Which Apple MacBook to Buy? A Definitive Guide
There are around a dozen Apple MacBook models available for both Air and Pro series. Difference of performance among them is significant as well as minute. Choosing which one to buy requires a thorough understanding. You need to examine each machine looking at design, display, performance and other bells and whistles.
Here we have created an ultimate buying guide on best MacBook models available in Dubai on sale.
MacBook Air M2 (2022)
Design and Display
MacBook Air M2 is ultra-thin and could easily be mistaken for an iPad. Despite being smaller overall than the previous MacBook Air M1, it has a bigger 13.6-inch display. The display is brighter with a screen brightness of 500 nits, and a notch that houses a 1080p sensor. The 207 pound chassis is all–aluminum with rounded corners and a pronounced lip. This makes the MacBook easy to hold and open with one hand. It comes in five colors: Space Gray, Silver, Midnight and Starlight; the last two recently introduced.
Ports and Battery
Apple keeps things minimal, so there are no extra ports. You find two Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 ports on the left side along with a MagSafe power adapter. The latter connection makes it easy to attach the cable connector magnetically to the system. It saves the laptop from flying off when you or someone else accidentally trip over the wire. If you have a 67-W USB-C power adapter then you can fast charge your MacBook, up to 57% in 30 minutes, Apple claims.
MacBook Air M2 battery lasts on average for 14 hours when surfing the web continuously. Though this battery performance is not that good as in its predecessor M1, but this endurance is till great.
Processor
Inside the notebook is Apple’s latest in-house processor, the M2 with 18% better multicore processing performance when compared with MacBook Air M1 and with up to 35% faster graphics. With the M2 you get an 8-core CPU with the option to choose between an 8-core or 10-core GP. MacBook Air runs smoothly with 10-15 tabs open Chrome along with apps like Slack, Spotify, Telegram, and Messages running at the same time.
MacBook Air M1 (2020)
MacBook Air M1 is the most popular laptop, especially when you are on a tight budget. It beats benchmark scores with high-end intel-powered models.
M1 Performance
Though looks like Intel-based Apple MacBook Air, but in fact it is the first notebook that uses M1, Apple’s first chip designed specifically for the Mac. M1 delivers faster 3.5x CPU and 6x GPU performances, enabling 2x longer battery life than earlier Macs.
The M1 processor and 16GB of RAM give an exceptionally excellent performance. If you split its screen between 20 Chrome tabs and a 1080p YouTube video plus mail and photo apps in the background, it runs stable and smooth. This is truer when M1-processor natively built apps are in use, like the Safari web browser. In the meantime, you can install apps found on any other PC thanks to the Apple’s transition tool Rosetta 2 enabling other apps to work well with M1 processor.
Display and Design
MacBook Air M1 comes in the same Apple’s classical design with wedge-shaped machined-aluminum chassis in gold, silver and space gray that we’re used to. It has a 13.3-inch retina display featuring a 2560 x 1600 screen resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio for 227 pixels per inch (ppi). Also, the display has up to 48% more color than the earlier Macs.
Ports and Battery
On the left side, you find two USB-C ports that are USB 4.0 compatible, and on the right-hand side, you’ll find just a headphone jack. The M1 processor has increased both performance and battery life up to 15-hours while handling emails, listening music and using word processor or Google docs.
MacBook Pro M2 (2022)
MacBook Pro M2 13-inch is the second MacBook model Apple announced in the summer 2022. It has only a minute difference with MacBook Air M2 (2022) making it a tough choice for those looking for a new Mac laptop. Let us see that little difference between the two machines.
Design and Display
MacBook Pro M2 has a display of 13-inch versus MacBook Air M2 that has a slightly bigger screen at 13.6 inch. So, for a bigger display either go for an external monitor or more expensive pro models. Despite, the large sized screen M2 Air is much thinner than the M2 Pro. Display technology is the same in both the models with vivid and vibrant screens.
Ports and Battery
MacBook Pro M2 is a little heavier and thicker than the MacBook Air M2 and this demands a larger battery (58.2 watt) which lasts two hours longer than the (58.2 watt) batter of Air M2. The Apple MacBook Pro comes with a standard 67-watt power adapter. The MacBook Pro has only its two USB-C ports.
Processor
MacBook Pro M2 come with a standard 10-core GPU. MacBook Air M2 has an 8-core GPU and costs you extra money to upgrade to the 10-core GPU. If graphics processing is not that important for you, then you can save money spending on those two extra GPU cores. AIR M2 can easily handle browsing, watching movies, spreadsheets and word processing.
MacBook Pro M2 performs a little better in tasks that hit the CPU for a longer period thanks to the fans included, unlike the fanless design of the MacBook Air.