Apple MacBook Air 15" M2 Midnight 2023
The M2 chip’s 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU drive a 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display with 500 nits brightness, all within a 1.5kg fanless chassis that lasts up to 18 hours. This Geek Squad Certified Refurbished model offers the same impossibly thin aluminum build and P3 wide color accuracy at a lower cost. Best for students and office workers needing a silent, all-day portable for entertainment and productivity, not gaming.
CPU Apple M2
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
GPU Apple M2 10-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
66 Overall Score
Price ¥0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average ram (22nd percentile)
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 200 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M2 10-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880x1864 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | P3 wide color |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 15" M2 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple M2 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15" M2 | 49.6 | 60.5 | 21.6 | 41.5 | 92.4 | 56.5 | 37.4 | 97.2 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.4 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.4 | 89.4 | 59.6 | 98.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.8 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 73.1 | 67.6 | 32.7 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 63.3 | 80.9 | 63.8 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 63.3 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.5 | 59.6 | 85.9 |
Usage Scores
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