I honestly cannot tell the difference in weight between my 13" Intel (10nm with 4 TB ports) MacBook Pro and my M2 MacBook Air. The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

Maybe the MacBook Air should have been made out of carbon fibre to reduce the weight so that the weight difference is more easily noticeable.

Zest28 said:

The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

The ONLY way?

M2 MacBook Air is too heavy

Too heavy for what? Granted, it's more than a 10th of an SX64, but not that much more.

Basic75 said:

Too heavy for what? Granted, it's more than a 10th of an SX64, but not that much more.

Too heavy for a “thin and light” laptop in comparison to the 13” MBP. The MBA has the thinness but not the lightness.

Additional weight reductions can be made with more premium materials such as Carbon fibre or Magnesium.

Zest28 said:

Additional weight reductions can be made with more premium materials such as Carbon fibre or Magnesium.

The MacBook Air has the double role of being the thin-and-light and the entry-level portable Mac. The second role doesn't allow for more expensive materials. How much would it save anyhow?

Basic75 said:

The MacBook Air has the double role of being the thin-and-light and the entry-level portable Mac. The second role doesn't allow for more expensive materials. How much would it save anyhow?

Hopefully enough so that is significantly lighter than the 13" MBP.

An other way to get a true "thin and light" MacBook Air while being cheap is bring back the old 12" MacBook but this time powered by Apple Silicon. It could be priced at $899 or $999 while being significantly lighter than the 13" MBP.

As it's fanless, they should completely seal it up and fill it with helium. Not only would that keep dust out, but they could balance it so it just hovers above the desk.

I'll email Tim Cook.

LG makes sub-1kg 14" laptops out of some magnesium alloy. However as far as the 2021 model goes it was less sturdy and luxurious-feeling than an aluminium laptop. I guess there is room to improve on both sides. I don't mind the weight of my M1 Air, M2 weighs even less.

Marvelous
But some velcros or magnets would be necessary (imagine, some pigeons can steal your Mac and you'd even notice that)
Hope that Apple will avoid the contraction so that the cases are not being made of Foilgium and the screens are not transparent/extra paid option sub.plan

Zest28 said:

Too heavy for a “thin and light” laptop in comparison to the 13” MBP. The MBA has the thinness but not the lightness.

Additional weight reductions can be made with more premium materials such as Carbon fibre or Magnesium.

Also large, additional price increases can be made with more premium materials such as Carbon fibre or Magnesium.

Zest28 said:

I honestly cannot tell the difference in weight between my 13" Intel (10nm with 4 TB ports) MacBook Pro and my M2 MacBook Air. The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

Maybe the MacBook Air should have been made out of carbon fibre to reduce the weight so that the weight difference is more easily noticeable.

I'd love a carbon fiber MacBook Air but it would add substantially to the price and most people wouldn't be thrilled to pay even more for the cheapest laptop that Apple sells.

Also, I don't see how 0.4 lbs (180 g) isn't noticeable when the total weight of the M2 MacBook Air 2.7 lbs (1.24 kg).

adrianlondon said:

....hovers above the desk.

Thinking, superconductor and Meissner effect here
😁

Alpha Centauri said:

Thinking, superconductor and Meissner effect here
😁

Oh, you're going for the MBA pro ultra. The basic MBA just comes with the helium.

adrianlondon said:

Oh, you're going for the MBA pro ultra. The basic MBA just comes with the helium.

Have to! To reach critical temperature (to hover) it's a BTO with iCool

Hey, plastic is pretty light!

Sorry, I mean polycarbonate.

I can't think of many people that chose a MacBook Air because it's lighter than other laptops? I know that was an original selling point of the machine in 2008, but nowadays it's simply become the "entry level" MacBook.

jdb8167 said:

Also, I don't see how 0.4 lbs (180 g) isn't noticeable when the total weight of the M2 MacBook Air 2.7 lbs (1.24 kg).

The way it's distributed may play a part in perceptions too. I didn't expect to feel the bump up in weight or size in my 16" M1 Pro, but it just feels more awkward when I'm handling it in comparison to the 15" MBP it replaced.

Funny post considering that the current MacBook Air is the lightest a 13" Mac has ever been...

Zest28 said:

I honestly cannot tell the difference in weight between my 13" Intel (10nm with 4 TB ports) MacBook Pro and my M2 MacBook Air. The only way to know I have a M2 MacBook Air in my hand is because it is thinner.

Maybe the MacBook Air should have been made out of carbon fibre to reduce the weight so that the weight difference is more easily noticeable.

I have the same M2 and it is noticeably lighter than my prior M1 MBP 3.0 pounds).

Of course noticeably is subjective, but factually it is 13% lighter than the 13” Intel MBP.

M2 MBA is 2.7 pounds Intel MBP is 3.1 pounds The MacBook Air has two functions, lightweight and inexpensive. I’m not sure the carbon fiber would help the second category especially regarding physical damage repairs.

You just need to delete a bunch of stuff off the SSD. That'll help quite a bit.

Cancel your Apple TV+ subscription, and get a gym membership instead.

scottrngr said:

Cancel your Apple TV+ subscription, and get a gym membership instead.

I believe Apple has a subscription for that too.

smirking said:

The way it's distributed may play a part in perceptions too. I didn't expect to feel the bump up in weight or size in my 16" M1 Pro, but it just feels more awkward when I'm handling it in comparison to the 15" MBP it replaced.

I would agree that the M2 MacBook Air feels more solid. The lack of a wedge definitely contributes.

I disagree that it feels heavier.