![]() ![]() If you are coming from an M1 chip then you probably won't notice a real terms difference between the two, and unless the 15-inch screen is appealing enough to change, I would recommend you stick with what you have as the chip alone is not worth the upgrade. The Air 15 is also fanless, which makes a huge difference to my working environment (and the environment of those around me) when currently creative software makes my laptop sound like a jet engine. I spend most of my time in Adobe Lightroom Classic, which isn't really renowned for its speed at the best of times, but where my i7 MacBook Pro frequently gets hung up on the most simple of tasks like speeding through previews of images, the M2 Air just doesn't really get bogged down. When it comes to actually using creative software, the difference between the M2 and older Intel systems is dramatic. The M2 chip in the Air 15 handles all the day-to-day stuff with ease, MacOS has always felt silky smooth to use, even on older Intel chips, but with M2, everything opens that bit faster, especially Microsoft Office and Adobe software, which feels like it takes an age to just load on my Intel i7 powered MacBook Pro. ![]() If you have read any reviews of products powered by Apple's latest Silicon then you will know just how capable they are, and of course, the Air 15 is no different, as it shares the same acclaimed M2 chip found in the MacBook Air 13 and MacBook Pro 13 and Mac Mini. (Image credit: Gareth Bevan / Digital Camera World) Performance Thankfully the silver-colored MacBooks don't share this problem. It took me about five minutes of polishing and a pair of white gloves to take the images for this review. Wow, this thing is a magnet for fingerprints. Specific side note about the "Midnight" version of the MacBook Air 15, which is the one I am testing. I am still not completely into the notch at the top of the screen, but it looks like it is here to stay, so I should stop probably moaning about it. The 15-inch screen is a dream to edit photos and videos on, with the additional space, it is easier to get Photoshop, Premiere, and Lightroom's ever-expanding selection of panels and windows all on screen at once, making it faster and more convenient to edit more directly from the laptop. The 15-inch screen on the Air 15 is simply stunning, full of deep rich color and showing off MacOS' blend of smooth yet sharp UI. It is pretty clear Apple wants creators to spend on its MacBook Pro lineup, but when the M2 chip in the Air series is this good, anyone except high-end creators would be more than catered for by either size of the MacBook Air.Īpple continues to knock it out of the park with its screens. However, with a 15-inch chassis, I would think there might be space to squeeze in just one or two more ports, or even better for creators – an SD card slot. There are also only two other USB-C ports, thankfully these are the latest Thunderbolt spec so can handle offloading images to external SSDs with serious speed. (Image credit: Gareth Bevan / Digital Camera World) For a portable laptop with sensational battery life, having a dedicated charging port seems redundant as in my week with the laptop I barely used the MagSafe port and would have been much better served by a more versatile connection. There is the new MagSafe power adapter port, which I still dislike over having a third USB-C that handles charging when needed. The port selection is also the same as the MacBook Air 13, which is to say, it's quite disappointing. The keyboard remains as Apple's absolutely heavenly to type-on scissor-switch keyboard from the Air 13, with (love it or hate it) no touch bar to be seen here, although the keyboard still inherits the fingerprint ID button in the top right-hand corner which is one of the best I have used, it is very fast and with almost no rejections. Essentially, this is the exact same laptop as the Air 13, but the corners have just been stretched out. If you have ever touched a MacBook before, then the MacBook Air 15 will be instantly familiar to you. The MacBook Air 15 doesn't break any new ground when it comes to design or build. (Image credit: Gareth Bevan / Digital Camera World) Build & Handling ![]()
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