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Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M2 Midnight 2022
The fanless M2 chip delivers 20-hour battery life in a 2.7-pound aluminum unibody, making it completely silent and exceptionally portable. Its 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display reaches 500 nits with P3 wide color, while the MagSafe charging frees up both Thunderbolt ports for peripherals. This is best for students and writers who prioritize all-day battery and a lightweight build over raw performance.
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 (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong portability (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
92/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 230 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 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 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M2 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt P16 H7606WP-P16.3KR95070 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 2000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 16" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple M2 8-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 15 | - | 90 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M2 | 49.6 | 60.5 | 13.7 | 52.3 | 88.6 | 91.2 | 17.3 | 94.8 | 97.2 | 97.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 80.4 | 85.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 63.3 | 80.9 | 63.8 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 89.7 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 63.3 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.5 | 94.8 | 59.6 | 85.9 |
| ASUS ProArt P16 H7606WP-P16.3KR95070 Compare | 88.7 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 80.7 | 96.2 | 24.4 | 89.4 | 58.3 | 59.6 | 94.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.3 | 80.9 | 63.8 | 89 | 57.1 | 80.4 | 79.1 | 80.4 | 94.8 |
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Other Configurations11
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