Of course we don't know. But it takes only a tiny modicum of intelligence to make a highly educated guess that Apple aren't going to use 2x128GB NANDs in their absolute cheapest M2 Macbook when they opted to use one 256GB NAND in a more expensive model, considering 2x128GB NANDs are more expensive.
true, but what is stopping Apple from doing the same on their M1 MBA line from now on?
That's the more expensive model, but also probably the most unimportant model in Apples whole lineup. Apple will sell heaps more of the MacBook Air. It is a much more important device for Apple. So it will make a much higher wave if the newer model is slower in some regards than the older model. That's why I still have hope.
Very true indeed...but maybe there are additional considerations preventing them from doing that, also considering it's almost now a run-out model, they may have a load of 256GB M1 Air boards already made up. Total guesswork on my part of course, but if history shows the final 256GB M1 MBAs were slower than the first, we'll know why!
Nobody told the OP to get 32GB of RAM. That's inflating. But 16GB is actually normal for a computer in 2022.Yup. No one inflates RAM needs like Macrumors Forums
Seems incredible for me to believe that the 256GB M2 MBA will be configured in such a way that in many real-world scenarios it outperforms the 256GB 13" MBP because the SSDs are faster. But none of us will truly know until next week.
I think this says more about Android and its lack of optimization than it does about Mac.
At the same price point, the M2 is the better choice in every regard except for amount of RAM and SSD speed, but for the latter two, you won’t notice any difference with your usage. So I would definitely recommend the M2 MacBook Air. You’ll also have a good chance of having a longer time of macOS support.
I don't get this "longer time of support." The processor is literally less than 20% faster and has the same basis. I bet they end up with the same exact length of support. But do you seriously think the RAM and SSD speed don't matter? I can definitively tell you they absolutely do, having first a M1 MBA 8/256 and then changing it out for an M1 MBA 16/512. It really, really matters.
According to Max Tech’s tests, the swapping wasn’t the same between the M2 and M1 version. Could be just the 256GB model, but I’m wondering if they made a slight change to the chipset in regards to memory management.
No, I don’t think you will have to wait until the M3. It’s already being reported that TSMC will be transitioning to M2 3nm 2nd half of this year. I can imagine the MBA M2 getting a speed bump around Christmas or early next year, and would assume the speed bump is just M2 3nm.
I don’t think Apple lost a lot of their chip guys, I think Covid slowed down their manufacturing goals with TSMC. I believe the M2 was suppose to be 3nm, but Covid and supply chain delayed the 3nm production.
They aren't going to make 5nm and 3nm versions and call it the same name no matter what the rumours say. That would just be utterly confusing, and would utterly devalue the price of V1 M2 computers.
That’s the issue too, having waited 12 months extra now for a 2020 model😬
Agree, and they’re always trying to push prices north
I don't think there will be a "version" of M2 that is made with the 3 nm process. It might happen that the M2 Pro and Max are made with the 3 nm process, but that's already weird because it means the M2 does have little in common with the M2 Pro and M2 Max. But I suppose Apple doesn't care and just puts them in the same (marketing) family.
It doesn't matter how long you waited, does it? Just get the model that suits you best. If that is still the 1.5 year old M1 MacBook Air, so be it.
