My review unit has the 8-core Apple M2 chip with a 16-core Neural Engine, 16GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD. And while those consumers definitely want performance, they want it without breaking the bank, hence the entry-level M2 CPU (4 performance/4 efficiency cores) which can more than get the job done. While I wish the Air 15 had an M2 Pro or M2 Max chip, the Air line has a specific audience that it’s going for. But it has firm feedback which is more important in the grand scheme of things. The 5.9 x 3.6-inch Force Touch trackpad is quick and responsive, performing all my scrolling and multi-gesture commands flawlessly, The bottom corners aren’t mushy, but lack that little click I like. I could definitely see myself typing out many more articles on this baby. When I took the 10fastfinger typing test, I hit 77 words per minute which is better than my usual 70-wpm result. The backlighting is bright, but not annoyingly so –– just enough to make it easy to read the font in a darkened room for you non-touch typists. The big flat keys that make up the Magic Keyboard offer a satisfying click and just the right amount of spring. I used the MacBook Air 15 to write up this review and it was a positively comfortable experience. But if you want to maintain a private party, you can either connect a pair of wireless earbuds to the system or go old-school and plug in a wired pair. All this while the vocalist’s honeyed tenor sang his sultry song of seduction.Īll in all, the MacBook Air 15 can give a few of the smaller and mid-sized Bluetooth speakers a run for their money. The soundstage was big enough to give the hi-hats, cymbals and shakers their own separate space. The speakers got off to a good start on ïnnü’s “What Dat Mouf Do” delivering a clean guitar twang on the opening before transitioning into a sensual ballad filled with a robust bass, clean guitar and warm piano. But overall, the top-firing speakers are plenty powerful and had no problem filling my smallish living and dining room. It’s nothing that can’t be solved by turning the volume down slightly. In fact, the effect gets even more precise when used with a pair of AirPods as dynamic head tracking comes into play.Īt times, the speakers danced on the knife’s edge of being tinny at max volume. And like modern AirPods, the notebook also supports spatial audio. Similar to the larger MacBook Pros, the Air 15 has a six speaker setup including a pair of force-cancelling woofers. The XPS 15 was next at 0.24, followed by the LG (0.3) and Acer (0.32). The Air 15 did prove to be the most color accurate however with a Delta-E score of 0.17 (0 is ideal), topping the 2.62 average. The Swift Go 14 rallied with an incredibly vivid 175.7% with the LG and Dell sliding in with 139 and 137.9% each. The XPS 15, meanwhile, averaged 371 nits.īut as bright as the MacBook Air 15 is it does falter when it comes to color gamut, reproducing only 78.9% of the DCI-P3 color gamut which is well below the 129.8% category average. The Swift Go notched a distant second place at 395 nits with the SuperSlim 16 hot on its heels at 385 nits. But the Air 15 didn’t stop there as it made its competitors look dim by comparison. However, as previously MacBooks reviews have shown, while the Air 15 is plenty bright averaging a stunning 473 nits, outshining the 345-nit mainstream average. MacBook Air 15 vs Competition: Display benchmarks Laptop Hayes’ golden brown skin had a mix of reddish-yellow undertones. But the panel also captured the finer details such as the delicate striations in her forest green tank top, not to be confused with the lush verdant green of the lawn in the background. Watching a clip from “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” details like the prominent crack in actor’s Laya DeLeon Hayes’ glasses were immediately noticeable. And thanks to Apple’s TrueTone technology which automatically corrects the color temperature depending on the environment, maintained its good looks whether I was seated outside soaking up some sun or enjoying the central air in my darkened bedroom. The Air 15’s 2880 x 1886p Liquid Retina display like most other MacBooks is simply beautiful to look at. In the case of the MacBook Air 15, that means a gorgeous 15.3-inch panel. MacBook Air 15 DisplayĪ bigger Air means a bigger display. As you’ll need more ports, you’ll definitely want to check out our best USB Type-C hubs page to accommodate all your peripherals. Instead you have a pair of Thunderbolt ports on the left with the MagSafe 3 charger and the lone headset jack on the right.
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