1:32 while your friends have been very impressed with the performance of the new M1 MacBook Air, your workflow is probably more what the computer is actually intended for. I have had my M1 MBA for about 2 days and so far it is my favorite laptop ever.
Very nice 'real-world' review. I'm getting tired of seeing benchmarks and it's nice to see someone with a real appreciation for battery life. Yes, more memory is usually the better choice and I really can't wait (nor even imagine) what the next Apple Silicon machines will be like. We've got a pretty exciting couple of years ahead of us.
I'm also a bit tired of watching video editing demos, but this is UA-cam and the fact that you can even try to edit a video on the MacBook Air is pretty amazing.
This is probably one of the most well explained reviews I’ve seen so far. Also appreciated that you tested it out with Adobe since that’s also what I use to edit stuff. I guess you just got a new subscriber here 😉
I think it’s a smart move for Apple to move to its own chips. Hopefully, this will encourage/force intel, etc to raise their game. I only just bought a new MacBook about 6 months ago and so it’ll be a couple of years before I need a new one. Seeing as I don’t really use a laptop on the move, I might get a Mac mini or an M series iMac.
most of my work is just coding and presenting and reading and no photo/video editing, so I bought a pro one with 8 gigabytes ram, just about 15 minutes ago... now after watching your video, I'm really happy with my new laptop
This is the perfect in-real-life-use case video that I needed. I've been a lifetime windows user and I think I'm leaning more and more towards apples stuff
I've also been a windows user since forever and never owned a Mac until the M1 Macbook Air and I gotta say that, for the money, this is the most powerful ultrabook out there at the moment. Mac OS is very difficult to use tho, lol
@@marbesto Exactly! I already have a powerful pc where I have my games. And the m1 MacBook seems like it's just what I need, a good laptop with a good battery life that just works
@@marbesto I'm not referring to the laptop capabilities, a third of the people on the Internet who are raving to get one do not and will not even use all of the power of the m1 they just want it just to have it which is fine, but I was referring to the OS experience, and how every UA-cam worship us and everyone says windows is trash. although macOS is more polished than windows the overall experience was meh at the best. they both have their pros and cons. for what I need windows suits me best but for the more simple task and day to day, I would say macOS does it just fine
Most people misunderstand what's great about the "unified memory" If your CPU has an integrated GPU, it already has to share the system memory with the CPU. The great thing is that it's on the SOC, and that allows both the CPU and GPU to have very fast memory speeds.
M1 really is a game changer. Can't wait to see the development of this chip in future considering how good this first-gen is. Excited to hear that you want to buy the 16GB as well. I am very curious about how much better the performance can be with more RAM.
Just a comment about the thumbnail: With that picture, pose, way to hold the Mac, expression, and location, my first thought was it would be a drop test from a building roof.
I've wanted a MacBook for years and finally pulled the trigger on the M1 Air this last weekend. Since 16gb was a month and a half out, and some research I decided to just get the 8gb version (with 512gb ssd). I use it for light FCP editing and some LR and PS. I've been extremely impressed so far. It feels weird editing 4k footage and exporting out of Lightroom on a computer with just 8gb of ram when my main PC is running at 32. Needless to say, sometimes it's nice to edit a vid real quick on the couch on the little MacBook Air. No regrets here!
I was worried that my Mac's battery power might have been faulty. I mainly only use my mac for video editing and would lose full power in about 4.5 hours. I guess this is normal?
I have the 16” MBP for work and there are three things I don’t like about it. The battery life is okay, but nothing to be excited about as electron apps like VSCode or Slack just slurp at my battery. I actually don’t like that it has to be thicker than the 2018 15” just to be able to have decent thermals and decent performance and finally the thing is constantly over 100°F if not higher when it’s at idle. So I’m looking forward to the new M series Macs. I hope the 16” gets thinner but with multi day battery life with a 10 or 12 core CPU.
Actually the unified ram is fast for a gpu. That way gpu gets large amounts of memory and cpu gets the faster gpu grade memory. Also the copying of data between the cpu and gpu takes lots of overheads which can be avoided in case of unified memory.
Excellent video & review, thanks! I’ve the same MacBook too, same colour, but the 512gb version. I just love it! Fast & snappy with amazing battery life. Stay safe over there. Best wishes from Australia. 🇦🇺😁✌️
@@_HMCB_ Quantum Jump?? YESSSSSS & a bit of Meh😬 I use some Adobe apps like Photoshop and Illustrator and they feel a bit choppy and slow BUTT Everything ELSE, OMG IT FEELS LIKE I’M ON A JOURNEY TO OUTER SPACE FFS!! MY M1 MAC RUNS MULTIPLE LAPS AROUND MY OLD DELL WINDOWS LIKE LITERALLY FAST AS HELL!! Overall, I highly recommend the laptop though just keep the Adobe software in mind if you use it!! Ooh also I forgot to mention that I got like 21 Hours of Battery life🤯🤯
@@007keyboard-warrior yes! I figured you’d love it. Excited for you. Check out the Illustrator beta on Creative Cloud. I believe it’s optimized for M1 and they added a cool repeat tool to it. Photoshop beta will hopefully be around the corner. InDesign too because I live in those 3 apps.
I upgraded to the m1 air after my 2013 pro had screen issues haven't had it long enough to make a proper judgment yet but this thing is crazy fast and so far great for music production great W for apple on this one
I remember buying an apple product in store the first time and they were like do you want us to email you the receipt? I was like if I am walking out of here with an expensive item then I am going to have a receipt in hand.
@@rarenathan when you are a black dude walking thru the mall and security comes up and says "you buy that? Where's the receipt?" Let me find it on my phone...... .........
@@KriticalMA Yeah as far as I can tell, no store is carrying any version of M1 with 16 gigs of RAM on hand. The specced up ones do take longer to ship. I’m waiting on a 16/256 air to arrive. Ordered on Thursday and it says that the computer will be delivered on Dec 30
@@Dan330i it has nothing to do with colour. it ships slowly because it’s basically a “custom made” and not a base version, and that takes labour work such as replacing the parts you opted for upgrading when you bought it. as well as, how many people ordered custom made ones.
It’s been noted that the swap file Max for the M1 is 2 gigs. Thus the bottle neck.the 16g would be a better choice content creators. It’s basically an iPad with a keyboard.
The Pro or the Mini would be better for this type of workload. You want the fans for extended workflows beyond 7 or 9 minutes. The Mini specifically , of the 3, has the best thermals. With that it will operate at the higher speed longer.
Hey I just a new macbook air m1 and I think I have a problem with the battery, today I noted the battery percentage, I was using Figma, Notion,Few tabs in arc and this is the battery percentage drop, 3:30pm - 55% 4:12pm - 48% 5:00 - 38% 5:30 - 33% can anyone tell me if I should be worried about this?
Do you think that the next year's model will rise in price? Also I hope they will fill the left-empty space by the smaller motherboard inside with some more battery. Is there any chance they will also expand the screen to make it bezel-less?
This was a great video. I bought a Macbook air '13 2020 about 2 months before silicone released. I'll wait till they get the bugs straightened out in a few years before jumping ship.
hello hope you are well.... that is a great review thank you but could you please tell me if data science and machine learning softwares would run on it? thanks
This will be a great baseline test for pre optimised software. As soon as the non apple software gets optimised for apple I'd love to see a comparison.
Has premiere pro ever been optimized? I have hopes of Davinci working well with this system but I’m glad I already edit on final cut almost exclusively.
I think in a few years, it’s gonna crush!! And more importantly what it will force the industry as a whole to do, which is the real exciting part in my opinion. I’ll hold onto to my 2015 MacBook Air for a bit and possibly grab a 2020 13” MacBook Pro if I decide to upgrade within the next year. Apple said 2 years. But I’m guessing more like 3-4. Restructuring software architecture is time consuming. I’ve always applauded apple’s ambitious nature, even when they have fallen short at times. But moving what equivocates to a global industry at this point to shift gears is going to take time. And 2 years is well, ambitious if nothing else.
Yeah I’m making the which to a MacBook super soon! My current laptop only lasts about an hour and that’s when I’m on google, so it’s definitely time for a change
This guy is doing some actual practical tests by starting with the lowest base model which most people will buy.
A lot of people have done tests with the base model.
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@@coco2114 What is up with that dude?
@@ambuj.k just kidding mate
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This is the first M1 review I've seen with coffee and without benchmarks - one of those two things has earned it a thumbs up 👍
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1:32 while your friends have been very impressed with the performance of the new M1 MacBook Air, your workflow is probably more what the computer is actually intended for. I have had my M1 MBA for about 2 days and so far it is my favorite laptop ever.
Very nice 'real-world' review. I'm getting tired of seeing benchmarks and it's nice to see someone with a real appreciation for battery life.
Yes, more memory is usually the better choice and I really can't wait (nor even imagine) what the next Apple Silicon machines will be like. We've got a pretty exciting couple of years ahead of us.
I'm also a bit tired of watching video editing demos, but this is UA-cam and the fact that you can even try to edit a video on the MacBook Air is pretty amazing.
This guy is the absolute master at making it look like his camera flies over and sets itself up as he walks in a room.
This is probably one of the most well explained reviews I’ve seen so far. Also appreciated that you tested it out with Adobe since that’s also what I use to edit stuff. I guess you just got a new subscriber here 😉
Thank you!
I hate you for convincing me to order one of these.
I blame Jaime really
I misread your name as “Intel” and just about lost it. 🤣
@@Fluffisnoterm if only it was. Haha
@@Fluffisnoterm 😂😂
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love these real world tests - great work!
every part of this video was everything i wanted and it's just so satisfying
🙏🙏🙏
The thing that impresses me the most is holding that phone for 30 minutes in your hand...
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Yep... Watching paint dry for 30min 3 times... That blew me away
@FirePhly really??? ;-)
One of the best real world tests I've seen on this Macbook
Great and informative video man. Thanks
Thanks so much!
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@@ANYA.RIZALI wtf
I think it’s a smart move for Apple to move to its own chips. Hopefully, this will encourage/force intel, etc to raise their game. I only just bought a new MacBook about 6 months ago and so it’ll be a couple of years before I need a new one. Seeing as I don’t really use a laptop on the move, I might get a Mac mini or an M series iMac.
I love mine. I was a lifetime Windows user until a month ago when I bought the base Mac Air M1. I am very happy.
most of my work is just coding and presenting and reading and no photo/video editing, so I bought a pro one with 8 gigabytes ram, just about 15 minutes ago... now after watching your video, I'm really happy with my new laptop
So glad I could help!
This is the most authentic video on M1 chip so far on UA-cam 👍
This is the perfect in-real-life-use case video that I needed. I've been a lifetime windows user and I think I'm leaning more and more towards apples stuff
as someone who switched to Mac for educational purposes and experience with the OS, I can say its overhyped and not worth it.
I've also been a windows user since forever and never owned a Mac until the M1 Macbook Air and I gotta say that, for the money, this is the most powerful ultrabook out there at the moment. Mac OS is very difficult to use tho, lol
@@marbesto Exactly! I already have a powerful pc where I have my games. And the m1 MacBook seems like it's just what I need, a good laptop with a good battery life that just works
@@marbesto I'm not referring to the laptop capabilities, a third of the people on the Internet who are raving to get one do not and will not even use all of the power of the m1 they just want it just to have it which is fine, but I was referring to the OS experience, and how every UA-cam worship us and everyone says windows is trash. although macOS is more polished than windows the overall experience was meh at the best. they both have their pros and cons. for what I need windows suits me best but for the more simple task and day to day, I would say macOS does it just fine
Real life use isn't just video editing but UA-camrs can't seem to understand.
Came in here to get convinced to get a Macbook, and that little glimpse of the Blade Studio made me want that instead. What a beautiful machine
Most people misunderstand what's great about the "unified memory"
If your CPU has an integrated GPU, it already has to share the system memory with the CPU.
The great thing is that it's on the SOC, and that allows both the CPU and GPU to have very fast memory speeds.
This is the most honest practical review i've ever watched
M1 really is a game changer. Can't wait to see the development of this chip in future considering how good this first-gen is. Excited to hear that you want to buy the 16GB as well. I am very curious about how much better the performance can be with more RAM.
This kind of video is actually better than reviewing everything inside a room, like to see this more 💯
Subscribe and you will 😊
Just a comment about the thumbnail: With that picture, pose, way to hold the Mac, expression, and location, my first thought was it would be a drop test from a building roof.
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Wonderful video! I just bought my first MacBook and I’m curious how the M1 chip stacks up against other competitors.
I had this strange feeling that I have seen you somewhere and then I realised that you look like Tom Hiddleston.😂
No.
@@theplagueroad4603 Yes.
yes me too!!
He looks like Hunt from Grey’s Anatomy
Didnt know i was gonna learn Photoshop today!😂
I've wanted a MacBook for years and finally pulled the trigger on the M1 Air this last weekend. Since 16gb was a month and a half out, and some research I decided to just get the 8gb version (with 512gb ssd). I use it for light FCP editing and some LR and PS. I've been extremely impressed so far. It feels weird editing 4k footage and exporting out of Lightroom on a computer with just 8gb of ram when my main PC is running at 32. Needless to say, sometimes it's nice to edit a vid real quick on the couch on the little MacBook Air. No regrets here!
Do you still think 8GB was worth it after one year?
@@Sana-hp9on Absolutely. I use it almost daily and it handles everything I've thrown at it. I forget it has 8GB sometimes to be honest.
Torn between gold and silver. Trying to figure out in videos if the gold is pinkish or orangeish. Does anyone know which color it's closer to?
I was worried that my Mac's battery power might have been faulty. I mainly only use my mac for video editing and would lose full power in about 4.5 hours. I guess this is normal?
Coming from a 8 yr old VAIO, I’m SUPER EXCITED to get the new air!!
I have the 16” MBP for work and there are three things I don’t like about it. The battery life is okay, but nothing to be excited about as electron apps like VSCode or Slack just slurp at my battery. I actually don’t like that it has to be thicker than the 2018 15” just to be able to have decent thermals and decent performance and finally the thing is constantly over 100°F if not higher when it’s at idle. So I’m looking forward to the new M series Macs. I hope the 16” gets thinner but with multi day battery life with a 10 or 12 core CPU.
Actually the unified ram is fast for a gpu. That way gpu gets large amounts of memory and cpu gets the faster gpu grade memory. Also the copying of data between the cpu and gpu takes lots of overheads which can be avoided in case of unified memory.
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Excellent video & review, thanks! I’ve the same MacBook too, same colour, but the 512gb version. I just love it! Fast & snappy with amazing battery life. Stay safe over there. Best wishes from Australia. 🇦🇺😁✌️
Thank you! You too!
Bought the 16gb Ram MacBook Pro!!!!!! Cannot wait to start using it, compared to my current old af laptop
Report back please. I’ve got an ancient machine and I think buying one this year is going to feel like some sci-fi quantum jump/drive.
@@_HMCB_ Quantum Jump?? YESSSSSS & a bit of Meh😬 I use some Adobe apps like Photoshop and Illustrator and they feel a bit choppy and slow BUTT Everything ELSE, OMG IT FEELS LIKE I’M ON A JOURNEY TO OUTER SPACE FFS!! MY M1 MAC RUNS MULTIPLE LAPS AROUND MY OLD DELL WINDOWS LIKE LITERALLY FAST AS HELL!! Overall, I highly recommend the laptop though just keep the Adobe software in mind if you use it!! Ooh also I forgot to mention that I got like 21 Hours of Battery life🤯🤯
@@007keyboard-warrior yes! I figured you’d love it. Excited for you. Check out the Illustrator beta on Creative Cloud. I believe it’s optimized for M1 and they added a cool repeat tool to it. Photoshop beta will hopefully be around the corner. InDesign too because I live in those 3 apps.
@@_HMCB_ Haha!! Yeah, I’ll check out the Beta’s!!! Thanks for the advice!! Forgot about them existing lol😜!
The kind of video that I like most. I just bought. You convinced me and I'm very happy with my purchase. Thanks dude
what color is that laptop as I am color blind and I like that color?
I did the same test with the same spec fo MBAM1 and final cut pro and it blew through 4k RED footage like butter.
can you try to enlarge photos form your camera in 5 times and try how it works in photoshop, especially with healing brush? thanks
I upgraded to the m1 air after my 2013 pro had screen issues haven't had it long enough to make a proper judgment yet but this thing is crazy fast and so far great for music production great W for apple on this one
8gb for músic production??? Thanks!
14:47 a better comparison is a car built by mechanics who all speak different languages vs a car built by mechanics who all speak the same language
Thanks for the video
Please do M1 MacBook Air get hot when using it for a long period time in a day?
the way that they didn’t give you a bag-
I remember buying an apple product in store the first time and they were like do you want us to email you the receipt? I was like if I am walking out of here with an expensive item then I am going to have a receipt in hand.
@@marshallhughes4514 why? What’s wrong with an email?
@@rarenathan when you are a black dude walking thru the mall and security comes up and says "you buy that? Where's the receipt?"
Let me find it on my phone...... .........
@@marshallhughes4514 fair enough
@@marshallhughes4514 not everyone is racist. you bought it, you should be given the benefit of the doubt
First day of using the M1 Macbook Pro.
Charged to 100%. Used up about 80% of the battery from small tasks, chrome browsing :/
Chrome seems to kill the battery life significantly in comparison to Safari.
What was your screen brightness? Not the whole time at max i guess? Battery life on my MacBook air isn't nearly as good as yours
Asking suggestions.. air m1 isn’t good on video editing ? I am planning to buy .
Better than Benchmarking at same place that's really 🥱🥱🥱😴😴
1:39 : Touching Heart, Nice...
Would you like do some test for coding. I wanna try this stuff but Idk is it compatible or not
Omg the battery life alone is just amazing!!
Of course, with optimization everything is amazing
I noticed that the video you edited was a whole hour long so naturally, it is going to not be as fast as it could've been with a shorter clip.
I’m a student, and I’ve decided to buy a laptop 1 - 1.5k. This seems to be my best bet!
Does Lightroom work in M1 , im a photographer ?
One of the better reviews I've come across. Subbed!
This was simply an amazing video - love the tests for battery life - thank you for a great video
Isn't Surface line by Microsoft is doing the same method?
I ordered my MacBook Air yesterday with 16 GB ram and 500 GB STORAGE but is coming on December 23
I ordered the same yesterday, mines set to arrive on the 30th, maybe the specced-up ones are slower to ship?
@@KriticalMA yea I think so because so many people get that color
@@KriticalMA Yeah as far as I can tell, no store is carrying any version of M1 with 16 gigs of RAM on hand. The specced up ones do take longer to ship. I’m waiting on a 16/256 air to arrive. Ordered on Thursday and it says that the computer will be delivered on Dec 30
@@Dan330i it has nothing to do with colour. it ships slowly because it’s basically a “custom made” and not a base version, and that takes labour work such as replacing the parts you opted for upgrading when you bought it.
as well as, how many people ordered custom made ones.
Finally a real life honest review..
How much hours is the batterylife ?
I have a Lenovo laptop with the same performance changes. When plugged in it can export video etc way faster than on battery
I code with mine and it is absolutely an impeccable beautiful experience. Love my macs
I think the new bigger more badass m1 chips apples rolling out pretty quick will bring better video editing experiences 👌
Are the Adobe softwares optimised in this MacBook in 2023?
It’s been noted that the swap file Max for the M1 is 2 gigs. Thus the bottle neck.the 16g would be a better choice content creators. It’s basically an iPad with a keyboard.
The Pro or the Mini would be better for this type of workload. You want the fans for extended workflows beyond 7 or 9 minutes.
The Mini specifically , of the 3, has the best thermals. With that it will operate at the higher speed longer.
Hey I just a new macbook air m1 and I think I have a problem with the battery, today I noted the battery percentage, I was using Figma, Notion,Few tabs in arc and this is the battery percentage drop,
3:30pm - 55%
4:12pm - 48%
5:00 - 38%
5:30 - 33%
can anyone tell me if I should be worried about this?
22% in 2 hours makes 100% in 9 hours. It seems to be normal..
Does this have 8 GB RAM?
any idea when microsoft will release ARM windows?
They already did a long time ago
already launched the product 8 years ago with its first windows rt hahahaha
They’re not worth it right now wait another year if you can
It would be good to know if this lags is because 8GB RAM or something else.
‘First thing first, Coffee...Check” ....It never gets old...LOL
Do you think that the next year's model will rise in price? Also I hope they will fill the left-empty space by the smaller motherboard inside with some more battery.
Is there any chance they will also expand the screen to make it bezel-less?
That was strange to see photoshop acting like that. I have an air from 2 gens ago. The one before the magic keyboard was put in.
I really thought I was viewing the wrong channel when I clicked the video. Unexpected intro haha!
Unexpected good or unexpected bad? Lol
@@TheUnlockr good haha!
This was a great video. I bought a Macbook air '13 2020 about 2 months before silicone released. I'll wait till they get the bugs straightened out in a few years before jumping ship.
hello
hope you are well....
that is a great review thank you but could you please tell me if data science and machine learning softwares would run on it?
thanks
If optimized it will save more batterylife ???
Yes
and I bought my fully maxed out mac air like a week before the event....yay..
yay! u maxbe able to still return it, yay!
@@prisai03yay!, Im gonna check with the retail store. I hope I can return it for a full refund. anyways thanks!
maybe you could return the product and pick an M1 one.. look it up!
@@MrLazini yeah! thank you! :)
This video is literally professional and highly useful! Thank you!
Thank you!
what about multitasking with web browsers/documents??? that would be actual common real world usage,
I almost pulled the trigger on the 16. Its a great laptop even today. But it is funny that you can now edit 4k vids on an M1 air.
How is the gold colour? I've just ordered one, but I am worried it is more of a pinkish colour?!
This will be a great baseline test for pre optimised software. As soon as the non apple software gets optimised for apple I'd love to see a comparison.
this dude was like "uhh yeah some slow down here" bruh that was like a tenth of a second.
it's bc it's Apple
Has premiere pro ever been optimized? I have hopes of Davinci working well with this system but I’m glad I already edit on final cut almost exclusively.
I am little confused whether I should go for MacBook Air or Pro, I am research scholar. Please suggest me. Maximum I can go for Pro 512 gb
Hi, it was great. Should programmers buy it or not what's your opinion.
Will this work for 3D graphics
Good video! Do you think the 16GB version would have done better?
I did a video on it here actually - ua-cam.com/video/TLrXV9gKy6U/v-deo.html
so cool you're in NY. Also you're one of the vids that made me buy the XM4's. keep up the great work
This is a really smart move from Apple and only a company like Apple can pull this off.
The best video i saw so far about the m1 . Thanks!
Thank you! M2 MacBook Pro video coming soon too!
You just got a new subscriber! Nice upload.
Great video! How was the display brightness outdoors, considering the 400 nits?
Abelton 11 running native on my m1 is gonna be a game charger with luna UA interface. i have the pro with 16g/1tb
I think in a few years, it’s gonna crush!! And more importantly what it will force the industry as a whole to do, which is the real exciting part in my opinion. I’ll hold onto to my 2015 MacBook Air for a bit and possibly grab a 2020 13” MacBook Pro if I decide to upgrade within the next year. Apple said 2 years. But I’m guessing more like 3-4. Restructuring software architecture is time consuming. I’ve always applauded apple’s ambitious nature, even when they have fallen short at times. But moving what equivocates to a global industry at this point to shift gears is going to take time. And 2 years is well, ambitious if nothing else.
How is the air going temperature based? I am doing light typical student workflow at my phd and this is the only thing that makes me a bit scary
Great video, I'm now curios if the 16gb version performs better now! Looking forward to your next results.
Thank you! I did that video here actually :) - ua-cam.com/video/TLrXV9gKy6U/v-deo.html
Yeah I’m making the which to a MacBook super soon! My current laptop only lasts about an hour and that’s when I’m on google, so it’s definitely time for a change
Man that color is beautiful
i need video how to install Photoshop and illustrator on this laptop
Plesse help
Go to Adobe.com and buy them and they install
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My M1 MBP and my Galaxy Book S (ARM) are my two favorite machines.
*TheUnlockr* Would you consider doing an update to this video?
When there is a new version of the laptop I will for sure
Loki unboxing air m1 😎