Macbook Buying Guide for 2023 | Don't buy the wrong one
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Oliur - from one UA-camr to another, you NAILED your lighting and composition! That kicker light is spot on, beautifully details the cheekbones but doesn't catch the nose - you control your tones perfectly - the composition is inspiringly minimalistic but appealing - man you really just nailed it, wow!
Couldn't have said it better myself. I just sat with it on pause admiring the whole setup for many minutes!
Wow Oliur, every time I watch your videos I am just so impressed by the whole setup, perfect lighting and color grading and the shot in the frame! Truly inspirational for other creators.
I've had my M1 for over a year - basic student needs. Safe to say I am never going back... I am in that ecosystem and now it just works for me... It has never let me down, and it fully justified it's purchase...
Love my MacBook Air M2 16gb ram/512gb. It’s perfect! I use it for all my accounting needs. My husband has the M2 base model and it’s perfect for his needs. Then for Christmas I bought my daughter the M2 16gb ram /512 gb. She does everything on hers. Video editing for her job etc. she travels a lot and loves the battery life, portability and style. Thanks for making this video. Happy Mac book air M2 owners here.
I'm currently using MacBook Pro M1 and have loved it since I bought it. It performs like a beast. I'm using it for making beats in FL Studio and it runs so smoothly and quietly that I forgot that it has fans.
I came to say the thumbnail is incredible.
Also Macbook air m1 is still king
I have a MacBook M1 Air base variant is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a high-performance laptop that is also affordable.Speaking of video editing, it's impressive that i was able to edit a 4k clip with multiple graphics and masking elements without encountering any issues.
However, if you are planning to get mi air, one of the downsides of the base variant is its limited storage capacity. If you are regularly working with large video files, you may find yourself running out of space quickly. Luckily, upgrading to a larger SSD is a straightforward process that will significantly improve your workflow.
You can buy an external hard drive within 100 $!
Perfect timing, I just picked up a refurbished Macbook pro 14 with the lower tier M1 Max from apple last night. Using it for work and some content creation on the side- the 32 GB of ram is a so much better in After Effects compared to the base model I had before.
Thanks. Super helpful insight.
Great video, I was previously a Windows laptop user. When the M1 Air came out I recognised what a fantastic machine it was for my needs and I’m totally converted to this and as a consequence the Apple ecosystem. Now I have the smaller M1 iPad as well and a refurbed iPhone 11, and it’s a joy to use the whole ecosystem. Hooked!
haha quick one, i've never used a Mac before, would you say a Mac is worth it? is the jump noticeable? looking forward to a response!
@@karabomasilela5465 A decent Windows laptop will work equally as fast. What has convinced me to switch are a number of things:
1: the ease of transferring stuff between Apple devices, and the general connection between Apple devices makes it a joy to jump from one to another - I now own an iPad Pro M1 and a refurbished iPhone 11 Pro, and I can easily switch between any one of them to do what I want to do
2: the fact that this laptop doesn’t need a fan - Apple silicon processors runs really cool - not so with Windows laptops, which get very dusty as a consequence
3: Apple OS upgrades are always developments, whereas new versions of Windows can often involve relearning stuff that used to be obvious but has changed
4: Apple devices are really well built and feel really solid. They last for years. I bought my wife a 2012 MacBook Air for emails and web browsing for £140 after she started enjoying mine, and it works perfectly. One of my daughters has a 2015 MacBook Pro which still works perfectly.
There are faults, and Apple work hard to keep you in their ecosystem, their devices aren’t as cutting edge as some, but when they include something, it’s generally been very well thought out - but not always
There is a learning curve, but I wouldn’t go back now
Hope this helps you
I'm currently on the M1 Pro 14 inch MacBook Pro based model with the 16gb ram and 512gb storage. absolutely love this thing to bit.
I have the M2 MBA and it is great! I use it for study, web browsing, emails, watching videos and a bit of coding. I am working on getting into video editing as well. My only issue would be the fact that I picked the model with 8gb of unified memory and 512GB storage as it was the best option for me at the time but I wish that I got more unified memory. However, I would like to eventually get the 16” MBP because that display looks absolutely incredible and the extra screen would be ideal. Great video! 😊
Do you mind sharing what limitations you’re facing with the 8GB UM? My usage is very similar to yours and I am considering purchasing the MBA M2 8GB UM + 256 GB SSD. On the fence with upgrading to 16GB UM, too. Thank you 😊
My limitation would be the fact that I always have multiple Google chrome tabs open which causes the swap to be used and the occasional rainbow beach ball to spin. 🙂
You’ve got the 13” model?
I guess I’m on the same situation, just wondering now which you have and think is good, the 13” or 15” would be better??
Im looking for a M2 base specs option and a M1 16 ram 512 ssd both new at the same price at €1150(cheapest i could find inmy country) and i need advice which one to get,tbh more reconsidering because i love the design of the M2
M1 Macbook Air 16 GB variant - as a student, mostly focused on Programming and Data stuff. Works PHENOMENALY and does every task seamlessly. absolutely Love this machine ‼
By data work you mean data science? If so, is it great for data science?
@@saivishnu2246 I mean Data Analysis. If you want to work in Data science, I would recommand, m1 pro macbooks. Those are more efficient with the fans as there are tests needed to be done for ML models.
I switched from a 2015 intel iMac to an M1 Max MacBook Pro 14” and it’s a beast!
Good video! I like the choices we got now! I have both had the 14 inch and 16 inch, but have felled in love with the m2 air! I’m an graphic designer and illustrator who also does some animation and photography! I’ve got the “unpopular” 24gb ram, 1tb ssd! I know people don’t say it’s value, but for me, it’s the definition on value! So light to bring with me along my 11inch iPad, camera etc, and a true powerhouse! For me it can’t be compared to the 14 inch, cause it gets me to wanna work, wanna bring it on my lap, and in my bag. I’ve never liked working on the go, but now I do!
And is it enought for the work you do in terms of power?
@@zilvinask2271 it is! The m2 has hold up perfectly!
Fallen in love* thanks for your comment. I struggling to decide if I should get the M2 air it 14 inch.
I’m a software engineer and I’ve been using the M1 air with upgraded RAM and storage for over a year now, it’s the perfect machine for me
I've never used a touch bar macbook but even with its bugs and downsides i think it was a perfectly normal addition its sad to see it go
Agreed! I adore my Touch Bar MacBook and frankly don't understand the hate. It's a joy to swipe to change your brightness or to slide and tap an emoji.
I’ve had the Touch Bar on my laptops since they introduced it - I don’t really love it or hate it. For adjusting settings, buttons and the touch bar both work fine. Honestly, the best feature I’ve found with the touch bar is it still gives me the ability to skip through UA-cam ads. Other that losing that (unintended) perk, I would not be upset to lose it.
I never had an issue with mine got it back in 2019 it was amazing I loved everything about it still have it and use the Touch Bar idk why it left it was great
The timing of this couldn't be better. I've been scouring through articles and videos trying to decide between 14 / 16 and pro / max
CS student here, couldn't afford to get a 16-256 m1 mba, so I bought the base model. I see it using swap memory often (asitop shows 1 gig of allocation, macbooks allocate 1 gigabyte each time more is needed) but I haven't seen any slowdowns. This year in one of our classes they teach making simple windows form applications, I run a win11 vm via parallels for visual studio support and even with that open I haven't seen the laptop struggle despite having 8GB of ram. Best value macbooks imo are 8-256 m1 mba, 16-256 mba and 14" base model. If older m1 pro version is available for $1600, even better. I see no point in getting 13" pros and base model m2 air when you can get 16-256 m1 for the same price, faster ssd too.
got the M2 Macbook Air since day one launched for my daily use, browsing, movies and tv shows, spotify, lightroom.. and still impressed till now. upgraded to 16GB RAM and 512GB, I feel the most recommended specs for people whom plan to use this machine for the next 5 to 7 years without huge performance drop. I maybe wrong but that's just me
I am currently using the M1 Pro Macbook Pro 14. So, I am a first year university student studying Software Engineering. I knew I could buy the M2 Macbook Air at the time of purchase, and the base model would've been fine. But after adding the 16gb of RAM, and exrtra storage I wanted, it was better value to buy the M1 pro Macbook Pro at a 10% discount. Also, given I am using this device for the next 6 years, I would prefer to have a better performing laptop.
is it enough 14 for u vs 15?
Thanks for your comprehensive video. I'm currently using a M1 Macbook Air, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD. I use it to edit photographs, 4K video, do vector oriented design work and keep our website up to date using WordPress. I came from a 6 year old Asus Zenbook i7 Windows machine which had similarities with the design of my current 13" Macbook Air. However, all the accumulated update patches had a detrimental effect on start-up and going-to-sleep-mode times. My kids convinced me to step over to the world of Mac. Now that I'm 2 years on the road with, an indeed surprisingly well performing M1 Macbook Air, I'm considering an upgrade to a pro model. I hear what you say about the pro's of the 16" over the 14", however I'm rather appealed by the portability of the 14" model being lighter than the 16" one.
did u buy the 16 GB ram or did u upgrade it?
SOOO helpful!! I’m a social media manager and I want to upgrade to a MAC but wasn’t sure what to go with! Mac Pro 14 inch is what I’ll be going for! Thank you for this 🎉
I must admit that I have been a PC user for many years (but mostly with Linux installed on them) and recently just jumped on the MacBook bandwagon since most of my coworkers use them. 3 weeks ago I purchased the M1 MacBook Air and I absolutely love it. For me, it is the perfect machine. I mainly do writing projects and I am also an amateur photographer so I do have to edit photos and it handles those tasks like a boss! Eventually, I may upgrade to the larger size but for now, this machine delivers on what I need it to do and then some. I did try rendering some old video to HD and it was able to do that, however I did notice that the M1 got a tad warm during the process since there are no fans. I just placed a laptop chill pad underneath it and it hammered on with no issues. All in all, I'm happy with the M1 MacBook Air. I think it was a great choice for what I mainly do.
Great review. I agree that M1 MacBook Air is amazing. I bought it for my mom some time ago and I checked how would it handle 13.8GB PSD file and it blew me away. Absolute beast that little fellow :) MacBook Pro with any M series chip will do wonders. I work as a 3D graphic designer mainly on a Windows machine but I'm sure MBP 16 would handle my workflow easily.
Hey, i just wondering, can m1 pro last for about 10 years? I have macbook pro 2014 and i have decided to buy the latest macbook. But i kinda confused wether i have to buy m1 pro / m2 pro. Since you have experiencing working with m1, can you give me some suggestion? Thank you. Sorry for broken english haha
*p.s i will be using the macbook only for graphic design thing..not needed for rendering video
M1 Air is the gold standard - reasonably priced, good performance/ battery life, feels premium - I am super happy with mine!
until you accidentally catch the screen and it blows up the whole thing 🥲🥲🥲 no insurance so having to pay £800 to fix the LEDs, get insurance if you can before it’s too late 😩😩
@@bellabelaiton7378 literally never happened my entire life thus far, I think I will take the risk, but thanks for the advice!
blow up the screen??? how's so?? by dropping it you mean?@@bellabelaiton7378
Vid production is on point!!
Got myself a Macbook Air M1 for online teaching and it turned out to be pretty good at that. What I loved the most is probably the Continuity Camera feature, which made me have the best possible webcam in form of my iPhone with all the blurring and following features, and surely the power behind M1 chip compared to an older AMD processor on my Windows machine. What I didn't like though is inability to connect it to two monitors (I understand that Mac's screen counts as one, but come on, do I really need to be a "Pro" for that), lack of ports (but thank god dongle market is huge now) and how it struggles to handle multiple b2b video-calls WITH the call recording simultaneously - it heats up so much to the point when I get scared honestly, and drains battery a ton. My theory is that Zoom isn't particularly well optimized for that matter, but, of course, the lack of cooler affects this no less.
Thank you. Very useful about its zoom "fever". Recording video conference calls/ webinars is so commonplace now, not just for those who can't attend to watch later (e.g. i use fathom to take notes and it has to record to do that because AI).
@@whilebeingjezebel you’re welcome! I never thought I’d be able to make it struggle, but I guess doing a video call + continuity camera + connecting AirPods + recording + sharing screen and audio, while simultaneously having open multiple programs, browser and watching videos does make it sweat 😅 The cooling pad time has come I suppose…
Is this macbook suitable for students or teachers who do a lot of work such as assignments, word and so on
@@nurezzatul1118 of course! It’s very powerful and is an amazing tool for working with documents. MS Office also works fine on M1, if you’re wondering, I use it myself for all the documentations - it’s a little different from Windows version, the tools are rearranged but all of them seem to be present on Arm version of Office. It’s pretty much made for it, the only weak points are heavy gaming and 3D graphics/modelling since there’s no dedicated video card
Great video, I used the Mac Mini with an M2 Chip, and I have the Studio Display. I use it for my day to day work, and photo editing. I'm absolutely amazed with my desk setup.
I am a first year photographer and videographer. This was extremely clear in comparisons! Thank you for helping us make our next choice!
Thanks for this video, Oliur! I’ve been looking to replace my 2018 MacBook Pro. I think I’ve made up my mind and am gonna go with the M2 MacBook Air. I reckon it’ll last another 5 years.
The M2 is now going for $899 at Best Buy..I scooped one up..Thanks for the help!
Lighting in that room is fuego!
This is very informative for a first time MacBook buyer !!
The reasons you listed are the reasons I went with the 13 inch lol but I’ve also never had a MacBook before so I don’t have issues with the Touch Bar.
I actually love the Touchbar even though everyone hates it. But Apple doesn't provide higher storage than 500g for the newer Macs
So I ended up buying 1TB of the 2020 Macbook Pro that still has the Intel chip last year
Im actually running the m1 macbook air 16gb ram version for School video editing and my youtube channel. Dude it's ridiculously good and insane. it does slow down during exports but honestly, faster than every intel apple product, including the best imacs (which my school has HAHA). Editing in 4K is easy, just once you start to REALLY push it for professional use then it starts to go abit wonky. But honestly for a video at my youtube channel and this one as well actually, it handles it perfectly. So only if you're looking into doing way more graphic intensive jobs, then I recommend going to the pro! But the Air, really pushes its boundaries with music and video editing :)
Great video, love your visuals. I’m currently switching from windows to a Mac and I’m deciding between the 14 and 16 inch pros.
What's your use case? Maybe I can help.
@@Oliur I don't do a lot of travelling on my own right now, only two 2 hour trains per week going to uni. I'm mostly focusing on making better UA-cam videos at home. I do a lot of editing, and I'm currently starting with web design, since I think I have a good eye for what looks good, and you recommended it as a good skill to have in general. I also write on the daily in terms of scripts and my journal. I have never a laptop with a great battery, so I'm used to just charging it constantly. I think the 14 would be a huge upgrade for me interms of that by itself. But then again I think the bigger screen would be better for both photo and video editing as well as the design stuff I'm getting into. What do you think?
Thanks for spending the time reading through this :D
Great video, Oliur! I just ordered the M2 Air, cannot wait to get set up on it! 🎉
I bought an m2 MacBook Air base model in February through my uni for £580. I use it for emails excel spreadsheet , notion , word and quicken accounting software. nothing heavy no editing . perfect machine for me .
Can you explain further? I’m currently in uni and have no idea that stuff like this exists
@@nas1m m2 MacBook Air base model was £1299. Bought it through apple via amazon with my student prime subscription. price went down straight away to £1079. Uni gave me a non repayable grant of £250 towards a new equipment and took away my 2015 MacBook Pro for another £250. the price ended up £579 and I have to pay it in 12 instalments interest free. I had to apply for the grant but it all took about 10 days for the application and the money received. you have to pay for the MacBook up front but the uni reimbursed me. for £579 interest free etc it was a no brainer for me. im a last year student at open uni full time.
Going from a MacBook Air M1 to a MacBook Pro 16 inch going to love that huge screen
Using the MacBook Air m2 for finance work perfect for the work and travel 👍
Today I got macbook 14 pro m2. Can not wait to start working with this on the go and have in my home on the display
Great video, im currently using the 14' m2 air base model.Mainly for business stuff and it performs perfectly.
I upgraded from the M1 Air to the 15" M2 Air. I wanted the bigger screen for media consumption. I can't tell you how much I love this laptop. I also switched to starlight from space gray. I was nervous but now so happy.
is it enough 60ghz for u?
Thanks for the video, i was watching online to buy a macbook and now i think i will go for the Air M1 with 16 RAM , so i can do simple stuff but also play around with video editing :)
Good choice!
Full time professional mobile app developer on a base M1 MBA as my primary device. I’ve never even felt the need to upgrade. Butter.
I have the 13 inch MBP with M1 Pro chip, 16gb of RAM and 512gb of storage as a gift from my partner more than a year ago to replace my aging dell XPS 13 from med school days. I'm a final year internal medicine trainee in Melbourne and I mainly use my laptop to do a lot of word processing for documents/research, having anywhere from 3 to 10 tabs open at any given time, accessing my work intranet/citrix service, studying and note taking, and the occasional photo editing on Capture One and rarely video editing whenever I travel. Surprisingly, I get the low RAM warning more often than not but I do not notice any slow down on my laptop at all. I might need a much higher RAM next time I upgrade in a few years' time. Intending to keep this for at least another 3 years. Also, love the aesthetic on this video.
MacBook Pro 14”, I’m 18 and do e-commerce full time. Absolutely love it and is more than powerful for what I need it for. I also carry an IPad Pro 12.9 for dual monitor use on the go using sidecar.
@rv5808 did you add extra 16 RAM with 14” pro or just go with the base 8 RAM?
I have been using the MacBook Air M2 for six months and have not regretted it at all, especially since it is my first MacBook in my life..
I use 13in m1 MacBook Pro. It’s a great machine works charm. I do little bit of photo and video editing. I do develop apps for android and iOS so I spend time with native tools and emulators running on my device which never let me down and also works amazingly fast as well. I also run aws workspace ma office apps all these at once and it handled it very well with no problem.
Fantastic thumbnail!
Amazing video Oli very good review it makes my skin crawl when i hear about someone buying a 16 inch m2 max just for emails and watching youtube. I hope people can learn from this
Good review, I am a freelance Photographer and I ordered a 16" MBP w/32GB RAM today. I went with 512GB because my previous Mid'15 has it and I don't use much internal storage. Once I finish a shoot, I backup on two external drives and the main machine will get purged. I'm looking forward to the improved performance and better compatibility with my other Apple products.
Honestly the MacBook M1 with 512g is great, it's fast and can edit video pretty well. great for travel, good for movies
Still using the 13inc MacBook Pro early 2015, but I only use it for Notion and web browsing
Have to say your videos are the best I have come across.they are precise, informed and you can tell that you are actually a professional needing your machines to be able to keep up/match your creative requirements and not hinder your workflow.
So frustrating watching these videos and no one is really giving me valuable information which is crucial for someone not wanting to make the wrong choice.
I'm coming from a 2015 MacBook Pro 15inch retina 16Gb of Ram i7 and bought an man mini M1 16GB Ram when they came out.
I need to replace the MacBook pro.i am an artist (painter and draftsman) and I want to do my own UA-cam channel, film with an A7R3 and edit post every week. I need your help if that's ok. The question is will a MacBook air M2 with 16GB of Ram and 512GB storage handle video editing and rendering on a regular basis I don't mind slow render time but will survive being ponded all time/cause it damage?
Would be great to hear back from ya.i want to save money on the computer as I have expensive projects I intend to do. I need to spread my money over various aspects of filming and filming my art.
got a used M1 pro 14", definitely not using it as the developers intended but this machine is a beast. like you've said, handles anything you throw at it with a beautiful screen and great battery life. the value of the used M1 pros are astronomical, absolute units that will last for quite some time
Hey, i just wondering, can m1 pro 14" last for about 10 years? I have macbook pro 2014 and i have decided to buy the latest macbook. But i kinda confused wether i have to buy m1 pro / m2 pro. Since you have experiencing working with m1, can you give me some suggestion? Thank you. Sorry for broken english haha
*p.s i will be using the macbook only for graphic design thing..not needed for rendering video
@@asuwwusa9483 maybe not 10 years but I think they’d last for a while. My 2012 MacBook Pro lasted a good 6/7 years. Depends on what you’re doing but I think it’ll be enough for myself
@asuwwusa9483 my 2012 macbook pro is still going after 11 years
M2 air base model and it’s perfect for my needs. Productivity (google drive, gmail), browsing, and some Lightroom edits. Hasn’t gotten hot or slowed down. 🎉
M1 Macbook Air and very happy with it! I tiptoe around light videoediting and coding, while studying law at university.
This Macbook allows me to do everything without much effort, already 2y and counting
Is it good for coding and web development?
@@Sai_096 I have the base model one and I can say that I can do it with no problem, but I’d advise you to spec up a bit, even if just the RAM, for some extra leg room
It’s a pretty fine machine
However, if you feel like you take fairly intensive tasks or longer periods of time, I’d try go for a base model M1 Pro Macbook Pro
@@dinis984 thanks . actually I am a student. I think macbook air would be fine for me .
@@Sai_096 it’s a very good investment! Just consider the RAM upgrade, because it can also expand the longevity of the Mac a couple more years
I finished university last year and I have this Macbook since it came out, so I can tell you that as a student you’ll do great with it
One thing for folks choosing between a MacBook Air M1 and M2 is the software support. At the moment i can get an M1 air base model at 750 or the M2 at 899. The two additional years of software support at 75 bucks a year makes me lean towards an M2
Very informative video, Windows user ever since touching a laptop now about to switch MacOS which seems right after recently owning an iPhone
Thank you for an amazing video. I was wondering which mac suits me & your video really helped! 😊
Ive needed a video like this, BIg W. Im currently still on the 2019 16inch MacBook Pro (base model but with 1tb ssd) works like a beast for me, edits 4k video from my a7iv fine, lil choppy but ive never had a smooth machine so im happy
Nice! I have the base m1 macbook pro (touchbar) and i use it for school work,video editing, figma and a little bit of photoshop and blender, i basicly chose the pro over the air because of the fan.
Got the m2 max 16. Use for visual work and college. Absolute beast
The single best video comparing MacBooks on UA-cam - thank you! I’m thinking of upgrading from the M1 MacBook Air to the M2 MacBook Pro 16’ because I want to start making videos again and I found the M1 Air struggled a bit. Do you recommend upgrading from 512GB to 1TB SSD?
I'm currently using the 14" M1 Pro 16gb ram and 1tb SSD. Absolutely love the machine but I'm very tempted to upgrade to the 32gb version. I'm just seeing too many beachballs while working. Which is mainly video editing in Davinci Resolve and photo editing in Capture One. I was hoping that these specs would be suficient but it's just not as smooth as I would like it to be. Great video btw! No need to upgrade to the m2pro/max chip in my opinion if you currently have the m1pro/max chip
Same here. 16gb is just not enough. Even though lots of reviews say that 16gb is enough for editing.
@@CarstenEexactly. Turned out watching too many reviews wasn't the move😅
Hey, i just wondering, can m1 pro / m2 pro last for about 10 years? I have macbook pro 2014 and i have decided to buy the latest macbook. But i kinda confused wether i have to buy m1 pro / m2 pro. Since you have experiencing working with m1, can you give me some suggestion? Thank you. Sorry for broken english haha
*p.s i will be using the macbook only for graphic design thing..not needed for rendering video
@@asuwwusa9483 From what I have heard is the m1 enough. However, like we have mentioned above I would still go for the 32gb version. To be clear. I have the 16gb pro and I still can do all my video editing work with lots of layers, however there are some hiccups I wouldn't have on a 32gb version.
@@CarstenE okay thanks for the testimony!
At last. A sensible review !
Great video oliur i have just bought, a new macbook pro m2 16inch 32g and 1 tb ssd and i love it. I used to have a 13 inch macbook pro 8g and 256ssd with the dreadful butterfly keyboard. For me personal i needed to upgrade as i am a software engineer, and didnt have the specs i needed and i couldn't type on the keyboard, plus the screen was to small for me and is now my main machine for work. I got 1tb ssd as it made sense to future proof my machine as i do not intend to upgrade for at least 5 years, and fancy doing some video editing, in the very near future , as well as a few other things.
Very clear and concise explanation
I am considering either going for a 14" M2 pro or going for a discounted/refurbished 14" M1 pro. 16" is out of my budget. I mostly use text editors and web browsing, but do need some high performing CPU to run code so a fan seems essential.
I think it depends how intense, the M1 Pro I still super powerful and miles ahead of the M2 chip. If what you're doing is super intense then I think its worth it to buy the M2 Pro, otherwise discounted M1 Pro is better value.
Given your needs and tight budget, I would definitely recommend going with the 14" M1 Pro and not the M2 Pro. I don't see any reason why you would need the M2 Pro chip.
what is that epic song at the end of the video!? :D Great information and thank you !
What the best cheap MacBook for streaming th drawing in Photoshop Full HD + webcam? help me to choose pls
Mid 2012 Macbook Pro user here, use it for coding at school (Java/Python). Quite good for basic things but I believe it's time to update it.
This helped a lot man! thank you
Appreciate the no notch aesthetic on your macbooks.
Get the one you want they are all good and whatever your task is any of them will be able to achieve it
chill video bro
Hi Oliur, thank you for all the value you are giving everyday 💪
Those Macbook pro 14 & 16" are the 2021 or 2023 models ? Because Im not decided yet which one to go for.
Thanks !
My job provided me with an M1 Air w 15gb ram to replace my i5 MBP. Runs really smooth for what I need it for, making calls, writing emails and using slack with Spotify in the background. I’m in sales and don’t do anything more intensive than sharing my screen on video calls.
I might have way too many chrome tabs though
Thank you for this video Oli !
Excellent video. I’m a real estate agent and student finally trading up my 2015 MacBook Pro that didn’t have a single issue until last month. I may have to spring the extra cash for the 14 inch pro
Hey I am thinking about buying a macbook air. Should I get M1 and upgrade it to 16 Gb RAM or should I get base M2. Or is stretching my budget and getting M2 upgraded to 16Gb the right choice. I dont have much workload just some university level programming. Want to use the mac for at least 5 years. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Thank you for the great review! Answered my question!
M1 macbook Air base model for Web Development , Mobile App Development, Blender, Davinci Resolve and other heavy workloads, ❤🔥And still getting fantastic battery life. Best laptop ever made.
Honestly I don’t care if anyone says the M1 is “best value” or “the power difference isn’t big” and that the 16gb version should be taken over the 8GB M2.
Just the design and notches of the M2 are enough for me to buy it, it’s simply beautiful (and it has MagSafe).
I’m so happy with my new M2, I dream of it (not literally) 😂!
Hi Oliur, just found your channel. I will thank for your straight & usedul explanation over the macbook family. I have been using iMac 27” since 2014 and it’s time to switch to macbook series due to mobile works. I’m a graphic designer and justI thought about macbook air M2 15” 16/1TB right now. Is it a great horse to run some graphic apps such as photoshop, lightroom & adobe illustrator together? Thanks in advance, mate. Keep inspiring.🙏🏼
Which one you recommend for heavy coding/college life ?
Please keep the desk aligned horizontally, It's kinda distracting, Otherwise great video !!
Which one would you recommend for college?
The 13 inch MacBook Pro is worth it for sustained workloads unlike the MacBook Air that thermal throttles & the 14” MacBook Pro being too expensive so I think of the MacBook Pro 13 as the sweet spot 🙃
Thank you for the insightful video. Im looking to upgrade my M1 MacBook Pro so this video has been really helpful.
What's the name of the song during the outro?
which one would you reccomend for a computer science student
The glasses are back!
Hi, any recommendation if I should get the m2 air or pro? My main use: Word/Excel/browse/Trading View App on 2 screen/ should handle at least 1 4k external monitor. Some basic Photo editing also. Thanks alot
would you say macbook air is good for starting you tube chanel using iphone?
I had a an opportunity to get an incredible price on a 13” MacBook Pro and was watching various videos to decide if this was a good model for me. Had to discount this review immediately because of the straight up recommendation not to buy this model because t has a touchbar and you don’t “like” the touchbar. There are people including myself that like the touchbar, and not recommending a product because it has a feature you don’t like is not a fair review. Feel free to bring it up because it is a controversial feature, but do not steer people away from a product due to personal taste.
I bought the M1 MacBook Pro 13 inch and can’t wait to receive it.
Thanks oliur,
I'm a student, I never used Mac before. Right now I'm facing so many problems with my other brand laptop as it takes to open any documents at least 3-5min. I have decided to buy Mac book air, most often I'll use Ms Word, excel, ppt, canva, email, typing works, online meetings in teams, zoom calls, web browsing, and for watching movies.
By looking at your explanation I had little confusion in M1 air or M2 air.
Suggest me good Mac book air with unified memory and storage to buy. It will be really helpful for me.
i’m going to watch this video, but i’ll ask before i watch. if i want to do graphic design, music production and coding, should i buy a macbook? ( im saving rn )