PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability.
Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify.
Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.
PerfectRec’s Battery Life rating is based on hours of battery life in typical usage scenarios.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, and video editing work.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
The Apple MacBook Air (2022) shines in general use with its powerful Apple M2 processor and ample RAM, ensuring smooth multitasking and efficient performance, while the high-quality IPS screen provides crisp visuals with excellent color accuracy.
General Use Screen Quality:4.4 The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.
The Apple MacBook Air (2022) is equipped with Apple's M2 processor and a 10-core GPU, ensuring robust performance for engineering software and design applications, along with a high-quality, color-accurate screen that is vital for design work. Additionally, its lightweight, thin design and silent operation make it suitable for work in quiet environments and on the go.
The Apple MacBook Air (2022) has only a moderate GPU, which limits its 3D rendering capabilities and performance in graphics-intensive tasks, and its screen supports a standard refresh rate that's not optimized for high-frame-rate 3D applications.