Apple's first 15-inch MacBook Air, launched in 2023 with a 15.3-inch 60Hz display, the M2 chip with a 10-core GPU, six speakers and a fanless design. It is praised for its big screen, silence and long battery life, while the 8GB/256GB base model, two USB-C ports and single external display support are the main caveats.
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On the evidence gathered here, yes. 80% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.7 out of 10 two years in. Still runs macOS Tahoe well years later.
Owners remain happy with the screen size, silence and battery life. One 15-inch owner found the keyboard had marked the screen's anti-reflective coating within six months, and 8GB buyers increasingly wish they had bought more memory.
8GB models feel limiting, and owners advise buying 16GB or more. Keys can leave marks on the screen coating. Gets hot under heavy sustained loads.
Still runs macOS Tahoe well years later. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.5 out of 10 in the first week and 7.7 two years later.
Worth it for: Students and office workers; Users wanting a big screen without pro pricing; Writers and light creative work. Think twice if: Multi-monitor setups; Heavy virtual machine users; Buyers of 8gb base model for long-term use.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.6 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.5 / 10 |
| One month | 8.4 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.2 / 10 |
| One year | 8.0 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.7 / 10 |
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Lists $1,299 for 8GB/256GB and rates it 92%, praising the display, build, input and stable performance, but faulting the single external display, two ports, 60Hz panel and expensive upgrades.
Praises the large bright display, six-speaker audio and about 19 hours of video playback, while noting a weak webcam and an M2 chip that is no longer new.
The 15-inch Air lasted 14h59m in the web-browsing test, which Tom's Guide calls great, though the MacBook Pro models last longer.
M2 Air owners are mostly satisfied; the one 15-inch owner is very happy but saw key marks on the screen coating within six months, and an 8GB owner regrets not buying more RAM.
A 2026 look at a used 15-inch M2 Air finds it still runs macOS Tahoe well with healthy SSD, sound hinges and most-of-a-day battery, but recommends 16GB and notes heat under heavy loads.