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If you only perform light productivity tasks like text processing, web browsing, and video playback, an ultraportable laptop is a better choice. We recommend the Apple MacBook Air 13 (2022), Apple's entry-level MacBook. It's the successor of the well-received M1 MacBook Air from 2020, but with a fresh new design, a better 1080p webcam, and a more powerful M2 SoC. The display looks sharp and gets bright enough for use outdoors, the keyboard is spacious and tactile, and the touchpad is just as responsive and even larger than its predecessor's. It still has two USB-C ports, but there's now a MagSafe charging port, which frees up the USB-C port you would otherwise use for charging.

A cheaper alternative would be the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020). The tradeoff is that you get an older design with thicker bezels around the display, but it's still a sleek-looking laptop and among the best premium ultraportables on the market. It provides a premium user experience with a nice display and a comfortable keyboard, and Apple's M1 SoC is more than powerful enough to handle general productivity tasks. The display doesn't get as bright as the M2 MacBook Air's, but it isn't a problem unless you're outside in the sun.

If you prefer a Windows machine, go with the Dell XPS 13 (2021), a 13-inch ultraportable laptop that provides a premium user experience. The base model comes with a 1080p display, which you can upgrade to a 4k IPS or OLED at the cost of shorter battery life. You can configure it with an Intel 11th Gen Core i3, i5, or i7, and up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage. The battery life isn't as good as the MacBook Air's, but still enough to get you through a typical school or workday. You get two USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for two 4k external displays at 60Hz.

If your school workload consists only of lighter tasks like text processing, web browsing, and video playback, you probably don't need the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)'s processing power. If that's the case, get the Apple MacBook Air 13 (2022), Apple's entry-level MacBook, and the replacement for the well-received Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020). This new model has a fresh new design with a slightly larger display and thinner bezels, a better 1080p webcam, and a more powerful M2 SoC. The display is brighter this time around, enough for use outdoors in broad daylight. The keyboard feels spacious and comfortable to type on, and the touchpad is just as responsive and even larger than its M1 predecessor. It still has two USB-C ports, but there's now a dedicated MagSafe charging port, which frees up the USB-C port you would otherwise use for charging.

Although this is a fantastic device that we wholeheartedly recommend, it's still an expensive laptop, even more expensive than the older M1 model. There's good news, however, as Apple will keep selling the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020). Of course, there are a couple of tradeoffs, like its older design (it's still pretty sleek-looking if we consider the whole laptop market), a slightly dimmer display and worse 720p webcam, and a less powerful but still capable M1 SoC. These compromises are fairly minor, so it's up to you to decide whether it's worth paying more for the M2 model.

If you prefer or need to work on Windows, the Dell XPS 13 (2021) is the closest direct competitor to the MacBook Air. It's also a well-built 13-inch laptop with a bright display, comfortable keyboard, and responsive touchpad. It gives you roughly ten hours of battery life, which is about the same as the M2 MacBook Air. Dell managed to squeeze a webcam with Windows Hello facial recognition support into the XPS 13's incredibly thin bezels; however, the image quality is decent at best and not as good as the M1 or M2 MacBook Air. It also has two USB-C ports, but they support Thunderbolt 4, allowing you to connect up to two 4k displays at 60Hz.

The best laptop for writers we've tested is the Apple MacBook Air 13 (2022). This thin and light laptop has a sleek design, a sturdy aluminum build, and all-day battery life. Its M2 SoC has plenty of processing power to handle a typical writer's workload, like text formatting, web browsing, and video playback. The display is sharp and bright, the keyboard feels comfortable to type on all day, and the touchpad is large and responsive. If you do a lot of video calls, it has an excellent 1080p webcam with a microphone that sounds loud and clear. The downside is that you only get two USB-C ports, and like its predecessor, it can only support one external display.

If you find the M2 MacBook Air too expensive, there's good news! The older Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) is available at a lower price. Of course, the tradeoff is that you're getting an older design that's been around for several years. This model also has a slightly worse webcam and lacks Apple's MagSafe charging port, so you'll have to use one of the USB-C ports to charge the laptop. Nonetheless, it's still an excellent ultraportable and a great alternative if you want to save money.

For Windows users, get the Dell XPS 13 (2021). It's also a 13-inch thin and light laptop with a sturdy, premium build, and a great keyboard and touchpad. You can get this laptop with a 1080p or 4k display, and there's even a 4k OLED option if you want those deep blacks for media consumption. Its battery life (with a 1080p screen) isn't as good as the MacBook Air's, but you can still get through a typical workday on a full charge. The downside is that it's more expensive.

The best 13-inch laptop we've tested is the Apple MacBook Air 13 (2022), the successor to the popular M1 MacBook Air from 2020. There's no denying that this is a premium device the moment you pick it up, and it's super thin and compact, so it's easy to carry around. This new model sports a fresh new design with thinner bezels, a better 1080p webcam, and a more powerful M2 SoC. The display gets bright enough for use outdoors, the keyboard feels spacious and tactile, and the touchpad is gigantic and responsive. The battery life isn't as good as the M1 MacBook Air, but it's still pretty impressive at almost 11 hours of light use. The main downside is its port selection, which only includes two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3, a headphone jack, and a MagSafe charging port. It's better than its predecessor but a tad stingy nonetheless.

If you're a little put off by the M2 MacBook Air's price, you can still get the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020). It's cheaper, and it's often on sale. Of course, it doesn't have a new, shiny design, but as far as laptops go, it's still among the sleekest devices on the market. Its M1 SoC is more than powerful enough to handle general productivity tasks, and its battery lasts a little over 13 hours of light productivity. The display doesn't get as bright, but visibility isn't an issue unless you're out in direct sunlight.

For Windows users, go with the Dell XPS 13 (2021) instead. It's also a premium ultraportable that provides a great user experience. You can configure it with an Intel 11th Gen Core i3, i5, or i7, and up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage. Unless you have an extremely light workload, it's best to get a Core i5, as the Core i3 only has two physical cores, which isn't a whole lot for Windows in 2022. Like the MacBook Air 13, it only has two USB-C ports, but these support Thunderbolt 4.

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 So under sustained loads, if you're gaming or you're rendering, you may get slightly better performance. But honestly, for my tests of the current generation MacBooks between the fanless Air and the fan Pro 13, there isn't that much difference. It's just like a few percents. However, all new Macs will be getting the Mac OS Ventura software later in the year, which along with iOS 16 on the iPhone allows you to use your phone's camera as a webcam

 Although when it comes to graphically demanding tasks, because the new M2 Air I think can actually draw up to 15 watts compared to 12 watts here, that may actually reduce battery life a little bit. Although the flip side of that argument is if it completes a task quicker, say rendering, then maybe it doesn't draw as much battery because this takes longer. But to be honest with you, I'm not bothered at all. Battery life is already incredible on the M1 Air

 There's a lot to talk about, but whether it remains the best value option for most of us, we'll have to see. Thank you so much for watching guys. If you do want to see more from me, including all my upcoming reviews and comparisons, make sure you hit that subscribe button and I'll catch you next time right here on the Tech Show.

 The question is though, is it worth paying $200 or 250 pounds more than this? This is the current MacBook Air M1, which is still on sale for 999, they haven't discounted it, although across all models, if you're a teacher or a student, you can get 100 off, but this is still going to be on sale side by side with the new M2. The problem is though, and perhaps one area I got a little bit wrong in my hands-on video, was suggesting that if you are going to buy a new MacBook Air M2, is that you're going to want 16 gigs of RAM and maybe 512 storage, that was a sort of sweet spot. The reason I said that, particularly for the 16 gigs of memory, is that on this one, which has 8 gigabytes, often I do get errors saying it's run out of memory and I have to close applications. Although I am curious if the higher bandwidth speeds of the new unified memory in the M2 version will make much of a difference, or if indeed it is still worth going for 16 gigs

MacBook Air M2 - Let’s Talk Before You Buy…

 Whatever the reason, the MacBook Air lasted just shy of 17 hours in our testing. That's still quite good, and likely to get you through a full workday, but less than what we got out of the M1-powered model. 

Graphics capability was a different story, with mixed results in GFXBench, a cross-platform rendering test. In the basic 1080p Car Chase test, the M2 MacBook Air fell behind the M1-based Air again, with a wider gap between the M2-based MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. But in the more demanding 1440p Aztec Ruins test scenario, the M2 MacBook Air was much closer to the MacBook Pro 13-inch, leading the old M1 MacBook Air by 29 points, and only falling 10 points behind the M2 MacBook Pro. But, in a common refrain for Apple&rsquo;s latest Macs, the best Windows machines in this lot (relying on Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics) still struggled to keep up, with all current Macs leading by a sizable margin

The 2022 MacBook Air also gets the same Magic Keyboard as its Pro siblings, but Apple is quick to note that it has a full-size row of function keys running along the top. This is both a way to differentiate it from the MacBook Pro 13-inch, which still incorporates the Touch Bar, but also from the previous MacBook Air, which uses smaller function keys that are half the size of the standard keys.

Interestingly enough, the results of our other two general productivity tests, Cinebench R23 and Geekbench 5.4, weren&rsquo;t as clear cut. In Cinebench, which renders a complex image using Maxon&rsquo;s Cinema 4D engine, the M2 Air offered a slightly lower score than the older M1 version did, even though both handily beat out the scores from the Windows systems.

Apple MacBook Air (2022, M2) Review

 Now of course, there are those of you who actually need a lot more performance on a regular basis, and to you I say, go for the 16-inch or maybe even the 14, or actually just wait until March for the new models to come out. But for everyone that's kind of on the fence and is trying to convince themselves that they need the most performance available, even though deep down, they know they mostly just browse the web, I would say you should be going for the M2 Air, especially for this super nice and thin design. But now we're met with a dilemma, in less than one year, there will likely be a brand new M3 MacBook Air that'll be coming with a host of benefits, and maybe even a 15-inch model if that's something you'd be interested in, so let's get into what that's gonna look like. First off, the biggest new feature is in the name, the M3 chip

 It does just fine with common video editing, music production, programming, and much more, and the major benefit is that the M2 chip excels at single-core tasks, which leads to snappier web browsing performance as we've seen using the Speedometer 2.0 benchmark. Now of course, there are those of you who actually need a lot more performance on a regular basis, and to you I say, go for the 16-inch or maybe even the 14, or actually just wait until March for the new models to come out. But for everyone that's kind of on the fence and is trying to convince themselves that they need the most performance available, even though deep down, they know they mostly just browse the web, I would say you should be going for the M2 Air, especially for this super nice and thin design

M2 MacBook Air - My Thoughts after 6 months..

Verdict - The MacBook Pro 13 is still a very good Subnotebook

 Okay, so this laptop starts at $1,199, so $1,200, which is already $200 more than the M1 MacBook Air is, which stays in the lineup, by the way. It was a pretty good laptop when it came out, still is. That's $1,000, so this is $1,200. But the baseline version also has the same SSD issue that the baseline M2 MacBook Pro had, meaning the 256 gig version, which uses a single SSD module instead of two smaller ones is significantly slower than the rest of the lineup, literally half the speed

 It's 11 millimeters all the way across, which is actually thinner overall, and I really like it this way. This is one of those shapes that you just feel like you can pick up and take everywhere, truly ultra-portable. They've thinned out the bezels around the new display, which let them bump it up a bit to 13.6 inches diagonally

 By the way, they do include the midnight colored stickers with the midnight colored laptop. That's another nice touch. But the MagSafe charger also just means you freed up another USB type C port, and you also get that fast charging at up to 67 watts, which is nice because the battery again makes this a very long lasting laptop. I'll still say the M2 MacBook Pro, which is thicker, is still going to be an overall battery champ, but I mean, the 15 hours of claimed web browsing translated for me to an entire work day of use with 20 plus percent left

 But the MagSafe charger also just means you freed up another USB type C port, and you also get that fast charging at up to 67 watts, which is nice because the battery again makes this a very long lasting laptop. I'll still say the M2 MacBook Pro, which is thicker, is still going to be an overall battery champ, but I mean, the 15 hours of claimed web browsing translated for me to an entire work day of use with 20 plus percent left. It was awesome. And if I had several light days in a row with it, I didn't even really think about charging

 But to their credit, they have changed and updated mostly everything about this design and for the better. The wedge shape used to taper to appear and feel thinner at the edges, but now the whole thing is flat. It's 11 millimeters all the way across, which is actually thinner overall, and I really like it this way. This is one of those shapes that you just feel like you can pick up and take everywhere, truly ultra-portable

M2 MacBook Air Review: More Than a Refresh!

The M2 Air’s improved graphics are also held back by its thermal design — though it scores better than the M1 Air in things like the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark, it’s not as good as the M2 Pro’s results, despite having the same number of GPU cores.

Yet it’s remarkably thin — just a smidge over 11 millimeters — and that thinness is immediately noticeable when you open the lid and start typing on it. It’s also noticed whenever you slot it into a bag or carry it around. The older MacBook Air’s tapered shape had less visual weight and may look thinner, but the new model is indeed slimmer than its predecessor.

Inside all of that new design is Apple’s latest M2 processor, which is also found in the 13-inch MacBook Pro we recently reviewed. Apple claims this new chip provides up to 18 percent better multi-core performance over the M1, with up to 35 percent faster graphics.

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