[thrusong]

I had a 13" M1 MacBook Air. It was an OK machine to move to from my 2012 MacBook Air, but the thing was super fragile.

Let's just say it's been retired while my 2012 is still going strong (my not-so-technically-inclined partner uses it for basic browsing).

I now have a 15" M2 MacBook Air and I have to say: this machine is the laptop of my dreams. It could be one of the best computers I've ever owned.

Now I'm just holding out for a 27" or larger iMac. I have a 24" M1 iMac and while I have gotten used to the screen being smaller, I still really could use the extra real-estate.

I am a web developer and media producer. These machines handle Premiere Pro and Blender just fine for my purposes. I have zero interest in getting the Studio.

[mihaaly]

Must be specific to your circumstances ('media producer') since my M1 Air performs brilliant still and will for long time, much better than the 2012 Air it replaced (that still works, but not well enough). A 2012 Air is doing better than an M1 Air? I am sorry, but I do not believe this...

[thrusong]

No, sorry, I meant it was so fragile, it no longer exists— I bumped it off my coffee table and the screen shattered (fell 18" to a hardwood floor).

I balked at spending over $700 to replace the screen. It definitely was leaps and bounds more performant than my 2012. I also hated the lack of MagSafe.

I usually baby my computers, but I did accidentally step on my 2012 MacBook Air when I was in college (I had placed it on stairs while doing a photo shoot with some classmates). It was fine.

My 2012 can't receive macOS and Adobe upgrades, but my partner is happily using it for basic browsing and photo editing.

[jnwatson]

To be fair, that's going to happen with most non-ruggedized laptops.

[thrusong]

That's fair. I learnt my lesson and have a shock-absorbing case now.

[mihaaly]

I see, thanks to clarify.

[tambourine_man]

> Now I'm just holding out for a 27" or larger iMac.

I don’t think that’s going to happen, unfortunately. It was a great machine with great price/performance ratio. You could even upgrade its RAM without an engineering degree. But Apple seems to think the solution is Studio + external display, for this decade.

[thrusong]

Yeah, I'm not holding out much hope, but I'm an AIO guy and I have zero interest in putting a tall Mac Mini on my desk. I ended up adding a 32" TV as a second monitor and it's good enough.