The newest MacBook Air with the M2 chip has been controversial. The new MacBook Air has a refreshed design and is the successor to the M1 system-on-a- chip.

Tech reviewers, experts, and regular people say you should avoid the base configuration of the new M2 MacBook Air due to performance issues. Potential MacBook Air buyers are being put in a bind because of this.

The keyboard of the MacBook Air.

The upgraded version of the base configuration has a full 10-core graphics card. When Apple showed off the new Air, it wasn't what it said it would be. The graphical performance of the M1 will be increased by 18%. The more expensive M2 MacBook Air, which retails for $1499, was not shown off by the company. The seven-core M1 MacBook Air has a performance advantage over the eight-core version.

There is an issue with the slowSSD. The base model doesn't come with a lot of storage, which is an insult to the consumer. Storage space is not the solution.

The norm is for a single chip to be used in the storage device. The base model M2 MacBook Air is 50% slower than the M1 MacBook Air, which had two flash chips.

The benchmarks posted by Max Tech are very impressive.

  • 2020 M1 chip read/write speed: 2900/2215
  • 2022 M2 chip read/write speed: 1446/1463

It gets worse before you know it. According to Max Tech, tasks such as file transfers can be even slower than the M1 MacBook Air because of the lack of shared memory. That's really bad. They apply the same issue to the MacBook Air as they did to the M2 MacBook Pro.

This wasn't something we were able to prove to ourselves, as our review unit came with a large amount of storage space.

The screen of the MacBook Air on a table.

There isn't a fast charge. The basic 30 watt brick is included with this model, while the upgraded version has a 35 watt dual charge. At least it is an improvement. It was a $300 dollar improvement. The Apple Store has a 67 watt fast charging station. You shouldn't need to.

Don't think this way. The new design language for the M2 MacBook Air is great. It is similar to the rest of Apple's devices. The M2 chip has a lot of potential. There is no question that Apple Silicon is changing the face of computers.

Almost everyone agrees that Apple is holding it back with the M2 MacBook Air. The M1 MacBook Air is probably the best option for you.

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