Apple starts pre-ordering the M2 MacBook Air this Friday. If you’re planning to buy this redesigned Mac, you’re out of luck if you want it delivered to your location next Friday, July 15th.
All models may take at least a few weeks to ship. Currently, the Midnight M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage is the most popular option – or at least the hardest to get – with an estimated delivery time of 4 to 5 weeks.
The other Midnight variants, for example, will take around 2-3 weeks to ship. For those not interested in the new M2 MacBook Air option, the trusty Space Gray base model is still shipping in 1-2 weeks. The Starlight model is also available with 8GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage with the same shipping dates.
The new MacBook Air features the most significant design change to the MacBook Air line in a decade, with a uniformly flat body, a larger display and thinner screen bezels. Like the 2021 MacBook Pro, the front camera is now located in a display notch. The M2 chip delivers improved CPU and GPU performance, approximately 20% faster than the already speedy M1 MacBook Air.
Apple says complex workloads like editing video in Final Cut or applying filters in Photoshop are 20-40% faster than the M1 MacBook Air, and an order of magnitude faster for customers upgrading from older Airs based of Intel. And all that power doesn’t have to come at the expense of battery life; Apple says customers should be able to get up to 18 hours of continuous video playback on a single charge.
For those who didn’t get their hands on a new M2 MacBook Air yesterday, there’s also a chance to get one in person when orders finally begin next Friday, July 15.
Are you planning to get this machine? And if you did, which model did you choose? Share your thoughts in the comments section below and don’t forget to vote in our poll here.
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