Here’s a first look at Apple’s redesigned M2 MacBook Air
Enlarge / Apple's new MacBook Air. (credit: Samuel Axon)
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Today, Apple unveiled the first major redesign in a long while to its most popular laptop, the MacBook Air. After a few minutes with the device, we can confirm that it feels quite different to hold compared to its predecessor.
The new laptop drops the tapered design of the previous model in favor of a flat, rectangular design reminiscent of the iPad Pro or last year's 24-inch iMac redesign. It adds the new and improved MagSafe (as seen recently in the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro) and includes an unusual charger with a different shape and two USB-C ports.
We handled the device for a few minutes at Apple's Cupertino headquarters and found it to be noticeably lighter than other recent Apple laptops (as its name suggests). But because it borrows those iPad, iMac, and MacBook Pro elements, it also looks and feels familiar-right down to the MacBook Pro's screen notch and slightly taller display.