@@KoolKukumber Well, I didn’t say more impressive than anything per se, just that it’s very impressive (for me as a Windows guy) in terms of performance, battery life, and overall user experience.
@@namakudamono can you give any examples? I may consider switching from windows because I’m kind of unhappy with battery performance. I’ve gotten several laptops this year, a mix of windows and apple, all the battery lasted only a few hours. My current laptop lasts about 3 hours before running out of battery, and so do other windows laptops. I got a MacBook earlier this year and the battery ran out even faster, but someone told me you had to let it completely die and complete a charging cycle and the battery would last longer. Though I hadn’t tried that I just returned it.
@@AkakiPeikrishvili what does external display connected means? Which one would you choose and does it heat up easely/fast? 1. MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3" 8C CPU/8C GPU 512GB GO 2. MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3" 8C CPU/7C GPU 256GB GO 3. MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3" 8C CPU/7C GPU 256GB SG 4. MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3" 8C CPU/8C GPU 512GB SI 5. MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3" 8C CPU/8C GPU 512GB SG 6. MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3" 8C CPU/7C GPU 256GB SI
Bought my first macbook a month ago. Upgraded to 16gb ram & 1tb ssd - mainly use for graphic design & video editing. Flawless and totally worth it. No issues with Adobe software at all. Super love this machine!
Never thought I’d say I’m getting a Mac but I’m going in to get one tomorrow. Got my desktop for windows and being in tech/development Macs have some perks that are nice to have. Always liked them but their hardware was always somewhat lacking and never felt worth the price until now.
@@Shorty9856 For me, switching to Mac was a bit of a pain. for starters my courses in college were mainly windows based, not a lot of support for Mac, and what was on Mac was not the best. However programming isn't so bad on Mac, the screen size is to small though, overall I have mixed feelings, but I will say its not so bad. I may get the 16 inch and go with a windows desktop best of both worlds.
i mean at this point if they keep trying to sell crapple like they have theyd lose their channel pretty quick. people finally seem to be catching onto the whole shiny hallow apple of "selling only a marketing campaign and status symbol" bs. but veeeeery slowly. at least yall are starting to get it...
@@milezsz although I have the higher end model, the 8 core CPU and the 8 core GPU. Also maybe you should consider to wait for upcoming 16 inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon and 14 inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon. Rumours say that they might come out on March
watch the reviews on the SSD'S IN 6-12 months. Apparently it writes a RIDICULOUS amount of data and can potentially cause the SSD to need replacing... this said i have the 2020 intel based macbook air and it's a REALLY good machine.
Some of the “Apple tax” is actually an Intel tax. They take a big cut and will only reduce it if the manufacturer puts Intel stickers on the machine. Apple refuses, so they pay full price minus whatever volume discount
Being female, you probably did not catch the cracking voice joke that was just as funny, if not more so. Consider yourself fortunate that you did not have to survive that phenomenon. Peace.
After a couple of weeks the biggest bug I found on the m1 was with the globe key to change the keyboard’s language input It will often stop working until I use another type of shortcut on the keyboard
Ended up returning my base model M1 MBP for an Air with 512GB SSD and 16 GB RAM because they cost about the same. I rarely ever need 100% CPU performance for more than 2-3 minutes and for the week I’ve had my Pro, the only time I could get the fans to turn on was during Cinebench. Air is the best value for sure given the excellent thermal performance of M1
Watched tons of reviews and this is my favorite by far. I mean, you didn't focus only on the good stuff, you also told us about bugs and glitches. That's the type of review I like! I'm a Mac owner since the rainbow apple logo and I own an iMac late 2009, my warrior. Unfortunately I'll have to upgrade, get a new one and I wanna know which is better: a new iMac that will stay by my side for years to come or a Macbook that will follow me everywhere I go?
This video helped me make the decision to buy this PC!! Also, I really appreciate your editing on this video - must have taken forever!! Keep it up!! Fan from Tokyo 🗼
I really like this video. Great editing and good audio! I would have a small suggestion - it's a minor thing but use a deflicker as the flickering takes away from the awesome b-roll. Also I had the impression that sometimes the video is laggy and it's not because of my internet connection, for example 4;02 - 4;08 is a bit choppy, but again, awesome work in general!
Great video! I had both a Pro and an Air. I lean on internal speakers a lot more than most. I don't like to have airpods in when I'm working or just chilling. I ended up keeping the Pro because of that. It cost a little more, but I had also upgraded it to 16 Gig of RAM. I had an issue with it and was going to return it, but it ended up being a software bug. I had bought the air to replace it. Like you, it is super impressive. I wouldn't have been able to keep it longterm with those tinny speakers. However, if you don't use internal speakers, the air is a no brainer.
I, a Windows user (although I have had time to extensively use macOS Mojave as I did have an old Mac), bought the M1 Air and it's been amazing so far! The battery life (even better with Low Power Mode on Monterey) and performance is great. I'd recommend waiting for the new refreshes of the Air and the Pro as they'd be slightly better than 2020's but if you need one right now, go for it! The only thing I miss is some game compatibility, specifically Valorant & Monster Hunter World but idm them that much. Minecraft runs at twice the speed of my old 2009 Mac Pro with no fans at all. Pretty impressive stuff.
I absolutely love the MacBook Air M1 I feel like it is no use to add the 300 DOLLARS to get the pro version when the advantages are very minimal.. I love the speed and everything about especially since I've been a windows user forever. The battery life is absolutely amazing. I can easily leave my Mac without charging for 2DAYS on normal use with it always on sleep mode so no complete shutdown. I very very recommend it don't hesitate especially if you have an iPhone the synchronization is ridiculously satisfying.
@@j.d6009 well, I just said that there are better options. I wasn't clear, sorry. The Base Option is a great option (8 GB 256 GB), there isn't any laptop at 999$ that can beat it! The only problem is the software compatibility (not that big of an issue, You have Rosetta for Emulations) and if you want to use Windows, you need to buy a license for 100$ (Parallels). There is the G14, which costs less while being similarly equipped. It got more performance and more software compatibility. The battery isn't the best, that is for sure. You might say 8 GB are enough, well yes but actually no. As everyone knows, The Mac uses a technique called Swapping (it's actually on every OS). It saves the stuff in the RAM, when not needed, onto the SSD. This shortens the lifespan of your SSD. On most Windows Machines, you can yourself just change the SSD. But on Apple, you can change nothing. Everything is soldered. I would actually wait. Many people have said that Zen 3 U-Series from AMD is better than the M1. Laptops with it are slowly coming onto the market.
I have a 2014 air and I just can’t justify upgrading I’ve put my laptop through hell I’ve soaked it riding to school in the rain I’ve fallen off my bike and smashed my backpack into the ground and I’ve dropped it more times than I can count on two hands, And the thing is still going strong and it doesn’t look in that bad if a shape. It has some small issues and hiccups every now and then but it doesn’t bother me id love to get a new laptop but this one does me fine for now and if the battery goes I can just replace it at home so unless it literally blows up I don’t think I will upgrade, but saying that a fingerprint censor would be nice. Fantastic review thanks.
Great video. I ended up selling my Mac mini that I hardly used anymore and got the MBP M1 16gb ram and 1tb for 2/3 of what I sold the Mac mini 2018. This machine is so worth it if you have an intel Mac that is a couple years old as the Intel Macs have not yet started to depreciate too much and if you wait there is a really good chance that your 13 inch fully loaded 2019 or 2018 Mac will lose most if not all of its value. I got the Pro for the fan even though I have yet to hear it when I am editing hours of footage. Its more of a peace of mind. Also I don't know why people hate the Touch Bar, have they used it with Final Cut Pro or customized it? its like an addition of keyboard shortcuts and makes so much sense when typing. I hope this helps anyone who is on the verge of choosing which M1 is for them.
I have ordered today MacBook Air 512ssd gb, 8gb of ram, 8cpu and 8 gpu... That was after a detailed study and I hope it will be a good option for me as an undergraduate👍
When you mentioned the differences between the MacBook Air and the MacBook pro you forgot to mention the one difference that really made me upgrade to the pro which is the extra brightness of the screen. Most people would not care for this extra brightness but me I've seen the difference those small steps and brightness can make and it's definitely needed for myself
I have always used windows ever since 3.1 but now I got my first apple computer and I am very happy with it. I fell in love with it. Only thing I hate is the mail app, but there is always alternatives like Spark.
@@lahirusuraweera1055 Good for you. But it says on the download page "A qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription is required for this application" so that is why I am not using it.
Same. I bought mine in February and have two software updates since then, so i'm wondering if they fixed it in those updates. I'm gonna guess most likely.
I love my M1 Macbook Air, I had the previous Macbook Air with the Intel i5 and the performance improvements are well worth the update. Video editing in iMovie (about to try FCPX) is amazingly smooth and rendering is fast. I would highly recommend. I only have the 8GB version with 256GB of internal storage and love it.
I got the Macbook Pro M1, I originally was using a 2015 Macbook Pro. All I can say is wow what a difference in performance. Also still have the 2015 Macbook Pro and still use that on the side but this M1 feels so much faster, also the battery life is much better.
@@d10nn3b3 true both have same chip and the fans r a good addition but what’s the point of having those fans when they rarely kicks in 😆....also that Touch Bar is just a fancy option not a practical one
Hi, would a casual use such as converting videos formats from avi to mp4, long hour video lectures or zoom calls, browsing the web and office be enough to thermal throttle this?
@@samuel99813 I am a Highschool student and I will be using this for my online classes between 9am-4pm and as far as I know you can use it for long hour video lectures etc. but i haven’t really tried converting video formats from avi to mp4. But this macbook is very good and converting is casual so i think it would work
Good review good realistic scenarios. Had my MacBook Air with 16 gigs now for two weeks, there's a few apps that have some problems with it, there's a few funky scenarios, but overall it's fabulous. I assume that many of the issues will be resolved over the next six months as a new software comes out for it, but right now I would have to agree that it's one of the finest laptops I've ever used.
@@usbcman7664 It definatly has it flaws. The Screen could be better and has a bright spot, battery needed a change and just High Sierra and the processor could be faster. But for everyday use and some office stuff more than capable enough!
Thank you for the plain English non technical review. It was helpful. I’m looking for a replacement for my outdated 2010 Dell Inspiron 17 inch screen. I’m considering a MacBook because my wife has an older model MacBook Pro (that she rarely uses) and she and I have Apple iPhones and iPads. I’m debating whether the ability to make my laptop compatible with my other Apple devices is worth the effort of learning to use the Apple operating system. I’ve been using Microsoft Windows OS since 1989 and the prospect of transitioning to a “new” operating system is disconcerting this old Boomer.
I'm a windows user who just bought a Macbook Air M1 about 3 hours ago, I think I'll like it! I consider my purchase as an investment for about 6 - 10 years. This is a jump from a 2013-ish Dell Latitude e6320, as I wanted something a little more up to date for the next good while to come.
Hello Jimmy, I've had problems as well with the mouse pad freezing as well, I'm so glad you mentioned that. This is also my first time buying any MacBook ever. You mentioned that it will improve, does apple also do updates on software bugs? because I was going to return it and switch it for the same version because I assumed that it was a factory error in this specific laptop.
My personal experience with the M1 air after a month - it's my daily driver now. And my 16 inch i9 version has been put into the cabinet for very special workflows.
And thank you so much for making this video it made my decision a little bit easier. I love the amount of detail you went into and I believe you're the first one I've seen to explain what happens when older apps are converted. I didn't know there was a bouncing delay. Thanks again
Definitely one of the more professional and informative videos I’ve come across so far! Thanks for this! My MacBook Pro (late 2011) has been crapping out on me for a while, but was reluctant to buy another MacBook. Finally looking into the air m1, and it seems appealing for what I need (basic daily usage)!
@@limaso306 - yes I did! Have had it for a few weeks now; it’s great! Haven’t had a ton of free time to really play around with it yet, but it’s such a refreshing upgrade! For my basic everyday needs anyway. Fast, lightweight etc. Funny thing is my husband was more excited to use it than me bc of the fast processor 🙂
@@limaso306 - ohh you’re concerned about the lack of a fan! Definitely understand the hesitancy there - this laptop hasn’t been out long enough to see if it’ll be an issue. I can just tell you from my experience and watching other videos, so far it hasn’t been an issue at all. Hope it works out for you and your needs! Maybe get AppleCare with your new laptop? That’ll help too in case any issues happen to occur!
@Rommel the Cat I like it for some exclusive programs, and games, linux also has some advantages too. I also like that I can go back a version or two in the OS, when I buy a new computer, and not be limited to only the newest version and up. OSX is my favorite though. Leopard, snow leopard, and high sierra are my favorite so far. We all know soon like with power pc, apple will cease to allow intel macs to run their latest OS, and have already stopped optimizing for them. I feel for Mac Pro buyers, luckily some allow linux and windows installations, so they can still be used, however gpu support in osx comes like 6 months or more after new AMD gpu's are announced, and is not really optimized as much as it should be, and will soon be nixed altogether, but under windows the gpu's get way more love, even nvidia and davinci resolve.
I love the way you describe every detail aspect of Macbook Air M1 in this video. A very honest and clear message for us who are looking more information about this laptop. You got one subscribe from me, keep it up! 😄
@@abrar4372 i used it once for more than 9 hours continuously because of binge watching and it used up 60% of my battery and no it doesn’t not overheat
@@shazzwand5533 yes, my m1 air 8GB is way faster and obviously quieter than my huge tower Intel pc, my only complaints are the crappy webcam and it’s (current) inability to run windows natively
As a student, this device really appeals to me, however, I was wondering if there were any other devices that would last me for five years with similar capabilities?
For long term id say get a mac. Ive had a mac air for 9 years now since 2012 though i cant game on it, its still very fast for school/work/everyday use or just browsing with 2-4 apps open. Never experience lag unless i push it ver hard or apps that use 3/4 of my storage. I also had an asus from 2017 with a better chip an i5 7gen and booting is slow most of the time just after booting my cpu usage is 90% and its very slow, zoom calls froze ect. My guess its because it uses a hard drive instead of an ssd because i can hear it spinning quite loud now note that i dont play games one it just ms works like words and zoom meetings, and movies. Im not saying that others are bad might just be mine thats like that and windows isnt as optimised like an macos in a mac. Also please do get a bigger storage because the os on my device is ~30gb
@MrInEthical I'm honestly not that bothered whether it's Apple or not, the only thing that sways me is the fact that I quite enjoy using macOS. I mostly use my laptop for word processing and a few other basic things.
I was 1000% planning to purchase the 14 inch MBP until I saw an M1 Air in person, and tried it. It was BLAZING fast. It does literally everything I could ask for. It runs Photoshop and Lightroom with ease and I'm able to do all of my real estate work easily (although most is not power intensive). Love Love Love this thing. I would love for a 14inch version of one, as I don't love the smaller screen, however I have it running an LG Ultrawide with no problem.
As a student I bought the base model of the MacBook Air, and I can probably say its one of the best pieces of all round tech that I have owned. Would definitely recommend it to someone else who is looking for basic stuff such as standard video and photo editing, stay-at-home school/work and other stuff.
@@joanamarqs Pelo que tenho visto, a diferença de performance entre 8 e 16 é praticamente nula. Uma vez que é difícil puxar pelo máximo do computador, devido à boa otimização do M1 chip. Se vais usar apenas para Netflix, Word, Safari e Photoshop/ Lightroom não profissional, acho que vais estar a vontade com os 8
@@joanamarqs The 8gb version along with the M1 chip can handle most of your tasks, such as video editing, streaming and other basic stuff, so the 8GB version should be highly sufficient. But then again, only if you have a more wider budget I would recommend the 16GB version. If you need a more detailed explanation, I would recommend watching this video • ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1uZB55_TZFw.html
I had the 2016 MacBook Pro 15” with 512gb and 16GB ram. I moved to the 2020 M1 MacBook Air with 16GB and 512gb (wish I would have gotten 1tb) in gold and I am literally blown away. I still might jump into the M1X land but man this computer does everything I throw at it even light video editing.
Terrific review both pro and con. I unboxed less than a week ago and I have to report that the track pad SUCKS- it’s 80-90% unresponsive! But maybe it’s me, as it’s my 1st Apple computer. I will certainly visit their local store again to discuss this issue very seriously. Plus, only parts of my Contact list transferred from my iPad. Time will tell.
I bought it, and I forget when I charged the battery the last time. I use it around 3-5 hours a day. I mainly do C# and unity + youtube and more. Sometimes it's in your head that the laptop is incompatible. But trust me it's really good. The question is if you use the laptop the way this guy does how many of you use the same things as he does? Before buying the laptop I had already the intention of using visual studio and unity and I've searched if it's compatible and then bought it. If it's for browsing and maybe for some coding buy it. Anyway many developers are working to support M1s. I did not have a laptop because it broke. So it was an easy decision for me. But the build quality is great and will have a great re-sell value. Buy it only if you need it guys. I plan buying a workhorse desktop in the future anyway and I intend using this laptop when I want to move around (cafes etc..) and still be able to do some work. It's still really good and fast so don't worry about that.
That's interesting. Thanks for the review. I'm ... intrigued ... by the M1. It hasn't won me over yet, but I see the potential. That said, I have to say, the Air's thermal throttling under a prolonged heavy load would be an insta-fail for me. And to spend that much more money for a a Pro just to get a fan ... another fail. I'd expect that from a tablet, but not from an actual computer. Hopefully Apple sorts this out in the future.
Safari has crashed a few times for me now that I’m abusing it (16GB/1TB) like I used to abuse Chrome on my old MBP (32GB/1TB). Pretty fast and flawless besides that, though. I have the photoshop beta, but normal Adobe CC (Intel) stuff runs like butter on Rosetta so far.
I returned a Macbook Air M1 with 16GB because of random keyboard glitches (without my touching the keyboard the login password box would fill with hidden characters, or when clicking a menu item the cursor would scroll rapidly to the bottom of the menu and keep juddering). Also, internet speeds were atrocious even after I tried all the fixes I could find. So - growing pains. I loved the MBA M1 generally but could not imagine hauling the blasted machine back and forth to the Apple store and having my work interrupted. I'm thinking of replacing it with a used iPad Pro 12.9 - it may not do as much, and it may do some things badly by design (file management!), but what it does well, it does it reliably. The form factor is kinda neat for working casually (not straight-up-endicular in a chair). I know an iPad can't compete with a Macbook for advanced video editing, but for moderately simple work there's a certain charm in simplicity. A friend of mine creates beautiful videos on her iPhone with VideoLeap and InShot - so I figure I might as well have fun and be free of MacOS/M1 bugs. With the first-gen M1 machines there's a constant insecurity - WILL Apple ever fix this bug. IS it fixable at all? Does Apple really care about the bugs in its headlong rush to bring new glitzy gadgets to market? Or does Apple just wait for the outcry to swell before it pays attention - does it use its users to debug its products?
If it ain't broke. Keep your money for other things. Would Apple still support a working laptop from 2012? After all they make their money from hardware sales.
