How can we take this seriously when there is zero mention of the spec? Is it 8GB, 16GB or 24GB? Is it hamstrung by the 256GB SSD with only 1x NAND controller or is it the 512GB with 2x? These things matter. Crazy.
Hiii can you please reply if you've teste the base model? 8GB ram? Or is it the 16GB version. That would be the most essential piece of information in the entire video, and it's missing.
You're welcome - 16gb and 1tb - from their full review: ' Yes, it’s also a sign that the M2 chip is about a year old, but these specs on the review unit, of 16GB RAM and 1TB of hard drive, are more than what normal users would need out of a laptop.'
i produce plug in heavy electronic music will this be a great option or should I go for the pro models? if going pro is inevitable, what spec should I go for then?
Wow! Im extremely impressed by your video and you even SING? That track was very Guns n Roses. Slash was always cool to me when I started out in LA years ago. Im shocked a macbook Air could take on So Much 😵🥳. I need something to write on (probably logic) and something that can use pro tools every so often as well if i need to take complete Pro Tools projects into a full scale studio
I just picked up the 15in M2 base model, figuring the processor upgrade over my Mac mini M1 (16GB) would be at least on par. I can't quite put my finger on it, but It simply doesn't feel as fluid as my mini M1. I have decided to get the mini M2 (16GB) instead. Great video btw! TY!
Idk what it is about the m1 chips, but they are magic. I also have an M1 Mini with 16gb and 1tb storage. This machine is on par with $3500 PC systems for music.
@@ChrisG-j7kthe M1 has a higher ratio of performance to proficiency like 8 proficiency (only 2 performance)… the M2 is split in the middle. However the M3 is very heavy on the performance side and only 2/proficiency and I believe 6/performance. So what it boils down to is the performance each of the DAW’s utilizes of each chipsets because the performance isn’t being utilized to it’s full potential currently. Right now I know Reaper and I think 1-2 other DAW’s utilizes the full potential of the M3 chipset. However I’m sure once the updates roll out they will take full advantage of the M3’s heavy performance because it only has 2/proficiency. As I said before, it comes to down to the software in most DAW’s utilizing more of the proficiency cores in the chipsets. The M3/only 2… the M1/ has 8 I believe, but either way the M1 has the most proficiency cores of the three chipset’s (the M2 is a balance between the two with more of an equal proficiency/performance core ratio) and the M1 currently utilizes the WHOLE CHIPSET Core’s in most DAW’s and M3 is only using about half of it’s potential. This will obviously change and the DAW’s will eventually accommodate the performance of the M3’s 8 cores. Honestly they are all so close it’s not about the Chipset and more about your RAM and Memory storage… especially on the M2/M3 because the base models use only one single 256GB SSD. The M1 base model uses two independent… so 2 X 128GB SSD (obviously still 256GB total, just split in two) which allows it to essentially do more at once and not get bogged down as a single 256GB SSD. Think of it as two half/gallons of milk being dumped at once, instead of just one gallon of milk being dumped at once… same storage capacity just more efficient working as two independent units. I wish I could articulate it better, but just take whatever money you have to spend and buy the one (M1 or M2 will probably be significantly cheaper) with the most RAM/SSD storage space you can afford. That will ultimately be the most important performance factor for these three models. There may be some big improvements in software utilization but the differences in chipsets is negligible if you have the RAM and storage to offset it. I think the M1 performs best with most DAW’s NOW strictly due to software and the M2 is the most balanced chipset, but the M3 is definitely better and once they take advantage of the heavy M3 performance chipset cores, it will do much better. Apple is always trying to find a balance between power and efficiency that’s why their products last so long and while they will have their hardware limitations eventually, they will always be useable and most likely forcing you to upgrade when they decide to stop supporting older hardware with newer software updates. I just started playing in a band and bought the base M2 strictly for music and maybe browsing the web and I keep the hard drive as free as possible. If you get the base model MacBook Air just make sure to get a fast external SSD and try and keep as much free storage of the 256/GB as you can because it uses that free space to compensate for the lack of RAM in the 8GB again M2 models are affected more than the M1… most people should be fine with any MacBook tbh. Just watch and adjust your bitrate and don’t keep it too low
that's usually what it looks like if you are a producer and not someone who has tons of plugins not even knowing any music theory at all. only the plugins for beginners are ram intensive
@@domwujek8900 please enlighten me. How many third party plugins do you need? As I said the only RAM Intensive plugins are those amateurs use thats all.
