The M2 MacBook Air (2022) was the first redesigned Air since 2018, with the M2 chip, MagSafe charging, and the now-standard notched Liquid Retina display. In 2026 it sits in the sweet spot of price-to-performance: enough power for web, productivity, light video editing, and most software development workflows.
Refurbished examples regularly land at 35-50% off launch price, and Apple committed to macOS support for Apple Silicon Macs well beyond 2030.
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Look for units with the original 67 W or 70 W MagSafe brick included; some sellers ship without it. Verify battery health is at 85%+ (visible in System Settings -> Battery -> Battery Health on macOS Ventura+).
8 GB RAM is the entry point but heavy multitaskers should prefer 16 GB configurations, which are not user-upgradable on Apple Silicon. Storage similarly cannot be upgraded later.