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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.
CPU Apple M2
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M2 8-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
72 Overall Score
Price $595
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)
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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 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple M2 8-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 80 | 73 | - | - | 76 |
| 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 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 82 | 88.2 | 97.6 | 94.1 | 52.4 | 81 | 66.8 | 80 | 90.2 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 77.7 | 91.9 | 75.7 | 95.1 | 92.4 | 63 | 58.5 | 59.6 | 95 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 62.5 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 91.4 | 96.2 | 73.1 | 93.7 | 59.6 | 87.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.6 | 58.9 | 84.4 | 81.3 | 74.5 | 78.9 | 68.4 | 98.2 | 32.4 | 97 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71 | 62.5 | 81.6 | 75.7 | 94.6 | 31.6 | 89.9 | 0 | 80 | 90.9 |
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