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Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by code_runner »

caymanjim wrote: post #676
burmer wrote: post #578

So strange there's no notch in the main picture on the announcement. The top bezel does not look the same as on the product page either, even aside from the notch, it's too thick. edit: the very last picture in the article also shows the wrong bezel. So strange...

There's no notch on the M1 Air. Are you expecting one? Notches are terrible and are enough all alone to make me change what I'll buy.

Have you given a notched device a fair shake? Not suggesting you haven’t, but I never notice the notch on my iPhone

I figured it would drive me nuts

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by vasili111 »

kingsleyopara wrote: post #628
hajile wrote: post #599

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect the best reason for upgrading is access to 24GB of RAM and maybe the hardware video encoders if that's your thing. Otherwise, M2 is a very solid iteration, but probably not worth dropping that much money if you already own an M1 system.

For me it's hardware nested virtualization but I'll be waiting for the M2 Pro.

Could you please provide the link about "hardware nested virtualization"?

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by skohan »

roywashere wrote: post #27
yosito wrote: post #5

I'm excited to get my hands on one of these. I'm a US citizen living in Hungary, and hoping to get my hands on a US version ASAP. I'm debating if it will be easier to order from Apple in the US and ship it via a third party to the EU, or order in the EU and have the keyboard swapped out after I get it. I'm mostly nervous that if I don't order right away, it will be sold out and hard to get my hands on for a few more…

In The Netherlands you typically will get US keyboards in your MacBooks. I think keyboards are not easily swappable but I might be mistaken? AFAIK in most European countries (at least in Germany) you can also order macs with US layout. Ordering in EU is easier especially related to warranty. But the price is steep: it is 1199 USD in the US versus 1519EUR in The Netherlands, including sales tax

The warranty is really worth considering. I recently had to get a repair on an 18 month old laptop, and even though it was out of Apple warranty, the repair was free under consumer protection laws, and would not have been had I bought it in the US.

I'm honestly not sure why you would ever pay for an extended warranty in Germany.

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by smt88 »

pastrami_panda wrote: post #670
carlycue wrote: post #39

This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. It’s funny how Apple came back from the worst the Mac has ever been to the best in a span of few years. Johnny I’ve doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does.

> Johnny Ive doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does That's not how Apple works. If they still work remotely like they did back under Jobs the hardware teams are not the guys calling the shots for future product cycles.

> If they still work remotely like they did back under Jobs the hardware teams are not the guys calling the shots for future product cycles.

There have been a lot of articles about how it doesn't work remotely like it did under Jobs[1]. Tim Cook has been CEO for 11+ years and isn't at all like Jobs.

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/technology/jony-ive-apple...

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by justsomehnguy »

code_runner wrote: post #681
caymanjim wrote: post #676

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no notch on the M1 Air. Are you expecting one? Notches are terrible and are enough all alone to make me change what I'll buy.

Have you given a notched device a fair shake? Not suggesting you haven’t, but I never notice the notch on my iPhone I figured it would drive me nuts

Great for you I suppose?

I have a phone with a punch out camera. Usually I don't even think about it, but when it obscures the things what should be in that place on the screen...

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by stereoradonc »

It doesn't have enough ports and locks you down with daisy chaining. I agree thinness is a "symbol", but it offers next to nothing advantage to get work done. It's much like an overpriced car in your garage and for virtue signalling.

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by adgjlsfhk1 »

zitterbewegung wrote: post #376
kllrnohj wrote: post #361

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. Well, except for the small problem that the M1 air exists and is still on sale. Same single core CPU performance and near enough multicore and GPU performance. And it's cheaper by a not insignificant amount. Which is pretty much why Linus Tech Tips wasn't…

I think you are confusing their review of MacBook Pro M2 with the MacBook Air m2.

the air m2 still is $200 more for a fairly small performance improvement

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by velcrovan »

kllrnohj wrote: post #361
carlycue wrote: post #39

This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. It’s funny how Apple came back from the worst the Mac has ever been to the best in a span of few years. Johnny I’ve doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does.

> This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. Well, except for the small problem that the M1 air exists and is still on sale. Same single core CPU performance and near enough multicore and GPU performance. And it's cheaper by a not insignificant amount. Which is pretty much why Linus Tech Tips wasn't…

Linus offhandedly said the M1 had “disappointing performance” when it first came out. He’s got opinions but he’s not super credible.

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by daguava »

what_ever wrote: post #678
plonk wrote: post #626

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Getting grammar and spelling right makes for text that's much easier to read. Helping people remember these things is positive.

Just "silicon*" as a reply should have been enough. There was no need for the additional sentence and certainly no need for the source/link.

Even that's not needed, it's just a shitty spelling-only reply when everyone in question knows what's going on - it added nothing to the discussion.
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