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While the Air tops out at 2 terabytes of solid state storage and 24GB of memory, the Pro can be configured with as much as 8 terabytes of storage and 96GB of memory. (The 16-inch model tops 16 hours in our tests.) It can also be configured with more storage and memory than the Air. In short, you’ll spend less time waiting and more time doing.īeyond the more powerful processor, the Pro has a brighter, more vibrant display that makes photos and videos truly pop, and longer battery life. You can easily slice and dice 4K video and have it ready to upload to YouTube in the blink of an eye. You can load dozens of tracks into an audio project without skipping a beat. In practice the more advanced chips mean, for example, that photo filters apply faster and large spreadsheets open quicker.

As their names imply, the M2 Pro and M2 Max are more powerful versions of that “regular” M2. There’s also a 13-inch MacBook Pro with the regular M2 chip that’s found in the Air. Its battery can last as long as 16 hours on a single charge, according to our tests, an increase of 3 hours over the 2020 M1 Air.Ĭhoose a MacBook Pro and you’ll probably be looking at a 14- or 16-inch screen, with either an M2 Pro or M2 Max chip. In terms of specs, the Air starts with the Apple M2 processor, 8 gigabytes of memory, and 256GB of solid state storage, a type of storage technology that’s faster than traditional hard drives. The 13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 and the 13-inch Dell XPS 2021 also weigh in at 2.8 pounds, while LG’s 14-inch Gram is a feathery 2.2 pounds. It’s a neat feature-I enjoy using my preferred podcast app, called Overcast, on my MacBook Air-but because the Mac doesn’t have a touchscreen, the experience is slightly clunky.Īt 2.7 pounds, the computer is lightweight (you’d hope so with a name like Air) but not uniquely so.

It lacks some of the improvements of the M2 Air, such as a better webcam, but is still a powerful and worthwhile laptop.Īnd because Apple’s M processors use the same underlying architecture as the processor found on the iPhone and iPad, you can run iOS apps on the Mac. It’s capable of running a wide variety of apps, whether that’s a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari a word processor like Google Docs, Pages, or Word or a spreadsheet program such as Excel, Numbers, or Sheets.Īpple also still sells the 2020 Air, powered by the M1 processor, starting at $1,000. The Air starts at $1,200, comes in one size (13 inches), and is a smart choice for everyday use.

Both are powered by versions of the company’s M2 processor and do well in our ratings, but they’re aimed at different audiences. Apple makes two notebooks, the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.