Is the M1 MacBook Air Still KING in 2023? 

We live in crazy times. Goes to show how much profit apple actually makes off of iPhones.

@@Spacenigga69Apple does arou d 30% profit on iphones, which is a good number for all major companies. Theres some companies doing even more Like nvidia.

Not to mention, almost as powerful

​@@8bitwarriorwhat you can do with iphone?

@@NotUwU-_-what can you do with a F1

It really shines in editing but it didn't workout for me as i mostly do 3d stuff and rendering and it's not really fast in 3d departments according to it's price, but i still love it and keep it for multimedia purpose

RU-vidrs: This is the Perfect Laptop. Productivity king. General public: Can't play games. No buy😅

chrome sad browser. and best spyware

all that and it can’t connect to more than one display (don’t get me wrong i got one too, but wtf apple)

@@michaeldyer6378what % of general public play games ? What % of gamers play games on laptop ? It’s like saying “I can’t run oracle server on MacBook Air so I can’t buy it”

I'm doing the exact same 😄 minus the buying another unit part

But the m1 pro is a beast of a machine. I upgraded from a m1 air to a m1 pro because the m1 air was always freezing with all the programs that I use.

I feel you on that RIP $2,500. 🪦 Bought my 16” M1 MBP before the M2 released. The M2 Air checked all the boxes, except for that sweet 120Hz screen. Popped into the Apple store, tested out the M2 Air, and noticed the 60Hz screen wasn’t as noticeably sluggish as the 60Hz displays on the iPad Airs when scrolling. After having the 16” MBP, what I *REALLY* want is a much lighter MacBook 💻. Let’s see what the future has to hold.

I made transition from Win11 Intel ultrabook to M1 Air and M1 is a silent monster. I measured performance per GHz (IPC instructions per clock) in GB6 ST and results are breathtaking: ... 4c/8t Intel 8250U 3.3 GHz .......................... M1 has 2.3x higher IPC ... best desktop CPU AMD Risen 7950X3D ... M1 has 1.49x higher IPC M1 is absolute monster. If new upcoming AMD Zen 5 and Intel ArrowLake will have 20% IPC uplift it means that old M1 will still smoke them with huge margin. Maybe Zen 7 or whatever Intel FutureLake in 2028 will get the IPC level of 2020 Apple M1. This really means that Apple is 8 years ahead in CPU development. This is mind-blowing. The M1 chief architect Gerard Williams is a pure genius. 8 years advantege in IT world is a big deal.

does the weight bother you? I'm confused between 15 inch air m2 and 16 inch MBP @@T10107

@@kataliz72 It bothers me *A LOT* because I’m normally on the go and bring my MacBook with me on top of other stuff. A titanium chassis is what the 16” MBP Pro *NEEDS* . If you can hold off until the new event on October 30th, it might be worth it to snag the 16" M3. If the 16” M3 upgrades included just these two things I’d choose the 16” no questions asked: -At least a 10% reduction in weight using titanium. -A new MicroLED or any OLED display, then I’d got for the 16” *IMMEDIATELY* . If the unveiling is merely about a chip upgrade, then it boils down to personal preference. Having experienced the M1 MBP for some time now, I wouldn't bat an eye at the M3 MBP unless they *shed some weight* . I'd rather weigh my options between the 14” or the Air, primarily to ascertain which one offers the *best bargain and *portability* . Concerning the screen, it's unlikely the Air will boast a speedier display (120 Hz), settling just for a chip upgrade. However, with the Pro line, there's *a glimmer of hope* , especially now that the iPhone has transitioned to titanium. *Hope this insight proves useful!*

Did you buy the base version?

@@volarex5311 yes, 8/256

what do you use your m2 pro for

@@samthedoll software development and data science

@@oscarrojasl talking about data science, have you ever had any issues by using Mong DB for consulting some data, specially talking about the experience with Apple Silicone?

Maybe if they relaunch an MacBook 12" with Apple Silicon (maybe A12Z chip or M1)

@@ColonelLucarioor the A17 lol

​@@Solunex💀

⁠@@ColonelLucario they should probably just launch a 12 inch MacBook with m3 for

@@ColonelLucario idk, I think 12 inch and 13 inch is not enough of a size difference. I may be in the minority, but I really liked the size of my 11 inch air. However, everything else about it was unacceptably terrible. If there was an 11 inch m1/2 air, or if you could run mac os on an iPad, that would be my ideal computer...

imagine stepping up from a pentium v to an m1 pro.

Love my Mac mini. Really the only reason why I even have a desktop. Hard to pass up at a price like that.

@@kaarteeekPentium V? I have never heard of that. They went from Pentium 4 to Pentium D Back in the day. Then the Pentium Silver and Gold used in more modern low end parts. I actually have the last ever Pentium the Alder Lake based G7400 which came out only a couple of years ago. Would have been decent for a MacBook Air especially compared to the 2019 model but the M1 is much better.

I replaced a screen myself and it wasn’t too bad.

How do you upgrade to from 8gb to 16gb. Do i just have to request it from the sales agent? And theyll upgrade it?

@@ARJIWNL u cant if youve already bought the device, either use that one or sell it( apple or third party sellers) for a 16gb model

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoy :)

@@lukemiani Thank YOU for the great work! FYI You got me into my used Mac fixing/flipping hobby. Alongside that, I’m nearly finished making the most powerful cost-effective Mac Pro 5,1 in the world (yep it runs Sonoma with OCLP)!

It's a pro, of course it's gonna last a long time

I got an M1 max with 64 GB of memory from adorama for 2299 brand new has a year warranty on it and everything that is an unbelievable price. It’s like $1000 less even then what’s on the Apple store nothing I do graphic design and video editing and a couple other things and that thing is a beast and to be honest with you. I had an M1 MacBook Air and it pretty much did everything just didn’t do it as fast and it’s nice having the bigger screen, but2299. That’s just ridiculous.

I am debating with the m1 pro and the air. I am not sure if I just spend the extra cash or if the air will good enough. I am not a power user but maybe in the future I might want to edit videos. Is there a big difference if I use it for coding?

@@tamwilfred the air will be fine for you.

my 14" has been used like an absolute tool. i never go easy on it. it's been through literal rocks on a birding trip, a salt spillage in the house, and has minor scuffs and dents because I don't baby the machine at all. it's the most roughly used mac in my entire friend circle and it still feels rock solid. battery health is at 89%, theres a tiny speck under the screen idk how it got there, i face a tiny bit of thermal issues since i got it's motherboard replaced (i spilled soup on it don't ask how) but it's still fast and better than anything I've ever used in my life. 100% would buy m1 pro over even m2 pro and max options even today. it's a proper beast and plenty caoable for my needs.

I use it every day to edit videos since 2 years (I work for the broadcast television as a freelancer). I use proxies but I manage to edit complex projects with 6k raw files and lot of effects and color grading. It's a beast at this price! But yeah sometimes I wish I had more power for vfx and heavy color grading, otherwise it's a pleasure to work on it.

Which CAO software are you running ? Fusion360 for apple silicon ?

I have the M1 Macbook air as well. I am gonna hold on to it as well. Same with my Macbook pro 2018 and my new m2 macbook air 15inch

There's enough around that I would rather just have the money. Thought about upgrading, but if I do it will be the 14 pro and not 15 in as the pro is the much better deal. It does everything better and has better specs. Only a negligible inch difference so much better value imo. Haven't switch yet, because it's no rush, but mulled over

I bought one with 16gb and seeing that the price of these machines dropped a lot. I didn't wanted to sell it for so low. Ended up giving it to my mother.

Probably one of the best products apple has ever released...performance to price and portability. Best Buy is still selling these things like hot cakes at $750.

Me too, I ordered an RTX 4050 Laptop at a crazy deal and then cancelled that order and went for Base MBA M1 cos my needs required just a laptop at the time and I couldn't afford to distract myself cos I have exams nearing and 2 months in, the experience is good so far for a first time MacOS user.

Did you buy the base version

@@volarex5311 Oh God no. Got 16GB of RAM and the 512GB SSD. 8GB of RAM was already becoming a limitation on my previous laptop so there was no way I was getting that again!

Bro I’m completely new just tryna get a laptop what is a soldered in ssd and why does it do in the bin if it dies?

if its soldered you cant just put another one in when the ssd dies and they all die eventually@@hellaloud9224

It's really hard to replace, altought not impossible. It's not just like other PCs where you simply unplug the old the old drive and plug in a new one. This thing is actually soldered on there, no cable connection, it's like a one big piece of motherboard.@@hellaloud9224

@@hellaloud9224 It means that the ssd cant be upgraded

You agree with EVERYTHING he said? So you as well as Luke would not take a 2017 Macbook over an M1 Macbook if someone gave you a Billion dollars?

@@JakeSDNthe answer is obvious

@@JakeSDN Have you ever heard of hyperbole?

Worth is up to you the individual. I went M1 as it was the better value. I let others over pay for the added upgrades mine has. It had 2 power cycles and was indistinguishable from brand new while having upgrades. Storage makes more sense to just use external than pay $400 for SSD you can get for $40 bucks. Lol. No way, I would screw myself there. I think the product is nice, but I never overpay. I let others do that and pick up the pieces. Shout out to those paying the extra though. You the real MVP's

I hear you on future protecting your investment. I just picked up a lightly used m1 MB Air off of Offerup with 16gb & 1tb SSD for my daughter for $950. It was originally purchased in July '22 and has only 4 battery cycles and 100% battery. I almost kept it for myself since mine only has a 512gb SSD but she stores a lot of music and videos on her computer.

How was the M1 Air for music?

@@thepatlagoon It’s very good. Can’t do as many instruments and tracks in Logic compared to Pro let alone Max chips, but it’s plenty for 90% of people. For music I highly recommend 16 GB RAM though, it really helps.

lol apple discontinued it today

@@A_GodApple yes, and?

@@A_GodApple doesn't matter. Still supported and likely will be for a long time.

Where did you buy it from? Because 600€ is a very impressive price 😂

How is using Logic on the 13" LCD? And is 8GB RAM causing any limitations?

@@ShallRemainUnknown logics fine at adapting to the screen size. I opted for the 16gb version, 8gb would not be enough.

​​@@richertzThanks for the reply! I understand that Logic CAN be run on a smaller 13" display, but I'm wondering how PRACTICAL it is, especially when viewing many tracks, compared to a significantly larger 15" laptop display (that many would say is also small compared to outboard monitors). Also, at what point precisely is Logic not viable on an 8GB Apple Silicon Mac, and how did you determine this point, as they're supposed to have far superior management compared to Intel Macs? (And Logic of course will indeed run on an 8GB machine.)

@@ShallRemainUnknown I use a 13 inch and it’s fine - Logic has a working method that fits screen sizes due to design. If concerned get the 15 inch. 8gb is not enough in my view I used an 8gb version to start with and found it hit the limit too much. Yes it can run, no I don’t recommend it. I also upgraded to 1tb drive - 256 is too small and you’ll fill it up too quickly. I think you’re basing your views on the 8gb as a standard user. Logic is more of a power user. Finally 80% of my time I use a larger monitor, only using the laptop display when travelling. However I have no issues with mixing on it, it’s a sharp display and very configurable. If you travel a lot the 13” is great as it’s light and not too big.

Thanks again, Ric. I came from using Logic on a 27" monitor, and being I plan on using it primarily on laptop display for mobility, I was concerned that 13" would be too constrained for regular practical use. When you say 8GB machine "hit the limit too much" what exactly happened? And at about how many tracks/plug-ins/effects? Also, I created songs on a 16GB quadcore i5 machine, but ran into "system overload" on my personal 8GB Core 2 Duo Mac when playing those same song projects. It wasnt clear whether it was caused by CPU or RAM, but I STRONGLY suspect it was purely CPU. So, when considering an upgrade to more powerful machine, and switching from desktop to laptop, I decided to wait for M3 Air, but those are now not coming till 2024, and even then I'd be apprehensive to pay the big premium for 16GB, let alone 15". (Plus even more for bigger SSD - I'd use compact, lightweight external SSD, or maybe thumbdrive. I'm not using big orchestral sample libraries, and will probably stick to Logic's very generous included samples/libraries to avoid overload of choices... ) So, in the meantime, after researching a bit, and considering the i5 I created on seemed more than adequate, I purchased an older i7 quadcore 16GB 15" Retina MacBook Pro (two, actually, got a deal...). So far, so good, just dabbling a bit, runs perfectly smoothly, on Sonoma/Opencore, and screen seems big enough, but yet to start creating heavily on it... Still have mind to check M3 upon release, but this vid re inexpensive DIY-repair M1 piqued interest; although finding one with broken LCD unit for only $150 probably very difficult to replicate for now. Anyway, one thing I found extremely useful on MacBook is System Settings - Accessibility - Zoom - Trackpad Gesture to triple-tap-slide zoom on-the-fly, with memory of your last zoom amount. Makes using super hi-res 2880x1800 on laptop LCD feasible, or even running oversampled 3800x2400, to view complex arrangements in Logic married with practical legibility for recording/editing. Check it out!

Actually, the battery is relatively easy to remove in the airs. The pros are a whole different story

I'd argue that 99.99% of users will have upgraded to a new computer before the ssd wears out, I don't think people buy the base model to do heavy video editing. And you have thunderbolt for an external ssd if you do any disk intensive tasks and want your mac to last as long as possible.

By the time the SSD dies this machine will be outdated. Even no name SSDs tend to last a very long time and its rated for about 10 years of normal usage. The battery is also easy to replace on this machine.

@@chickenpasta7359 8gb 256gb config is crying right now

@@chickenpasta7359 I still use a 2011 air ssd still working fine original battery ( it last 1h:25min.).

He bought it broken and replaced the screen.

I find the M2 prettier, but the M1 is definitely the most comfortable to use

Tbh I think mainly Pro users use multiple monitors anyway. I can't imagine many casual Air users even use one external monitors

I didn’t know that.. and that’s a dealbreaker for me

I use a monitor and then this laptop as my second screen. Not ideal but it works

⁠define casual... As a student who does a lot of programming I don't need power, but I sure do like a lot of screen real estate...

Nope 😂@@d24

Don’t be that harsh on yourself

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Hi Sir, 8 gb ram mac mini m1 still good for heavy task like design, video editing ? thank you :)

Base model (ram/storage)?

@@dimakonstanta1868 No, mine is 16GB/512GB, however, I’ve seen various channels test the different variants and the difference in performance is negligible unless you are truly stressing out the ram. Otherwise MacOS handles it greatly.