YOU Should STILL Buy the Cheapest M1 MacBook Air, And Here's Why! 

After buying my first M1 Macbook air, I'm actually not worrying about its performance or battery either. I'm worry whether I did make a right choice for buying gold instead of space gray.

The M1 Air is my introduction to the Mac and boy I’m super impressed I love it.

I literally bought this yesterday and this guy is here to send me the confirmation bias I need XD

Game support, is all that’s standing in the way of me and my first mac.

I've never bought a Mac for myself but after working in a tech company that provided me with the latest (back then) MacBook Pro 2015 I really liked MacOS. I left that job and man, I missed that laptop but was expensive for me to buy. After 2 years now I investigated on the best price-power ratio out there and glad I bought this MBA M1 to myself. Pretty happy again with the premium experience, excellent performance and in this case, unbeatable price.

Really watch all of your M1 MacBook videos, really clear and detailed with your explanation.👍🏻

Just purchased one from Best Buy for $799 using their student deal! It can’t be beat.

Your video about M1 MBA are the reason why I'm buying it. Best decision ever. Thanks, Gary!

Bought mine a week ago based on your videos love your style!

your reviews are truly amazing which really made me purchase my MacBook Air a month ago. loved it and no regrets. goes along with my iPhone 12.

enjoyed your detail summary of the M1 Macbook Air,cheers!

After months of use, I can confirm everything about this. It's a bit insane and weird coming from an "Air".

Great video! I only want to add that the MacBook Air M1 is also the first true laptop. Before your eyes get crossed, what I mean by that is that this laptop has no cooling vents and it truly doesn’t need them. No more worries about blocking vents when it’s on your lap and you don’t need to put it on a flat surface even when you know you’re going to be pushing the processor. After using this device for about eight months I agree with everything thing else mentioned in this video.

Got one last month and aside from the speaker cracks a little on mine(which it fixed itself after restarting), i am very happy for buying the m1 mac air as my first macbook🙆🏻‍♂️

Replaced my macbook pro 2017 (w/ touch bar) with macbook air M1 base model two weeks ago. Loving it!

My 2018 Dell XPS 15 has been giving me so many issues lately. This beautiful, silent, cheaper, and better performing MacBook air is sounding really tempting...

I got lucky and found a base open box air with only 2 battery cycles for almost 30% off MSRP - couldn't be happier for a work machine!

The current MBA chassis *might* be large enough for a 14" panel. I'd love to see a 2022 14" M1X/M2 MBA.

i just got the m1 macbook air and i dont regret it one bit. its incredible!

I just purchased a refurbished MacBook Air (the gold one). I love it. You are absolutely correct in every aspect of your analysis and comments.

Been watching your videos for almost a year and after watching this particular video, I got the basic MBA M1 2020. So far, this has been the best decision I've made. My workflow is very efficient. I've never experienced this much fluidity after using Microsoft for more than a decade. Thanks for your videos, Gary.

I just noticed the entry level MacBook Pro 16 is off the site, versions start at 1tb 2599. Looks like new 16 inch are getting ready.

getting mine next week hella excited!!!

I've been interested in the Mac Mini M1 since it came out. The last Apple computer I had was the Apple IIe. :) I've had several iPads too. I bought the original one in 2010 and it really blew me away. I got a modest windfall, and Amazon had $99 off on the 8/256 model, so I bit. I jjust do mostly browser stuff and a little HTML. I knew I could operate it as I've played around with Linux distros now and again. I set this up in my kitchen, leaving the PC in the office. After having it a few days, I decided to turn it on and eventually make the transision. It's going well and it is likely in a week or so, I'll move the PC to the other desk and put this one in. I bought a hub with ssd port and a 1tb ssd but haven't used them yet. I bought a keyboard meant for a Mac and a UPS. "If this 71yo old far can do it, an¥one can." So far, so good. I subscribed to your channel since the M1 was introduced. Thanks.

I was watching your M1 MBA videos for almost six months and gave in three weeks ago 😁 amazing machine not only for general productivity, but video editing too (Davinci for me). Not going back to Windows anytime soon, that’s for sure

Bought one and no regrets. You can keep on waiting for the next in line but then you keep on waiting. And maybe holding back cause of som minor issues that comes with the redesign. Then I prefer this one that's kept on getting better and better over the years.

Thanks, I just bought the M1 Air 16 ram 8/8 TB SSD refurbished and cannot wait to get it...

I just picked up my first MacBook, the brand new MacBook Air entry model, based off of your love for it. Lol. I really want the pro 16 with the M1 Max, but this should do for now. It's quite a change from the 10 year old HP Envy 17' brick I'm getting out of, but luckily I have been using iPhones for quite a while so the OS isn't completely foreign. Thanks for keeping it fun and real in your videos.

I purchased a 8 core GPU, 8GB RAM 512GB SSD for $1099 on B&H (pricing was only for the gold). For $100 extra I got an additional core and doubled the storage of the base M1 Air. For the price, the performance is phenomenal. I do photo and video as a side gig, and so far, it has worked very well. I feel it a little slower for 4K video export than my old 2014 MacBook Pro, but everything else is blazing fast.

Yes! I really love my M1 MacBook air. Whatever your saying is absolutely true. I don't mind if there will be new models soon. What matters the most is the convenience it offers me right now. And especially that I got it in Education Price. It was such a great deal for me.

All around it is a wonderful piece of tech. I have had mine since February after waiting a year to get one. Glad i did not buy the i5 version from the same year that was on sale at the same time.

Could you share your thoughts on swap memory issue. And what is the current state of your mba in terms of tbw on ssd?

Hey man, love your video's and better yet I love the way you deliver information. I purchased a MacBook Air M1 about 5 weeks ago that replaced my 2015 MacBook Pro. Overall I happy with it but I do have some issues, it feels to me like Apple did little user level testing before they released the laptop. Here are some examples - The Plex client crashed upon launch each and every time, could be a rosetta issue. Whenever I try to bookmark a RU-vid page Safari crashes and this has been highly documented on the internet. I wanted to change the crappy wallpaper provided so I searched for a high res image I liked, once I found it I opened it full res and copied it, choose to set as background and although it did show up as my background there were small bits of the webpage imbedded in the image, I clicked on one of these bits and it was editable with the keyboard. Moving tabs around in Safari also causes it to crash. Just wondered if you have noticed anything like this.

Just got one and I'm blown away by the price/performance of it. Dream come true for me. Amazing machine!

Just ordered my base model M1 MacBook Air to replace my mid 2012 MacBook Pro, going to pick it up tomorrow, can’t wait!

I have the M1 Air as my first mac, it's beautiful!!!

Thanks for another great Video!!

as someone who has *struggled* with windows laptop - be it gaming or running everyday tasks (personal and work), my laptop's' always had heating issues and fan sounds; keyboard and track pad gets the most heavy usage and by the end of 4 to 5 years, they wither stop working w/o hiccups or the keys become to loose to work (my current HO laptop's keys already feel kinda loose) I've been looking into the M1 series macbooks especially the Air because i'm someone who prioritizes smooth daily laptop-work over recreational gaming, and the chipset sounds like it'll do enough. This video gives that confirmation. Gonna do more research and wait fro more macbook lineups!

I still wait for the M1X Macbook 14 or 16 inch. Currently at work I am used to a 16" Dell Precision 7550 so 13" is very tiny to get used to.

I ordered the MacBook Air M1 with 16gb RAM last night. Something I didn't see ANY of in videos reviewing these new MacBooks was a comparison between the new MacBook Pro with 16gb RAM and the Air M1 with 16gb. How do they stack up to each other? Finding the 16gb version wasn't hard on Amazon and I got the 25g gb storage version that I'm going to couple with an external SSD. This is soooooo much cheaper than getting a kitted out Pro for tons more money.

I feel like I can come to terms with the machine not being user upgradeable. My main concern is storage anxiety.

I haven't owned a laptop or computer of any sort since 2001. lol, I know, I knowwww. I was gonna pull the trigger on these new puppies last week until I seen the mentioning of the M1-X/M2. I told myself that if I've been able to wait and survive without a computer this long, what's another few months lol. I know the MBP are coming out here shortly, I just hope the next MBA makes an appearance this year as well. If not, looks like first quarter of 2022. Blah. Great vid as usual. Appreciate the time and effort my man

Had mine for a few days. Damn. Absolutely love it.

Yes Gary you are correct, the M1 Macs are perfect computers but here's the thing, when the next generation of these things comes out you will forget all about these and start singing the praises of the new stuff and tell us to abandon what we just bought and buy them instead. It's a never ending battle. I just want my Macs to last and be great for 5 to 7 years like my 2013 Mac mini. I have a Pro and a Mini a 2020 iPad 12.9 Pro, 2 Apple 4K's and the only thing I do upgrade most every year is my Pro Max. I feel sometimes Tech Companies need to ease up on the speed of advancement and upgrades. Maybe every 2 years. That's me I'm sure everyone else thinks opposite. Great Video!

“Thank you for your awesome naming convention….” LOL

Six months on, I've traded up to the 16GB/512GB configuration. It's become a main computer for me and 8GB/256GB starts running out of RAM/Swap if I've got data (high-resolution photos) on the drive.

Gary, you’ve talked about gaming some. Any chance you’ll do a review of the Steam Deck when it comes out? It’s a little different than your usual stuff, but I think it could be a good way to branch out and/or bring some new viewers to your channel!

I bought this bc of u for school and so far its been the best purchase I’ve ever done

I want the M1 MBA so bad but my old 2012 MBP just won't die and still runs new... sad.

I love the way you say let’s find out

I was looking for a Pc for starting a business in the next few months I pulled the trigger on a s7 tab plus for 849 only to find a 899 MacBook Air that was a deal to me ! I exchanged the tablet for the mBA , for me after adding the keyboard case for 229 or even 149 on sale at Walmart it made more sense to buy a mBA

Thanks for this video- my Microsoft surfacebook has basically died and this video has put me over the edge to buy one of these.

man I’ve been watching your videos for a long time and I hadn’t noticed I wasn’t subscribed:(

Mine arrived yesterday, so far I'm in love with it! (Never had a Mac, only tried an hackintosh once)

So Im a fairly heavy computer user. I use Adobe CC, MS Office, heavy emails, starting on some video editing. With COVID, this was available. I got it and it does everything quickly and silently. You just cannot compare a fully optimized ARM environment to how we think with Windows. I use my MacBook Air on a 32" widescreen display for work. Doesn't skip a beat. Im thoroughly impressed. I love it for taking with me on the road as it can charge with a DC usb-c charger. Just a really amazing machine. Best Buy had it on sale for $100 less than MSRP too.On the road, I can put my iPad Pro next to it and with sidecar dual monitors. Its a great machine for real world use.

Though it uses a big.little architecture, it seems that it can use all 8 cores at same time in certain demanding tasks

Just bought mine this week… i was contemplating buying now or wait for the next Macbook Air… but bought it still 😅

Literally the only thing stopping me getting one is the lack of dual monitor support. I have 2 x 4K LG monitors but don’t want to be anchored to my desk if I purchased a Mac Mini.

I never had a mac book but I was thinking about getting this one it looks very impressive.

I did actually sell my MBP because someone offered me good money... I got a super-deal on a brand-new MBA with 16Gb and just the 256Gb SSD, I know it has 7 GPU cores. This will eventually become my wife's laptop, as soon as the new systems drop as I now have enough money saved up (I hope). Thanks for pointing the MBA out, I really like it and it is just as fast as the MBP for my use.

I want to buy the macbook air with the M1 chip. Should I buy the current version or should I wait to the beginning of 2022 to buy the new version?

Just got a 8GB 8 Core 512GB and it's amazing. 16Gb would have been nice but so far I don't think I'd need it. The surface of it is literally cool, I haven't felt any heat coming off of it at all.

I got the base but did upgrade to the 16gb of ram for future proofing! By far best battery life ever! Highly recommend!

My only regret buying the m1 air with 500gb drive was not getting 16 gigs of ram. Doing pro work on it shows how little 8gig ram is. It’s fine for home use. Buggy for pro work. I want to blame the ram but it can also be lack of optimized apps and buggy network performance. Problems I do not run across on the intel models that I keep having to turn to when the air bugs pop up.

I love your desk, where did ya buy it?

thank you for making me feel better about my very first mac purchase haha

The M1 Air is the best laptop I have ever owned. I wrote on MarkEllisReviews post this morning , my iPad Pro 12.9 is gathering dust now. Your reviews on it made up my mind to buy it. Thanks again.

My M1 air just came today replaced my 2020 MacBook Pro (intel) don't regret it at all!

I got the silver MBA a week ago and i’m in love. This is coming from a stubborn windows user too.

Just ordered mine for 749 USD at best buy after student and elite member discounts, can’t wait

Superb 👏 video...Thanks for creaaattiiinnnggg

the power is great .. im ready for my eyes to feast on a newer design though ..unless it means colorful bezels for Air in the style of the current iMac M1 ...

Love ur vids

This is the best laptop i have ever used.. its just amazing & without that fan noise its just amazing

Everyday Dad, eh? Nice to have a dad who's around every day

Phew, we just went to BestBuy on Saturday and got this laptop for my wife as they had them on sale, new, for $899 so only $50 more than refurb. I'll make sure to send this to my wife as a "SEE! I know what I'm saying" Thanks Gary!

i currently have a 2017 macbook pro 13 inch and im starting college late august should i upgrade to the m1 macbook air, wait till they announce another laptop which they usually do around sept and oct or just stay with my current laptop thoughts ?

I’m looking for a laptop before college starts which would be next fall (august?). Do I look to buy the MacBook M1 or do I try to wait for the MacBook M2?

I would agree with you. Before buying the M1 MacBook Air I was using the base model Surface Laptop 3 which compared to the MBA only had 128GB of storage. Compared to the base model MBA, the Surface Laptop 3 always felt a little sluggish. The Surface Laptop 3 fan would always kick on even if I was just doing work through the browser. The typing experience was a little better on the Surface Laptop 3, but due to the build materials, I experience flex while typing which on the MBA with its aluminum build has zero flex while typing. The biggest benefit to the MBA over the Surface Laptop 3, is I feel there is less to worry about with an Apple product over a PC. This is due to the snappiness of the device, more apps to help with ram management and storage cleaning; at least there are more that I am familiar with. Lastly the ecosystem, I feel that Apple has the better ecosystem, however, yes you have more options in creating your ecosystem with a PC but that is named using an Android device and for me, I much prefer the iPhone because it feels more like a productivity tool than Android. Great video as always.

Wow !! U throw out some really complicated phrasing and reel off numbers and model names and specs …. Really impressive & really compresses a huge amount of useful data into a short time frame. Cool !! (Althu I don’t think I could digest more than 2 at once …). I hv Sub’d.

What about graphic design? Do you know if it’ll run smoothly with a few apps open? Like photoshop and illustrator and Indesign? All open at the same time?

It’s still quite insane that there are solid reason that I should buy the M1 MBA over the M1 MBP …

Thanks for the video, would this work with fusion 360?

This M1 MBA is really a game changer. The power is just so great! I used it 9 in the morning and lasted up to 10:30 in the evening (doing some office works and watch videos) and it still has a battery!! It's really quiet and the performance really is soo good compared to my windows laptop that lags from time to time and gets lowbatt on using it after 2 hours.

took your advise and just got new Macbook Air M1, is best way to transfer my data from Surface Pro window 10 to it via Samsung SSD? (leave all photos in Google cloud instead of transfering?)

I’m not the heavy user, but I’m gaming some time, should I pick MacBook pro instead? Can’t it play heavy game ?

Hello, hope you are well :) I would like to know if the MacBook air M1 is compatible with illustrator and photoshop. I have a MacBook Pro (older version) and Im considering to buy the air M1 , but I'm not sure if these softwares from Adobe are going to run in this computer. I work with them everyday. Many thanks for your help and time :)!!

Hey! I’m looking to purchase the M1 Air but I’m wondering if I should be worrying at all about the lack of a fan?

I have a budget of around 2000 dollars, should I go for the MacBook Pro with some upgrades or the air with some upgrades?

I have to get a new laptop and this video just sealed the deal for me

Do you think M2 Macbook air is better than M1 ? After your video, I really want to buy it but I need to consider about M1 and M2 ( maybe will release in the first half of next year)

my son is off to college late August. Get this or buy a cheepo lap top until the upgraded M1 chip comes out later this Fall?

This labtop was the best ! I wish windows would allow bootcamp for the new chip. The only reason I had to get rid of it and my intel MacBook Pro doesn’t even compare to how this thing ran!

There’s a MacBook Air on sale on the campus bookstore where I go to school. It’s brand new. M1, 8 core cpu/8 core gpu, 8 GB memory, 512 ssd for $1110. Is that a good price? Will it be good enough for the next 4 years I’m in college? Can I use it to do some coding?

They enchanted them with Efficiency V

I switched from windows to the MacBook Air about six weeks ago. I am not looking back. I still have a Lenovo laptop that I constantly yell at. It is a convertible laptop/tablet and it is slow as grandma‘s molasses. I am ready to chunk it. I do have a new desktop for windows 10 that is dedicated for the company I work for (working from home). I am really moving all of my personal computing needs to my MacBook Air. Love love love

I wanted to build a pc but with the current state of the market im seriously considering this or the mac mini

Can you recommend a good ANC headphones for M1 macbook air that is a budget squeeze? Thanks

I have the base MacBook Air, and for that price I actually found a Lenovo ideapad gaming with a pretty neat amount of power, and since I’m really up to hav both OS (Mac and Windows, same as android and iPhone), that seems pretty nice to me,.

I just bought one and Gary posted, the dots are connecting