Has anyone tried the M2 MacBook Air?

ryans Presumably this eliminates the need for temporal dithering.

Unless they use FRC to get P3. But yeah, you need to check it out in person.

Sunspark

One user claims the Air M2 is using 8bit+FRC: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/14-inch-macbook-pro-to-m2-macbook-air.2350279/post-31243265

I have tried the new macbook air m2 for 2 weeks, unfortunately it didn’t work. Macbook air m1 was more comfortable for my eyes.

Now I'm remembering a recent Mac review, do not remember if it was an M1/M2, which showed the pwm shape changed depending on what colour space was used. Pretty odd.

It might be ok, but best to check it out in person.

Possible alternative, install macos in qemu/vm and install xcode in there.

I've had success with mine, I only received it last week (having had to return a Macbook Pro 16 mini LED after one week), but so far it's comfortable for me to use whereas anything OLED/mini-LED gives me migraines.

Problem devices – New Macbook Pros, iPhone XS, Steam Deck, PS Vita

Comfortable devices – Macbook Pro 2013, iPhone 11, Macbook Air M2

MBP212 yeah I'd have thought you'd be fine with that, the ratings on Notebookcheck so far have held up for me personally, my iPad Pro had zero PWM on their list and I can use that comfortably as well, M2 Air has zero PWM at all levels according to their review and rankings – https://www.notebookcheck.net/PWM-Ranking-Notebooks-Smartphones-and-Tablets-with-PWM.163979.0.html

I ordered from Apple directly just incase, as got the impression from a brief read of the T&Cs (although didn't test it) I could return it if it did cause eye strain/migraines.

joelj Can you please update us

joelj any updates?? I am deciding to get MacBook Air M2 but waiting for confirmation

joelj Okay, I might return return the m1 then and get the m2. I use the iPad Pro 2021 11" no problem and iPhone 11 too, but I can't stand the screen of the MacBook Air m1. I lose focus fast and my eye hurts after using it for less than an hour. Did you try the MacBook Air m1 or just the Pro?

Just the Pro and while it didn’t give as bad migraines as OLED screens, the words and picture didn’t seem ‘solid’ and stable like on my 2013 MBP. There Air they do, but I never tried the M1.

iPad Pro 2018, absolutely fine (but no PWM apparently)

joelj It's weird to me that while it's great that the system is working well for you, we have another thread here with slo-mo video of the same machine flashing away the screen. It's possible that other unit had a hardware failure.. are you able to take a look at your screen in slo-mo 240 fps mode with your phone and see if it's flashing away?

degen I use my iPad Pro 2021 11" with 0 issues, I don't feel any eye strains or something close to it. I use my windows laptop for work and connect it to two external monitors and I work hours behind these monitors with no issues too. When I received my MacBook Air m1 and connected it to the monitor, damn my eyes turn red in less than an hour and I can't focus on anything after that. I feel like it's the dithering that is causing the issue, I don't know if this issue persist on the M2 but Ill keep trying with my M1 and see if I get used to it. If the issue keeps happening with this M1 I will return it without thinking twice.

Sunspark @joelj If you can test this it would be amazing. You only have to use the slow-motion on your phone and film the screen of the M2 with having a grey background.

Moe3224 here you go, recorded on my iPhone 11 slow motion video, hope that's enough grey –
https://we.tl/t-BSrJRoEWfH

So what is the conlcusion now? M2 does not have Temporal dithering and now PWM. And some users who do have problems with many other devices with PWM, don't seem to have problems with M2?

If that is the case, I'll go buy one in an instant, though I'm strickly not a Mac user.