If you want to spend more on an M2 MacBook Air, keep reading. If your budget won’t stretch much further than the base model – go for it. I’m typing this blog post on a base model M2 MacBook Air, and that machine will perform the same function for as long as it needs to. I’ve been running my business on an 8GB M1 MacBook Air for nearly two years and it has never broken a sweat. Ignore talk about “swap file usage” and ignore rumours about the mysterious out-of-memory error messages (I’ve never seen them). That way, you’ll have no buyer’s remorse.įor everyone else, the 8GB of unified memory offered in the base model is plenty. If you’re unsure, but have a feeling that you’re going to be undertaking some relatively intensive video, audio, or coding work, focus on that stretch budget and put the emphasis on the amount of unified memory in your M2 MacBook Air. But if you fit into that bracket, you probably know you need more memory – and you’re probably not reading this guide. And, in some use cases, I absolutely agree with them. People will tell you that 8GB of unified memory isn’t enough in 2022. I’ve heard so much nonsense talked about base model Apple silicon machines. If you’re in the US or UK, here are some direct links: UK / US. I’d recommend firing up the Apple store for your country before we get started. Right, with your budget in hand, let’s get into it! It won’t feel quite so comfortable but providing you end up with something that delivers loads of value, you’ll get over it (eventually). This won’t break the bank, but it’s that little extra you can squeeze out of your account if you need to. You still want value, obviously, but you’ve saved it, kept it aside and it is ready to go.

This is the amount you can comfortably wave goodbye to today without any worry. I want you to set two budgets before we get started:

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