Apple opens reservations for the new MacBook Air M2

Apple has just confirmed the date when the reservation period for the new MacBook Air with M2 chip. It will be from this Friday 8 July from 2 pm Spanish time. The Cupertino-based firm also announced that worldwide shipments of the updated laptop will begin in a week, on Friday, July 15th.

Thus, the Californian company confirms one of the most anticipated novelties by the public. Let’s not forget that the MacBook Air with the M2 processor was unveiled to the public at WWDC 2022. But the inclusion of the latest member of the Apple Silicon family is not the only novelty of this hardware, which also introduces updated design and matches the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros introduced in 2021.

Let’s not forget that the computer has a slightly larger screen than its predecessor. For the MacBook Air M2, Apple chose 13.6″ Liquid Retina panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1664 pixels and a density of 224 pixels per inch. In addition, in the design section, it comes in four colors: space gray, silver, starry white and midnight (black).

As for the M2 chip itself, it features an 8-core CPU (4 for high performance tasks and 4 for efficiency) and a GPU with up to 10 cores. It also boasts 20 billion transistors, 25% more than the original M1. . Also, if we continue to draw parallels with its predecessor, the M2, included in both the new MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro, we will see an improvement. performance 18% in CPU and 35% in graphics.

Other notable features included with the MacBook Air M2 include MagSafe charging, a 1080p quality webcam, four stereo speakers, and up to 18 hours of battery life.

Prices for the new MacBook Air M2

New MacBook Air M2 launches in Spain starting at 1519 euros for the version with 8 graphics cores, 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD storage. While the variant with 10 graphics cores on an M2 chip, 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD starts from 1869 euro.

But if you want to get the most out of the MacBook Air M2’s specs, you’ll have to shell out a significantly higher amount. If you choose the M2 with 10 graphics cores, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD and 67W charger, the price will reach 3019 euro. But that’s not all, as you’ll have to add another €299.99 if you want Final Cut Pro, or €199.99 in the case of Logic Pro.

15 inch MBA on the way?

As Apple opens up stocks on the new M2 chip-powered MacBook Air, it’s good to brush up on rumors that a larger model could be added to the family next year. According to Mark Gurman of bloomberg, those from Cupertino are working on a 15-inch version with the same design that we met at WWDC. Moreover, a well-known journalist pointed out that the idea of ​​the company was imagine this yearbut eventually settled on the 13.6-inch version.

Ming-Chi Kuo also spoke about this, but with some differences. The analyst agreed that Apple plans to release a new 15-inch MacBook, but questioned whether it belongs to the Air line. This is because the device will ship with M2 and M2 Pro chips. Be that as it may, the specialist does not expect its launch before the second quarter of next year.