MacBook Air 13 (M1) vs MacBook Air 13 (M2)

Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU crushes the 2017 MacBook Air’s Intel Core i5-5350U and Intel HD 6000 in raw performance, thanks to 3.5 GHz peak clocks and LPDDR5-6400 RAM versus 2.9 GHz and LPDDR3-1600. The 2017 MacBook Air suits light tasks like web browsing and document editing with its 1TB storage and 12-hour battery life, but its fanless design limits sustained workloads. The M2 MacBook Pro handles 4K video editing and coding with 16GB RAM and 10-core GPU, delivering 2x faster rendering than the 2017 model, and supports Wi-Fi 6 and USB4 for modern peripherals. In UAE at AED 3799 vs AED 4599, the M2 Pro wins because it’s cheaper and 3x faster; in India at ₹94900 vs ₹119900, the M2 Pro wins on value because it offers 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD at half the price of the outdated 2017 Air’s 8GB/1TB setup.