghost. Am getting used to the smallness of the MacBook Air 22. Would love to be able to upgrade and have refurbished my old MacBook Pro which perhaps could be a video you might consider re 'upgrades to old Macs'. Meantime, during your video here I noted you talking about the side jack for headphones that I hadn't realised was there on my new MacBook Air 22 ~ I immediately plugged in a couple of headphones, trying out one-after-the-other, only to find sound quality through phones was just not good enough being somewhat muffled of clear hearing of your voice and diminished of adequate hearing quality, admittedly they're cheap-type headphones. Thank you 🙂
Please do MacBook Air m2 vs MacBook Pro m2
On the base model 256GB would I notice a lot of slow speeds if I just use it for daily use like school work having maybe spotify, a word document and maybe 1 or 2 safari tabs open?
Literally you have nothing to worry about. Mac's run awesome for a long time. Keep room open on the hard drive and you won't have any issues
Stop wasting out money of parents and go for m1,hell go for a chromebook
Please clarify, is it recommended to get the base model M2 air and select the 512GB HD to avoid the slower 256GB HD or get the next step up with the 10core GPU and 512GB for a little extra $.
Just be sure to get the 512GB SSD. If you do anything graphical on a regular basis, spring for the 10-core GPU but I dont think everyone needs it. The 8 core M2 is faster than the 8-core M1 and the M1 wasn’t bad at all.
MacBook air 2020 sucks