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PRICE As reviewed, £1,499 (£1,799 inc VAT) from apple.com/uk
It’s easy to dismiss the 15in MacBook Air as a blown-up version of the M2-powered 13in MacBook Air released last year (see issue 336, p50). Indeed, that’s mostly what it is. Yet it also gives Mac fans a fresh, tempting portable computing option.
One immediately interesting thing about the new Air is its price. Starting at £1,399 inc VAT, it’s only £150 more than the 13in model – a modest premium for a much bigger screen. As usual, the entry-level spec has a lowly 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and there’s no scope for post-purchase upgrades. Consider doubling the memory at least, as this is a laptop made for multitasking.
I tested a 16GB model with a 512GB SSD, which ups the price to £1,799; a maxed-out system with 24GB of RAM and 2TB of storage costs £2,599.
