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15" review embargo
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15" review embargo
Anyone know when the review embargo is gonna lift?
My guess, is going to be Monday. Because previously, for the M2 air (13 inch) reviews came out a day before the macbook released.
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Here is my review. Typed this from jail due to breaking the NDA.
"The new 15" MacBook Air has been updated, and it’s the biggest update to the Air since it originally debuted, it's now 15".
These kinds of changes are a big deal because the Air is the default laptop option for millions of people. Beyond that, the Air sets the standard for thin and light laptops that every other manufacturer chases.
In addition to the design and hardware changes, this new Air has Apple’s latest in-house processor, the M2. It also comes with a low price tag — it starts at $1,299. As a result, Apple is keeping the M2 model for larger laptops, specifically to provide an option for the many MacBook Air buyers that don’t want to spend much more on a 16" MacBook Pro.
The new MacBook Air borrows a lot of its design and shape from the 13" M2 MacBook Air. It’s symmetrical and squared off, with a more brutalist presentation than prior MacBook Air models.
Yet it’s remarkably thin — just a smidge over 11 millimeters — and that thinness is immediately noticeable when you open the lid and start typing on it. It’s also noticed whenever you slot it into a bag or carry it around.
Despite that thinner profile and lighter weight, the new Air is no less solid or well-built than before. The chassis is stiff, the lid has next to zero flex, and it still can be opened with a single finger. Apple remains at the top of the field when it comes to build quality and fit and finish, and the new Air is no exception.
In addition to its shape, the new 15" Air borrows the resurrected MagSafe charging connector from the 13" M2 MacBook Air, which lets you charge the laptop without worrying that tripping over the cable will send the computer tumbling to the floor. It even comes with a color-matched braided cable in the box, something you don’t get on the more expensive Pro models.
But it’s still only two ports, and both are on the left-hand side. It’d have been great to have ports on the right side, too, and while it’s perhaps a pipe dream at this point, a USB-A port is still very useful for a lot of accessories. You’ll have to keep that USB-C hub in your bag after all.
Lastly, Apple is still limiting the new Air to a single external display, so if you want to plug your laptop into more than one monitor at a time, you’ll need to step up to a 14-inch MacBook Pro (which supports up to four external displays) or figure out some other workaround.
Unfortunately, just like the 13" M2 MacBook Air model, the new 15" Air now has a notch in its display. And just like on those other models, the notch presents some real issues when I’m using the computer.
We were able to test the base model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and sure enough, the storage is a lot slower than the M2 models with 512GB. Unless you’re able to get the base model 15" M2 Air on sale for a sizable discount, I’d stay away from it.
In my battery testing, the 15" M2 Air performed exactly the same as the 13" M2 Air model. That means I got between eight and 10 hours of real-world use out of it with the display set to a comfortable 200 nits of brightness and using Chrome, Slack, multiple Spaces, all my menu bar apps, Zoom calls, and lots of other inefficient things I do throughout the day.
The new 15" MacBook Air is a success. It’s got a bigger screen and better speakers."
"The new 15" MacBook Air has been updated, and it’s the biggest update to the Air since it originally debuted, it's now 15".
These kinds of changes are a big deal because the Air is the default laptop option for millions of people. Beyond that, the Air sets the standard for thin and light laptops that every other manufacturer chases.
In addition to the design and hardware changes, this new Air has Apple’s latest in-house processor, the M2. It also comes with a low price tag — it starts at $1,299. As a result, Apple is keeping the M2 model for larger laptops, specifically to provide an option for the many MacBook Air buyers that don’t want to spend much more on a 16" MacBook Pro.
The new MacBook Air borrows a lot of its design and shape from the 13" M2 MacBook Air. It’s symmetrical and squared off, with a more brutalist presentation than prior MacBook Air models.
Yet it’s remarkably thin — just a smidge over 11 millimeters — and that thinness is immediately noticeable when you open the lid and start typing on it. It’s also noticed whenever you slot it into a bag or carry it around.
Despite that thinner profile and lighter weight, the new Air is no less solid or well-built than before. The chassis is stiff, the lid has next to zero flex, and it still can be opened with a single finger. Apple remains at the top of the field when it comes to build quality and fit and finish, and the new Air is no exception.
In addition to its shape, the new 15" Air borrows the resurrected MagSafe charging connector from the 13" M2 MacBook Air, which lets you charge the laptop without worrying that tripping over the cable will send the computer tumbling to the floor. It even comes with a color-matched braided cable in the box, something you don’t get on the more expensive Pro models.
But it’s still only two ports, and both are on the left-hand side. It’d have been great to have ports on the right side, too, and while it’s perhaps a pipe dream at this point, a USB-A port is still very useful for a lot of accessories. You’ll have to keep that USB-C hub in your bag after all.
Lastly, Apple is still limiting the new Air to a single external display, so if you want to plug your laptop into more than one monitor at a time, you’ll need to step up to a 14-inch MacBook Pro (which supports up to four external displays) or figure out some other workaround.
Unfortunately, just like the 13" M2 MacBook Air model, the new 15" Air now has a notch in its display. And just like on those other models, the notch presents some real issues when I’m using the computer.
We were able to test the base model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and sure enough, the storage is a lot slower than the M2 models with 512GB. Unless you’re able to get the base model 15" M2 Air on sale for a sizable discount, I’d stay away from it.
In my battery testing, the 15" M2 Air performed exactly the same as the 13" M2 Air model. That means I got between eight and 10 hours of real-world use out of it with the display set to a comfortable 200 nits of brightness and using Chrome, Slack, multiple Spaces, all my menu bar apps, Zoom calls, and lots of other inefficient things I do throughout the day.
The new 15" MacBook Air is a success. It’s got a bigger screen and better speakers."
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