Here's why a used MacBook Air is a fantastic value! 

I'd love to see a maxed out Unibody MBP!

I updated a 13 inch unibody MacBook Pro mid 2012 with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB SSD. It works great! I didn’t know it could hold dual SSDs! I’d love to see you update one with that. Luke, bravo overall: Great channel, great communication skills, great angle with used frugal mac strategies! You fill an excellent niche. Gratitude for all your work, Luke! ❤️👍🏼👏🦅👈🏽

I am a die-hard 11 inch MacBook fan. So when buying a MacBook last year, I chose a early 2015 model with 4gigs of ram and 256gigs of storage for about 450 bucks. Now thinking of it, that’s a HORRIBLE PRICE

I'm currently rebuilding a Macbook Air early 2015 at this very moment while a mid 2012 Macbook Pro is on its way to me 😂

I loved my macbook air. The keyboard, battery life, and size just made it wonderful to use. It was just so good to use considering what its specs were.

Thank you Luke for the video, which I watched on my 2015 MacBook Air! Purchased it from a university student who had just purchased a 2019 MacBook Pro and sold it to me for $350...Core i5, 8gb ram, 256 ssd, in immaculate condition. I upgraded the SSD to an OEM 512 SSD and loving my move from Windows to Mac OSx! Hoping to get a few more years out of this MBA. Again, thank you!

I have this 2017 MacBook Air that I have used to edit many of my videos, it's not the quickest, but it gets the job done!

Appreciate that you actually go on ebay and get into the nitty gritty details of the current market.

Yes to the mid 2012 MBP! I have one and it'll be great to see what they can do

Im currently using 2017 mba which is almost the same machine as 2015 air and it stil works perfectly. Im a research assistant at university and using air for light photoshop ( architectural design posters, small editing) , small cad files ,light 3d modeling and for writing articles and my thesis. It is still a laptop for daily tasks, students and academics 👍

I took your advice and bought into this sweet deal. Just a scratch or two, but everything works perfectly and battery life seems to be great. I appreciate your research and advice. As usual, you're spot on. My first Mac laptop!

Please do that maxed out unibody! I love your content so please do it!!

Please do! I'd love to see how 13'' MBP would perform with 16gb of ram and dual ssds!

Currently using mid 2012 11" Air and been absolutely loving it. the thin and lightness of it is really great and currently getting around 3+ hours of use from a single charge, which is decent for an 8 year old machine. (i think when it was new it has 5 hr of battery life? not sure though)

Yeah I do agree.... Because I do have this since it was launched (late 2014) and it runs me decent along with my iMac 4K. Getting it used today is an even better value 👍🏻👍🏻

Just got a refurbished 16gb 2017 13’ Pro for 330$. Definitely one of the computers to buy from ebay rn on a budget.

love your video! very clear compared to others

Great video!

yess plllss do a maxed out mid 2012 mbp 13' plsss love ur content

I just jumped from windows to MacOS, an early 2015 A1466 is what I using, it was a little pricey but runs Catalina. Planing to use it for the next two years and then get one of the new ARM based Macs. Great video. Thanks

Bro I haven’t watched the video yet as you might imagine as I am so early But your content is awesome and I just wanted to tell you that I love your content a lot 😀🔥🔥

I got a late 2012 MacBook pro 13" unibody in 2016 brand new almost at the end of its lifecycle. Upgraded it to 16 gigs of ram and a 1TB sshd out of the box. Runs like a dream on Catalina. Planning on upgrading to 2 SSD's.

Definitely want to see you max out a unibody, it would also be cool if it was broken to begin with and you had to fix it first

I love your vids your one of people The Who got me into MacBooks. I subscribed to you in 2018 because your humor and you knew what you where doing and yes max out a 2012 MacBook Pro cuz that the one I'm watching this on :)

I just picked up a 2015 11" Air with an i5, 128gb, but most importantly 8gb of RAM for only $250 cash (Craigslist). Super happy with this little guy. It is my second Mac (I have a maxed out 2015 DG 15" Retina). The body is a little beat up, but the keyboard and screen are good (only one little dead pixel. Barely noticeable). Pretty impressed with the performance. Thanks for the great videos, Luke!

Yes, do the maxed out, 16 GB RAM, for the data double (from OWC), which is a 4 TB + 4 TB SSD = 8 TB combined of storage*. And maybe replace the battery with NuPower 2.5 inch SSD / HDD Alternate option for storage: 2 TB + 2 TB = 4 TB

I've bought recently MB air 2017 in fantastic condition with 256gb ssd for only 480 bucks and now im happy with it. Thanks!

You just ran through a comparison of my two main MacBooks I use on a regular basis. I have a 2015 Air w/ 8GB / 120 SSD that I found on eBay about a year ago for $325, and I have a 2012 MacBook Pro upgraded to 16GB and 500GB SSD. The Air lives in my backpack and goes to meetings with me, basic office machine, the Pro sits on my desk connected to an external monitor with an external keyboard, mouse and trackpad. I find no wanted for performance on anything I would do on these machines. (I have a work owned Mac Pro 2013 on my desk at work at is super under used)

Good video Luke!

Excellent channel and smart businessman

I have a 2012 11" macbook air 2ghz i7 i use for travel - design/movies on the go etc. Upgraded the ssd with a faster 500gb owc ssd and it flies. Great little travel machine - perfect for planes and abroad

Just upgraded my mom's old windows xp computer that she's been using for atleast 15 years finally to a macbook air 2017 - I got an excellent deal, i5 with 8GB of ram for 299! It's an amazing laptop and she loves it!

So I’m a Apple device user and want to purchase my first MacBook so I decided to get a used one for the time being and also not break the bank. Love this video it gave me a lil clarity if I should or should not buy the MacBook Air 13” 2013. I been using my friend’s for the year now (same model and year) and had no problems with it so I went ahead and I got mine for $315 good working no condition and little to no scratches/dents. I’m happy with this purchase

I like your content, very nice information and excellent video quality. And I’ll be honest, you inspire me to switch to Mac OS. Hope you do more good videos!

that same 2015 macbook air is my daily driver and it works like a charm. Great battery life great performance with i5 and 8gb ram and i can enjoy a good keyboard and lots of ports (dongle free). The only issue i will say is the display it does the job but terrible viewing angles.

Had an specd out from 2012, it was very capable, I'm pretty sure I'd be happy with it to this day

Loves the BG music, Luke, good work!

I managed the newly listed buy it now on eBay and got lucky to find a MacBook Pro 13 2014 for 300 it’s worth shopping and very good advice in this video Luke keep up the good work

I have both of these machines...My MBP is my everyday machine with 16gb ram and 2tb of storage across 2 ssd's. My "out and about" machine is the 2013 MBA but i've slapped a 500gb NVME ssd into it. Love them both and will keep them til they die!!

My wife has that exact MBA from late 2013 with 4GB of RAM. She's used it almost every day for the last 7 years, uses it all day to teach remotely on Zoom and loves it. It's an astonishingly reliable workhorse and I'll be hard pressed to get her to replace it, when it eventually is no longer getting updates. What you need to get work done, Vs what you want to brag on reddit forums, is often vastly different.

Nice videos dude

Yes do it PLEASE !!! I have one MAXED OUT it get a bit slow when you have MULTIPLE CHROME TABS, VIDEO & PHOTO EDITING

Yes! Make a decked-out all-in no whammy MacBook Pro! I’m very curious about how easy it really is to upgrade those laptops.

Love your videos btw

You can upgrade the storage on the macbook air to something faster than the stock SSD and bigger for a modest cost maybe $20-30 and get substantial gains in performance, somewhat negating the argument that the unibody macbook pro is more upgradeable.

WE LOVE your videos and your channel Luke! One question - do you have a video on what is the best mac for fast video editing? Just 1080 and I movie but wanted to hear your thoughts! Cheers! and keep up the amazing content! You're tremendous!

I got a Macbook Air 2018 for a cheap price in good condition some time ago and it's my first ever MacOS device and I'm in love. I will definitely upgrade to Pro one day.

Thank you for giving this underrated MBA machine love, not into the unibody Pros though. I purchased my 2017 MBA just a couple months ago. I got it brand new for $749 (although I don't need it). I have always wanted this iconic design in my collection, and I am so happy with my purchase. I own several newer model MBAs including a 15' MBP 2019, I use them for different things. However, I use this MBA 2017 everyday, I also use it at nights as a sleep machine, and I am fine with the screen resolution when surfing/typing during the day. Edit: Another thing, due to the pandemic and the need for computers with stay at home and school work, the prices of used units have not depreciated. I have noticed a jacking of prices on ebay for this MBA and the 11'. After the pandemic, I hope the prices go down. Greed is so disappointing.

I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro unibody, and I would love to see what its fully capable maxed out!

Yes, please do a build video of a maxed out 2012 mbp 13”

Hey Luke, I love all of your videos. I repair and resell MacBooks on the side right now, and I recommend checking out Facebook marketplace instead of just eBay to find some interesting and unique deals that works make for some great video titles, such as something like a $50 MacBook that takes a $20 SSD to get up and running. I feel like videos of this nature are fun to make, and would do well. Just a suggestion! I've found some crazy stuff, such as 13" and 15" retinas for $200 with dead batteries, ect.

Luke you should totally do a video about maxing out a 2012 unibody. And totally not because I bought one a few hours ago to get into the apple environment after spending three hours watching your videos for advices.

I really like your videos 👍

Max it out!!!! Like your videos Bru🙌

Good video as always , hey about de lamination problem , do you know about a posible fix when it’s already happening, keep the excellent work !

I’m still on a 2015 13” i7 Air and it’s my only computer. I got it in 2016, yes I could’ve bought a used Pro but I was a noob and I also wanted warranty and the best battery life, it was amazing how long it lasted brand new and still does

Great design.

Chunky? Chunky was my "Wallstreet" PowerBook G3 back in 1999, LOL!

Love your content and am a +1 curious in a maxed out unibody MBP.

Luke this would be a great vid please do it 👌🏻

Luke 2018: Dont buy the Macbook Air Luke 2020: hErEs whY A mAcBook air is gOOd vAlUe

Great video. I just purchased a 2015 13 MacBook Air i7 8gb 256gb SSD for $415. I didn't want to spend more for a 2015 MacBook Pro i7 8gb because honestly paying more it would just make sense to save up for a M1 MacBook Air, however I really am waiting for the M1X or M2 to come out as these new MacBooks have a very limited number of ports. I'm also wanting the SSD memory swap issue to be completely resolved as well (though I am less concerned about it after watching a few recent videos).

I'm still rocking a late 2010 MacBook Air which is like "as new".... It's still quick and perfect for general work and browsing the web. I still have it connected to my Wacom Cintiq 21UX display. I've taken extremely good care of it and if you were to look at it now you'd think it was brand new! :)

Bezels the size of Alabama😭

I enjoy your videos, Luke, and I am subscribed, but I have to say I only understand about one third to one half of what you say......all of the technical jargon just goes over my head. But I still want to watch, because maybe someday it will begin to make sense. I recently bought an early 2015 Air, "refurbished" from Amazon, for about $350. Since I can barely tell one laptop from another, and it's difficult (at least for me) to compare older models, I just bought this on faith. I have a mid 2014 iMac for home, and it generally does what I need, but I wanted something very portable and small to take out sometimes. This Air seems to fit the bill, it came with a "100%" battery, and, while it's not exactly like my iMac, it's close enough. I don't know if I overpaid (for July 2021) but it seemed a decent value. Thanks for all the information, Luke......at least for the little I understand. :)

Im watching on the 2017 MacBook Air you told me to go for and buy on that stream, I talked em down too $430US and its awesome! And Luke? Id love to see ya boost that Mac.

Built a m2012 unibody mbp from parts. The part that took me the longest to source out was a 2.9GHz i7 logicboard which I got from a mini lot on eBay for ~$175. Currently waiting on a modded airport card for ac WiFi.

I still use my 2016 MacBook Air today! It’s a great laptop for everyday use. Maybe next year I will get the “new” Air.

Yes I would love to see a video about maxing our a unibody macboook pro

I bought my mid 2012 (baseline) MacBook Air in 08.2017. I‘ll upgrade to a 2020 Air late this year. But it still gets updates and it works. I can still do standard stuff like running Pages, Safari and Calling on FaceTime all at the same time. With no problems. I still love it. But the 4GB of RAM aren‘t very much and i just need sth with a bit more power 4 school.

I just bought a MBA 2015, 8 Gb, 128GB SSD for €200. Except for some minor cosmetic scuffs, the computer is in great condition. I was expecting that at least the keyboard to have some slow keys, but no. Fantastic value for a light weight and durable computer on the go. I had this video in the back of my mind when I hit that buy button.

100% yes. You should do a “maxed out” macbook pro video

I already maxed out a MacBook Pro mid 2012 and it runs great. You should do it

I literally just maxed out a 13" Mid-2012 Pro with 2.9GHz i7 with 16GB of RAM and a combo 500GB SSD+500GB HDD, new SMP battery from Shenzhen, and gifted it to my girlfriend for her birthday with a fresh Catalina install. A smart display manager found online allows me to runs the "meh" LCD display at 1440x900 (instead of native 1280x800) and even if it's still not great, I found it much more usable. Please do a max out of that little beast, I've been really amazed of the final result and I'm eager to see what you can do with the same project! Love your contents, you really gave me inspiration to tackle that upgrade project!

Yes max it out I would definetly watch that

I have a mid 2012 “15 unibody I’m going to keep using it until it dies !

I got hyped to get one as a newer friend for my 2010 mcb white, than looked at our local marketplace and 4gb 2011/2012 are starting here for like 500 dollars with dead batteries and faulty displays :D

I bought a 2009 Air last year and it was a great deal considering they were going for 250 and I got mine for 110.

I love my MacBook Air early 2015.....paid $231.84 for it and it has 8Gb RAM. Came with a wireless mouse and I have it hooked in to my Lenovo monitor. Great machine!

I have a mid 2012 unibody MBP with a 1TB SSD and 16GB of RAM. It is a bit slow even with an SSD upgrade. It isn't all beat up and still works fine though it is badly outdated

I just bought three MBA - 2012, 2013, and 2014. Paid $50 each for the ‘13 and ‘14, and $80 for the ‘12 which was pristine and in original box, but needed a battery, which costs $25. So simple to upgrade the SSD for $30. All of them run Windows better than many PCs using Boot Camp and you can run Ventura with OCLP.

Love watching these videos Luke. You’re doing a great job. Thank you.

When he said the bezels the size of alabama i started rolling on the floor laughing

😂 I recently bought a MacBook pro early 2013 15 inch for R370. Extremely clean, 8gb ram 250gb storage.. Sweet deal 🤝

You should do a Hackintosh Build Guide with used parts under like $500. I'm sure it would be beneficial to a ton of people.

Yes. Max it out!

Still rocking my 13inch early 2011 Macbook Pro. Upgraded to SSD and 8GB RAM a few years ago still a solid machine. New 2020 MacBook Air has me thinking though... Any recommendations on best year/model to split difference between 2011 and 2020?

4:47 I love the music

I am very happy you put out this video. I am not a college kid, but a middle aged man who just does not have access to funds to get a new or even a slightly used Mac. At one point (please laugh at this because I am a hardcore iPhone/iPad/Apple Watch user) used to be Windows all the way. In the last few years, I have been dabbling with Mac and discovered I prefer macOS over Windows. I did pick up a 2012 Macbook Pro 3 years ago (basically brand new, it was purchased and sat in a closet for years) for just $200! I think I ended up only paying another $150 to add RAM and a 1 TB SSD. Times got difficult and I had to sell it. But, this is the Macbook Air part, I picked up a 2013 Macbook Air on FB Market for $75. The guy I bought it from said it did not work. I brought it home. I paid $5 for a Magsafe 2 attachment for the original Magsafe charger. I hooked it up and it turned on just fine. That was a year a go. It work alright. Id like to get a larger capacity M.2 SSD, but this thing has worked like a charm for me. I do not do anything really heavy except rending videos on it and it still beats all of my Windows systems I have at rendering vids. Keep up the good work, Luke!

anyone have recommendations for me, I dont want to spend the 16" money, but I'm looking for something to edit my RU-vid videos, and eventually going into 4k format videos using Final Cut Pro x, if the 16" is a better value I'll do it, but If theres a way I can get an iMac or MacBook with a monitor I edit at home so it doesn't matter but I just would love more ram and a graphics card... I'm actually coming from a MacBook 13" (early 2015) 128GB SSD and 8GB Ram 2.7 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5

Please upgrade a 13" mid-2012, I just finished upgrading my gf's 13" from a hard drive to an SSD. just need to upgrade the ram and it's good to go!

I got 13 base 11:27 model for bit over 200.00. I5 8ddr3 128gb SSD. Upgraded it to 1TB than to high end board. I7 16GB ddr3 and 2TB. I didn’t know the battery was bad so I replaced it too! It’s a very still Workable machine.

eBay has about a 1000 MBA's listed as of 8/23/20. If you do a little negotiating you'd be surprised what you can pick one up for. I purchased one today for $211 plus a shipping cost of $29. Great deals await

I actually have the mid 2012 unibody maxed out with 2 Ssds installed . It’s pretty sweet lol and I bought an m1 Mini difference is night and day but I still love and use my unibody a lot

my main problem with the unibody mbp is just how heavy it is. lugging it to school makes my backpack really heavy. so I would pick up a MacBook Air if I had a little bit more money.

Love your site. Ive gone thru two replacement screens. Can you recommend a quality vendor to buy another?

Rocking a Mid 2012 11 i5 4GB 128SSD - for all my digital + RU-vidr life... Paid 235 EUR for it - not only is the best laptop I ever had for this price range, it's also unique as the seller was Russian, and the keyboard has Cyrillic prints lol - Great video as usual my friend.

ok this is my 3rd time watching this bcs i just want more content ngl but keep up the great work

Please do the maxed out Mid 2012!!!

Great video! Heck yeah I'd like to see you max out a 2012 unibody MBP! P.S. let me know if you already have... I can't find the video but maybe you have one and I'm just not looking close enough??