I went back to the M1 Macbook Air 

I have been using an M1 MacBook Air since release. It is fantastic, and still really snappy. I use it for everything.

I actually returned (traded-in) M1 Mac Mini back to Apple, they actually gave me more than quoted amount. I had already purchased an M1 Macbook Air on sale at Best Buy for $740 right before trade-in. Health reasons didn't permit me to sit upright at a desk for long periods, so it made sense to purchase a device that is more mobile. Plus, I'm in a phase of traveling to various cities seeking housing, and lugging a monitor and peripherals is taxing. The Air is the perfect device for the writing and basic computing I'm doing. Great confirmation of my decision.

I still use a base model M1 MacBook Air for work, and it’s held up incredibly well. Runs everything I need. Multiple IDE, browsers, webservers etc. I thought the ram would be too small since I use 16gb on Windows, but it kept its responsiveness even when swap is used (which, like 90% of the time). It does slow down when both ram and swap is full, but it’s rare. Color me impressed.

Just got it for programming, Absolutely amazing machine ❤

Thank you for this video. It makes tons of sense. I’ve been teetering between M1 and M2 and you have convinced me to get the M1. Thank you again!

I would say it's fairly true. I have both 14" M1 Pro and M1 Air and I love using the Air more. The only thing I don't like using the air as much is gaming but it's only after like....2-3 dota 2 games it starts getting really hot. So best recommendation is to lower the setting to mid to high mid and not the highest settings. Also the battery life of the M1 Air is amazing. I got mine on OWC with 16gb and 512storage. This thing feels JUST as fast as my M1 Pro and it has no fans. My friend has an alienware and just opening a few tabs on chrome, you can hear the fans go crazy + it starting to heat up a bit. I just look forward to the M3 Air, but I probably won't update it unless this Air has like...12 core CPU and 16 core GPU or something like that..but then again, I'll probably keep my Air until like..M5? M6? or another 6 more years. It's that good.

I bought a secondhand from eBay, got a 512GB with 16GB of RAM for about just about $800 which I originally only intend to bring with me for when I'm going out of the country, but man this laptop is so thin and light, unless I'm running some of the memory or cpu intensive programs. I actually find that I use the M1 Air more often than my 16-inch M1 Max.

Yep - big fan of base models. I ordered a 128GB iPad Pro, which has been great. Wanted an apple watch - got the SE. Now need a desktop computer - just ordered the base model M2 Mac Mini. The M1 Air is amazing and a lot of computer for most people. Great video!!

can i edit youtube thumbnails with macbook m1 air 8/256?

I have an M1 Air for personal use and another that was provided by my employer. They're amazing! I'm a sales manager and mainly use Excel, Word, Outlook, Task managers, Note apps and other office apps. The computers are insanely fast and have incredible batter life. Most reviewers mention video and photo editing. For those that do that, a pro makes sense. For the rest of us, most people, we don't really need all that power. And when needed I can still edit videos and photos.....I just have to wait a few extra minutes to export! lol Easy.

I upgraded from the M2 Air to the M3 Pro and man do I miss my Air!!!! Especially for in bed use

The best beater laptop even in 2024.

base m1 at 800€ vs base m2 at 1200€? i'd say m1 what you suggest? My use is same as yours

i am running 40 50 channels in logic pro audio and midi with to many plugins with m1 16gb rum and i have not any problem every thin runs perfect

I just bought a used 1tb 16gb m1 macbook air instead of a new macbook pro for 2k less. Perfectly capable for all my work flow and I run a full agency style business. Its the secret pro laptop if you understand the tech.

"That was a very informative video! Thank you for sharing such valuable insights. I'm a wedding photographer who edits large batches of photos (typically around 1200+ RAW files at once) and I'm interested in a portable laptop for editing on the go. I'm trying to decide between two laptops: Apple MacBook Air M1 with a 13.3-inch Retina display, 8GB RAM, and 256GB storage. ASUS Vivobook 16X 2023 featuring a 16-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500H processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and an NVIDIA RTX 3050 graphics card. Considering my workflow of editing large RAW files, which laptop would offer superior performance for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop?".. thank you

The Apple Silicone base models should come with a minimum of 512gb/16gb. I still enjoy using my M1 MacBook Air.

I have a 16" Macbook Pro from 2019 with an Intel chip, has 32GB of RAM and it is struggling to open Final Cut Pro and edit simple 4K videos now. Decided to order an M1 MBA with 16GB of RAM after hearing it's better than the M2 MBA. Am I crazy? We'll see 🙃

It’s a fantastic machine. I got the base m1 MacBook air 100% thinking of it as my iPad Pro but with a keyboard and I didn’t have to hold it. It’s ended up being so much more than that. I realized my iPad was a giant iPhone. The MacBook is a whole other world.. really a PC replacement for me entirely. Plays nice with my iPhone too and I got AirPods Pro 2 and with latest software updates, they are incredible. My home entertainment setup of a m1 MacBook Air and AirPods Pro 2 cost me about $1,300 This quality for that price.. lol, and people say apple is soooo expensive. If I break down yearly cost it’s more like $200/year. They rock.

I totally agree with you. I l; love my M1 MacBook Air. It works perfectly for me and for the simple tasks that I have to do. I may purchase the new base M3 MacBook Air for better viewing and hearing videos and movies.

Is that an enema at 0:55?

LMAO is that an enema in the background?

is 700 usd worth in 2024 for a brand new base model?

If the M1 is 700 and M2 is 850 is the M2 better at this price ?

Where did you find an M1 air for $500?!

This is a dope video

So even the MacBook pro 14 m2 has a slower hard drive than the m1 air?

is the base M1 air good for visual studio code and editing videos in tiktok format?

Sir, I am confused between the Macbook M1 base variant and the Asus Zenbook 14 2023 Ryzen 7 7730 U 16 GB RAM 512 GB SSD. In India, they both cost the same. Kindly guide me.

M a n y of the Mac Air M1 are still available, especially now everyone wants to buy a new one. So this video is an excellent sales Promo 😂🤪

And Apple put M2 on pause.

should I update my MacBook Air m1 to os14 ?

Had to get the pro cuz of multiple monitors and the better headphone jack otherwise i would have saved 1000 bucks....