Apple MacBook Air 13.6" MLY33LL/A Midnight 2022
The fanless M2 chip delivers 20-hour battery life in a 2.7-pound aluminum body, making this the most portable MacBook without sacrificing performance. Its 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display hits 500 nits with P3 wide color, while the MagSafe charging frees up both Thunderbolt ports. This is best for students and writers who need an ultralight, all-day machine that handles everyday tasks and seamlessly integrates with other Apple devices.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong portability (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M2 8-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560x1664 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" MLY33LL/A | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Apple M2 8-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" MLY33LL/A | 49.7 | 59.7 | 13.3 | 42.4 | 88.8 | 91.2 | 16.8 | 93.7 | 97.1 | 97 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.9 | 92.4 | 91.1 | 96.1 | 73.6 | 90 | 98.2 | 59.6 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92.9 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.4 | 97.6 | 93.7 | 80 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 86.8 | 91.3 | 91.1 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 68.4 | 77.9 | 32.4 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 62.5 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 91.4 | 96.2 | 73.1 | 93.7 | 59.6 | 87.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 81.6 | 58.8 | 88.3 | 88.8 | 81 | 0 | 80 | 91.4 |
Usage Scores
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