Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M2, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Midnight
CPU Apple M2
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M2 GPU
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 53 Wh
63 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M2 GPU |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 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 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M2 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Apple M2 GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M2 | 52.3 | 65.8 | 13.3 | 51.5 | 88 | 97.2 | 35.8 | 98.1 | 89.2 | 59.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.2 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Staples 1 offer From CA$1,000
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Usage Scores
- Overall62.9
- AI/LLM26.3
- Gaming18.1
- Portability81.1
- Creator45.8
- Student84.2
- Business72.1
- Developer55.3
- Entertainment69.5
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