The new Air can also support fast charging with a 67W adapter that Apple says can get it up to 50 percent in 30 minutes. It also gets 10 graphics cores now, compared to the eight previously, and has a slightly larger 52.6-watt-hour battery that Apple says can last up to 15 hours of web surfing.
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The most significant upgrade this SoC brings is a hardware-accelerated media engine and 100GB/s memory bandwidth. Of course, one of the biggest highlights of the new MacBook Air is the M2 processor inside it. It also didn't skimp on things like the keyboard or trackpad, and I enjoyed typing a couple of sentences on the machine, thanks to amply sized buttons with adequate depth. In spite of the added speakers and larger screen, the new MacBook Air manages to be slightly lighter than the M1 model, weighing 2.7 pounds compared to the latter's 2.8 pounds. But perhaps the reason the company wasn't able to make this happen has to do with the new four-speaker audio system, which, by the way, supports Spatial Audio when you're playing music or video with Dolby Atmos. I'd prefer if Apple offered one USB-C per side, so it would work better with more dongles. One downside to the port arrangement on the new Air is that the MagSafe and two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports are placed on the left edge, while a solo headphone jack sits on the right. I plugged one such wire in and out of the socket on a demo unit repeatedly and can tell you it works well and feels secure when connected. The company also made MagSafe cables that are color-matched to the four new laptop hues, in case that aesthetic is important to you. With the new MacBook Air, Apple is bringing back the MagSafe charging port - just like it did with the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros released last fall. Although I thought the notch was oddly tall, it didn't extend beyond macOS' title bar, ending just a hair before its bottom edge. My colleague Devindra Hardawar, who reviewed the MacBook Pros, did not mind it and I'm inclined to agree with him. Again, this is similar to the recent MacBook Pros and has been a polarizing feature since its introduction.
I can tell you that I definitely noticed the new notch that houses the camera. Just like the recent Pros, too, the new Air has a full-size row of physical function keys. It's similar to the new MacBook Pros, so if you liked those you'll appreciate this.
I didn't mind it - I actually prefer the refresh since the older aesthetic feels pretty outdated to me at this point. If you're a fan of Apple's signature MacBook wedge silhouette, you'll need to warm up to this new, squarer look. The silver and Space Gray models are very familiar, as is Starlight, a shade introduced on one of the more recent Apple Watches. Our editor-in-chief Dana Wollman, who attended the event with me, says the same. Of the four colors the Air now comes in, my personal favorite is Midnight, which is a deep blue. I was able to quickly play with the new Air today at Apple Park, and so far I'm just glad it looks noticeably different, given it's been four years since Apple last redesigned the MacBook Air.
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Though the Pro mostly seems similar to older models, the Air has received a full revamp, including a new, square-ish profile, four color options and a thinner, lighter design that's 20 percent smaller in volume than the last-gen Air. At WWDC today, Apple not only unveiled its new M2 chip, but also the first two devices that will be equipped with it: the redesigned MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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