The MacBook Air M1 was so good that it’s been the biggest obstacle for the M2 and M3 MacBook Airs in my opinion. For the average person, an M1 Air is still more than enough.
@@MrTimmy10101 Eh, while it can get the basics done, average people do want some things like a half-decent display and really good battery life which are things that a 2012 MacBook Pro lack
I think the fact that a fanless 8gb base model only "slows down a bit" when you have loads of Chrome tabs open, are editing 4k footage, doing music production, AND have Photoshop open is a testament to just how capable these machines are. An Intel MBA at the same price point would have started to choke just with mid to heavy web browsing!
It's insane that it slows down at all, what significant new features has chrome added in the last 4 years to warrant any slowdown? Software is atrophying at an alarming rate imo
@@CianMcsweeney macOS as well, feature wise Mojave and Ventura aren’t too far apart in everyday use, but the performance is fast vs infuriatingly sluggish on a 2017 MacBook.
My theory is that the number of Chrome tabs you have open will expand to fill the capabilities of your device- if your 4gb i5 Air slows down at 10 tabs you'll learn to live with 10 tabs, if you get a new device that can handle more you'll leave tabs open until you notice issues 😂
from experience, the i3 MacBook Air would have the fans go full blast (along with the fan buzzing for me) and it would be too hot to touch... all with 2 youtube tabs open
The "Base, Cheapest" M1 Air isn't meant to edit 4K videos with all those other software open. How many of us here actually edit 4K videos on a daily basis? Becuase that's all reviewers talk about. I've had my M1 Air for 3 months and I'm positively surprised everytime I use it. If you're an average, everyday user, GET IT!
I’ve had mine nearly 3 years already. The time flies lol. But I have no problems at all with editing performance or anything really. It’s an amazing computer. Blows my old 11” intel I5 MacBook that had 4gb ram outta the water 😂
The worst issue would be SSD dying because it's soldered onboard. If the previous user has been thrashing the memory, the SSD will worn down much faster. Apple SSD chips have their own special firmware so soldering your replacement SSD chips on is harder than you think.
That's a great machine for an awesome price. I've had my M1 Air over two years now - fairly light tasks, but used every day - and it's the best laptop I've ever used: solid, fast, efficient, quiet, reliable, cool, light. Intend to keep it going as long as possible.
@@lachlanlau that's true. only yesterday i replaced the usb-c cable that came with my mba in 2021 and i'm at almost 600 cycles. The port ist still in perfect condition
I travel with mine all the time. It's fallen down a flight of stairs, been thrown around in baggage, had coffee spilled on it, all the corners are just destroyed from dropping it, etc. Yet it works as well as it did when I first bought it. The battery health is fine, the metal shell means any damage is just superficial, and it just keeps chugging along. I will just never bother upgrading until this thing is literally clinging onto life. It's by far the best money I've ever spent on a tech product just from a sheer $ hours used perspective.
The 2020 MBA is the modern 2015 Macbook Pro. At least on them if you ran out of software support you could either upgrade via OpenCore legacy or use it as a windows machine. That can’t be said (yet) about apple silicon macs, only certain linux distributions are available. Hopefully in the future this gets addressed, since I can bet the M1 despite aging will still be relevant, and nerds won’t let it die if possible
@@KK-gg8sk Since specs aren’t that different, and the MBA is way cheaper used, follows de philosophy than the 2015 MBP did, and so the unibody 2012 MBP before that: one of the best laptop’s value of the time.
Revivifying it in incipient old age, the M1 Air is getting Apple Intelligence. Case closed. I spoke to an Apple engineer who said that if you are using the M1 Air and unless there is some special use-case, there is no reason to upgrade it until the M5 comes out. I am sticking with my 16gb, 8-core, 512gb gold masterpiece, which still blows through all the ordinary tasks I put it through, for some time to come!
it lacks important features still, but by the time the m1 will start to feel sluggish it should be done. it's ubfortunate that a lot of models have just 8gb of ram as that will for sure be the thing that will make the mba obsolete
To comment on the ports, the part (from Apple) to replace both ports is only around $15. Pricing for the labor to replace them may vary from place to place, but once inside, the replacement is incredibly simple, requiring only the removal of 4 screws. You can even order the part directly from Apple through self service repair. I highly recommend anyone do this if they are purchasing one used, and working on your own laptop will make you feel like a king.
I got one of these models as soon as it was released. After almost 4 years, the battery life started to bother me. A diagnosis at the Apple Store showed that my MacBook had a battery capacity of 81%. I decided to get the battery replaced, and now I'm satisfied with it again.
I bought my M1 MBA when it was launched, still using it now and I have no problem at all. I only use it for word processing, power point, browsing, watching movies, and video calling. For all of those, it works really really well. Maybe the only problem is now the battery health, but otherwise I am happy to hold onto it until it's no longer salvageable.
I bought an M1 air base model, learned coding on it, got into the tech industry 2 years ago (full stack), still using it for work. Never had a problem. And i mean NEVER had a problem.
The most demanding software I use my on laptop is Microsoft Excel. Occasionally (maybe twice a year) I'll edit a video on iMovie, but I'm usually just checking emails and watching UA-cam. With that being said, I think my M1 MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for me.
I still love my MBA with M1. It has 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. I’m using AlDente Pro to keep my battery fresh. I limited it to a max. load of 75% and it still has 99% of its design capacity. I use it with of DisplayLink capable USB hub with two 27“ UHD displays to reduce wear and tear of the USB ports. I hope that Apple will support it for many more years. My old MBP mid 2012 still runs as reserve with OCLP and macOS Sonoma. It‘s still usable for light tasks, but fans are running continuously.
@@smolbodybuilder1602, no, AlDente is the app to keep the battery good for a long time. The other component that wears over time is the SSD. If your mom used the MacBook for light task, also one with 256 GB should be ok.
question, how well has displaylink been working for you? i’ve heard many bad things about the technology but its really the only choice one has if they want to use more than one external display with machines like the M1 MacBooks.
@@advxed , with DisplayLink driver 1.8 everything worked fine. Of cause if an external display is directly connected to the MBA-M1, moving windows on the screen is a bit faster as via DiplayLink hub. With 60 Hz DisplayLink is ok, while with 30 Hz is to slow. With DisplayLink driver 1.9 and 1.10 HDMI sucks on my LG UL27550, while it works fine with 60 Hz on my LG UL27500. Both monitors have the same IPS display. The only difference is the the 550 can be turned by 90 degrees, while the 500 can’t. For 60 Hz Freesync has to be activated on the LG monitors. On the 550 either I have to use only 30 Hz with HDMI and the gray lines in the list of Finder windows are there while they are gone with 60 Hz. HDMI with 60 Hz on both monitors worked always fine with driver version 1.8. The support knows about the issue but can‘t solve it. With DisplayPort instead of HDMI output of the DisplayLink hub for the 550, it works fine with 60 Hz. But I need the DisplayPort input of the monitor with my PC, where the GPU has three DisplayPort outputs and only one with HDMI. If you use DisplayLink please check first whether the driver works with new main versions of macOS, before upgrading. So it‘s far away from perfect, but the only chance with an M1 or M2 MacBook.
@@franktiger7486 thanks a lot for the info! hopefully i won’t have as many issues with refresh rates as you did, either way i’ll definitely keep your advice in mind.
I work as a sysadmin and my workhorse is a thinkpad t480 and my secondary device is a m1 macbook air. I have the 16gb of ram / 512gb ssd option. It is a beast for 90% of things, still has incredible battery life, and I don't see myself not using it until it falls apart. I will install asahi before binning it.
My M1 Air has run like a dream since the time I got it, but just very recently started showing a few signs of slowing down so I took the sad alternative of trading it in (while it still had some value) for an M3. I wasn't sure how I would like the new form factor, but have to say I love it so far.
watching this on my maxed out M1 MacBook Pro. I'm in love with this computer. I'm a college student so the battery like is much appreciated and it's honestly a flex. I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon.
I still have my 2020 M1 MBA. I set it up to last. Keyboard cover, real stone upper/lower skins, tempered glass screen protector and even a colored matched palm rest covers. I have high wattage gold plated magnetic connectors for charging and data..ZERO wear and strain on the two USB C ports. I use it for 95% media consumption. No 4k video editing. It never gets hot. I think it will last awhile for my use case..
Picked up an excellent condition M1 MBA 16gb 512gig model on eBay last month for around £380. I use an M2 Pro Mac Mini for more intensive work but this M1 MBA… powerhouse for day to day tasks, especially when I need it on the go. Incredible value for money and soooo quick! If you don’t own a laptop or are still on Intel Macs, budget wise - these are amazing laptops to consider in 2024. Yes, newer designs are probably worth it if you can afford it but bang for buck, you can’t really find much better.
Yea resale fir the more base models is not good because there is no upgrade path and once the ssd goes the machine is a brick and dead. And there's no way to truly tell when it will die.
What are the specs. I am getting a spinning rainbow wheel when i run MS office. Macbook pro 2019 Base model. I upgraded to MacBook air M3 16GB. No more spinning rainbow wheel
Have the base model since launch, using it 8-12 hours a day, best deal of my life. I never play any games on it, I have consoles for that :) For base work/office tasks it's perfect, browsing the web is perfect, also editing a few 4k60fps video from my i13 mini for family stuff, 10-15 minutes videos max and editing is silky smooth in imovie. I will use this as my main pc while it receives security updates, and if it's still alive, it will be used as a secondary machine with linux (not perfect yet, but asahi moves really fast for everyday use). Great machine, it showed me that I never ever need a machine with a fan, the silence is priceless.
The MBP Retina gen is not unusable as you make it sound. As for worrying if the 2020 M1 will not keep up and thermal throttle for simple stuff, sure at some point but I will bet Apple drops OS updates for it well before that. in 2024 the M1 CPU is still a beast and more then 95% of users need even today. I think YT creators forget they are the 5% that will make use of every bit of power the system has. My 2012 MBP was fine until it stopped turning on last year. For someone using it for web apps, chrome, outlook, etc I have compared my 2014 MBP, 2020 MBP, M1 MBP and M2 MBA and really they perform the same in this case. Even my 2017 MB 12" still holds its own for simple stuff. Now if I am doing dev work raw speed goes to the M1 Pro then M2 air but the best of the lot is the 2020 MBP since I can run Windows easier on it. Also for OS support, its "official support" you can easily bypass the dumb apple locks and upgrade for years after.
@@vismortis Agreed, I’m amazed your 2012 MBP still worked until last year, since my 2016 touchbar MBP died same last year (granted it, most unreliable of modern macbooks). Hopefully apple improves its macbook length as before; if my M2 max MBP lasts same or less than my old 2016 i won’t look at them anymore
The macbook retinas (pre 2015) are still VERY usable. The 15" models still run great, and the 13" are getting slow due to the dual core processor, but are still usable if you have some patience.
They are very usable for many people. I've several videos on my channel talking about and recommending them. I do try to avoid recommending them as much these days though as the end is clearly near for them regarding both software and hardware limitations. Sorry if I came across as too dismissive in my video!
watching on a 2012 macbook pro thats running 14.7 only cost me 75$ and i paired it with a 27 inch cinema display i found at the thrift shop i can use this till actual eyephones are introduced
I have 922 cycles and 79% battery life. For me this still feels just as new as it was when I first bought it. All the ports working fine and it still handles nearly everything that I throw at it. And this thing has taken a beating. I bought it before I started University. And for the last 4 years, I have dragged it to countless classes, study sessions, hackathons, competitions, events etc. I have made countless projects, presentations, notes in this thing and it has handled everything smoothly. For me this is the perfect laptop just because of how light, battery efficient and powerful it is. This thing has saved me several times when I had to pull an all nighter before a critical test without needing a charge. And even though I finished Uni and have started working. This thing is still perfect as a personal laptop.
No upgrades are terrible. If I could upgrade the memory later Even with slightly slower memory but faster than scratch ssd that would be great. No storage upgrade is terrible as apple can easily add a slot and it would be faster than the ssd they have in there now. 4 TB that's 4000 is $200 retail now twice as fast as apple ssd. Apple charges $200 for 256. That's from 256 to 512. That's insane and they get it cheaper than anyone wholesale. That's 16 TIMEs or 1600% higher price than laptops that allow ssd upgrades And apples ssd on the base models are 2 to 4 times slower as well.. This must stop.
Even as someone who frequently edits 4K video in DaVinci Resolve (with proxy clips for playback, mind you) or runs Windows 11 Virtual Machines in VMware Fusion for tech support, I seldom find true slowdowns or issues with my base spec M1 MBA. If you know how to use your machine, how to keep it optimized, and Can generally take care of it comma this little device can do a whole lot more than the current $500-$600 price would suggest. That's not even including Linux performance in UTM Virtual Machines (phenomenal) or actual DUAL-BOOTING with Asahi Linux (literally just as fast, if not faster than macOS at times)! About the only things I miss are having more storage (though I still keep about 50 GB free even with all of the things I mentioned and more) and native multi-monitor support (which can be somewhat mitigated with an iPad running SideCar, a second mobile device an app like Duet Display, AirPlay software or equipment, and/or DisplayLink cables to additional displays)!
I think the common failure point is the soldered ssd which is difficult to replace because the NANDs need to be programmed and the SSD controller itself is in the SOC
I’m using a base model M2 Mac mini for browsing and very light productivity. I was honestly fine using just my iPad Pro but needed MacOS for one specific program. These entry level chips don’t give much performance for anything demanding but are leaps and bounds better than your average family computers were when I was a kid.
I think they'll last at least 20 years if you want to keep using it. I have a 14" Macbook Pro, but I also have an M1 Macbook Air that I like to bring when I'm travelling. I don't get why people want to keep using computers for gaming. It's clear that cloud gaming is the future and any computer with a screen can run it.
It's not clear that cloud gaming is the future. Many people want to be able to run games locally for a variety of reasons. That's not to say that cloud gaming won't get better and won't be popular. But it's weird to say that you don't get why people would want to run games on their own devices. Modding, game development, local multiplayer, custom servers, etc all require you to have a level of control over your local system that data centers and cloud providers will never ever give you. Sure, systems could probably be worked out over a long enough period to get to a point of near parity, but why? So you can pay an overpriced subscription for the rest of your life for things you will never truly own? You might be okay with never owning anything but a lot of people want to make a one time purchase for something and then simply own that thing, hence why so many new live service are failing these days. Oh, so I need a subscription to Xbox Cloud, Nvidia Geforce Now, and PSNow, not to mention Apple arcade or whatever if I want to play all the games I want? Well now, that's going to be $400-600 a year. Assuming I play games until I'm too old to hold a controller, that's $30-40k in fees, assuming things don't get more expensive or split off into even more services. So really, I'd be much better off buying a pc and a games console or two every 5-6 years and simply buying and playing the games I want. Over the same period it's probably 60% less in terms of overall costs. But you do you I guess.
@@blindmown For now yes, but this isn't the future. In 10 years, Internet will be so fast and available that I just don't see people going local. I could argue that bluray has its advantages, but even that is a dying breed.
I've had mine 3.5 years now. The only problem has been (what I thought was) a dead USB-C port. I brought it into Apple and it turned out it was just dusty---they cleaned it for free. I'm guessing my M1 will keep running solid for years to come.
That's why I use magnetic, high wattage, high bandwidth gold connectors on ALL of my USBC devices. Very cheap insurance against wear and damage not to mention the convenience too.
No Apple Silicon MacBook air has ever had Thunderbolt 4. They have Thunderbolt 3/USB 4. You have to go to a MacBook Pro in apple Silicon to get Thunderbolt 4. Even the base 14-in M3 MacBook Pro is still Thunderbolt 3.
@@PeterEmery I stand corrected. The functional differences are so small to most users it never occured to me. Plus all my 3 Apple Silicon macs are TB4 models. Thanks 👍
Also note that if you are not dead set on a MacBook you are better off going and picking up a 1300 dollar Lenovo legion and downgrading to windows 10. Or if possible (I’m not sure) hackintoshing it. Way better value for the price. And as an owner of one pretty well built and good for gaming even better for everything else
Thank you! Always enjoy your videos. I’m not even interested in an M1 air but still found this enjoyable & learn. No matter how *seemingly* irrelevant it may at first appear to be, definitely always learn important info ( difficult to explain tbh). I greatly appreciate the time and knowing you share . Love that your content is a bit different. If people pay attention to what you say, they will learn more than what is presented on most other MacBook videos these days … they often just go on about basic specs and what will be released next ( eg m4 soon, but wait for m5! Etc😂) - yes I’m interested but UA-cam is flooded and I’m not always interested in that or what ever it is they are trying to sell! lol And yes… it was a gorgeous transition ! ☺️ I’m still on my mid 2015 15” macbook Pro … I love it still 🫣 Sorry for my midnight rambling but it’s true !
Your comments are always my favourite to read. Thanks for watching, as always. It's unfortunate that those who make content surrounding newer MacBooks tend to 'make it' as youtubers more often, as they get sponsored by the creators of these new tech products just to make a video dedicated to their new release. I'm confident I can grow in this niche and keep making content, though!
@@montaguebarnabasltd that made my day! So happy my comments aren’t just annoying. And I Absolutely agree! And definitely think you have a niche channel and it has grown rapidly in a relatively short time already. I believe you will go far on here .
I bought mines in early 2022, and if I would’ve know that the M2 was gonna come out 2 months later I could’ve waited, but my M1 Air is working fine, now it is starting to show it age though.
I bought a new 2018 Mac mini & bumped up the RAM to 16 GB; did the same when I bought an M2 Mac mini-bumped up the unified memory to 16GB. I agree that 16 GB of RAM/unified memory should be standard, no mater the manufacturer, as apps & OS keep needing more power as features & requirement increase.
Funny how you don't mention the most important thing, which is that if the CPU, GPU, RAM or SSD breaks, you can throw the whole laptop out. (Compared to traditional laptops where the SSD and RAM can be replaced).
I bought a base model M1 MacBook Air from Apple Refurbished stock, saving 10% on the new price while having the same warranty. Thoroughly excellent Mac, my best ever until I got this 15-in M3 MacBook Air. My M1 MacBook Air has had around 320 charge cycles and still has around 93% of its original capacity.
Sure, you'll face some issues using the M1 for heavier tasks but even still, most people probably aren't watching 4K video. I know the only things that can even display without scaling such an image for me are my phones and well, don't really notice it on those smaller screens. I mostly have 1080p displays still. Which, are fine. Add to it that UA-cam has locked high quality behind a paywall and well, if you're not uploading videos in 4K the only real benefit to having 4K video is you have more "frame" to work with than you would if you were just using 1080p which can be helpful for edits, certainly. I can't imagine there will be leaps and bounds of a high magnitude for editing 1080p footage with period correct video editing software. Even offline. If you're just using it for basic web browsing tasks as well, you'll probably be good for a lot longer than you would using it as a work machine. I think if you're using these for work you're probably going to be more willing to continue to drop money into the ecosystem when your system becomes less useful for your workflow.
When the ssd dies the machine will not be able to boot from external drives meaning it becomes useless and not repairable by apple. And that 8 GB is for cpu gpu npu OS x and apps so the ssd is being used for scratch fake memory. .yes 8 GB is 8gb linux windows or OS x dint believe the hype that its not. To the m1 credits its ssd is twice as fast as m2 and me airs and this helps when they system must use it as memoryakung UT faster than.them in sine out if real memory cases. No fan means it can and will throttle performance and this adds more war in tone components over time. Soif you really push your laptop often tne air is nit fir you even though it race is in quick synthetic benchmarks
I am still rocking macbook pro 13 2020 intel i5. My last macbook pro 2013 lasted 7 years, I have sold it to my friend for $250 and she is still rocking it.
4 years is not old. M1 will get updates for at least another 3 years maybe even longer considering this is silicon from Apple directly. I don’t think it’ll last forever but it’ll last long enough to justify a purchase even in 2024
I only use my MBA M1 for Email and Web Browsing. I don't rely on it for anything else. It is always connected power and has only done 9 battery charge cycles. It sits along side my main Mac mini 2018 6-core Intel Core i7 64GB RAM/2TB SSD.
As someone who still uses a 2018 iPad Pro and hardly notices any slowdowns on it I think my M1 Air (16GB ram and 1TB SSD) will last another 4 years no problem 👍🏻
The only thing that I see on my M1 Air that's a drag is the camera is kinda garbage, but I almost never use it and I can always use my iPhone camera if I need to. I don't see myself replacing it unless it dies in a way I can't repair outside of AppleCare or macOS updates for it are dropped, whichever comes first. I have an M3 iMac at work and in normal usage/work, I see no difference between the two performance-wise. I went with 16GB memory and 512GB storage so I expect it will run well for a decent while longer.
Had mine since March 21 (4 months after release) replacing a £5k 2019 fully loaded 16" MBP. I now have a 14" m3 max 64gb 40GPU 1tb machine and although it's great day to day it feels exactly the same. The M1 is a great machine but I bought a 16gb 8GPU 1TB version and it monsters through everything still. One downside for me my battery only has 260 cycles but is down to 85% which is a little disappointing.
m1 air or m2 air base model for basic school and light video editing dont recommend ke the 16gb because its out of my budget, out of these two which one thanks what i saw didnt see much advantages:
I am contemplating this machine for my Master's degree study. I multitask and keep tons of tabs open during my research, other than that I only use my laptop for watching YT videos and series. I do not game, edit or do anything of that sort. As a student this would be huge investment and my first MacBook coming from years of using Windows, thus I am thinking of purchasing a new, 16gb model for 1000€. As such I am expecting this machine to last me 4 years minimum. Would any of you recommend this to me? M2 and above are out of my budget.
An M1 air with 16 gig and a 512gb ssd will be more than enough for your use and will last you. I had a base model M1 and the 256gb ssd was okay but I ran out of space quickly (I’m a photographer). If your budget is really tight, get more ram and buy a cheap external SSD to keep your files on.
You'll be fine with that 16GB M1, I'd say.. My only worry, were I in your shoes, would be the small screen. Easily remedied with an external display of any sort, though.
I have an M1 Macbook Air and it's great! I just wish that it supported 2 displays. I don't do demanding tasks like editing or gaming, I occasionally produce music and its fantastic for that but only being able to output to 1 display is a huge bummer and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a deliberate move by Apple to get me to get the new Air or Pro
The specs aren't what's gonna hurt they're reliability. It's flimsy display cables that are exposed within the hinge, an incredibly fragile display chin that can be cracked by a literal grain of rice, low-quality electrical components on the logic boards, and batteries that age alarmingly quickly. Had worked at Apple through the Apple Silicon transition up until the 15" MBA and just as many people have been coming into the GB with the exact same issues as before.
Really ? .... answer this with a link that documents failures on multiple M1 MBA (or ANY Apple Silicon Mac) SSDs .... this is a BS......you've been duped. Trust me if ... MacBooks had documented SSD defects, directly attributable to age, excessive read/writes or any "over-use" , Windows Fan Bois would be screaming this from the roof tops.
watching this on my m1 MacBook Air. I love it but I don't do a lot of heavy work on it other than a few games on steam and lately been trying to learn blender. definitely should've got the one with more ram and memory but it serves its main purpose for now.
The prices of a lot of M1 Airs seem to still hover around the same price as a base M2 Mini with ram and storage being the same for both. If you NEED a laptop, thats a crazy price in 2024. Id rather keep my 19 Air for mobile use, shove Sequoia on it and get an M2 Mini for my desk. I love and hate how Apple products hold their value. Great for resale, shitty for buying
I’d say my M2 mini with 16GB was a very good purchase despite the price. Mac Minis are incredibly durable as they have less points of failure like a MacBook.
Macbook air M1 is cool but i dont really like MacOS and OLEDs screens I am used to are too good and only macbook pros with mini LED screens compete with them, but MBA's battery life, sound quality etc are just top notch
M1 is the best apple laptop ever for its time thanks jump from intel to ARM based chips boosting performance and efficiency and whatever that came after that was just a tiny improvements over its previous models and that trend may not change anytime soon!!!
My battery is at 81% with only 164 cycles. I think it has to do with the percentage you leave it at. Use Al Dente to limit the percentage especially if you leave it plugged in like me.
Ooh that’s rough. I think you’re right, don’t leave it fully charged for prolonged period. Mine is at 85% with over 300 cycles but almost never left it plugged in at 100%.
You UA-camrs keep talking about editing 4K videos as if 99% of people care about that. Very few fields actually need a particularly powerful computer. The M1 MacBook just needs to stay smooth with a browser + 2-3 other apps at the same time, and so far, it does that
A lot of people who watch my videos are interested in music, video, photo work and more. Fair criticism. I try not to be too close minded when it comes to use cases, but thought it was worth talking about what had slowed my Mac down.
The MacBook Air M1 was so good that it’s been the biggest obstacle for the M2 and M3 MacBook Airs in my opinion. For the average person, an M1 Air is still more than enough.
for the average person the 2012 MacBook Pro is still more than enough
@@MrTimmy10101M1 is still better for an average consumer or person given its better/modern user experience with it
@@MrTimmy10101 Eh, while it can get the basics done, average people do want some things like a half-decent display and really good battery life which are things that a 2012 MacBook Pro lack
I second this. Moreover, there won’t exist any machine that last forever haha.
i am typing on my m1 Air. 100% a good investment.
I think the fact that a fanless 8gb base model only "slows down a bit" when you have loads of Chrome tabs open, are editing 4k footage, doing music production, AND have Photoshop open is a testament to just how capable these machines are. An Intel MBA at the same price point would have started to choke just with mid to heavy web browsing!
It's insane that it slows down at all, what significant new features has chrome added in the last 4 years to warrant any slowdown? Software is atrophying at an alarming rate imo
@@CianMcsweeney macOS as well, feature wise Mojave and Ventura aren’t too far apart in everyday use, but the performance is fast vs infuriatingly sluggish on a 2017 MacBook.
My theory is that the number of Chrome tabs you have open will expand to fill the capabilities of your device- if your 4gb i5 Air slows down at 10 tabs you'll learn to live with 10 tabs, if you get a new device that can handle more you'll leave tabs open until you notice issues 😂
@@ewanmcdonagh2827 for sure, OS’s are definitely also to blame
from experience, the i3 MacBook Air would have the fans go full blast (along with the fan buzzing for me) and it would be too hot to touch... all with 2 youtube tabs open
The "Base, Cheapest" M1 Air isn't meant to edit 4K videos with all those other software open.
How many of us here actually edit 4K videos on a daily basis? Becuase that's all reviewers talk about.
I've had my M1 Air for 3 months and I'm positively surprised everytime I use it. If you're an average, everyday user, GET IT!
It's stupendously good
I upgraded from a gen 2 i3
I ain't ever looking back
I’ve had mine nearly 3 years already. The time flies lol. But I have no problems at all with editing performance or anything really. It’s an amazing computer. Blows my old 11” intel I5 MacBook that had 4gb ram outta the water 😂
Haha youtubers are stupid. They think everyone has the same workflow as them.
The worst issue would be SSD dying because it's soldered onboard. If the previous user has been thrashing the memory, the SSD will worn down much faster. Apple SSD chips have their own special firmware so soldering your replacement SSD chips on is harder than you think.
iBoff viewer i see..
That really sucks
I just bought one brand new, one week ago! $650 on Walmart, it’s perfect still feels snappy and new.
i wish i lived in the us just because of all the walmart macbook deals i hear about lol
That's a great machine for an awesome price. I've had my M1 Air over two years now - fairly light tasks, but used every day - and it's the best laptop I've ever used: solid, fast, efficient, quiet, reliable, cool, light. Intend to keep it going as long as possible.
Great Value !!!!!
I just did the same a couple of days ago! It’s such a great laptop for great value.
I have 246 cycles and 86% left. My ports feel both nearly as good as on the first day.
Indeed, usb-c is designed to put the wear on cables..
@@lachlanlau that's true. only yesterday i replaced the usb-c cable that came with my mba in 2021 and i'm at almost 600 cycles. The port ist still in perfect condition
@@theodortelliez3321What's your battery health percent
I travel with mine all the time. It's fallen down a flight of stairs, been thrown around in baggage, had coffee spilled on it, all the corners are just destroyed from dropping it, etc.
Yet it works as well as it did when I first bought it. The battery health is fine, the metal shell means any damage is just superficial, and it just keeps chugging along.
I will just never bother upgrading until this thing is literally clinging onto life. It's by far the best money I've ever spent on a tech product just from a sheer $ hours used perspective.
Yawn.... It's still a perfect laptop in 2025...
Even if it isn't 2025 🤣👍
The 2020 MBA is the modern 2015 Macbook Pro. At least on them if you ran out of software support you could either upgrade via OpenCore legacy or use it as a windows machine. That can’t be said (yet) about apple silicon macs, only certain linux distributions are available. Hopefully in the future this gets addressed, since I can bet the M1 despite aging will still be relevant, and nerds won’t let it die if possible
If 2020 MBA is like 2015 MBP, what about M1 MBP then? 🙂
2015 macbook pro is the best intel generation ever.
@@KK-gg8skbetter than both, but too expensive.
@@KK-gg8sk Since specs aren’t that different, and the MBA is way cheaper used, follows de philosophy than the 2015 MBP did, and so the unibody 2012 MBP before that: one of the best laptop’s value of the time.
Revivifying it in incipient old age, the M1 Air is getting Apple Intelligence. Case closed. I spoke to an Apple engineer who said that if you are using the M1 Air and unless there is some special use-case, there is no reason to upgrade it until the M5 comes out. I am sticking with my 16gb, 8-core, 512gb gold masterpiece, which still blows through all the ordinary tasks I put it through, for some time to come!
If OS bloat is the concern, you could always install Asahi Linux after macos starts slowing down
Works good for the M series?
@@eblaze143 it's specifically and exclusively a distro made for apple M series
@@pneumatiquenoir wow that’s cool, thanks for the info
it lacks important features still, but by the time the m1 will start to feel sluggish it should be done. it's ubfortunate that a lot of models have just 8gb of ram as that will for sure be the thing that will make the mba obsolete
Rather than going to Asahi Linux. It's better to just stay at Sonoma for years. 😂
I’m going to steal it
*police force joined the chat*
The Declaration of Independence??
Give it back Jamal
no
To comment on the ports, the part (from Apple) to replace both ports is only around $15. Pricing for the labor to replace them may vary from place to place, but once inside, the replacement is incredibly simple, requiring only the removal of 4 screws. You can even order the part directly from Apple through self service repair. I highly recommend anyone do this if they are purchasing one used, and working on your own laptop will make you feel like a king.
I got one of these models as soon as it was released. After almost 4 years, the battery life started to bother me. A diagnosis at the Apple Store showed that my MacBook had a battery capacity of 81%. I decided to get the battery replaced, and now I'm satisfied with it again.
what was the cost of the battery swap? thanks
@@telcobilly it cost me 185 Euros
@@telcobilly it costs me 185 Euros
@@telcobilly it costs me 185 Euros
I bought my M1 MBA when it was launched, still using it now and I have no problem at all.
I only use it for word processing, power point, browsing, watching movies, and video calling.
For all of those, it works really really well.
Maybe the only problem is now the battery health, but otherwise I am happy to hold onto it until it's no longer salvageable.
I bought an M1 air base model, learned coding on it, got into the tech industry 2 years ago (full stack), still using it for work. Never had a problem. And i mean NEVER had a problem.
The most demanding software I use my on laptop is Microsoft Excel. Occasionally (maybe twice a year) I'll edit a video on iMovie, but I'm usually just checking emails and watching UA-cam. With that being said, I think my M1 MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for me.
I still love my MBA with M1. It has 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. I’m using AlDente Pro to keep my battery fresh. I limited it to a max. load of 75% and it still has 99% of its design capacity. I use it with of DisplayLink capable USB hub with two 27“ UHD displays to reduce wear and tear of the USB ports.
I hope that Apple will support it for many more years. My old MBP mid 2012 still runs as reserve with OCLP and macOS Sonoma. It‘s still usable for light tasks, but fans are running continuously.
Are there any other must have programs? I’m buying one for my mom and i want it to be as hassle free as possible
@@smolbodybuilder1602, no, AlDente is the app to keep the battery good for a long time. The other component that wears over time is the SSD. If your mom used the MacBook for light task, also one with 256 GB should be ok.
question, how well has displaylink been working for you? i’ve heard many bad things about the technology but its really the only choice one has if they want to use more than one external display with machines like the M1 MacBooks.
@@advxed , with DisplayLink driver 1.8 everything worked fine. Of cause if an external display is directly connected to the MBA-M1, moving windows on the screen is a bit faster as via DiplayLink hub. With 60 Hz DisplayLink is ok, while with 30 Hz is to slow.
With DisplayLink driver 1.9 and 1.10 HDMI sucks on my LG UL27550, while it works fine with 60 Hz on my LG UL27500. Both monitors have the same IPS display. The only difference is the the 550 can be turned by 90 degrees, while the 500 can’t. For 60 Hz Freesync has to be activated on the LG monitors. On the 550 either I have to use only 30 Hz with HDMI and the gray lines in the list of Finder windows are there while they are gone with 60 Hz. HDMI with 60 Hz on both monitors worked always fine with driver version 1.8. The support knows about the issue but can‘t solve it. With DisplayPort instead of HDMI output of the DisplayLink hub for the 550, it works fine with 60 Hz. But I need the DisplayPort input of the monitor with my PC, where the GPU has three DisplayPort outputs and only one with HDMI.
If you use DisplayLink please check first whether the driver works with new main versions of macOS, before upgrading. So it‘s far away from perfect, but the only chance with an M1 or M2 MacBook.
@@franktiger7486 thanks a lot for the info! hopefully i won’t have as many issues with refresh rates as you did, either way i’ll definitely keep your advice in mind.
the MacBook airs being the only fanless laptops on the market are such a huge advantage for me .
I work as a sysadmin and my workhorse is a thinkpad t480 and my secondary device is a m1 macbook air. I have the 16gb of ram / 512gb ssd option.
It is a beast for 90% of things, still has incredible battery life, and I don't see myself not using it until it falls apart. I will install asahi before binning it.
My M1 Air has run like a dream since the time I got it, but just very recently started showing a few signs of slowing down so I took the sad alternative of trading it in (while it still had some value) for an M3. I wasn't sure how I would like the new form factor, but have to say I love it so far.
The only real threat to the life of the MacBook M1 is Apple, which will one day stop sending updates
watching this on my maxed out M1 MacBook Pro. I'm in love with this computer. I'm a college student so the battery like is much appreciated and it's honestly a flex. I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon.
I still have my 2020 M1 MBA. I set it up to last. Keyboard cover, real stone upper/lower skins, tempered glass screen protector and even a colored matched palm rest covers. I have high wattage gold plated magnetic connectors for charging and data..ZERO wear and strain on the two USB C ports. I use it for 95% media consumption. No 4k video editing. It never gets hot. I think it will last awhile for my use case..
Not good to put that on laptop can cause screen to crack and keys to break, the tolerances are too fine
My Mac Battery has 750 cycles and 77 percent after starting using it since December 2020.
Picked up an excellent condition M1 MBA 16gb 512gig model on eBay last month for around £380.
I use an M2 Pro Mac Mini for more intensive work but this M1 MBA… powerhouse for day to day tasks, especially when I need it on the go.
Incredible value for money and soooo quick! If you don’t own a laptop or are still on Intel Macs, budget wise - these are amazing laptops to consider in 2024. Yes, newer designs are probably worth it if you can afford it but bang for buck, you can’t really find much better.
Crazy deal! Sounds like a good setup.
Yea resale fir the more base models is not good because there is no upgrade path and once the ssd goes the machine is a brick and dead.
And there's no way to truly tell when it will die.
I love my m1 MacBook Air, it runs great, the only thing holding it back is the base ram and storage
Still using M1 and won't be upgrading at least until the M4 or M5. What a beast.
I replaced broken usb c port easily on M1 Air of my wife. Cost 20 eur and 30 minutes of my time. Super simple.
this and the AirPods pros 2 are the only apple products I would buy again
I have a 2017 MacBook Pro and it hasn’t let me down yet.
What are the specs. I am getting a spinning rainbow wheel when i run MS office. Macbook pro 2019 Base model. I upgraded to MacBook air M3 16GB. No more spinning rainbow wheel
I’m still using my 2013 MacBook Pro! Works like a dream 😃
Sounds impossible. My 2018 MacBook Pro can’t even open apps like Word without 10+ bounces and a spinning wheel for a bit
@@IceBlueLugia I mainly use Google workspace at my company, so that may have something to do with it.
@@IceBlueLugia my 2012 macbook pro unibody still the best machine ever used, works flawlessly with sonoma installed through opencore
Have the base model since launch, using it 8-12 hours a day, best deal of my life. I never play any games on it, I have consoles for that :) For base work/office tasks it's perfect, browsing the web is perfect, also editing a few 4k60fps video from my i13 mini for family stuff, 10-15 minutes videos max and editing is silky smooth in imovie. I will use this as my main pc while it receives security updates, and if it's still alive, it will be used as a secondary machine with linux (not perfect yet, but asahi moves really fast for everyday use). Great machine, it showed me that I never ever need a machine with a fan, the silence is priceless.
I think Apple will stop supporting it before the system gets too heavy to run on the M1. My MacBook Pro 2016 on Monterey is about as slow as 2016 lol.
The MBP Retina gen is not unusable as you make it sound. As for worrying if the 2020 M1 will not keep up and thermal throttle for simple stuff, sure at some point but I will bet Apple drops OS updates for it well before that. in 2024 the M1 CPU is still a beast and more then 95% of users need even today. I think YT creators forget they are the 5% that will make use of every bit of power the system has. My 2012 MBP was fine until it stopped turning on last year. For someone using it for web apps, chrome, outlook, etc I have compared my 2014 MBP, 2020 MBP, M1 MBP and M2 MBA and really they perform the same in this case.
Even my 2017 MB 12" still holds its own for simple stuff.
Now if I am doing dev work raw speed goes to the M1 Pro then M2 air but the best of the lot is the 2020 MBP since I can run Windows easier on it.
Also for OS support, its "official support" you can easily bypass the dumb apple locks and upgrade for years after.
@@vismortis Agreed, I’m amazed your 2012 MBP still worked until last year, since my 2016 touchbar MBP died same last year (granted it, most unreliable of modern macbooks). Hopefully apple improves its macbook length as before; if my M2 max MBP lasts same or less than my old 2016 i won’t look at them anymore
@@ethanjrdz That was my experience. I bought one of the "good" ones and it had a GPU failure RIGHT after the warranty window closed
The macbook retinas (pre 2015) are still VERY usable. The 15" models still run great, and the 13" are getting slow due to the dual core processor, but are still usable if you have some patience.
@@zh9732any macbook before 2014 will burn its GPU for absolutely no reason. The 2015 15" was the most reliable macbook according to what I'm seeing.
They are very usable for many people. I've several videos on my channel talking about and recommending them. I do try to avoid recommending them as much these days though as the end is clearly near for them regarding both software and hardware limitations. Sorry if I came across as too dismissive in my video!
watching on a 2012 macbook pro thats running 14.7 only cost me 75$
and i paired it with a 27 inch cinema display i found at the thrift shop i can use this till actual eyephones are introduced
Who last for ever ?☝️😎
@@whkee certainly not I
The “flaws” you mentioned don’t really matter to the target market
I have 922 cycles and 79% battery life. For me this still feels just as new as it was when I first bought it. All the ports working fine and it still handles nearly everything that I throw at it.
And this thing has taken a beating. I bought it before I started University. And for the last 4 years, I have dragged it to countless classes, study sessions, hackathons, competitions, events etc. I have made countless projects, presentations, notes in this thing and it has handled everything smoothly.
For me this is the perfect laptop just because of how light, battery efficient and powerful it is. This thing has saved me several times when I had to pull an all nighter before a critical test without needing a charge.
And even though I finished Uni and have started working. This thing is still perfect as a personal laptop.
5:08 I think apple's internal layouts are beautifully done.. everything is matte black, even the fan shrouds are made of metal !
No upgrades are terrible.
If I could upgrade the memory later Even with slightly slower memory but faster than scratch ssd that would be great.
No storage upgrade is terrible as apple can easily add a slot and it would be faster than the ssd they have in there now.
4 TB that's 4000 is $200 retail now twice as fast as apple ssd.
Apple charges $200 for 256.
That's from 256 to 512.
That's insane and they get it cheaper than anyone wholesale.
That's 16 TIMEs or 1600% higher price than laptops that allow ssd upgrades
And apples ssd on the base models are 2 to 4 times slower as well..
This must stop.
Even as someone who frequently edits 4K video in DaVinci Resolve (with proxy clips for playback, mind you) or runs Windows 11 Virtual Machines in VMware Fusion for tech support, I seldom find true slowdowns or issues with my base spec M1 MBA. If you know how to use your machine, how to keep it optimized, and Can generally take care of it comma this little device can do a whole lot more than the current $500-$600 price would suggest. That's not even including Linux performance in UTM Virtual Machines (phenomenal) or actual DUAL-BOOTING with Asahi Linux (literally just as fast, if not faster than macOS at times)! About the only things I miss are having more storage (though I still keep about 50 GB free even with all of the things I mentioned and more) and native multi-monitor support (which can be somewhat mitigated with an iPad running SideCar, a second mobile device an app like Duet Display, AirPlay software or equipment, and/or DisplayLink cables to additional displays)!
If u have the 8 gb ram 7 core ones that’s tricky
I think the common failure point is the soldered ssd which is difficult to replace because the NANDs need to be programmed and the SSD controller itself is in the SOC
I’m using a base model M2 Mac mini for browsing and very light productivity. I was honestly fine using just my iPad Pro but needed MacOS for one specific program.
These entry level chips don’t give much performance for anything demanding but are leaps and bounds better than your average family computers were when I was a kid.
I think they'll last at least 20 years if you want to keep using it. I have a 14" Macbook Pro, but I also have an M1 Macbook Air that I like to bring when I'm travelling. I don't get why people want to keep using computers for gaming. It's clear that cloud gaming is the future and any computer with a screen can run it.
It's not clear that cloud gaming is the future. Many people want to be able to run games locally for a variety of reasons.
That's not to say that cloud gaming won't get better and won't be popular. But it's weird to say that you don't get why people would want to run games on their own devices.
Modding, game development, local multiplayer, custom servers, etc all require you to have a level of control over your local system that data centers and cloud providers will never ever give you.
Sure, systems could probably be worked out over a long enough period to get to a point of near parity, but why? So you can pay an overpriced subscription for the rest of your life for things you will never truly own?
You might be okay with never owning anything but a lot of people want to make a one time purchase for something and then simply own that thing, hence why so many new live service are failing these days.
Oh, so I need a subscription to Xbox Cloud, Nvidia Geforce Now, and PSNow, not to mention Apple arcade or whatever if I want to play all the games I want? Well now, that's going to be $400-600 a year. Assuming I play games until I'm too old to hold a controller, that's $30-40k in fees, assuming things don't get more expensive or split off into even more services.
So really, I'd be much better off buying a pc and a games console or two every 5-6 years and simply buying and playing the games I want. Over the same period it's probably 60% less in terms of overall costs. But you do you I guess.
@@blindmown For now yes, but this isn't the future. In 10 years, Internet will be so fast and available that I just don't see people going local. I could argue that bluray has its advantages, but even that is a dying breed.
I've had mine 3.5 years now. The only problem has been (what I thought was) a dead USB-C port. I brought it into Apple and it turned out it was just dusty---they cleaned it for free. I'm guessing my M1 will keep running solid for years to come.
That's why I use magnetic, high wattage, high bandwidth gold connectors on ALL of my USBC devices. Very cheap insurance against wear and damage not to mention the convenience too.
Thunderbolt 4/usb4 not TB3. Another plus point is how easy they are to repair compared to many other macs.
No Apple Silicon MacBook air has ever had Thunderbolt 4. They have Thunderbolt 3/USB 4. You have to go to a MacBook Pro in apple Silicon to get Thunderbolt 4. Even the base 14-in M3 MacBook Pro is still Thunderbolt 3.
@@PeterEmery I stand corrected. The functional differences are so small to most users it never occured to me. Plus all my 3 Apple Silicon macs are TB4 models. Thanks 👍
@@mcal27 I have M1 MBA, M1 Mac Mini and M3 MBA. Both MacTracker and Everymac show they're "only "TB3. As you say, little functional difference.
@@PeterEmery I’m on MBP M1 Pro 14”, Macmini M2 Pro and Macstudio M1 Max. So all TB4 by the looks of it
@@mcal27 You're right, confirmed by Everymac website.
Thank you for explaining this. I’m in the process of getting a laptop after like four years of not using one.
Btw there was also a 8core GPU option initially, same as the MacBook Pro
Remember that MacBook that only had one port 😂
Also note that if you are not dead set on a MacBook you are better off going and picking up a 1300 dollar Lenovo legion and downgrading to windows 10. Or if possible (I’m not sure) hackintoshing it. Way better value for the price. And as an owner of one pretty well built and good for gaming even better for everything else
Thank you! Always enjoy your videos. I’m not even interested in an M1 air but still found this enjoyable & learn. No matter how *seemingly* irrelevant it may at first appear to be, definitely always learn important info ( difficult to explain tbh). I greatly appreciate the time and knowing you share .
Love that your content is a bit different. If people pay attention to what you say, they will learn more than what is presented on most other MacBook videos these days … they often just go on about basic specs and what will be released next ( eg m4 soon, but wait for m5! Etc😂) - yes I’m interested but UA-cam is flooded and I’m not always interested in that or what ever it is they are trying to sell! lol
And yes… it was a gorgeous transition ! ☺️
I’m still on my mid 2015 15” macbook Pro … I love it still 🫣
Sorry for my midnight rambling but it’s true !
Your comments are always my favourite to read. Thanks for watching, as always. It's unfortunate that those who make content surrounding newer MacBooks tend to 'make it' as youtubers more often, as they get sponsored by the creators of these new tech products just to make a video dedicated to their new release. I'm confident I can grow in this niche and keep making content, though!
Lots of people just mindlessly consume without a second thought.
@@montaguebarnabasltd that made my day! So happy my comments aren’t just annoying.
And I Absolutely agree! And definitely think you have a niche channel and it has grown rapidly in a relatively short time already. I believe you will go far on here .
just for reference the usb c ports getting worn down isn't a huge deal because I'm 90% sure they're modular and easily swapped out
Fairly sure I talked about that in the video. Reasonably easy if you know a thing or two about laptops.
i write run and debug software on my m1 (16GB).
it puts up better for day to day than my gaming laptop. (rtx 3080)
Thank you m1 for lower the prices of intel macs
I just got my battery and usb c ports replaced. my battery lasted just over 900 cycles
I bought mines in early 2022, and if I would’ve know that the M2 was gonna come out 2 months later I could’ve waited, but my M1 Air is working fine, now it is starting to show it age though.
What about it is showing its age?
I have a friend who bought the 8gb version and it's still working for them
Its the GOAT fr!!
I still got mine (Base Model) and it's still so good! Still outperforms my Newer Widows laptop (11th Gen Intel i5) with 16GB RAM!
Stil best value proposition from Apple, aside M3 Pro Macbook Pro especially in 16 GB variant.
Can you make a video on thermal pad mod on the MacBook Air M1 and M2
I bought a new 2018 Mac mini & bumped up the RAM to 16 GB; did the same when I bought an M2 Mac mini-bumped up the unified memory to 16GB. I agree that 16 GB of RAM/unified memory should be standard, no mater the manufacturer, as apps & OS keep needing more power as features & requirement increase.
I bought M1 Pro a few months ago
Funny how you don't mention the most important thing, which is that if the CPU, GPU, RAM or SSD breaks, you can throw the whole laptop out. (Compared to traditional laptops where the SSD and RAM can be replaced).
@@WinningEmpire I talk about that plenty in my other videos, and brushed on it here. Do you think I have some sort of pro Apple agenda?
@@montaguebarnabasltd No I'm just miserable
I bought a base model M1 MacBook Air from Apple Refurbished stock, saving 10% on the new price while having the same warranty. Thoroughly excellent Mac, my best ever until I got this 15-in M3 MacBook Air. My M1 MacBook Air has had around 320 charge cycles and still has around 93% of its original capacity.
Bought mine in 2021, still going strong in 2024 - although the battery count is very close to 800!
Sure, you'll face some issues using the M1 for heavier tasks but even still, most people probably aren't watching 4K video. I know the only things that can even display without scaling such an image for me are my phones and well, don't really notice it on those smaller screens. I mostly have 1080p displays still. Which, are fine. Add to it that UA-cam has locked high quality behind a paywall and well, if you're not uploading videos in 4K the only real benefit to having 4K video is you have more "frame" to work with than you would if you were just using 1080p which can be helpful for edits, certainly. I can't imagine there will be leaps and bounds of a high magnitude for editing 1080p footage with period correct video editing software. Even offline. If you're just using it for basic web browsing tasks as well, you'll probably be good for a lot longer than you would using it as a work machine. I think if you're using these for work you're probably going to be more willing to continue to drop money into the ecosystem when your system becomes less useful for your workflow.
I have an M1 mini with 16Gb RAM, it runs perfect, uses very little electricity and does not get hot like my 2014 mini. very good machines
and never install anything google
When the ssd dies the machine will not be able to boot from external drives meaning it becomes useless and not repairable by apple.
And that 8 GB is for cpu gpu npu OS x and apps so the ssd is being used for scratch fake memory.
.yes 8 GB is 8gb linux windows or OS x dint believe the hype that its not.
To the m1 credits its ssd is twice as fast as m2 and me airs and this helps when they system must use it as memoryakung UT faster than.them in sine out if real memory cases.
No fan means it can and will throttle performance and this adds more war in tone components over time.
Soif you really push your laptop often tne air is nit fir you even though it race is in quick synthetic benchmarks
I am still rocking macbook pro 13 2020 intel i5. My last macbook pro 2013 lasted 7 years, I have sold it to my friend for $250 and she is still rocking it.
4 years is not old. M1 will get updates for at least another 3 years maybe even longer considering this is silicon from Apple directly. I don’t think it’ll last forever but it’ll last long enough to justify a purchase even in 2024
I have an M3 MacBook Pro and it doesn’t even have USB like the normal one, but it has an HDMI cable so annoying
I only use my MBA M1 for Email and Web Browsing. I don't rely on it for anything else. It is always connected power and has only done 9 battery charge cycles. It sits along side my main Mac mini 2018 6-core Intel Core i7 64GB RAM/2TB SSD.
I'm using the M1 MBP 13" 2020! Never fail me once!
As someone who still uses a 2018 iPad Pro and hardly notices any slowdowns on it I think my M1 Air (16GB ram and 1TB SSD) will last another 4 years no problem 👍🏻
That shit was obsolete when it released
well no, it wasn't.
The only thing that I see on my M1 Air that's a drag is the camera is kinda garbage, but I almost never use it and I can always use my iPhone camera if I need to. I don't see myself replacing it unless it dies in a way I can't repair outside of AppleCare or macOS updates for it are dropped, whichever comes first. I have an M3 iMac at work and in normal usage/work, I see no difference between the two performance-wise. I went with 16GB memory and 512GB storage so I expect it will run well for a decent while longer.
Had mine since March 21 (4 months after release) replacing a £5k 2019 fully loaded 16" MBP. I now have a 14" m3 max 64gb 40GPU 1tb machine and although it's great day to day it feels exactly the same. The M1 is a great machine but I bought a 16gb 8GPU 1TB version and it monsters through everything still. One downside for me my battery only has 260 cycles but is down to 85% which is a little disappointing.
I have this MacBook but I’m going to wait until OLED is available in a MacBook Air before I think of upgrading
m1 air or m2 air base model for basic school and light video editing dont recommend ke the 16gb because its out of my budget, out of these two which one thanks what i saw didnt see much advantages:
I am contemplating this machine for my Master's degree study. I multitask and keep tons of tabs open during my research, other than that I only use my laptop for watching YT videos and series. I do not game, edit or do anything of that sort. As a student this would be huge investment and my first MacBook coming from years of using Windows, thus I am thinking of purchasing a new, 16gb model for 1000€. As such I am expecting this machine to last me 4 years minimum. Would any of you recommend this to me? M2 and above are out of my budget.
An M1 air with 16 gig and a 512gb ssd will be more than enough for your use and will last you. I had a base model M1 and the 256gb ssd was okay but I ran out of space quickly (I’m a photographer). If your budget is really tight, get more ram and buy a cheap external SSD to keep your files on.
You'll be fine with that 16GB M1, I'd say.. My only worry, were I in your shoes, would be the small screen. Easily remedied with an external display of any sort, though.
I have an M1 Macbook Air and it's great! I just wish that it supported 2 displays. I don't do demanding tasks like editing or gaming, I occasionally produce music and its fantastic for that but only being able to output to 1 display is a huge bummer and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a deliberate move by Apple to get me to get the new Air or Pro
There is the DisplayLink adapter but it costs a Benjamin Franklin.
I am still using a 2014 MacBook Pro 💻 lmfao works super fast too, just updated the SSD/Nvme and battery 🔋
The specs aren't what's gonna hurt they're reliability. It's flimsy display cables that are exposed within the hinge, an incredibly fragile display chin that can be cracked by a literal grain of rice, low-quality electrical components on the logic boards, and batteries that age alarmingly quickly.
Had worked at Apple through the Apple Silicon transition up until the 15" MBA and just as many people have been coming into the GB with the exact same issues as before.
Not to mention a lot of these suffer from cronic SSD faliure
Really ? .... answer this with a link that documents failures on multiple M1 MBA (or ANY Apple Silicon Mac) SSDs .... this is a BS......you've been duped. Trust me if ... MacBooks had documented SSD defects, directly attributable to age, excessive read/writes or any "over-use" , Windows Fan Bois would be screaming this from the roof tops.
watching this on my m1 MacBook Air. I love it but I don't do a lot of heavy work on it other than a few games on steam and lately been trying to learn blender. definitely should've got the one with more ram and memory but it serves its main purpose for now.
Which is better : Brand New On Box MBP 2020 i5 1TB/16GB or Mac Air M1 2020 512GB/8GB Second Hand? I need suggestion because of my budget
@@adhiyar can assure you the M1 will last longer. They’re just far better machines, regardless of storage and RAM.
I like the M1 macbook air, mainly because linux doesn't work that well on newer apple silicon chips
Could you tell me the Adblock software that u use on ur MacBook? I’ve seen it in ur app launcher dock
hey sorry for late reply, it's from the App Store and is just called 'AdBlock'. Look for the one with the same icon as mine. Been pretty good for me.
@@montaguebarnabasltd you weren’t late at all. And since you replied, it is much appreciated. Thank you
good sharing!
The prices of a lot of M1 Airs seem to still hover around the same price as a base M2 Mini with ram and storage being the same for both. If you NEED a laptop, thats a crazy price in 2024. Id rather keep my 19 Air for mobile use, shove Sequoia on it and get an M2 Mini for my desk. I love and hate how Apple products hold their value. Great for resale, shitty for buying
I’d say my M2 mini with 16GB was a very good purchase despite the price. Mac Minis are incredibly durable as they have less points of failure like a MacBook.
Macbook air M1 is cool but i dont really like MacOS and OLEDs screens I am used to are too good and only macbook pros with mini LED screens compete with them, but MBA's battery life, sound quality etc are just top notch
watch out your plosives.. great video!
You omitted to mention the crazy battery life, anything beyond that of a PC?
Should I buy this now??
if your budget is $500 ish, then yes, if you need a computer, it's top of my recommendations list!
M1 is the best apple laptop ever for its time thanks jump from intel to ARM based chips boosting performance and efficiency and whatever that came after that was just a tiny improvements over its previous models and that trend may not change anytime soon!!!
My battery is at 81% with only 164 cycles. I think it has to do with the percentage you leave it at. Use Al Dente to limit the percentage especially if you leave it plugged in like me.
Ooh that’s rough. I think you’re right, don’t leave it fully charged for prolonged period. Mine is at 85% with over 300 cycles but almost never left it plugged in at 100%.
As to the issue with ports just add a dock! Problem solved!
You UA-camrs keep talking about editing 4K videos as if 99% of people care about that. Very few fields actually need a particularly powerful computer. The M1 MacBook just needs to stay smooth with a browser + 2-3 other apps at the same time, and so far, it does that
A lot of people who watch my videos are interested in music, video, photo work and more. Fair criticism. I try not to be too close minded when it comes to use cases, but thought it was worth talking about what had slowed my Mac down.
Don’t talk to me about only having 2 USB C ports, I only have one on my 2017 MacBook lol