A redesign for the famously thin MacBook Air is finally here. But is this new laptop worth the upgrade? The original MacBook Air was a shock to the laptop market when it was pulled out of a manila envelope. Theatrics aside, the little machine was fairly capable for its size. As a filmmaker who did his own editing and dabbled in VFX, I used a 2012 MacBook Air for writing screenplays, grad school work, Final Cut Pro X, and Blender. That little guy took everything I threw at him, and when I got tired, all he said was, “I didn’t hear no bell.” I even spilled coffee on him once, and he only got faster. (This is a joke. But I did spill coffee on him. He was fine and didn’t need any repairs.) This new update feels like an end of an era, but also the beginning of a new one. So let’s see if the new MacBook Air with the M2 chip is worthy of your hard-earned dollars. The MacBook Air with Apple M2 Whether you loved it or hated it, the "wedge" is gone. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 7 June, 2022