It produces clearer images in more lighting conditions than the M1’s webcam, which means you’ll look better in apps like FaceTime or Zoom.
In fact, if you have a dark desktop background or use Dark Mode in macOS, you might not even notice it’s there.Īnd our testers have confirmed that the 1080p webcam housed in the notch is better than the 720p webcam found in the M1 Air. Is the cutout intrusive? In my opinion, you get used to it.
The M2 model also has a small notch in the display, where Apple has placed an improved 1080p webcam. True, they had similarly nice things to say about the M1 Air’s keyboard, but the move to full-sized keys in the function row is helpful when you want to quickly adjust the volume or the screen brightness on a video chat, especially if you have large hands. That’s an improvement over the half-sized keys on the M1 Air our testers find the M2 keyboard overall to be comfortably sized, with high-contrast, easy-to-read letters and numbers. With the new design comes a full-sized function key row (F1, F2, etc.). But if you simply want a high-performing Apple laptop, the M1 Air might be the wiser choice, especially given how similarly the two models perform and how frequently the M1 goes on sale at Amazon and Best Buy. So if you’re shopping for the very best 12- to 13-inch laptop money can buy, you should seriously consider it. In fact, it matches or exceeds the M1 Air in every metric we measure.
Well, after a round of testing, we can now say that the M2 MacBook Air is among the highest-rated models in our laptop ratings, combining fast performance with great battery life and a great display. Is it really time for another leap in processing power? How much better can the M2 be? And, more to the point, are you better off buying the M1 Air and pocketing the difference? That’s $200 more than the M1-based Air, which raises some interesting questions. This past July, we got the sequel, with Apple releasing an M2-based MacBook Air for a starting price of $1,199. Heck, I bought one myself, even though I already had more computers than I know what to do with. It was easy to recommend to anyone who had $1,000 and needed a new laptop. The M1 Air (eventually followed by M1 variants of the Mac Mini, the iMac, and the MacBook Pro) truly impressed Consumer Reports’ testers, offering a compelling combination of performance and battery life.
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