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2022 Apple MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard - $1099.00 + F/S - Amazon

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Features:
  • STRIKINGLY THIN DESIGN — The redesigned MacBook Air is more portable than ever and weighs just 2.7 pounds. It's the incredibly capable laptop that lets you work, play or create just about anything — anywhere.
  • SUPERCHARGED BY M2 — Get more done faster with a next-generation 8-core CPU, up to 10-core GPU and up to 24GB of unified memory.
  • UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — Go all day and into the night, thanks to the power-efficient performance of the Apple M2 chip.
  • BIG, BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY — The 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display features over 500 nits of brightness, P3 wide color and support for 1 billion colors for vibrant images and incredible detail.
  • ADVANCED CAMERA AND AUDIO — Look sharp and sound great with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, three-mic array and four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio.
  • VERSATILE CONNECTIVITY — MacBook Air features a MagSafe charging port, two Thunderbolt ports and a headphone jack.
  • EASY TO USE — Your Mac feels familiar from the moment you turn it on, and works seamlessly with all your Apple devices.
  • BUILT TO LAST — The all-aluminium unibody enclosure is exceptionally durable. And free software updates keep things running smooth and secure for years to come.
  • SIMPLY COMPATIBLE — All your go-to apps run lightning-fast — including Microsoft 365, Zoom, and many of your favorite iPhone and iPad apps.
  • COMES WITH APPLECARE WARRANTY – Every Mac comes with a one-year limited warranty and up to 90 days of complimentary technical support. Get AppleCare+ to extend your coverage.
Customer reviews:
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Model: Apple MacBook Air 13.6", M2 8C CPU/8C GPU, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Starlight, Mid 2022

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7lords
08-17-2022 at 09:45 AM.
08-17-2022 at 09:45 AM.
Quote from lcinva :
I don't need the storage as it's a casual computer and we have a 2TB iMac - wouldn't a 16/256 avoid the issue plus have better performance anyway or is that a stupid combo to buy? ETA replacing a 2018 MBP with butterfly keyboard
The big bottleneck is the 256mb drive. Upgrading to 8/512 would get you better performance than 16/256. The single chip for the 256 drive they use now is the issue
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lcinva
08-17-2022 at 02:02 PM.
08-17-2022 at 02:02 PM.
Quote from 7lords :
The big bottleneck is the 256mb drive. Upgrading to 8/512 would get you better performance than 16/256. The single chip for the 256 drive they use now is the issue

Interesting - I figured 16gb would take care of it. Thanks so much!
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pechango
08-17-2022 at 02:11 PM.
08-17-2022 at 02:11 PM.
Quote from 7lords :
The big bottleneck is the 256mb drive. Upgrading to 8/512 would get you better performance than 16/256. The single chip for the 256 drive they use now is the issue
source?
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Jitterspace
08-17-2022 at 04:27 PM.
08-17-2022 at 04:27 PM.
Quote from pechango :
source?
Just look it up on YouTube as many content creators did tons of benchmarks. The single chip 256 M2 is much slower than the 256 M1 Air. We're talking about SSD speeds here.
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08-17-2022 at 04:42 PM.
08-17-2022 at 04:42 PM.
Quote from 7lords :
The big bottleneck is the 256mb drive. Upgrading to 8/512 would get you better performance than 16/256. The single chip for the 256 drive they use now is the issue
This was the reason many people recommend the 14 pro or the M1 Air because you really should get 16gb of ram also. When you upgraded the M2 Air to 512gb SSD and 16gb of ram then you're not far off from the 14 pro with multi monitor support, better screen, more inputs, etc.. This discount does make the gap bigger though
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08-17-2022 at 08:28 PM.
08-17-2022 at 08:28 PM.
8gb is not enough. You hit the memory cap easily and the OS forces you to close apps against your will (basically a crash)

Apple should be ashamed they even offer 8gb because it limits it to basically a chromebook workload.
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08-17-2022 at 10:59 PM.
08-17-2022 at 10:59 PM.
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Houses never burn down, that's why you never pay for insurance.

If you can't afford less than ten bucks a month to protect your data, you deserve to lose it. Apple has a free 5GB tier, and a 200GB for $2.99/month. That's less than a meal at McDonalds or a gallon of gas.
Does everybody here lack reading comprehension? I didn't say "never". To use that as the basis of your original argument is nonsensical, since it doesn't happen that often.

And to pretend like $10/month isn't expensive for 2TB of data is nonsense. In one year, that would nearly pay for a 2TB NVME drive... which incidentally Apple charges several times that if you opt for it.

Subscription services are killing us, and a lot of people act like it's no big deal. And THAT is why companies get away with it. Thanks for your contribution to the breakdown of one-time licenses.
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pechango
08-18-2022 at 06:30 AM.
08-18-2022 at 06:30 AM.
Quote from WittyHamster578 :
8gb is not enough. You hit the memory cap easily and the OS forces you to close apps against your will (basically a crash)

Apple should be ashamed they even offer 8gb because it limits it to basically a chromebook workload.
This isn't even remotely true.
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Ananke
08-18-2022 at 10:17 AM.

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08-18-2022 at 10:17 AM.
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Hi there. Just looking for any input please. I ordered an M1 16gb & 2tb for $1799. I'm just using to browse internet, storing family photos and Skype. Any reason to upgrade to m2 air or a pro model?
This is very risky and terrible financial purchase.

You do not "store" data, especially family photos in a laptop. Eventually the storage will fail and you will loose everything. For a regular person the easiest and cost effective method is to pay for cloud storage - you choice of Microsoft or Apple or Google.

My suggestion, if you are in the Apple ecosystem - buy the base MBAir for internet and Skype etc. , subscribe to AppleCloud where you will store your photos. If you have iPhones, just back their photos up in the AppleCloud. If you feel that AppleCloud is too expensive, explore Microsoft offers - an annual subscription of Office 365 comes with 1TB cloud storage.

Actually, you probably don't even need a laptop, you can do by using a tablet for internet browsing

You really really don't need 2TB of storage in a laptop.
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Ananke
08-18-2022 at 10:29 AM.
08-18-2022 at 10:29 AM.
Quote from twiggy_alien_man :
Does everybody here lack reading comprehension? I didn't say "never". To use that as the basis of your original argument is nonsensical, since it doesn't happen that often.

And to pretend like $10/month isn't expensive for 2TB of data is nonsense. In one year, that would nearly pay for a 2TB NVME drive... which incidentally Apple charges several times that if you opt for it.

Subscription services are killing us, and a lot of people act like it's no big deal. And THAT is why companies get away with it. Thanks for your contribution to the breakdown of one-time licenses.
The cloud subscription comes with supposedly entire infrastructure of backup, risk reducing and security services that otherwise a user will need to pay for. Example: a base good NAS+6TB drives will cost you around $500 today. It doesn't prevent from catastrophic loss of equipment or data on it, so you should also have another NAS (or server) in a remote location to backup the first one. That's another $500 and assumption that you have a remote location + the data usage between them. I don't account for security costs, I assume you don't spend on that. So, bare minimum of $1000 upfront and another annual $1000 at least for maintaining internet access between the two.
Well, that will buy you 6-7 years of TB+ cloud space. Meanwhile, you would need to replace the NAS hardware by year-4-5 because of aging and reliability risk.
I myself run NASes and servers where I store personal photos, videos etc. It is very expensive and nerdy approach, not for a regular person - neither financially nor as effort.
And I have TB size cloud services as well Smilie
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AMCAPE
08-18-2022 at 01:18 PM.
08-18-2022 at 01:18 PM.
Quote from applehunter :
The sweet spot for this model seems to be at least 16GB of ram and at least a 512gb SSD. Benchmarks show that an order M1 Air was comparable to the M2 with only 8GB, but with the 16Gb, the M2 really made a difference. Also the 512GB ssd has an extra channel and is faster than the smaller ssd's. The best bang for your buck is a M2 Air with 16gb of ram and at least a 512gb ssd.
Here is a good video for reference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82gF_YAljU
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08-18-2022 at 01:24 PM.
08-18-2022 at 01:24 PM.
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The sweet spot for this model seems to be at least 16GB of ram and at least a 512gb SSD. Benchmarks show that an order M1 Air was comparable to the M2 with only 8GB, but with the 16Gb, the M2 really made a difference. Also the 512GB ssd has an extra channel and is faster than the smaller ssd's. The best bang for your buck is a M2 Air with 16gb of ram and at least a 512gb ssd.
I don't even see an M2, 512GB with 16GB RAM on the Apple website. How much is that?

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ma...th-m2-chip
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08-18-2022 at 06:41 PM.
08-18-2022 at 06:41 PM.
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I don't even see an M2, 512GB with 16GB RAM on the Apple website. How much is that?

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ma...th-m2-chip
You have to select and configure.
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sashTT
08-20-2022 at 07:15 PM.
08-20-2022 at 07:15 PM.
MBA m1 8/256 is better choice for price/performance! Can't bit ~$623 cumulative gc bonuses from edu Apple and Target
I can only recommend to add 16gb for $180 and buy external usb type c fast SSD drive if you need it

MBA m2 8/256 is best choice for fresh look, performance of 256 is a no brainer! (Fail model)
M2 air base model is a Beautiful overpriced peace of trash compare to base M1 air
So if you want beautiful insides of M2 air should look for 512gb must have and 16gb recommended. But 200-400 worth of upgrades it's too much, so get M1 air or M1 14",16" pro for more reasonable price. It's all depends of what you need from machine
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08-21-2022 at 02:04 AM.
08-21-2022 at 02:04 AM.
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Interesting - I figured 16gb would take care of it. Thanks so much!
Sorry to say, but your original understanding is correct. If you go with 16gb RAM, it avoids the bulk of the issue with the 256 SSD as you'll severely reduce the need for memory swapping (which is not amazing performance with either the 256 SSD or 512 SSD anyway).

The other scenario to consider is large file transferring over thunderbolt / USB (network speeds are not fast enough unless you happen to have a 10gbe setup) to another high speed SSD. The M2 SSD configuration will have a big impact here if you do a lot of this. If it's occasional, I wouldn't worry about it at all.
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