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I know I'm being irrational about this, but for some reason this makes me lean toward getting an M1 Air or 13-inch Pro rather than an M2: it's like with the M2
by derbOac 4y ago
I know I'm being irrational about this, but for some reason this makes me lean toward getting an M1 Air or 13-inch Pro rather than an M2: it's like with the M2 performance gains are being squeezed out of the same (or similar enough) M1 process rather than changing the process significantly, at the cost of efficiency.
- alberth 4y agoYou'd definitely save $200 since base M1 Air is $999 vs M2 Air being $1199.
- solarkraft 4y agoThey're also available used and a lot cheaper now. I'm plenty happy with mine and don't plan to switch any time soon. Yeah, the M2 Air looks a bit nicer, but it's more of a Pro-follow up with its boxy design and ... eh, the M1 Air is totally fine in all aspects I can spontaneously come up with. It's a really good device and the laptop I might recommend for years to come. It getting cheaper and cheaper will only increase the value you'll get.
- K7PJP 4y agoI almost did this, but the return of MagSafe (which frees up a USB port) and the display improvements were worth it to me. Oh, how I’ve missed MagSafe.
- derbOac 4y agoYeah the things you mention definitely enter into the equation.
- wilg 4y agoThe hardware is much nicer on the M2 Air though.
- chaxor 4y agoAn important note is that the MacBook pro M2 vs M2 Air appear to be essentially the same hardware with the same price - but the MacBook pro does have a slightly larger battery. And it is quite incredible. I've been very impressed that i can work all day on an M2 MacBook pro on vim - for several days - with only one charge. The battery life is incredible. About to switch to Asahi Linux, so I hope it stays, but I am almost certain the battery life will be better than any x86 computer running Linux I could've gotten.