Apple's M1 vs M2 MacBook Air - the $200 upgrade worth it?

The M1 MacBook Air packs a lot of processing punch at only $999. If your budget has a little more wiggle room, the extra $200 for the brand new M2 process could be worth it.

The M2 MacBook Air adds:

Processor
8 Core GPU
100GB/s memory bandwidth

ProRes and ProRes RAW processing
Hardware accelterated for both. ProRes encode and decode engine

Safer Charging
MagSafe 3 charging port

Higher Def camera
1080p webcam

Brighter screen
500 nits of brightness

A little lighter
2.7 pounds (reduced from 2.8 pounds)

Improved Sound
Quad speaker array

A tiny bit more screen real estate
13.6" screeen (up from 13.3" on the M1)

Size
Consistent height instead of a tapered height

Remember, student or military can get 10% off MacBooks via Apple's special section of their website.

MacBook Air M1 vs M2

New MacBook Pro with M2 chip outperforms the base model Mac Pro and costs about $5,000 less.