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Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip

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Re: Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip

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Post by bayindirh »

geerlingguy wrote: post #17

The biggest question I have is whether it has WiFi 6E or just WiFi 6 (2x2 80 MHz like the original M1 MacBook Air). That's the one thing that's kind of gimped it for me—if I could get more WiFi bandwidth, especially with the ProRes decoding built into the M2, I might be able to edit 4K video over my network wirelessly for the first time. Would be amazing. To be clear, I still think the M1 Air was the best portable la…

From the specs:

    -802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
    -IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Both same on the Pro and Air M2.

Re: Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip

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Post by dougmwne »

sydthrowaway wrote: post #12

Only 18% CPU performance improvement.. looks like we are finally getting diminishing returns.

This was on the same manufacturing process as the M1. There's generally a bigger boost when moving to a smaller process. But yes, there are diminishing returns, especially when you look at single core performance. Power efficiency and transistor counts are still increasing decently.

Re: Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip

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Post by fdgsdfogijq »

hatware wrote: post #33
fdgsdfogijq wrote: post #16

Just spent 4k on the M1 max. These chips are coming out too fast

They know how to capture their market. These things will sell like hotcakes.

Incremental release of breakthrough products. M1 and M2 were both probably ready at the same time. Release M1, then M2 to try and get the upgrade sells. Its tough to beat, but atleast the products are amazing

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Post by mrtranscendence »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #26
freediver wrote: post #9

Notch is painful to see. Hope they walk back on it like for the mag safe.

Would you rather have a smaller screen with no notch?

This argument went round and round back when Apple first released the notched MacBook Pro. Some people apparently don't care about the tradeoffs involved and would indeed prefer a smaller screen -- they think it would be that distracting to have a notch. I think they're crazy, personally, but maybe I'd hate the notch too if I had a laptop with one.

Re: Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip

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Post by dmix »

> And for the first time, MacBook Air supports fast charge for charging up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with an optional 67W USB-C power adapter.7

Woah. Speaking of batteries I've been impressed with the battery life in the new MBPs. They last forever with these new M chips. One of the best features.

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