Pavel Jelic Not long ago, Apple launched the new MacBook Air M2. Of course, we managed to get it to the editorial office on the day of the sales launch, thanks to which we were able to convey it to you immediately on our sister magazine unboxing, together with first impressions. The first few hours of using the new MacBook Air are successfully behind me and I am convinced that it is a perfect device. At our sister magazine, see link below, we looked at 5 things I like about the new MacBook Air M2. In this article we will then look at 5 things that I don't like. However, the new Air is practically perfect, so these few negatives can be seen as complete minor things that do not change my opinion of this machine in any way. Let's get straight to the point.
5 things I like about the MacBook Air M2
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Flying around the world with Apple Missing branding
All new MacBooks have lost their branding in the form of the name, which was located on the bottom bezel of the display for many years. For the 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro, Apple solved this simply by moving the branding to the underside of the body, specifically in the form of molding, not printing. Somehow I thought the whole time that the name would be printed on the underside of the new MacBook Air as well, but unfortunately it didn't happen. The only identifying mark is the cut-out in the upper part of the display and on the back of the lid.
Not so nice box
In my career, I've unpacked countless different Macs and MacBooks. And unfortunately, I have to state that the box of the new Air M2 is perhaps the weakest of all in terms of design. On the front, the MacBook is not depicted from the front with the screen lit, but from the side. I understand that this is how Apple wanted to present the slimness of the new Air, which is definitely denied. But in reality, almost nothing can be seen on the box, at least in the case of the silver variant. I simply lack proper colors here. And on top of that, on the label located on the back, we don't find any information about the use of the M2 chip, only the number of cores, which is a shame.
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Slower SSD
Just a few hours after the launch of sales of the 13″ MacBook Pro M2, the first reports began to appear on the Internet that the basic version of this new machine has a slower SSD, roughly half compared to the previous generation with the M1. It turns out that this is due to the use of a single memory chip with a capacity of 256 GB, instead of 2x 128 GB in the previous generation. Along with this information, Apple fans began to worry about the new MacBook Air being the same song. Unfortunately, these predictions are also true, and the MacBook Air M2 has an SSD roughly half as slow as the previous generation with the M1, which is the biggest existing disadvantage. Even so, the SSD remains very fast.
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Silver color
The MacBook Air M2 in silver color arrived at our editorial office. Unfortunately, I have to say that this color does not quite suit the new Air. I don't mean that this machine is ugly with her. However, this is a completely redesigned device that simply needs a new color. For that reason as well, most users went for dark ink when buying a new MacBook Air. When you look at a MacBook with this color, you immediately know that it is the new Air, as it is dark inky in the world of Apple computers, exclusive to this model. From a distance, it is practically impossible to recognize the silver Air from older generations.
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Unnecessary foil
In recent years, Apple has been trying to reduce its carbon footprint as much as possible. It uses as many recycled materials as possible, does not add earphones or chargers to the packaging of iPhones, tries to limit the use of plastic as much as possible, etc. But the truth is that all these restrictions are reflected most only in the world of Apple phones. I am currently thinking mainly of the transparent foil that Apple used to seal its iPhones with until recently, before switching to a paper tear-off seal for the "13s". However, as for MacBooks, including the new Air, they still use the sealing foil, which simply does not make sense. If you order a new MacBook, it will come in a durable shipping box, which then contains the product box, so the machine is XNUMX% safe - and some e-shops even pack the shipping box itself in another box. Multiple protection is therefore used and, in addition, foil. In this case, I could certainly imagine using the same paper seal as with the iPhone XNUMX (Pro).
The first two points are clear... that's why I probably won't buy it... The pen is crazy