Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Midnight

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Amazing battery life backed up by an amazing hardware experience

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022

I got the base 256GB 8GB of ram model and this thing does everything I need it to and more. I consider myself fairly tech savvy, so when I heard all the controversy surrounding this model and its slower SSD, I was a little hesitant. After realizing what I wanted to do with the computer, this become a non-factor. I mostly do school (computer science) a little bit of rendering for my 3d printer and some very light gaming. The SSD has never been an issue in my day to day. If you are editing photos or access large files that will need to be read or written to often, maybe go to the 512GB model to get the faster SSD. If you are not working in CAD or video/photo editing all the time you will not care I promise. The rest of this machine has astounded me. 18 hours of battery life is not just marketing, the speed of the M2 is snappy and can handle much more than I thought it would. The new screen is gorgeous. Trackpad is the best on the market bar none. The keyboard is the best keyboard I have ever felt on a laptop and is an absolute joy to type on. MagSafe is back and amazing as before. Probably my favorite thing about this laptop, coming from a Windows gaming laptop is the lack of a fan. You will lose a little performance, but not having that noise is absolutely astounding. Cannot recommend this thing enough. Great job Apple.

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Indiea R.

An Accounting Student's Perspective

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023

I have a Lenovo that I use for my taxes, and side hustle for investments. Unlike the traditional intel laptop that gets occasionally hot with a loud fan, this computer is silent and does not get hot. The battery lasts a very long time. After 30 minutes of use with my Lenovo computer, I always have to recharge it. The Lenovo computer is only 1 year and a few months old and it's an expensive brand. I wish I'd gotten an apple computer years ago. I don't use it for video or graphics, but as a general computer for excel and word, it's okay. But, I'd still purchase a traditional windows computer for tax and accounting software. Finally, it's definitely lighter than the traditional 15.6 windows computers. I thought 13.6 inch would be too small. It's the perfect size. In the future, apple should work on collaborations with business software for banking, accounting, finance, and other non-entertainment industries.

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Cody

Amazing battery life backed up by an amazing hardware experience

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022

Color: SilverCapacity: 256GBVerified Purchase

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Vader37

Amazing laptop

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2022

Color: SilverCapacity: 512GBVerified Purchase

Love how slim and light weight this is. If you own an iPhone the integration is perfect. You can manage your messages, calls, & emails on this device. Everything syncs up beautifully! The device is very fast and I upgraded to the 512gb SSD. You get the dual 35w charger with this and it charged mine from 50% to full in less than 45 mins while using it. The magnet charging cable is braided and color coded with a light indicator while charging. I am shocked how fast this machine moves and what quality the hidden speakers are. Phone calls and FaceTime are flawless. The new web cam is a welcome upgrade and the notch for it is subtle. The trackpad and keyboard are top notch and respond perfectly. This is worth every penny. I went with silver since that new midnight color is prone to scuffs and scratches showing. No fingerprints show on this silver and it’s a very classic look. If you’re on the fence go for it. You won’t be disappointed. No more windows stuff for me.

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lchavezm

New - Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024

Color: StarlightCapacity: 512GBVerified Purchase

Great Mac product! Just what I needed

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Lukas

Great for school

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023

Color: Space GrayCapacity: 512GBVerified Purchase

This computer is great for people in collage or high school. Its light weight allows it to be moved around to many places, which allows me to easily bring it to my friends place to work on projects with them. And if you are doing simple things like scrolling the web or chatting with friends on a service like discord, then the battery life lasts a very long time. But the front facing camera isn't really up-to-par with the modern standards today. So if you plan to use this for zoom, or google meet you may want to consider a webcam if you really care about the camera quality. The screen quality is nice, the colors are vibrant and it can get really bright too. If you have an iPhone there are many useful features that connect the phone with the computer. Airdrop is nice when sending research links from my phone to my computer for school slideshows, it is fast and easy. Also, I can send messages to all of my friends from my Mac, and all of my contacts and notes are synced from my phone to my Mac too. But if you do not have an iPhone, I may consider a different brand because the Mac isnt good with all of the Apple features like iCloud, and it would be a waste of money.

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wfupa7672

Dont know why I waited so long to purchase this amazing laptop

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2023

Color: Space GrayCapacity: 256GBVerified Purchase

Purchased this on sale to replace a 11+ year old OG 15 inch Macbook Pro Retina, which still works perfectly despite the battery not holding a charge long. I tend to keep laptops for a long time and wanted to stay with Apple due to my experience with my last one. I waited on the M2 version for its upgrades over the M1, which I read is also a great computer. Love how fast it is, very snappy, and the specs are perfect for my heavy home office use. Setup was a breeze from an iCloud backup. Have used it on multiple Zoom and Teams video meetings and the new camera and speakers work awesome for this purpose. Hope this one lasts as long as the Mac Pro!

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Ben Broom

Look no further to get the best price on a Mac!

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023

Color: MidnightCapacity: 256GBVerified Purchase

Apple products speak for themselves. Our family has been using Macs for the last ten years and there is no way I could go back to a PC. The MacBook Air is lightweight and we purchased this for my daughter to start college with. She has already started using it and loves. It is perfect for a college student to carry in their backpack and it is very user friendly. According to college requirements this specific model is the mid range and very affordable. I did a lot of research and the best price I found was on Amazon and they also offer apple care. I wouldn't purchase this computer without apple care. It covers accidental breaks which with college students is necessary.

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Vinnie B.

Great for mobile computing

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022

Color: Space GrayCapacity: 256GBVerified Purchase

I purchased this base model Macbook Air M2 for attending online courses through a university. I've been mainly a Windows PC user for a while now. My last Macbook was an old 12-inch Macbook Pro G4 (remember those mini-me/Yow Ming commercials?).

After being able to use this laptop for a couple of months, I've decided that given the current state of technology within my home, my future personal computers will most likely be all Apple, as long as I continue to use iPhones, AppleTVs and Apple Accessories (such as AirPods). The current form of the MacOS allows easy use of printers/scanners and any other computer peripheral you may need.

With all that said, I will say that you should consider this base model for the following reasons:
- You currently have an Apple ecosystem.
- You need a lightweight, small form-factor laptop for basic computing needs.
- You primarily run cloud-based platforms that don't require local storage.
- You'd like to work "unplugged" for many hours without having to charge the laptop.
- You enjoy a bright monitor and a pretty decent keyboard to type on.

At the same time, I would NOT recommend this model if you need the following:
- You'll be running large programs that require a lot of local storage.
- You require a machine that will process/render high-resolution media. The lack of a fan will cause the Macbook to thermal throttle, lowering your performance. For a little more, you're better off going with the base model Macbook Pro.
- Gaming (Thermal throttle will lower framerates).

A few honorable mentions:
- Despite the lack of larger, more visible speakers, the sound is decent for this category of laptop.
- The low power requirements make this an easy travel laptop, not requiring that you bring a huge brick to keep this thing going.
- The redesigned look is a lot nicer than the previous generation (I'm glad the wedge design is gone).

Finally, regarding value:
Considering where we are in tech today, I feel that for the money, we should no longer have base models with only 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD space. At the very least, I really hope that Apple would consider making their base models start at 16GB of Ram and 512GB of SSD storage without increasing the price. At the very least, if they keep the 256GB of SSD, give the option to keep an SD card on board without having to attach an external drive every time you want expanded storage.

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Max P.

First impression on Starlight.

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022

Color: StarlightCapacity: 256GBVerified Purchase

I had windows before and now I have a Mac. This is a great purchase. The laptop made a big impression on me.
The delivery: I was supposed to sign for it upon delivery and I never did. It was dropped off on my front doorstep. She caught me doing something with my hands full and wet, and I assume she had to be going to her next delivery to stay on schedule. Back to the Mac review.
The M2 Air: What can I tell you? This thing is really small. Upon taking it out of its packaging, I held it in my hands and it felt like I was holding a composition notebook, but a tad bit lighter. It does not feel like holding an envelope like it was revealed back in the first Mac Air laptop. It was like holding a windows surface laptop, except lighter. The laptop turned on on its own and I set up everything in less than half an hour. I may miss right clicking with my old windows laptop, but holding down the scrolling pad is way easier on this thing. I learned the basics, the advanced internet tips and tricks, and the essentials in less than ten minutes. I picked up on everything in less than an hour. It took me longer to choose a password than anything else. Lol. But, it was simple. It runs really smooth and I hear nothing. It’s so silent, I tapped on the mute button and it does not give out one sound from the internal system. It’s easily the best laptop out right now.
The one con I have: There are none aside from the fact that the typing on the keyboard
is about the only noise you’ll pick up. Yes, the keyboard fret buttons sound plastic and rub on them and it sounds like an eerie screeching noise. In all retrospect, I’m not about to rub the keyboard. That’s not what it’s for.
Video / Audio: I watched on Apple TV. The sound became better to my ears switching from watching an HD movie to a 4K movie. I watched The Blair Witch Project, the old film from 1999, then I put on the new Blair Witch movie that resolutes a picture of 4K and let me say that the audio on 4K sounds crispier than HD movies. I could hear the footsteps and environmental noises for full immersion. It was like I was in the movie. I watched it at night while everybody’s asleep. That movie scares the crap out of me. The picture was HD. The brightness was low. The sound was past halfway. It looked okay because Blair Witch Project has the female character video recording on an old camera. It looks like it looked the first time I watched The Blair Witch Project back in the year 2000. And I like that.
Multi-tasking / browsing / usage
Some sites like Yahoo take a while to catch up on uploading the page as I scroll further on some articles. I also encountered ads. I’ll have to use an ad-blocker. Battery life. The Mac was on for two hours and it dropped ten percent. All I did was setup and browsing. Then, I charged it by MagSafe charger. It took about less than 15 minutes to charge all the way up to 100% from 50% on first usage.
Life expectancy: The 8gb ram should run well for the next 6 to 8 years. By then you and I or whoever chose this laptop will have upgraded in the next 5 years as technology further improves.
And to size up my last thoughts… Oh yes, I used the box / case it came on as a laptop case to keep it stored at night so it won’t get dusty overnight. Simple as that. Put it back in its box. It’s brand new. You wouldn’t want to have a dirty starlight. Overall, if you have had an Apple device like a smartphone, tablet, or iPod touch back then, you’ll pick up on everything on your first go. Thanks for the read through on my review and to Amazon for this amazing machine. Farewell.

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