{"id":18606,"date":"2022-07-19T01:09:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/macbook-air-teardown-reveals-m2-chip-and-single-storage-chip-for-256gb-model\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T01:09:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:09:45","slug":"macbook-air-teardown-reveals-m2-chip-and-single-storage-chip-for-256gb-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/macbook-air-teardown-reveals-m2-chip-and-single-storage-chip-for-256gb-model\/","title":{"rendered":"MacBook Air Teardown Reveals M2 Chip and Single Storage Chip for 256GB Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<div role=\"main\" id=\"maincontent\">\n<article class=\"article--2pJwZBkO js-article\" expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"content--2u3grYDr js-content\">\n<div class=\"ugc--2nTu61bm minor--3O_9dH4U\" data-io-article-url=\"\/2022\/07\/18\/macbook-air-m2-chip-teardown\/\">\n<p>YouTube channel Max Tech recently shared a video teardown of the new MacBook Air, providing a look inside the redesigned notebook.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>Overall, the internal design of the new MacBook Air looks similar to the previous model, but the flatter shell allowed for Apple to fit larger battery cells inside the notebook.  The new MacBook Air is equipped with a 52.6-watt\u2011hour battery, compared to a 49.9\u2011watt\u2011hour battery in the previous model, according to Apple&#8217;s tech specs.  However, Apple says both the 2020 and 2022 models of the MacBook Air achieve up to 18 hours of battery life per charge.<\/p>\n<p>The teardown reveals the new MacBook Air&#8217;s logic board, which includes Apple&#8217;s new M2 chip.  As confirmed by Apple last week, the teardown also shows that the 256GB model of the new MacBook Air is equipped with only a single NAND storage chip, resulting in up to 30% to 50% slower SSD speeds in benchmark testing compared to both higher- capacity MacBook Air models and the previous model with 256GB of storage.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"M2 MacBook Air Logic Board\" width=\"2498\" height=\"1402\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-854390 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/mmLR0rDp2V6Gbf3D08J5nq7Py8E=\/400x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg?resize=2498%2C1402&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/mmLR0rDp2V6Gbf3D08J5nq7Py8E=\/400x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg?resize=2498%2C1402&#038;ssl=1 400w,https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/7CKZEpmLMcCMmjxtzKwfLkA0UIo=\/800x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg?lossy 800w,https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/o7FN4cIHnJTqN1r4UeYBfXFTfAA=\/1600x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg 1600w,https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/_hyMGR09DnZToydOnFj8QmRZU94=\/2500x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg 2500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/mmLR0rDp2V6Gbf3D08J5nq7Py8E=\/400x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg?resize=2498%2C1402&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/mmLR0rDp2V6Gbf3D08J5nq7Py8E=\/400x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg?resize=2498%2C1402&#038;ssl=1 400w,https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/7CKZEpmLMcCMmjxtzKwfLkA0UIo=\/800x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg?lossy 800w,https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/o7FN4cIHnJTqN1r4UeYBfXFTfAA=\/1600x0\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg 1600w,https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/_hyMGR09DnZToydOnFj8QmRZU94=\/2500x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/article-new\/2022\/07\/M2-MacBook-Air-Logic-Board.jpg 2500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 697px\" alt=\"M2 MacBook Air Logic Board\" width=\"2498\" height=\"1402\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-854390\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><em>M2 chip (outlined in blue) and empty NAND storage flash chip pad (outlined in red)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As usual, storage and RAM chips are soldered to the logic board in the new MacBook Air, making it very difficult\/unfeasible to upgrade these components after purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Repair website iFixit will likely share a more in-depth teardown of the new MacBook Air eventually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"center-wrap\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M2 MacBook Air Teardown: Apple&#039;s SECRET Revealed (&amp; SSD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyrUZovYdcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><h2 class=\"heading--1cooZo6n heading--h3--23mHEuMI inline--Nnb-B96C\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"block--2_RlJqhg\">\n<div class=\"contentRow--SgKuAPKd\">\n<div class=\"body--1atSUTC3\">\n<h3 class=\"heading--1cooZo6n heading--h4--3n5gZUlc title--3FvxcRdi\">Apple Announces Redesigned MacBook Air With M2 Chip, Notch, MagSafe, New Colors, and More<\/h3>\n<p>Apple today at WWDC 2022 announced the next-generation MacBook Air with the all-new M2 chip, a redesigned unibody enclosure, a brighter display with a notch, new color options like Starlight and Midnight, MagSafe charging, a 1080p camera, and more.  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