Apple presents new MacBook Air with M2 processor

According to Apple, the new M2 processor makes the MacBook Air M2 twenty percent more powerful than the previous generation MacBook Air. The laptop offers the same battery life as before. For example, while watching a video, the battery should last eighteen hours.

Thanks to the new processor, the MacBook Air M2 will be much faster than the MacBook Air M1. Apple promises 38 percent faster performance video editing performanceIs it about † image filters and effects performance then the M2 version should be twenty percent faster than its predecessor.

The updated MacBook Air has a 1080p webcam capable of FaceTime in HD resolution. The laptop’s speakers and microphones have also been improved and sit between the keyboard and the screen. The laptop has a fingerprint scanner and a 13.6 inch LCD display with a notch. In this notch you will find the webcam.

The MacBook Air charges via the MagSafe connection, again there is no fan and there is the Magic Keyboard. Apple provides laptop with up to 2TB and up to 24GB SSD unified memoryor memory. The new MacBook Air provides access to the new macOS Ventura.

The laptop still has two Thunderbolt USB-C ports. You can connect headphones or speakers to the built-in 3.5mm port.

The MacBook Air M2 is available in four colors: black, gold, gray and silver. The included MagSafe cable comes in the same color. Apple is also launching a new charger with two USB-C ports. The charging adapter supports fast charging and can charge the MacBook Air M2 battery from zero to eighty percent in twenty minutes. Charging via USB-C ports is also possible, but less fast. Apple says the 67-watt charger (sold separately) takes the battery from zero to 50 percent in 30 minutes.

The new MacBook Air M2 will soon be available in the Netherlands. The previous generation MacBook Air M1 will remain on sale for now.

The M2 processor replaced the M1, Apple’s first proprietary computer processor since Intel broke with processors. After the M1 – on the MacBook Air – also appeared an M1 Pro and M1 Max. These chips are more powerful and found in MacBook Pros and other premium Mac computers.

Apple is also launching a redesigned MacBook Pro. It now also works with the new M2 processor and still has a fan. According to Apple, the MacBook Pro 13-inch M2 is 39 percent faster than the M1 version. image processing performance In front of gaming performance the same goes, the company said. The new MacBook Pro 13-inch M2 also features macOS Ventura.