Our quick take

Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - 5.0 / 5

Slim and solid design

  • Dimensions: 304.1 x 113 x 21.5mm, 1.24kg Ports: 2x USB-C (USB 4) / Thunderbolt 3, MagSafe 3, 3.5mm headphone jack Finish options: Starlight, Midnight, Silver, Space Grey

Stunning display

  • 13.6-inch Liquid Retina, 2650 x 1664 resolution, 224ppi 500nits brightness True Tone support P3 wide colour

Apple Silicon M2 performance gains

  • Apple M2 processor (8-core - 4 performance and 4 efficiency cores) 8 or 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine Media Engine (H.264, HEVC, ProRES, ProRES RAW) 256GB/512GB storage (up to 1TB, 2TB) 8GB RAM (upgradable up to 24GB)

How long does the M2 MacBook Air’s battery last?

  • Battery cited at 18 hours  Actual battery use: 12/13 hours

What are the M2 MacBook Air’s speakers like?

  • Four-speaker sound system Support for Spatial Audio from built-in speakers Support for Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking using AirPods 3-mic array

To recap

For the everyday user, the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) is a superb machine with a fabulous lightweight design, excellent and fluid performance and very, very little (basically nothing) to complain about. If you are after an all-rounder laptop, you are looking right at it.