Replacing it is something akin to a super-slim version of the high-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Gone is the iconic ‘wedged’ MacBook Air shape, instantly recognisable among laptops since Steve Jobs first launched the laptop in 2008. Of the main upgrades over the MacBook Air M1 (which Apple is keeping in its lineup at €1,229), the redesigned body is the most initially obvious. It’s the best overall laptop you can currently buy for under €2,000. Other than professional developers, videographers or hard-core gamers, I can’t think of a single person who would benefit from using, say, a MacBook Pro over this device. The laptop’s new design, screen, power, webcam, charging abilities and overall offering are absolutely top of the range. You can certainly see where the money is being spent. But it now hits your wallet in a way no previous MacBook Air did: it costs €400 more than the last MacBook Air M1 at launch.

In the week I’ve spent testing the new MacBook Air M2, I’ve noticed a subtle shift in its core appeal. Whereas a MacBook Air traditionally appealed as much to students as to business travellers, the new laptop’s high pricing makes it more of a ‘premium’ laptop than one for the masses. It is now almost indistinguishable from a high-end MacBook Pro for the vast majority of users.

Apple MacBook Air M2 now has MagSafe charging

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