The MacRumors Show: M2 MacBook Air First Impressions ft. iJustine

Justine Ezarik, also known as iJustine, joins us on The MacRumors Show podcast this week to discuss the all-new MacBook Air with the M2 chip.

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Justine is one of the most influential tech YouTubers and has had a chance to test out the ‌M2‌ ‌MacBook Air‌ for almost a week. In this episode, we talk through the ‌M2‌ ‌MacBook Air‌'s most important features and upgrades, including its design, display, color options, webcam, four-speaker setup, and more.

We discuss how the new machine faces up to full-time use, compare it to the M1 ‌MacBook Air‌, and consider who it is targeted toward. We also look at the SSD controversy associated with base model configurations of the ‌M2‌ ‌MacBook Air‌ and 13-inch MacBook Pro, and consider where the ‌MacBook Air‌ could be headed next, with rumors of a larger model with a 15.2-inch display and M2 and M2 Pro chip options on the horizon for early 2023.

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Top Rated Comments

Zelnaga Avatar
44 months ago
Should read "iJustine is one of the most influential Mac Shill YouTubers"
Score: 67 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kylo83 Avatar
44 months ago
I respect what she does, but I do wish she would see the flaws and not think everything is amazing, even talking about the studio display she said I love that display and there isn't any issues, she just can't ever say one thing is bad, that's why she can't be trusted for reviews
Score: 38 Votes (Like | Disagree)
chr1s60 Avatar
44 months ago

I respect what she does, but I do wish see would see the flaws and not thing everything is amazing
This. I have no hate for her. She has made a lot of money doing her thing. However, any time you have a tech reviewer and every product gets great reviews, there is an issue.
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TheYayAreaLiving ?️ Avatar
44 months ago
I hope Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) gets to be invited to a MacRumors show soon. Now, that will be an interesting show.
Score: 31 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DBZmusicboy01 Avatar
44 months ago
The notch needs to go.
There’s more than plenty enough space to fit the camera on the borders.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kylo83 Avatar
44 months ago

The notch needs to go.
There’s more than plenty enough space to fit the camera on the borders.
Exactly it’s terrible apple can’t put the camera in the bezel, on the smaller MacBook the notch looks horrible
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)