MacBook Air (M2, 2022) review: Setting a new standard

Apple’s new MacBook Air is an amazing piece of computing engineering. When the company introduced the M1, it pretty much stuck it inside of old hardware that was designed for Intel chips.

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For animators

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It is delightful. Thin, light, and yet powerful, it just doesn’t seem to get hot; in fact, it doesn’t even have a fan, so you won’t have to deal with that noise that we’re all too familiar with.

On top of that, the webcam got a boost to 1080p, and it’s actually a really good webcam.

Performance graph

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The MacBook Air is totally redesigned, and one of the first to use Apple's brand new M2 processor.

– The MacBook Air with the M2 processor is available now and starts ay $1,199

For designers

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The 2022 MacBook Air comes in four colors, two of which are new: Space Gray, Silver, Starlight, and Midnight.

But on its own, this is just a delightful laptop. Everything about it feels great to use, and of course, when you leave the house in the morning, you won’t have to feel like you need to bring a charger with you.

Other stories

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