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If you're price-sensitive and not already doing so, include the M2 MBA (or, hell, even the M1 MBA) in your calculations. Great machines, way more than sufficient for most. Though there are some nice, fun luxury (again, for most) features on the MBPs, too.

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Agreed. I switched from a 2015 MBP to an M1 MBA a few months ago after the 2015 died a sudden death. Went into Apple convinced I'd get an M2, winced at the prices, agonised in-store over all the different models until I said screw it, the low-tier model seems good enough and if not I'll just eBay it and get a more expensive one.

It's been a phenomenal machine with outstanding battery life. Most definitely happy with my choice.

I’ve been doing ReactJS development with both the M1 and now the M2 MacBook Air for a year now. My app’s transpiler production build takes about 5 seconds and any development incremental is essentially instantaneous.

I can’t imagine most developers work even stressing an M2 unless you are compiling chrome or something.

Best thing as a contractor I don’t even bother to bring a power adapter. I work for 8 hours and leave with 20%-40% remaining every day.

As a Dell XPS user I'm so jealous of laptops with competent power management.

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