The M2 MacBook Air is worth the upgrade, and it's on sale for $150 off
Save $150: As of Sept. 28, the M2 MacBook Air with 512GB of seated storage is 10% off Amazon and Best Buy, bringing it to a new low price of $1,349, lanugo from $1,499.
Even those of us working on the crustiest and dustiest laptops out there can find it nonflexible to justify an upgrade to the latest tech if it fails to offer much resurgence while very much offering that trademark new price markup.
That's not the specimen with Apple's latest MacBook Air powered by the M2 chip. Yes, in many cases, we'd recommend opting for an older model (the M1 is still great) if you're trying to save some cash. But as of Sept. 28, you can get the M2 MacBook Air with 512GB of seated storage for just $1,349 at Amazon and Best Buy — that's $150 off a palmtop released only two months ago.
There is a decent step up from M1 to M2 — you jump from 8-core GPU to a 10-core GPU, permitting you to process increasingly complicated tasks at a time without experiencing lag. According to Apple, this can translate up to a 40% faster performance time in programs like Final Cut Pro or 20% faster time with Photoshop.
The upgrades don't start and stop with the increasingly powerful processor, either. The Liquid Retina exhibit has been bumped up to 13.6 inches, while the overall palmtop became slimmer, and ditched the Air's tapered diamond to increasingly resemble a MacBook Pro. Though the changes might sound small, Mashable tech reporter Alex Perry made note of them in his review, writing "I’ve spent the last three and a half years working on a 2016 MacBook Pro with a 13.3-inch exhibit and immediately felt the difference here."
The FaceTime camera moreover got a much needed upgrade from a 720p camera to a 1080p camera, though you will have to deal with a notch. Other drawbacks include a lackluster refresh rate and a unstipulated lack of ports. However, you still get that same 18 hour shower life.
The 512GB M2 MacBook Air is misogynist for $1,349 in starlight, silver, and space gray.
