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  1. I'm not sure what is happening to Apple. First they show a middle finger to their customers for long years with iOS 16 by removing so many phones and practically removing their customers and moving them to competition and now they are doing the same to MacBook Pro customers. I mean you can cool externally with a fan stand if that is the only plus. Maybe they got so rich that they no longer care and is a good thing that they are on a verge of a downward spiral.

  2. A slightly bumped up MacBook Air (M2) costs about ~$2300 USD in my country =/ That's with with 16 GB of system memory and the base storage of 500 GB.

  3. The real question about the lineup is where the iPad air really fits in. If it can be placed properly in the Airline of products things make better sense in terms of the air serving nonpros as a continuous spectrum of products leading to the pro line with the Mac studio and the MacBook pro being the next steps up. The iPad Air actually sits between the M1 MacBook Air and the M2 MacBook Air. This gives you air features and laptop capabilities depending on your use case. But I really think the iPad gets paired as a second device to whichever laptop you have not as a standalone unit unto itself. This is why running macOS on it makes no sense. If you want to run Pro Apps then get an M2 MacBook and keep the iPad for review and approvals or for prototyping and concept generation and content consumption. If you have an M1 then it is the carry-around on-the-go solution when you don't create or need a lot of typing. It's too expensive when you add a pen and a keyboard to it compared to a laptop so don't make it one.

  4. Why only 24 RAM ??? It's so little to play with:/// I am a developer and use Mac Air M1 (8 core). 16 RAM is one Java server, one NodeJs server, one Postgres, company VPN, a couple of chrome tabs, Teams + VScode and that's all. How can I use the new Stage Manager feature if a work stage eats all RAM

  5. I also love how Apple's marketing department took down the 8-core CPU 8-core GPU M1 MacBook Air model from the lineup, because the entry-level core counts on the M2 are identical!

  6. midnight should be elegant. but yes, I might consider starling. even tho I'm using 2017 MacBook air with silver color, I won't mind seeing the starling one on the new MacBook air.

  7. I don't like when this computer (like the M1) is presented as something mostly for light tasks, web browsing and every day stuff.. and maybe some serious stuff here and there..
    Even if this is the baseline apple chip, this Macbook Air is probably better at video editing and other "pro" tasks than most high end laptops out there (with Intel and AMD's chips). It gives the impression that if you are a professional you OBVIOUSLY need the Macbook Pro which is not true at all.
    The capabilities of this chip satisfy the needs of a massive chunk of professional video editors who don't necessarily work with a million 8k streams.

  8. MacBook Pro 13 does support fast charging, actually it is supplied with 67W power brick by default (no extra cost). Already M1 version of this machine did.

  9. Really looking forward to a comparison between an upgraded m2 air (16+512) and m1 pro 14, cause their price difference is soooo close. I just want a long and lasting laptop with reasonable price but the new air just ridiculous.

  10. I was genuinely suprised that there was support for high-impedance headphones in a MacBook Air, because, let's be real, how many people in the target market for these laptops has headphones with a sky-shatteringly high number of ohms? Still, it's nice to have. I would love to see a comparo between the MacBook Air M2 and MacBook Pro M2 to see if we can justify the 13-inch Pro's existence…

  11. Good to see Air in a look. The new look was much required. But I really hope they upgrade the Pro design because its the best laptop for professionals any day.

  12. Definitely Midnight whatever. I’m looking to upgrade from my 2018 MacBook Pro (i5, 2.3ghz) to a new Air. I use it for everyday computing with the odd iMovie 4k edit and photos. I’m keen to see if it’s worth me going for the M1 or M2 Air when you do your comparison video. Great work as always, keep it up 😊

  13. Re M2 MacBook Pro, I'd check corporate sales. Companies that use "MacBook" as a perk see "Air" brand as too consumer and of course 14" MBP as too Pro. Many people I know just got an off the shelf 13" MacBook Pro.

  14. The price of this macbook air is just outrageous. In Portugal this thing costs 1529 euros (base model), I believe the machine is good but it's an absolutely crazy price for a macbook air.

  15. "Anything but gray" totally agree, wish Microsoft would get with the program because I prefer their OS. I'm not a fan of magnesium/aluminum shells either, they get microscratches and finger prints like crazy.

  16. I will take the silver my OCD oblige me to buy that to match other hardware ipad, macs, keyboard an the general look of the station… buut i would go for space grey… no fingerprints, no dust, clear separation from keys to the chassis, looks good with red… (just saying xD)

  17. I'd say starlight if it isn't very smudgy. The new air is going to be over USD 2000 in my country due to taxes : ( Unless Apple decides to manufacture it locally, which is unlikely.

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