The new M2 MacBook Air looks very good both aesthetically and perfomance wise. I like the new midnight blue color and the squarish profile just looks solid.
However, it’s 20% more than the pretty good M1 MacBook Air. Normally, you would think that the 20% would be money well spent for the newer system, but apparently the M2 has some performance shortcomings so you probably want to spend another $200 for the bigger and faster SSD.
For the same price as that upgraded M2, you can get a tricked out M1 (16GB RAM and 512GB SDD) and get $100 in change. That might be the better value for most people.