My biggest gripes with this machine? The 720p webcam isn’t great, and M1 (and M2) Macs only natively support one external monitor. Instead, spend $200 more for 16 GB of RAM, which will let you run a greater number of apps simultaneously without slowdowns. Unless you need more storage, the extra core isn’t worth the jump in price. It comes with 256 GB of storage, but you can upgrade to another model with an extra graphics core and 512 GB. (I had to plug in the previous Intel model by 4 pm.) It’s not the snazziest Apple laptop, but it lasts more than a full workday, with the battery hitting 22 percent after I ran it almost nonstop from 9 am to 7 pm using Safari and work apps like Slack. If you don’t want to spend too much on a MacBook, the MacBook Air (9/10, WIRED Recommends) with the M1 chip from 2020 is one of the most powerful laptops you can get for the price. If your workloads are graphics-intensive, then I suggest snagging the 14- or 16-inch MacBook Pro models below. The M2-powered Air is an ideal option for most people that need a reliable laptop for everyday tasks and a little bit more. I even triggered the dreaded rainbow wheel a few times-which I don’t recall experiencing with the 2020 M1-powered MacBook Air. Whether I was switching tabs, scrolling, or minimizing and expanding windows, the experience felt sluggish. But I did notice its limitations on hectic days when I increased the tab count to 30. The MacBook Air ran smoothly on standard workdays when I had apps like Slack, Spotify, Telegram, and Messages running simultaneously along with 10 to 15 tabs open on Google Chrome. I tested the model with an 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 8 GB of unified memory. You get an 8-core CPU with the option to choose between an 8-core or 10-core GPU. Under the hood is Apple’s M2 chip, which offers a decent boost in performance compared to the original M1 processor. Coming in at 13.6 inches (up from 13.3 inches on its predecessor), the screen has thinner borders, a brightness of 500 nits, and a notch that houses a 1080p camera. The display is also bigger and comes equipped with an updated webcam. It comes in two new colors-midnight and starlight-in addition to the traditional space gray and silver options. The company officially ditched the signature wedge form factor for a boxier chassis. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.Īpple’s MacBook Air (7/10, WIRED Recommends) comes with a ton of upgrades on both the inside and out, which explains the price increase over its predecessor. This includes unlimited access to and our print magazine (if you’d like). Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). Updated February 2023: We’ve added our impressions on the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro and details on the latest M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. Here’s what we think you should spend your hard-earned money on. Despite all these advancements, choosing a MacBook is still difficult. You get other perks, like the ability to run mobile apps originally made for iOS. These processors make Apple laptops both more powerful and power-efficient, meaning greatly improved performance and battery life. See Use clipping masks to learn more about working with clipping masks.Just like Apple’s iPhones, the chips run on the ARM architecture and afford the company greater control over its hardware and software. Tip: If you'd like to apply an effects layer to only one layer or layer group below it, you can do that using a clipping mask. Click the Add Layer in the Toolbar and choose Effects.Click the Insert Layer at the top of the.Click the Add at the top of the Effects pane.Choose Insert > Effects (from the Insert menu at the top of your screen).To add an effects layer, do any of the following: Other than that, all the effects controls function the same way as they do when editing layers directly. Effects layers can be moved freely up or down the layers list and will change the appearance of all other layers below them. Just like applying effects to a single layer, creating effects layers let you work completely nondestructively. Effects layers work as individual elements you can add to a project and edit separately from the layer (or layers) to which they are applied.
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