I'm shocked at the price. Lol. Apple you did well.
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Apple Announces New MacBook Air With 15.3-inch Display and M2 Chip Starting at $1,299
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They had to choose how to utilize the additional space - more battery is nice, but adds weight and leaves less space for the cooling. And in this case it's literally the larger air pocket inside around the M2, the more peak performance before throttling and no additional weight.Wish it had better battery life - was thinking the bigger case would allow more than 18 hours.
So I'm pretty sure they went for least possible and still acceptable battery life (same as 13") while not being heavier than MBP14 and hopefully more air inside too
I just don't understand why Apple don't make RAM upgradeable post-purchase, either by users doing so themselves or a subsidised upgrade by taking it into an Apple store.
Saying that... M1 MBA with 8GB has been fine - there's not been one moment I've needed more but I only browse the web, use word processors/email and watch videos/streams. I always think I'll need more but never do.
YeP!
What is Thunderbolt 4?
What is Thunderbolt 4?
- 40Gb/s data transfer speed over cables of up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in length.
- 32 Gb/s PCIe data transfer (twice that of Thunderbolt 3)
- Support for two 4K displays (or one 8K display)
- At least one port supporting 100W laptop charging.
- Wake from sleep support.
I'm very disappointed with the weight. 3.3 lb is just barely lower the 2018 15inch MBP which was 4 lb. I expected Apple was going to beat (or at least rival) the LG Gram in terms of weight, but it's not even close: The 15inch 2023 Gram is 2.5 lb.
I wanted to buy the 15inch MBA, in fact I've been sending several emails to Apple asking for a 15inch MBA for more than 5 years. But I expected it to be light.
I really wanted to buy it, but now, seeing the weight, I don't see it's any advantage at all over my 2018 15inch MBP.
I wanted to buy the 15inch MBA, in fact I've been sending several emails to Apple asking for a 15inch MBA for more than 5 years. But I expected it to be light.
I really wanted to buy it, but now, seeing the weight, I don't see it's any advantage at all over my 2018 15inch MBP.
Not nearly enough for me to sell the 14. I was hoping for 20 hours or so. Thanks.
my 16 MBP is just 4.3 pounds, M2 thought about selling it but not sure now given the small difference in weight!
When your eyes are old and you need a larger display, but don't need increased performance... might be perfect.
Which year model do you have? Did the Intels use to weigh less? I didn't think so.
Current ones are 4.7 pounds.
Yeah, but Intel is still around and they are still the competition for some folk.
No external dual-monitor support?
This is something pretty much all the modern Intel consumer grade Macs supported (of course Apple wants you to upgrade to the Pro models)
This is something pretty much all the modern Intel consumer grade Macs supported (of course Apple wants you to upgrade to the Pro models)
new prices are amazing ! let's see how it goes in europe
but the battery is weird, same as mba 13
but the battery is weird, same as mba 13
True, and I do that, but that means giving up too much real estate. No substitute for more square inches of screen size, at least in my book. That and brightness. Hopefully this new screen is also brighter.
The pricing is very appealing... but we all know that $1299 will translate to about £3,999 these days. 🤣
2018 15inch MBP. 6-core i9 with 32GB RAM. It's 4.02 lbs. See: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP776?locale=en_US
