I have the OG base M1 Air from 2020. Literally the best electronics purchase I’ve ever made. $900 and 4 years later still runs like new. Superb build quality, snappy, and still better battery life and standby than most other laptops out there. Amazing.
I have had it and sold for 400$ because that's the price of an ultra limited computer, with limited ports, limited memory, not future-proof RAM. I would not recommend it even for 400$ nowadays, STAY AWAY
@@simonvutov7575yeah I think marques did a good job responding to the situation, like how he used to be shady about sponsorships but changed for the better being upfront about them too
Battery life is a game changer. Treating your laptop like you treat your phone is a dream come true. I hate plugging and unplugging the power cord just to maintain my laptop's battery health.
@@PixelHunter0505didn't watch the video yet. He probably made a remark about ram on MacBook air. Yet apple announced they gonna release mb air with 16gb ram. Which is kinda weird
The AI based systems mean that the opposite will happen, all old tech with soldered on RAM and processors will be rendered obsolete by the power jump needed to run AI at full speed in a year or so.
They still have them on Amazon, probably tens of thousands, so if you are lucky, you might get one for a BIG discount. Although at $999, the M3 MB Air 16GB is of relative value.
@@andyH_England8 GB of RAM soldered never was enough for multi tasking. Chrome plus Windows or macOS use 8 GB as an appetizer. It doesn't work beyond one program.
@@cameronbosch1213 on my work laptop I use office and maybe four browser tabs and never run out of RAM. I would say for people like me 8gb is more than enough but as you say anyone with multiple tabs will soon slow down their browser unless they have settings changed to pause tabs when not in use.
I bought a 16-inch Macbook Pro M1, 64 GB with 1TB SSD used for $1500 USD (after tax) earlier this year. It does everything I need. This would be $4000+ new. There are some incredibly priced Macs.
@AZisk had his video get outdated right as the upload completed, and right around the time you got to the end of the playtime of the video. It was wild.
It's crazy how good of a deal the M1 air has been since it launched in 2020. I still remember making a spreadsheet of some of the most popular and highly recommended windows laptops at the time and comparing price to performance. Having the MacBook as the definitive winner was so insane. I bought one and never regretted it.
@@fran2911 You know what's also unacceptable? A trash trackpad, bad speakers, mediocre screen, shit battery life or plastic build and a bad OS with ads (lol).
Regarding older generation laptops, I guess it also depends on what deals you can find. I bought a re-sealed Vivobook 15X OLED with 12500h for 400$. And it still has upgradable ram and storage. For a thin and light with 2 years warranty I think it’s pretty fine so I don’t regret it.
Yes, that is a bargain. Well done. In a deal, I saw £600 for the Core Ultra 1 for a similar machine and didn't press the buy now, and they were sold out!
@@Danny-sn7nl there are some good 12 and 13 gen Asus deals out there. Around £500 for 12 gen with 16 GB/1TB Non-OLED, and about £700 for 13 gen i5 OLED 2.8K.
5:05 yesterday Apple hosted a MacBook Pro event where they announced all base model Macs in the lineup will now ship with 16gb of ram (including the m2 & m3 MacBook Airs)
I really like the new punch-in shots when talking. I would recommend trying to have the eyes on the same height on the wide angle shot and the close up as it could be a bit irritating when it isn't at the same position. But the quality of your shots is insane!
I have zero desire to buy a new laptop. Between Win11's upcoming Recall, and not actually being able to use these new wunderchips to game a quarter of my games, I'll hang onto my year old Lenovo Legion.
Why don't you try Linux? It lacks Recall and doesn't have spyware and adware baked into the OS like Windows 11 and isn't Windows Vista 2.0 like macOS is. I've been using Linux for about the amount of time Windows 11 was out as my only OS, and unless you need something Windows exclusive, it's really good.
@@cameronbosch1213 I've been thinking about going Linux for the last couple of months. A local mom & pop PC repair shop is a big Linux supporter so I'm thinking about using my 2017 Razer Blade Pro to dip my toe into that pool and use them as my tech support, lol.
Can't wait to watch your hopefully upcoming video on what the best windows laptop is for $1000 - $2000. I think most people including me prioritize macbook level longevity & reliability.
About the Windows battery drain issue when in Standby- Microsoft actually pushed a fix for this in the latest preview update for Windows 11, so in a few weeks from now this might finally be addressed for good
I just want to say that you simplify tag so good even at second year college student can easily understand that I went to work is fantastic Dev that's why I pay my internet bills for thank you for making such quality content I love you dude
Have to believe this was recorded early in the week because he just said MacBook Air is 8GB when that just changed and now all Airs are 16GB as of yesterday.
It's hard for me to pay anything more than $1600 - $2000 for the best windows laptop since it looks like they don't have as good of customer support as Apple. I like how the best windows laptops don't have the macbook's display notch & (until the macbook gets it) include OLED displays. It's going to be hard for me to buy a $1600 - $2400 macbook without those features.
These new windows laptops are basically what m1 was when it first came out. Things should balance out as new versions of these windows machines come out with likely incremental updates like m2 and m3.
@@Akash-l9f6o Good. Their target audience will have already switched by then and the ones that don't fit in will be forced to let go. Perfect for any type of maintenance request an actual user might have.
I absolutely love you Dave. I've been watching your videos for years now maybe ever since the beginning I don't know. I can't think that far back. I do however, no that you have been a fantastic reviewer and I am very grateful and appreciative of you.
@@doomy_doomy2225 And 256 GB in Mac is equivalent to 512 GB in windows right? lol Stop defending greed. My trash laptop from 10 years ago had 1 TB storage.
@@dechubasco830 but how much do you actually use? thats the thing, when youre just doing basics, 256 is actually fine. i mean not at that price, but usability wise, thats lots for basic browsing and text files
You NAILED it on this video. I can't believe how I have landed on a MacBook Air (M2) as my primary laptop at home now, but it was literally the bang for the buck and battery life! How did this happen? I am excited for purchasing laptops in another 12 months. We will start to see the benefits of these new technologies becoming more affordable (hopefully) and more supported (ARM).
Hi, Could you answer a few questions please? How do you think the M2 MBA will hold up in the future if I buy now? And which is better to buy if, let’s say I will be buying 6 months later, M2 MBA or M3 MBA? Is 256 GB enough or do I have to go for 512 GB? (I don’t want to spend too much) And may I know why you will be buying another laptop in a year? How long should I expect to use a macbook? Thanks in advance!
@@jsabhirajget an M3 with 512GB, it's the minimum necessary these days. If you can't afford it, buy a recent Windows laptop and you'll get more bang for the buck for sure 👍😊
I bought my 8GB M1 MBA 4 years ago and i'm totally fine with it. I've bought it for 999€ discounted from 1299€ a few months after release and - games a part - is holding up REALLY well. It honestly feels like it's a 2024 device. Used basically everyday for productivity, gaming, casual use and i still have "all day battery life" and performance is honestly more than enough for what i do. Now i even get apple intelligence, which imo is a pretty big update; not quite groundbreaking but almost there.
That's B-roll, which very likely was recorded separately from the video of him reading the script. So it could still easily be that the script was recorded before yesterday's announcement.
My coworker has been asking me for buying advice at the $700 mark, so my ears totally perked up at the end. Sucks to hear that there aren’t any good Windows options for him right now.
LTT did a deep dive on windows battery issues about a year ago. It came down to something having to do with how and when the laptop goes into deep sleep. Something like windows won't go into deep sleep if you unplug it while it is sleeping.
iGPU's have been one of the most interesting developments over the past few years; you have access to a lot of different gaming options (including modern games at lower settings) without a GPU now whereas in the bad old days of Intel GMA you'd be lucky to run Aero effects in Windows Vista.
One doesn't need to spend much on a laptop. Early this year, i got a 13th gen Intel i3 ThinkPad 16" with extra ram slot and SSD slot.. and I'm an AI Researcher who runs many models locally. Just upgraded RAM to 32gb. More the better.
Bought a 12th Gen Asus laptop. It was sub $800 with a 17.3 inch display. Integrated graphics, I thought, was going to be the bottleneck, but nope. The thing can game, without being advertised as a gaming machine. Slim, quiet, powerful and long-lasting on batteries. If things couple of generations are this good, then youtube reviewers should start looking for a new job, because it honestly feels irrelevant, what you get, because even the bottom of the barrel options are excellent. Go up to gaming level above $1500 and you're golden! Just pick the keyboard you like and the ports you need. Don't forget how much laptops used to cost. In the 90's a 133MHz Pentium was $4k (not inflation adjusted). Having a sub $1k machine that can game and that is whisper quiet under regular tasks is a miracle. Main downside is that things tend to lean towards non-upradable, non-fixable. That sucks, but that's what companies figured they need, to keep making money. If they make laptops that run forever, who's going to upgrade?
You just said out loud what I've been saying to my PC friends who for years have been screaming I was buying overpriced stuff, namely that if I wanted a PC as good as my MBP it'd cost me the same. You get what you pay for.
Completely agree. Apple's M chips are a game changer, and with a MacBook you always get great build quality, great speakers, great trackpad, great keyboard, great battery life, great thermals... All the things that actually matter on a laptop.
I discovered at the beginning of the year that I dont need a laptop. Its geeat in theory but the time i spend computing away from my desk or job is 0. So gaming PC made perfect sense. Computer + Games. I can remote into my computer if i really need to access it while on the go
@@terrencemoore8739 There are so many jobs where you need a capable CPU, working with large datasets, virtualization, container orchestration, 3d modelling or editing, music production, I'd say that it's most jobs that require a pc that aren't just boring email jobs.. there's a million counterarguments like you can get a minipc with a high-end portable CPU, my point is that there are many edge cases, you might be aware, this is more of a comment for people who are undecided or are just new to hardware requirements, not trying to start anything. Also if you don't have a beefy GPU or a GPU at all, electricity costs are almost negligable, specially if it's for work. @Tombstonecross .
I thought so too but it was edited as of last night at 1:17 there’s footage from last nights World Series game. Could have added something to acknowledge Apple’s RAM change
Dave you have started uploading little lately. Is UA-cam getting old for you? Everything ok? Let us know. For tech reviews, I’m always waiting for your vids to drop!
Really wishing they would release the new SE hopefully with specs close to the "leaks". My XR is in bad shape now and I'm in the market to upgrade. $600 would be a nice price to get a brand new phone with guaranteed 5 years of upgrades and maybe apple intelligence rather than getting an iPhone 13.
Walmart is selling new M1 MacBook Airs for $649. From a hardware perspective there simply is no better deal. MacOS is less of a home run. It's polished and includes a lot of useful software, but man, Mac keyboard shortcuts and window management are sometimes really frustrating.
What do you think of the high-end performance of the M4 MacBook Pros? It's insane that the performance improvement from the M3 to M4 is 50% and the improvement from M1 to M4 at 100%. I can't even use all of the CPU power of the M1 Pro and have no reason to upgrade. The 24 hour battery life is tempting. I was considering a Lunar Lake laptop as I have two programs that I need on Windows but they are doing a native port to Apple Silicon so I can wait for that (will probably take a year).
Some chapters would have been nice. Not saying the video was bad, it's wonderful, sometimes I'm more curious about a specific part of the video. Thanks!
we're gonna reach a point where the desktop consumer and laptop consumer chips are going to be the same chips for windows laptops. If you need any more power you're better off getting a server chip. there's this one saying that some developers believe, where everything will be cloud based, however, i'm starting to feel like we're getting to a point you don't even need the cloud anymore unless you're doing some intensive gpu computations (AI, modeling or simulations) or need to use a distributive system for better latency between clients in a large area. i am glad we're getting so much better efficiency, i remember the days my gaming laptop could barely go 1 hour off the wall before having to plug it back on.
The M1 MacBook Air was my gateway drug into the Apple ecosystem. I am still using it for everything including video editing and I have no intention of upgrading. The M1 MacBook Air was and still is amazing!
I picked up an Asus g16 with a i9/4070. Not lunar lake I believe but at the time didn’t have the ability to wait for the AMD version to release. I only work away from my desk for about 5 hours so it’s perfect. For heavy tasks I can get around 5 hours and if I’m doing something relaxed like messing around programming or watching videos. I’m going to pick up the base m4 Mac mini though, it’s so affordable, just for the situation when I leave my g16 somewhere away from my desk!
I'd like to see more tablets / convertibles with these chips, personally. There are two Snapdragon devices (Surface Pro 11, and Asus PZ13) but the Intel / AMD chips seem efficient enough to make sense in such a form factor too.
A a software developer 8GB of Ram is not gonna cut it because I always have 20+ Chrome tabs, multiple projects open in IntelliJ, and and MS Teams. My work laptop has 32GB of RAM, and it's struggling
How about a thicker laptop that has room to put ports and accessories inside of it? No more dongles for serial ports, video converters, hubs or anything else. Put those in the laptop itself. I'd buy that.
Dave hands down wins tech youtuber 'Best Hair' category. But yeah, laptops still have some way to go I guess soon or later we will get 24 hour battery life devices and moderate performance and almost 0% energy loss on sleep/standby.
I use a old ASUS laptop with 960m in it, and Hitman 3 at 1080P medium is like 25fps, and a laptop now without a dedicated GPU can run it at 81fps is crazy!!!
@Dave2D The bigger problem with these newer windows laptops with soldered on ram is no dedicated VRAM for the igpu. You take some ram away from the cpu so your shared 16GB becomes 12 or 8GB depending on what you give away to your igpu. So you need to invest in a 32GB model to play it safe so your budget goes up unless you find something with a dedicated gpu on board which cost more anyways.
I had bought a 2021 Zephyrus G14 and I have to say it was probably the best decision I'd made.. I got it and immediately upgraded the RAM to 16 GB.. The total cost was 82,000 Rupees or roughly 1360 Canadian Dollars.. But now it's been close to 3 years and it feels like I can't upgrade from this without spending a significant (almost double) chunk of money.. Everything in India (tech related) is stupidly expensive now.. My phone which I bought 2 years ago cost me about 280 Canadian Dollars.. But now if I want to switch to a similarly speced phone, I'll have to shell out close to 350.. Let alone upgrade it.. Be it expandable memory slots on phones or RAM and SSDs being soldered on laptops, everything seems to be oriented towards the customer having to buy the higher variant of the same device just to have some longevity.. Where are we heading? Am I missing something? Sorry for sounding so negative but it's the fact..
i bought a Surface Pro with the Snapdragon X Elite, i am pretty happy with it. I have a M3 Pro 16 inch MB Pro for work, and there is no reason to upgrade this year. both efficient and great battery life.
Funny thing is that I’ve been sitting with my MBP M1 Pro debating whether or not I should trade to get a M4 Pro. But this thing has not slowed down yet. I might wait until my trade value goes down to the $200s to upgrade 😂😂
i can't believe apple changed their base ram from 8gb to 16gb as i was making this video lol
Your devices are listening to you and snitched to Tim Cook
They wanted to ruin the video for you 😂
Maybe you should have redone this video...
bonus point for apple ig
And I can't believe you opted to not update your video before sending it out to the public. Even a short addendum at the end would have been fine.
literally as of this week Apple’s latest laptops start at 16GB of RAM
and M2 and M3 macbook airs that they are still selling also start at 16 GB of ram now for the same price, which isnt bad.
but still dare to show up on 256GB storage
I mean they used to be 128 and for light office use 256 should be enough @@rohanldo
latest m4pro start with 24, m4max with 36gb of ram.
@@rohanldo m4pro: 512gb, m4max: 1tb
I have the OG base M1 Air from 2020. Literally the best electronics purchase I’ve ever made. $900 and 4 years later still runs like new. Superb build quality, snappy, and still better battery life and standby than most other laptops out there.
Amazing.
I have had it and sold for 400$ because that's the price of an ultra limited computer, with limited ports, limited memory, not future-proof RAM. I would not recommend it even for 400$ nowadays, STAY AWAY
Such an overrated argument! I did buy an i5 HP Gaming Pc in 2019 for about 950$, 16gb, 512gb SSD, GTX1650, it still works perfectly.
Same running a Lenovo with GTX 1650
@lores996 256gb of storage must be a crime
I bought a used M1 MBP for $450. Also have a M1 Mac mini. I see no reason to upgrade because the M1 has never been slow
I wish Dave2D would make a wallpaper app
Brooo not this reference all over UA-cam lol
Honestly though, I thought about it for a bit and that would be pretty good, Dave has a some dope wallpapers
@@simonvutov7575yeah I think marques did a good job responding to the situation, like how he used to be shady about sponsorships but changed for the better being upfront about them too
The app should just consist of a single teal wallpaper with that cutout of his face on it and have it be $500
That's just a solid teal
Battery life is a game changer. Treating your laptop like you treat your phone is a dream come true. I hate plugging and unplugging the power cord just to maintain my laptop's battery health.
dave forgot to publish this 2 days ago. welcome back !
Lol, I was just about to say the same thing!
That’s why the MacBook Air ram comment is not correct anymore lol
At least he was correct about it being the last time Dey do that.. 😅
sorry guys Im out of the world, what happened?
@@PixelHunter0505didn't watch the video yet. He probably made a remark about ram on MacBook air. Yet apple announced they gonna release mb air with 16gb ram. Which is kinda weird
Smartphone market saturated, laptop market saturated. Tech companies will have tough time in future.
they'll sell us more subcriptions
The AI based systems mean that the opposite will happen, all old tech with soldered on RAM and processors will be rendered obsolete by the power jump needed to run AI at full speed in a year or so.
Nothing some layoffs wont fix
@@Thetache Exactly why I went for Framework and why I'm not buying Lunar Lake; I'm waiting for Arrow Lake on desktop (and hoping it doesn't suck).
@@Thetache Any modern gpu can do AI better than any Ai processor
What’s crazy is the fact that Apple would not have increased the RAM if LLMs and AI hadn’t taken off and become a standard in tech.
The M1 MBA has rattled the laptop market in India.
Never before has been an Apple device so accessible and so bang-for-buck for the average buyer.
Turns out 8gb of RAM was not enough after all...
They still have them on Amazon, probably tens of thousands, so if you are lucky, you might get one for a BIG discount. Although at $999, the M3 MB Air 16GB is of relative value.
@@andyH_England8 GB of RAM soldered never was enough for multi tasking. Chrome plus Windows or macOS use 8 GB as an appetizer. It doesn't work beyond one program.
@@cameronbosch1213 on my work laptop I use office and maybe four browser tabs and never run out of RAM. I would say for people like me 8gb is more than enough but as you say anyone with multiple tabs will soon slow down their browser unless they have settings changed to pause tabs when not in use.
@@cameronbosch1213 and there is me, using Xcode and Firefox without any issues on 8gb lol
@@andyH_EnglandWhy would I want to throw money away on e-waste
"copilot is just a scam". That was gold. 😂
not gold its just true. it's more blatant than usual spyware
@bradhaines3142 I agree 100%. Hence why I'm calling it gold.
i don t think calling ai scam would make sense cause it's useful as best but I also want that off button right
So Is Apple Intelligence?
It feels like a marketing gimmick, but thankful for the increased specs at least.
I bought a 16-inch Macbook Pro M1, 64 GB with 1TB SSD used for $1500 USD (after tax) earlier this year. It does everything I need. This would be $4000+ new. There are some incredibly priced Macs.
dawg wtf. thats the same amount i had to spend on a base m3 pro 14-in
Where you find something like that?
Never seen a video get so outdated so quickly
already outdated the second it dropped, kinda surprised he even released it since so much info is just not accurate anymore
well only one part is outdated. rest is fine. but i dont know about that m1 laptop for
@AZisk had his video get outdated right as the upload completed, and right around the time you got to the end of the playtime of the video. It was wild.
then you had to watch alex ziskind's review of mac mini yesterday hahaha
It's crazy how good of a deal the M1 air has been since it launched in 2020. I still remember making a spreadsheet of some of the most popular and highly recommended windows laptops at the time and comparing price to performance. Having the MacBook as the definitive winner was so insane. I bought one and never regretted it.
Apple has updated everything is 16gb now just hanged yesterday
with 256 gigs of storage? i'm good
@@rohanldoyou can't afford it anyway
@@ArthropodSpidey Nice ragebait, it's unacceptable.
@@fran2911 it got you to rage, didn't it?
Did you forget that external storage exists?
@@fran2911 You know what's also unacceptable? A trash trackpad, bad speakers, mediocre screen, shit battery life or plastic build and a bad OS with ads (lol).
Regarding older generation laptops, I guess it also depends on what deals you can find. I bought a re-sealed Vivobook 15X OLED with 12500h for 400$. And it still has upgradable ram and storage. For a thin and light with 2 years warranty I think it’s pretty fine so I don’t regret it.
Yes, that is a bargain. Well done. In a deal, I saw £600 for the Core Ultra 1 for a similar machine and didn't press the buy now, and they were sold out!
12th gen was the last good generation, good choice
@@andyH_England seen any good deals lately in the UK Andy?
@@Danny-sn7nl there are some good 12 and 13 gen Asus deals out there. Around £500 for 12 gen with 16 GB/1TB Non-OLED, and about £700 for 13 gen i5 OLED 2.8K.
Also Apple just dropped the M4 MBPs
That’s usually Linus’s job to drop stuff
when intel chip is made by tsmc, it finally doesn't suck anymore.
somehow, AMD figured that out years ago
Dave 2 D out here saving people from regrets. Meanwhile MKBHD trying to finesse his audience. 😒
Mkbhd trying to milk his brand before he slowly quits
5:05 yesterday Apple hosted a MacBook Pro event where they announced all base model Macs in the lineup will now ship with 16gb of ram (including the m2 & m3 MacBook Airs)
3:05 The windows sleep mode is all screwed up! I wish MS did a better job.
Laughs in Steam Deck sleep mode.
I really like the new punch-in shots when talking. I would recommend trying to have the eyes on the same height on the wide angle shot and the close up as it could be a bit irritating when it isn't at the same position. But the quality of your shots is insane!
I love how the M4 chips are require 16 gigs on the MacBook now.
I have zero desire to buy a new laptop. Between Win11's upcoming Recall, and not actually being able to use these new wunderchips to game a quarter of my games, I'll hang onto my year old Lenovo Legion.
Why don't you try Linux? It lacks Recall and doesn't have spyware and adware baked into the OS like Windows 11 and isn't Windows Vista 2.0 like macOS is.
I've been using Linux for about the amount of time Windows 11 was out as my only OS, and unless you need something Windows exclusive, it's really good.
@@cameronbosch1213 I've been thinking about going Linux for the last couple of months. A local mom & pop PC repair shop is a big Linux supporter so I'm thinking about using my 2017 Razer Blade Pro to dip my toe into that pool and use them as my tech support, lol.
just switch to windows 10 ltsc with mass gravel. You'll have updates until 2032
Can't wait to watch your hopefully upcoming video on what the best windows laptop is for $1000 - $2000. I think most people including me prioritize macbook level longevity & reliability.
About the Windows battery drain issue when in Standby- Microsoft actually pushed a fix for this in the latest preview update for Windows 11, so in a few weeks from now this might finally be addressed for good
I just want to say that you simplify tag so good even at second year college student can easily understand that I went to work is fantastic Dev that's why I pay my internet bills for thank you for making such quality content I love you dude
1:08 laptype😐😶
your mom is my laptype
I bet this will be the top comment.
Have to believe this was recorded early in the week because he just said MacBook Air is 8GB when that just changed and now all Airs are 16GB as of yesterday.
The telltale sign is at 1:17 having footage from last nights World Series game lol
It's hard for me to pay anything more than $1600 - $2000 for the best windows laptop since it looks like they don't have as good of customer support as Apple.
I like how the best windows laptops don't have the macbook's display notch & (until the macbook gets it) include OLED displays.
It's going to be hard for me to buy a $1600 - $2400 macbook without those features.
These new windows laptops are basically what m1 was when it first came out. Things should balance out as new versions of these windows machines come out with likely incremental updates like m2 and m3.
I think that Apple will start with 16GB of RAM now 5:45
And start slowing down their 8gb devices.
@@Akash-l9f6o Good. Their target audience will have already switched by then and the ones that don't fit in will be forced to let go. Perfect for any type of maintenance request an actual user might have.
It took you more than a month to upload a video. I hope you and your family are well.
Is this a threat?
@@piyh3962LMAO I was thinking the same thing
I absolutely love you Dave. I've been watching your videos for years now maybe ever since the beginning I don't know. I can't think that far back. I do however, no that you have been a fantastic reviewer and I am very grateful and appreciative of you.
Gonna wait another 5 years if chips are getting even better
I'll just wait for my next life
Apple doesn’t sell 8gb ram M2 and M3 MacBook Air’s any more. The base is now 16gb ram for the same price.
This guy is literally last weeks’ news.
@@graxxorwhat bugs me the most is that this video was edited as of last night because at 1:17 there’s footage from last nights World Series game lol
@@graxxor wow last week late how dare he be wrong and 2 days late
16GB RAM is now standard on all base spec Macs
Here before dave pins his comment about the update on Apple M4 and the RAM situation
Windows is a bloated sub-par mess which makes the usage of laptops inconsistent and needs to be completely rewritten for an energy efficient future 🔋
Imagine a lightweight WM on Linux on one of these laptops...
For high level cpus i think 24 should be the minimum, 8 gigs for the igpu
The convenient truth: With an education discount and $899, you can now get a brand new M2 Air MacBook with 16GB memory and 256GB storage...
256GB 😂😂😂😂😂 only the OS occupies tons of GBs, it's a stoopid choice to buy a pc with such a limited memory
@@lores996 memory is unlimited tho
@@lores996Mac OS doesn't use much storage. I bought 512GB model for that though and the OS takes so little space.
@@doomy_doomy2225 And 256 GB in Mac is equivalent to 512 GB in windows right? lol
Stop defending greed.
My trash laptop from 10 years ago had 1 TB storage.
@@dechubasco830 but how much do you actually use? thats the thing, when youre just doing basics, 256 is actually fine. i mean not at that price, but usability wise, thats lots for basic browsing and text files
You NAILED it on this video. I can't believe how I have landed on a MacBook Air (M2) as my primary laptop at home now, but it was literally the bang for the buck and battery life! How did this happen?
I am excited for purchasing laptops in another 12 months. We will start to see the benefits of these new technologies becoming more affordable (hopefully) and more supported (ARM).
Hi, Could you answer a few questions please?
How do you think the M2 MBA will hold up in the future if I buy now?
And which is better to buy if, let’s say I will be buying 6 months later, M2 MBA or M3 MBA?
Is 256 GB enough or do I have to go for 512 GB? (I don’t want to spend too much)
And may I know why you will be buying another laptop in a year? How long should I expect to use a macbook?
Thanks in advance!
@@jsabhirajget an M3 with 512GB, it's the minimum necessary these days. If you can't afford it, buy a recent Windows laptop and you'll get more bang for the buck for sure 👍😊
"I am excited for purchasing laptops in another 12 months. "
this sounds super ironic
This is gonna age well.
1:52 its crazy to see intel laptop on top. Like that's crazy improvement on intel's side
Thank you dave, This is exactly the type of videos I’m subscribed for!
I think apple removed 8gb variants yesterday
I bought my 8GB M1 MBA 4 years ago and i'm totally fine with it. I've bought it for 999€ discounted from 1299€ a few months after release and - games a part - is holding up REALLY well. It honestly feels like it's a 2024 device. Used basically everyday for productivity, gaming, casual use and i still have "all day battery life" and performance is honestly more than enough for what i do. Now i even get apple intelligence, which imo is a pretty big update; not quite groundbreaking but almost there.
Everyone saying this was recorded a week ago but there is literally a clip of last nights world series at 1:14
Oh good eye for detail! Game 5 that too
This means he's out of loop for some reason. I knew for some reason this was gonna happen even before Apple announced it.
Yeah great catch I almost missed that. Not so much it was recorded before the Apple Event, just not in the loop. That’s a big difference
That's B-roll, which very likely was recorded separately from the video of him reading the script. So it could still easily be that the script was recorded before yesterday's announcement.
I bought a zenbook 14x 2023 in preparation for college, just to wait a few months later when all this dropped 😭😭😭
The inconvenient truth about my name
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My coworker has been asking me for buying advice at the $700 mark, so my ears totally perked up at the end. Sucks to hear that there aren’t any good Windows options for him right now.
LTT did a deep dive on windows battery issues about a year ago. It came down to something having to do with how and when the laptop goes into deep sleep. Something like windows won't go into deep sleep if you unplug it while it is sleeping.
iGPU's have been one of the most interesting developments over the past few years; you have access to a lot of different gaming options (including modern games at lower settings) without a GPU now whereas in the bad old days of Intel GMA you'd be lucky to run Aero effects in Windows Vista.
The part about Macbook Air coming with 8 GB didn't age well :D
But had time to add footage from last nights world series game at 1:17 lol
One doesn't need to spend much on a laptop. Early this year, i got a 13th gen Intel i3 ThinkPad 16" with extra ram slot and SSD slot.. and I'm an AI Researcher who runs many models locally. Just upgraded RAM to 32gb. More the better.
depth of field in the close-up is amazing
Seperate cameras
Bought a 12th Gen Asus laptop. It was sub $800 with a 17.3 inch display. Integrated graphics, I thought, was going to be the bottleneck, but nope. The thing can game, without being advertised as a gaming machine. Slim, quiet, powerful and long-lasting on batteries. If things couple of generations are this good, then youtube reviewers should start looking for a new job, because it honestly feels irrelevant, what you get, because even the bottom of the barrel options are excellent. Go up to gaming level above $1500 and you're golden! Just pick the keyboard you like and the ports you need. Don't forget how much laptops used to cost. In the 90's a 133MHz Pentium was $4k (not inflation adjusted). Having a sub $1k machine that can game and that is whisper quiet under regular tasks is a miracle. Main downside is that things tend to lean towards non-upradable, non-fixable. That sucks, but that's what companies figured they need, to keep making money. If they make laptops that run forever, who's going to upgrade?
Im curious about some animation you show in your videos, 6:10 this are games you made ? I know you are really good at it... you make games?
Isn't that just kurzgesagt?
Still using my 2015 macbook air that i got in November 2022 with not a lot of problems. Overheating is a pain, but that's it
Wow that is seriously outdated. Why get such an old laptop?
@disarchitected I didn't have a mac i could use to learn mac os. And the M series macbooks were (and still are) out of my budget
M1 Airs are new $700 at Walmart. Used can be found for $400-$500 on eBay or local listings
You just said out loud what I've been saying to my PC friends who for years have been screaming I was buying overpriced stuff, namely that if I wanted a PC as good as my MBP it'd cost me the same. You get what you pay for.
Completely agree. Apple's M chips are a game changer, and with a MacBook you always get great build quality, great speakers, great trackpad, great keyboard, great battery life, great thermals... All the things that actually matter on a laptop.
I discovered at the beginning of the year that I dont need a laptop. Its geeat in theory but the time i spend computing away from my desk or job is 0. So gaming PC made perfect sense. Computer + Games. I can remote into my computer if i really need to access it while on the go
If I don't need games, a MacBook will save money in electricity costs.
@Tombstonecross maybe, depends. You probably don't need a powerful computer if you don't game so you could get a cheap mini with a weak processor.
@@terrencemoore8739 There are so many jobs where you need a capable CPU, working with large datasets, virtualization, container orchestration, 3d modelling or editing, music production, I'd say that it's most jobs that require a pc that aren't just boring email jobs.. there's a million counterarguments like you can get a minipc with a high-end portable CPU, my point is that there are many edge cases, you might be aware, this is more of a comment for people who are undecided or are just new to hardware requirements, not trying to start anything. Also if you don't have a beefy GPU or a GPU at all, electricity costs are almost negligable, specially if it's for work. @Tombstonecross .
amazing. you are so customer oriented! bravo!
Now that battery performance at its highest peak, i hope they bring back removable battery again...
Looks like this was recorded last week - Apple now offers M4 chips and 16GB ram
I thought so too but it was edited as of last night at 1:17 there’s footage from last nights World Series game. Could have added something to acknowledge Apple’s RAM change
ever since i got a thinkpad x1 carbon gen 7 for $180 with 16gb an arch linux, i have never been so happy
Dave you have started uploading little lately. Is UA-cam getting old for you? Everything ok? Let us know. For tech reviews, I’m always waiting for your vids to drop!
Really wishing they would release the new SE hopefully with specs close to the "leaks". My XR is in bad shape now and I'm in the market to upgrade. $600 would be a nice price to get a brand new phone with guaranteed 5 years of upgrades and maybe apple intelligence rather than getting an iPhone 13.
My brain when the video ended: "Thumbs if you liked it, subs if you loved it, and I will see you guys next time."
Good memories.
You can digitally de-age Dave by switching from 4k to 720p.
Walmart is selling new M1 MacBook Airs for $649. From a hardware perspective there simply is no better deal. MacOS is less of a home run. It's polished and includes a lot of useful software, but man, Mac keyboard shortcuts and window management are sometimes really frustrating.
What do you think of the high-end performance of the M4 MacBook Pros? It's insane that the performance improvement from the M3 to M4 is 50% and the improvement from M1 to M4 at 100%. I can't even use all of the CPU power of the M1 Pro and have no reason to upgrade. The 24 hour battery life is tempting. I was considering a Lunar Lake laptop as I have two programs that I need on Windows but they are doing a native port to Apple Silicon so I can wait for that (will probably take a year).
Some chapters would have been nice. Not saying the video was bad, it's wonderful, sometimes I'm more curious about a specific part of the video. Thanks!
we're gonna reach a point where the desktop consumer and laptop consumer chips are going to be the same chips for windows laptops. If you need any more power you're better off getting a server chip. there's this one saying that some developers believe, where everything will be cloud based, however, i'm starting to feel like we're getting to a point you don't even need the cloud anymore unless you're doing some intensive gpu computations (AI, modeling or simulations) or need to use a distributive system for better latency between clients in a large area. i am glad we're getting so much better efficiency, i remember the days my gaming laptop could barely go 1 hour off the wall before having to plug it back on.
Exactly. Most of us are not content creator. We are gamers or use the laptop for lighter tasks and media consumptions, do coding, etc.
Your new camera setup is very eye pleasing
Extremely valuable and incredibly helpful, thank you! 💪🏽
Thaank you dave. This enlighten me up. 👏🏼👏🏼
Next year's Black Friday sales will be lit.
The M1 MacBook Air was my gateway drug into the Apple ecosystem. I am still using it for everything including video editing and I have no intention of upgrading. The M1 MacBook Air was and still is amazing!
get a used macbook air m1 for $500 if you want a budget laptop
Did you not get the Apple ram update or did you record this a while ago
I picked up an Asus g16 with a i9/4070. Not lunar lake I believe but at the time didn’t have the ability to wait for the AMD version to release. I only work away from my desk for about 5 hours so it’s perfect. For heavy tasks I can get around 5 hours and if I’m doing something relaxed like messing around programming or watching videos. I’m going to pick up the base m4 Mac mini though, it’s so affordable, just for the situation when I leave my g16 somewhere away from my desk!
problem with tech is that everything inflates so much
welcome back Dave
Hey Dave, what’s that chair? Love the color and design.
That aged like milk in the sun.
Dave always keeps it real without trying to be pro apple or pro windows
If he was sitting on this he must have just put in that streaming highlights clip of the Dodgers winning last night.
I'd like to see more tablets / convertibles with these chips, personally. There are two Snapdragon devices (Surface Pro 11, and Asus PZ13) but the Intel / AMD chips seem efficient enough to make sense in such a form factor too.
A a software developer 8GB of Ram is not gonna cut it because I always have 20+ Chrome tabs, multiple projects open in IntelliJ, and and MS Teams. My work laptop has 32GB of RAM, and it's struggling
How about a thicker laptop that has room to put ports and accessories inside of it? No more dongles for serial ports, video converters, hubs or anything else. Put those in the laptop itself. I'd buy that.
Dave hands down wins tech youtuber 'Best Hair' category. But yeah, laptops still have some way to go I guess soon or later we will get 24 hour battery life devices and moderate performance and almost 0% energy loss on sleep/standby.
Dave has mastered the art of bad timing
I use a old ASUS laptop with 960m in it, and Hitman 3 at 1080P medium is like 25fps, and a laptop now without a dedicated GPU can run it at 81fps is crazy!!!
bro published the right video at the wrong time, just missed the apple event by 2 days!
What’s worse is that there’s footage added from last nights World Series game at 1:17 but no mention of Apple’s RAM update lol
@semperfitygaming5619 I mean he did mention it in the comments, but he should've mentioned M4 too, or updated it in the video directly yeah
@Dave2D The bigger problem with these newer windows laptops with soldered on ram is no dedicated VRAM for the igpu. You take some ram away from the cpu so your shared 16GB becomes 12 or 8GB depending on what you give away to your igpu. So you need to invest in a 32GB model to play it safe so your budget goes up unless you find something with a dedicated gpu on board which cost more anyways.
I had bought a 2021 Zephyrus G14 and I have to say it was probably the best decision I'd made.. I got it and immediately upgraded the RAM to 16 GB.. The total cost was 82,000 Rupees or roughly 1360 Canadian Dollars.. But now it's been close to 3 years and it feels like I can't upgrade from this without spending a significant (almost double) chunk of money.. Everything in India (tech related) is stupidly expensive now.. My phone which I bought 2 years ago cost me about 280 Canadian Dollars.. But now if I want to switch to a similarly speced phone, I'll have to shell out close to 350.. Let alone upgrade it.. Be it expandable memory slots on phones or RAM and SSDs being soldered on laptops, everything seems to be oriented towards the customer having to buy the higher variant of the same device just to have some longevity.. Where are we heading? Am I missing something? Sorry for sounding so negative but it's the fact..
i bought a Surface Pro with the Snapdragon X Elite, i am pretty happy with it. I have a M3 Pro 16 inch MB Pro for work, and there is no reason to upgrade this year. both efficient and great battery life.
Funny thing is that I’ve been sitting with my MBP M1 Pro debating whether or not I should trade to get a M4 Pro.
But this thing has not slowed down yet. I might wait until my trade value goes down to the $200s to upgrade 😂😂