MacBook Air M2 2022 announced: MacBook Air M1 & Pro M1 hundreds of euros cheaper at Amazon

As part of the Apple keynote at WWDC 2022, the manufacturer of iPhone, iPad and MacBook presented the new MacBook Air M2 2022. According to Apple, the fresh Apple laptop is said to be flatter, faster and better equipped than the MacBook Air M1 from 2020 and in new colors. Apple is also equipping the MacBook Pro with the new M2 chip. While the new MacBook Air 2022 and MacBook Pro 2022 will go on sale in July, the current Apple notebooks MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1 (Pro) are significantly cheaper on Amazon than buying them in the Apple shop, hundreds can be bought save euros.

New Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) and revised MacBook Pro with M2 presented

The new Apple MacBook Air M2 offers a 13.6-inch display and more performance than the previous model.

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Apple fans can look forward to more MacBooks presented by the Mac, iPad and iPhone manufacturer during WWDC 2022. Both the new MacBook Air and the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro feature Apple’s brand new M2 chip. This has an 8-core CPU and a GPU with up to ten cores, two GPU cores more than laptops with M1. The M2 is said to offer an 18% faster CPU and a 35% faster GPU than the previous model. According to Apple, the M2, which is manufactured in 5nm, also comes with a memory transfer rate of 100 GB/s and offers up to 24 GB of LPDDR5 memory. The MacBook Air M2 comes with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display. For comparison: The MacBook Air M1 has a 13.3-inch screen. In addition, the MacBook Air 2022 offers a 1080p Facetime HD camera, a sound system with four speakers, a battery life of up to 18 hours and a MagSafe charging function. The Macbook Air M2 is only 11.3mm thin and weighs 1.22kg. In addition to silver and grey, the new MacBook Air will also be available in the colors “Midnight” and “Polar Star” from July. Both the MacBook Air 2022 and the MacBook Pro M2 use the macOS Monterrey operating system. This ensures access to features such as Universal Control, Air Play to Mac, Facetime, Shareplay, Live Text, Visual Look Up and the Safari browser.

MacBook Air M1 & MacBook Pro M1 up to 350 euros cheaper

MacBook Air and MacBook Pro of the current model series can now be bought at significantly reduced prices.

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Even before the new MacBook Air M2 2022 and the revised MacBook Pro M2 were officially presented, the prices for the previous models with the M1 chip fell as a result of the first rumors at Amazon. Compared to the Apple shop, you can save between 150 and 200 euros with the MacBook Air M1, depending on the configuration. There are even more discounts on the MacBook Pro with M1 and M1 Pro. Here the prices are up to 350 euros below those that you have to pay at Apple. The MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1/M1 Pro listed below are also available from stock at Amazon.

MacBook Air M1 up to 200 euros cheaper at Amazon

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MacBook Pro M1 (Pro) up to 350 euros cheaper at Amazon

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Mac Mini & iMac also much cheaper to buy at Amazon

Mac Mini M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for only 689 euros instead of 778 euros at Amazon.

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The approaching launch of the MacBook M2 2022 not only causes the prices for Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to tumble, Mac Mini and iMac with M1 can now also be bought from Amazon at a much lower price than from Apple. So you get the Mac Mini M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for just 698 euros instead of 778 euros.

The Apple iMac M1 (2021) 24 inch with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU and 8GB RAM as well as a 256GB SSD can now even be bought at a discount of over 200 euros.

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iPhone as webcam replacement: Apple presents continuity camera feature

The upcoming macOS Ventura should make it possible to use the iPhone as a webcam.

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Apple wants to allow users of the macOS operating system to use their iPhone as a webcam on their MacBook. The continuity camera feature, which was presented at the WWDC 22 in-house exhibition, is to be rolled out with the macOS update Ventura and improve the experience of video calls. With the WWDC 22 event, Apple introduced some innovations, including the continuity camera feature. That should enable macOS users to use their iPhone as a webcam. At least that’s how Apple imagines it, because the feature should only appear in the fall when the Ventura update for macOS is due. iPhone users should be able to attach their device to the top of the MacBook and instead use the rear camera as a webcam for macOS apps. Video calls via Facetime, for example, should be improved in this way. The continuity camera feature also includes support for center stage and portrait mode. So some video modes are to be provided for a variety of phone calls. So that the iPhone also has the necessary grip on the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, Apple announced a collaboration with Belkin International, a manufacturer of hardware accessories. The company aims to develop brackets specifically for this purpose, which can be used to attach the iPhone to the MacBook. New hardware for the continuity camera feature should not be necessary, as existing devices are supported and made compatible via software updates.