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[@SnizzleGaming]

This is why your company not respected at all

[@jaketaylor9961]

@@SnizzleGaming true 😂

[@unitedpandalas7229]

In the meanwhile her son was like 'where dafuq is my laptop'

[@rauldragomir5166]

hahahahaahahaja

[@chartstatss]

United Pandalas lolz

[@andrealovera1765]

LOOOOL

[@marosborn]

Don't be so quick to assume.

[@oppenheimerbobm]

@@marosborn r/woooosh

[@PurplePurplePurple]

I really appreciate the effort to give this video realism. You know, because every now and then I forget my MacBook in the freezer.

[@PurplePurplePurple]

Dude I live Canada and I'm pretty sure we have common sense to NOT leave our computers in our freezing cars.

[@hailgod1]

ProN00B97 no one brings a cpu around. its a computer.

[@TheRomanoLV]

Rektnato Well now you know you can take your MacBook to the top of mount Everest and it will survive haha

[@EdmontonRails]

Jimmy in the last test it should of slipped off the car, fell on railroad tracks as a freight train was coming

[@PurplePurplePurple]

that actually happened to me last week. It got a slight scuff but I was pretty rattled.

[@arjen4120]

unfortunate accident, oops i left my laptop in the freezer for 2 hours

[@jettlaxholly]

Could of left in the car in winter

[@SLASHERamc]

So I left mine in there too, but the battery seems to charge but the light is very dim, and green, but it still won't turn on.

[@teddycarr]

+Arjen Hartink i lold

[@Sirpry]

+Arjen Hartink I did left mine outdoor while it was snowing for 30ish mins

[@binkachu6568]

It's to see if it would survive in the snow and who knows?

[@techtonictech196]

'I see our screen is still on which is impressive' *screen turns off*

[@milannanda4068]

"I see the screen is still on", screen shuts off 1 millisecond after she says that.

[@imabook1857]

+Mil Man probabaly 500 millieseconds xD

[@DylanParkdylkay]

Its just the terrible panel on the mac plus it being very bright out. The contrast washes out the screen.

[@DylanParkdylkay]

we might be talking about different scenes. What time are you talking about?

[@cruel3191]

Lol I knew there would be a comment like this :D

[@amonGustavo07]

dylan park bro you’re lost, where it actually died headass

[@simtasticmia7193]

this was very hard to watch.

[@DENPTrains]

I watched with my windows 10 Laptop and I looked very smug

[@probE466]

+diamondminerHD Mcpe player Windows 10, haha, shit system

[@DENPTrains]

You kidding me? Windows 10 is the most used operating system in the world and has made many apple and linux users switch since the day of release

[@probE466]

diamondminerHD Mcpe player erm, no, it isnt, windows 10 is no match for windows 7 and everyone knows that

[@AkuKami24]

+probE466 OMG ikr XD, if i ever build a new pc for myself i'll keep using windows 7 XD

[@Dogstep]

The reason it didn't survive the water test is because of the battery. The device still fully functioned it's just that the battery broke.

[@teddycookk]

I does work if you plug it in

[@wopmf4345FxFDxdGaa20]

The battery broke and there may be other kind of damage that is just not visible. I have dropped many mobile phones in water. All of them usually start after drying, but other kind of nasty problems appear. Speaker stopped working in one, and other got sensitivy problems with keys. So there is very likely some damage somewhere even tough it boots up. If the electronics isn't water proof, don't put it in water. :/

[@janiscena3126]

Teddy C that's because the power cord is giving the energy for the computer to work. The only thing that the battery is doing is charging (what it isn't doing in this case cause it's broken.

[@GamerTubeAwesome]

Yeah you could just replace it

[@fatshady9291]

thank u captain obvious

[@AntJoseph_]

I remember watching this when it came out. It was fun to watch back then and it is still fun to watch it today!

[@medusesquash795]

Wait what ? You recieved a heart from CNET... In 2020 ( 2021 )

[@PJV1990]

I remember loads of dislikes and comments from people who were saying things like 'OMG what's the pont of this, you could've given that laptop to me!@!£!' and actually being serious/not joking... I always hated the stupidity of those comments and the dislikes. Like it or not these videos were important consumer advice. It's always nice to know how durable/fragile a piece of tech is.

[@no1s1asteampunk]

techrax and this women should get married

[@Lukaswb124]

Lol 😂

[@fulinsun9056]

***** The test is nonsense. The computer has a range of temperature that it can work.

[@UltimateProOFFICIAL]

***** HAHAHAHA SO FCKING TRUE!! but i think she is his mom or something like that actually :P

[@RogerLmao]

And the ring would be the Nokia 3310

[@robloxkid2026]

***** she dosen't buy this stuff, cnet HER JOB does

[@ianrobinson1514]

hands down my favorite era of the KZbin tech community

[@PJV1990]

Hands down my favourite era of KZbin. KZbin started going downhill from 2015 onwards and the adpocalypse killed it for good. It's a shame that young people today/in the future will never know how incredible KZbin was back in the day.

[@tierrifurzer4145]

Been saving for a mac and. Seeing them do that kills me

[@strawberrycheesecake1565]

I hug my macbook air so tight after watched this video

[@immortalfirefly0641]

lol

[@TeddyHeartSweet]

Each time the Macbook fell on the ground I could literally feel the pain. I cringed so hard omg

[@gabriellesimone9635]

yes me too I was dying/ shit ( me realizing how when you commented )

[@dantevatani991]

why did they stop doing this kind of video, they were great

[@GamingComic123]

Ikr

[@xalataf3365]

Molly left.

[@SomeoneOnTheInternet855]

YEAH THIS WAS GOOD

[@NathanielsShow]

Agreed

[@SmallHappyOtter]

Molly went to New York Times and now she is on a podcast or npr or something idk

[@ManofEpicness]

It's like watching someone punch a baby : (

[@qu2324]

Watching this on a Macbook Air xD painful to watch tho ;(

[@squishysquishies9120]

Lol

[@alyssafreebody685]

same here

[@trollsthatlol1]

Me too actually xD

[@Leopard77711Real]

Same xD

[@avavee18]

same haha

[@triggeremotions]

But when the screen turned off at the water test by its self , she went to turn it off and held the button , but the screen was already off so she would have been trying to turn it on (by accident) she said not to do that so She failed the test not the mac book imo

[@TheSpeedster797]

Yeah I know, I thought nobody else with notice that. I was just to lazy to comment.

[@triggeremotions]

Too lazy to do a re-test . At least you admit it now , your sins are forgiven ;P

[@TheSpeedster797]

?

[@triggeremotions]

Aren't you supposed to be smart

[@TheSpeedster797]

I was questioning what your mean by sins, how is religion conflicted with this. Why are you being a snot when I'm agreeing with you?

[@GeoGrig]

all electronics fail water "tests"... throw your hair dryer in the bathtub to see if it survives, while taking a bath

[@ItsGravix]

2:33 watch it with your eyes closed and let your imagination take over

[@georgionic]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@nachoisthe1970]

Eww

[@chadpapa563]

LOL

[@danielboujee]

i need holy water.

[@stefan-sp1pc]

Hawkeye111 listen to 2:22

[@SimonSomething]

the cringe when she holds down the powerbutton to start it

[@Raffayshazad]

I feel your pain

[@tomerpianist]

Haha yeah it was a very *facepalm* moment

[@andreperez5911]

that's what I did when I first got my macbook though.😂

[@bridget2695]

God yes

[@HeTake123]

The MacBook won't start until you release they power key though.

[@KayPeaz97]

Is Anyone else cringing while watching this?

[@alo-km3cl]

Me

[@Elosee]

This was very hard to watch

[@PocketUau]

+Kay Pea I got popcorn and cried every time these biased tests failed. Nothing to prove the heat, nothing to show that there weren't wires for drops, and who the hell puts a laptop in less than a centimeter of water!? dunk it in the pool! A Latitude e6420 can survive that.

[@petterforsberg8527]

+Kay Pea Not at all. It's an Apple product, so I rather felt warm and fuzzy inside, lol!

[@king579pro7]

Nah I no rich guy

[@stormraven201]

really lady...when someone accidentally knocks water on the laptop they immediately pick the cup up and start drying it. She let is sit for a good minute or two. Second, i'm sure if she did the "rice trick" it would have done a better job getting the water out. My 3 year old macbook air survived, 2 juice spills, 1 coffee spill and a jealous 10 year old sister dumping water on it...so yea.

[@EpicCheesyBiscuit809]

For a second I thought you said your three year olds MacBook lol

[@stormraven201]

XD, no offence but i wouldn't give a 3 year old any apple product to begin with, i might sound "mean" but my kids first computer will be the family desktop that sits in the living room. They won't get there own laptop until they start college.

[@EpicCheesyBiscuit809]

Oh yeah I agree totally

[@AnthonyLamanna11]

stormraven201 college ? dam thats a bit harsh . im in highschool and probably couldn't survive without my macbook air .

[@stormraven201]

I wasn't even allowed on the computer unless it was homework, my mother would sit in the living room with me just to make sure i was't on anything else. I think i'm being more fair then the way i was raised. At least they can still play games and watch things on it, It won't be just for homework. Besides, those computers are expensive, if they save money and buy it on there own thats on them, but i personally wouldn't buy them one until college.

[@TopEvt]

So she is the chick who put her hamster in the microwave when she was little. Glad to see she has moved on to tech now ..

[@AllmmurrA]

Sure, you'd accidentally put your Macbook in the freezer. Jesus, some people can't even afford food and you're here breaking extremely expensive things for fun.

[@panchitov12]

So it's her fault people are starving? I am a consumer i want to know if this product will be durable I dont care about the hungry they can help themselves why is it people expect others to do things for them

[@AllmmurrA]

Enrique Vera Actually in 90% of the cases they can't. They live in poverty, no jobs, no education, nothing. They don't expect the help. But it is ridiculous, she could have donated the $600+ to a charity and fed people who can't do anything to help themselves, as they have no jobs or any method of getting a job.

[@miladk.2064]

AmazingJessicaa Thomas Those children do not deserve $600 in free funds from a complete stranger. I don't care that they are living in poverty, I don't care that they have no jobs, I don't care that they don't have an education. 90% of the money donated goes straight into the bank accounts of the people working at the charity organization. This video is well worth its $1000 price tag as it provides more than enough entertainment and educational value. Not to mention they probably made more than enough to cover the price of the macbook. How about YOU actually help them by purchasing plane tickets to Africa?

[@AllmmurrA]

Mo K. How will purchasing a plane ticket to Africa help? I'm pretty sure the money donated to legitimate charities is appreciated, how do they not deserve it? Who deserves the $600 more? A woman who obviously has enough money to waste, or people who can't afford to buy anything?

[@AllmmurrA]

***** Except it's not hilarious...

[@swaa1099]

How on earth do I leave my Mac book air, IN THE FREEZER?

[@iskskye9004]

+Lucas Souksavath why didn't you leave it in the freezer?

[@javierpopable]

Because I was searching for recipes

[@sallyjohnson5906]

It was just to simulate leaving it outside in snow or at least extremely cold weather

[@flotrenzy]

+Ron Weasley that's actually pretty good lol

[@whateveryh2119]

+sally johnson Maybe it's just me but I have never forgot outside in the snow...

[@go_browns3276]

*Puts a metal laptop in a 190 degree environment, then touches it* " ooh that's hot".......... I'm done 😪

[@ConorMacProductions]

Yeah I'll totally accidently leave my macbook in the freezer....

[@ThatBritishGuy26]

I'll totally leave my laptop on the roof of my car....

[@jonathanterry8485]

or maybe u live in a cold area?

[@MrMdbling]

you should come to edmonton - canada in the winter and you well understand why they did that test

[@ThatBritishGuy26]

MrMdbling I now live in Calgary, AB. As you probably know it does get quite cold here too so I suppose I can give you that one.

[@LemonCupcakeVRInfinity]

yeah i totaly put my devises on the roof of my car xD the only thing i ever put on a car roof is a can of cola xD

[@FroddeB]

What are you doing! Children in Africa could have eaten that MacBook Air.

[@spicoliravioli]

FroddeB shut up

[@rhysdavis2846]

Love It!

[@leoliu7492]

It's not her fault...

[@Mscuderia1]

This is testing if macs are women proof. Most things aren't.

[@Ideaz4U2]

Feminists please unread this

[@keiraatchison3257]

Michael Scuderi horrible human being

[@blakewixom2893]

hurry get the best zombie weapons you can possibly find, THE FEMINISTS ARE COMING!!!!!!

[@TwoGuysBrickfilms1]

The MacBook itself did not fail the water test. The battery did. Unfortunately for newer macs though, you can't replace the battery.

[@drink15]

The battery is part of the Macbook.

[@blackmoon483]

I think its coz the water got into the gap of the loose back panel

[@zack22372]

It did not fail because it actually turned on if it actually failed the mac wouldn't have turned on with a charger it could easily get repaired and it works with a charger that's better than nothing

[@drink15]

Zack Britton It did fail, because it turned off.

[@TheSwordCollector89]

That's not a laptop. It's a portable computer.

[@conneragresta4106]

I’m still watching this eight years later and I used to watch it when I was little

[@buyeth2047]

How did she not figure out that it won't start until you release the power button? I am infuriated.

[@PlatinumMontageFilms]

Who's going to leave their macbook in a freezer for 2 hours? i don't actually see the relevance in this video...

[@kylepreiksa8183]

My car was routinely colder than a freezer when parked outside this winter. What if I left my computer in my car overnight?

[@avp218]

Kyle Preiksa well said...

[@KillerGX]

I guess its the same as leaving your mac book outdoors in Alaska during the winter.

[@FNLNFNLN]

***** If you want to push it to the limit, push the cpu and gpu to max load, and see if its processors have throttled themselves or overheated. That would be more relevant (to most people) than leaving it in a freezer or putting it under a heat lamp for a few hours. The only realistic and relevant test they did here is to drop the thing.

[@KamataMusik]

Probably to simulate leaving it outside in snowy weather and climate?

[@tayvionlee3861]

i knew the first test was going to pass cause the video is 8 minutes long

[@anastasiaflorence5366]

They could have used another Mac book if the first test failed.

[@tayvionlee3861]

Lol true

[@aytacofx]

+Its Ana Like they did with the iPod Touch :P

[@Sn0w0nS]

You are really smart.

[@zoala001]

why everybody saying african children are dying from hunger and she is playing with a 1000 dollars macbook? I don't get it. because you can say the same thing for those who have pets at home. instead of buying expensive food for a dog or for a cat why don't you give it to africans? or why do you go to restaurant? you can cook the same meal for a less amount of money and pay the rest to hungry people. but the world doesn't work like this! at my uni I waste a lot of electronic circuits and chemicals for my projects but I can say okay maybe I shouldnt work on my projects cuz I can save the money paid for those materials?!

[@enzovanbergen815]

It,'s a joke 😑

[@YUniverseVideos]

+zoala001 I've been trying really really hard to keep myself from getting into disputes on youtube as it's mostly just a waste of time but, I feel like I needed to address this one because anyone who can see the sense in the point you're trying to make should also be sensible enough to see this point of view I'm trying to convey. Yes, you have some valid points, but some of the points don't validate your case. The first sentence: obvious over exaggeration. But by now most people know that people who talk in that sort of way don't mean it, it's just a figure of speech, so let's move on. Second sentence: Based on the "everybody" mentioned in the first sentence, those "everybodies" are people of high compassion. Why would they want to take the life a loved one, regardless of the being, for a stranger? 3rd and 4th sentence: People have varying degrees to their own views and beliefs, on politics, religion and all sorts of things. Some don't care about things, while others care a little, and even others have strong views and beliefs, but only few are extremists. Even though not all are extremists people have an urge to express their beliefs if they feel it is the right thing to do. And to the last statement: It doesn't apply because it misses the bigger picture. The relatively small sacrifice required for the advancement of science and technology can progress the well being of many more. TL:DR version: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Yes at times, it may seem the cries for the starving children seem perpetual. But these cries often come from people who are compassionate, though their compassion may come in varying levels, they all come together to make a generalized statement. and the statement seems to be: "We may not be perfect, but we try to be good. We don't always do the right things, but we try to do as we should. We may not be the most compassionate, but at least we try to be considerate. We may be insignificant, but we have the potential to create change." ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

[@zoala001]

YUniverseVideos this is not a english class to write an essay! sorry don't have time to read all this!

[@tinuthomas531]

Are people really that dumb to fall for b8?

[@thousandyenlight]

Am I the only one who kept cringing ??

[@coolkysh]

Nope

[@coolkysh]

I fell't like shooting the tester.....just felt likeit

[@thousandyenlight]

coolkysh haha I'm not alone :)

[@iceblink7376]

Nope I felt like I was dying inside

[@thousandyenlight]

Diana Rodriguez exactly.....

[@PimpMyRide01]

" I see that the screen is still on..." 6:58 NOPE!

[@drunkoffsherry]

my heart is breaking...

[@csaREEM]

This girl is a classic. Puts it in the freezer then says, wow its cold. Then under heat lamps and wow its hot.

[@MrMeagain569]

I'm definitely not an Apple fan, but this was so painful to watch. Even if Apple isn't my favorite, they make some seriously awesome devices.

[@gokulkrishnan8692]

still not a big fan of apple even after 8 years ? 😅

[@iROMine]

​@gokulkrishnan8692 what makes you think they got any better lol

[@DarkGT]

Every Thinkpad laptop is laughing seeing failure of this macbook.

[@lhk7006]

Try doing this to your own laptop.

[@ProgrammierSuechtig]

...OUCH This hurts

[@demir7920]

And then a bee comes, OH NO! 3 2 1 AHHHHHHH! *throws laptop at bee*

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

Or a wasp lol

[@rub123456789ful]

Why a fail? The battery is just broken put a new one in it and it's fine to use again

[@anifal9]

That's like saying 'why is a drop test a failure if the screen broke? remove the panel and replace it'. Think.

[@PoltergeistWorks]

JoshJ Not quite. While today batteries are more integrated into the hardware than in traditional laptops they are still and expendable component while a screen is not.

[@anifal9]

cubixthe Not in every case, however. Screens can be replaced on most devices for a quarter of the cost of buying it new again, so to me my views are different :)

[@ratkoplays3190]

and the bottom of the laptop was pryed open so if it was not damaged i think it would have survived.

[@OliverM535]

***** I was going to make that point, if I spilled an entire pint of water on my computer/macbook it would run straight off the desk, not surround it, I think they just HAD to kill to Mac, they couldn't just let Apple win!

[@Trizonerex]

O.M.G why would you do this to a beautiful laptop? This is so hard to watch:( But i did not think it would survive the test this good :D

[@AGCipher]

This is kind of an incredibly late reply to your Deviantart post, but.. FOR SCIENCE! :P Neeh, it's a shame, but it pleases the audience, therefor makes money, still a waste though Was kind of surprised it still works (eventhough the battery died) Go Mac! :D

[@Trizonerex]

***** Agree!

[@tanner4300]

beautiful XD Say that in one year

[@Polishwm]

***** They sure do Aaron,i have a older 2007 macbook,works beautifully still,,Viva Mac!!

[@tanner4300]

Anna Comloski try running flash :3 (sarcastic tan man is sarcastic)

[@mikeo.4203]

now try this to a asus republic of gaming laptop will die in probably 10seconds from the water spill..

[@jordancreatesva]

this taught me to get a 13 inch macbook air cuz when i dropped it i saw no dents but invisable scratches

[@JJceo]

I don't know if I'm right but isn't she holding the start button too long?

[@naufrage369]

That's what I thought. I have to hold my laptops one for about half a second, and that seems long. I don't know. Might be different for Macs

[@Adas2472]

when you hold the button for that long, its not a shut-off, its an entire reboot to the system

[@meepmeep3258]

everytime that macbook falls, my heart breaks

[@peterhaydar8681]

This is amazing. The water thing can be fixed by simply replacing the battery no big deal. Nice work Apple!

[@TechHowden]

Actually, it's much more likely that it's logic board damage

[@navindave5444]

The laptop was like i've been through so much let me live already

[@kittyyourock]

Obviously you aren't gonna leave your mac in the freezer by accident..

[@noelkelly9582]

But you (or at least somebody) might attempt to use it on a freezing cold day, no?

[@Samtheging]

If you live in a cold climate (Canada) and leave your bag with laptop in it in the car overnight then this is a real fear.

[@MrDalgard]

You never know.. A buddy of mine found his phone in the fridge the day after a party.So u never know what happens when u are drunk..

[@kittyyourock]

I actually do live in canada. But you would have to be a REAL idiot to leave your laptop in the car.. In cold climates you are most likely in a heated place.

[@noelkelly9582]

Why would you have to be an idiot to leave your laptop in the car? For a start, this video shows that your MacBook Air at least could survive the cold. Secondly though, sometimes people rush, are stressed out, or just not being mindful at the time and do things they maybe shouldn't (like forgetting you left your laptop in the car) ;)

[@shanemoriarty7437]

how did the hard drive survive the drop, i toss my compaq laptop into my bag and windows will not boot

[@TwanistATR]

It's a ssd

[@nathanj6388]

The MacBook Air runs on flash memory, no hard drive or moving parts.

[@PinefrostLT]

+shane moriarty it's SSD (Solid State Drive) or flash storage. not a little slow spinning disk in it HDD (Harddisk Drive)

[@tsltyler]

+shane moriarty even macs with a harddrive will survive because they have a patented SMS (sudden motion sensor) so when fast motion is detected, it parks the drive heads and starts spinning it down until it detects the movement has stopped or after the impact is over. But yes, the macbook air is flash, as are many of the Macs now.

[@Abel-Alvarez]

^ wow i did NOT know that. That's awesome!

[@giovanni233]

oh no! (drops 1200$ MacBook air)

[@cynicalhell6624]

TechJunkie haha

[@CubeRazn]

Yes, I leave my MacBook in the freezer everyday

[@aboraheal]

it's a bad ass. I have MacBook Pro and it fell many times. and it kept working. however, I had a Dell laptop purchased it brand new. after it fell one time the screen died.

[@SuperWifiBattler]

Just ... replace the battery?

[@mmagymratreviews]

WOW You have made me decide to create a Mac equal rights group. That is horrible what you are doing to the mac!

[@Uxx__]

Omgggg I remember I used to religiously binge watch these videos

[@kelvintran8217]

nerd horror story

[@kelvintran8217]

I cried watching this

[@Surms41]

If you were a true nerd, you wouldn't cry over a macbook air...

[@Surms41]

Kelvin Tran Well, I'm not a cheap bastard, I am a nerd.

[@brwchm2023]

Hipster horror story actually xD

[@Surms41]

Marshall Murdock That's what I'm sayin' :D

[@andypeterson2126]

Couldn't you just replace the battery?

[@Sydnxt]

Sadly, unlike MacBook Pros, MacBook airs have un-removeable backs meaning you can't upgrade the ram or change the battery.

[@andypeterson2126]

+TheDerpyPudding stop talking out your ass! I have a mac book air, you CAN remove the back and replace the battery!!!!

[@farrellmario4776]

+Andy Peterson you have to be serious mate...

[@Sydnxt]

Andy Peterson Im talking about the newer 2016 models they don't allow you to remove the back

[@tyler.g.]

i have a 2016 model and yes you can remove the back

[@Mehmehx]

2:39 that's what she said

[@Mehmehx]

Naa that's true. I don't like it in the pooper

[@polisherci]

lol lmao

[@idowuojo]

that's what he* said

[@fatboysgarage7984]

I have the 13 inch MacBook air and I got into a car accident. My car rolled six times with my laptop in the back seat. It was COVERED in oil, had a few surface scratches, but all in all it's perfectly fine. It didn't want to charge for a week, but I found out it had some dirt in the charger port. A year and a half later, it STILL works great!

[@3ds12Game]

Mac is expensive, but it sure ROCKS! That's what I think makes it that valuable!

[@The_CoreyBrown]

Apple doesn't allow their products to boot at a certain temperatures; that are too cold for the system to handle! Temperature below that are an obvious no no!

[@Legaceybeats]

it needs a new battery, you killed it with corrosion and water. it should pass, the screen turned off when you picked it up. what happens if you didnt? i dont know

[@ijulesy]

It passed the water test - it survived!

[@JVIPER88]

These "torture tests" are so fuckin' pointless. Most of them are completely out of the realm of possibility, and the others are just a matter of chance. This is what happens if you drop any expensive, complex item. So... don't drop your shit.

[@Lucky8s]

They're definitely not "out of the realm of possibility"... It's possible to spill water on it, leave in the sun too long, or drop it. And if you live in Canada, it'll definitely need to resist some pretty cold temperatures. You need to think outside the box.

[@Lucky8s]

***** Exposing a device to any sort of cold is a risk since it may frost slightly, and then when you enter a warm place, moisture builds up. Some people might be tired after a long day and forget their belongings in the car, then it really needs to protect itself from the climate. You're extremely narrow minded and you can't think of things outside the box, which makes you the dipshit in this case.

[@SamSveistrup]

***** I hope you're joking.

[@SamSveistrup]

Not a word of a lie in the mornings in winter the leather seats in my moms car frost over

[@SamSveistrup]

2010 Chevy Cobalt

[@DieHard50LMAN]

Is there a reason why I don't see any tests with hardware other than apple? This can be taken two ways, Apple is the only hardware that will survive " that I believe to be the case" because it is the best OS and Hardware hands down. The other would be that the non apple hardware like this junk list, "Dell,HP, Compaq, Gateway," simply cant take it at all even the first test. I think so.

[@ALMEYTRIX]

I agree

[@jbelt712]

The OS is no indicator on wether the hardware will survive. But it is impressive it survived everything except the water test.

[@tanner4300]

good os XD has Trent even tried windows 7

[@2thedudestdude]

I don't agree about the hardware part.

[@somefuckstolemynick]

Womb Raider Well, att least I don't get windows, an OS that might have been impressive 1998 (at best). ;)

[@eradd1031]

but will it blend?

[@johnsappleseed]

Back for the nostalgia. I miss 2012

[@dripjacket8865]

the days man...

[@RobertMcClellandJr]

Put any 11inch laptop through the same, I guarantee it'd be a lot worse. Go mac.

[@wopmf4345FxFDxdGaa20]

Panasonic toughbook would do much better. :) But from the most common laptops, the Apple didn't do bad. The temperature tests aren't very difficult for any laptop. But the drop tests can do bad damage, depending of the mechanical quality of the device and does it have HDD or SSD.

[@heheitskenny]

I think a thinkpad should fair pretty well in most of these tests.

[@ralphnapierii1184]

heheitskenny #thinkpadmasterrace Thinkpads have drain holes on them. Haha

[@tlcgolden]

Acer Preator 15 x NO WAYYYY APPLE FANBOI

[@raftguy3248]

why are you comparing a "gaming" laptop to a ultrabook

[@leonardopoggio7732]

Something is a little bit off about this woman

[@nikelquint]

The end test failed because water got to the battery. Just replace it.

[@Crazy270396]

I think the same! Also it´s important to consider tha nobody will do all this thing with and notebook and the put it on water, i´d like to see the test with a new Macbook Air.

[@TheMsdos25]

Brian Britos Simmari Yeah, just slide it out and put in a new.. oh wait, not user replaceable.

[@Crazy270396]

Actually i never said something about the battery, apart for that today many companies are doing mobil phones with batteries thar are not replaceable, so... maybe someday all company do the same with computers. In my opinion is better a product that can change, but to be honest apple is doing amazing.

[@TheMsdos25]

***** Okay, not user replacable without voiding the warranty and risking damage to the other componenets inside.

[@TheMsdos25]

***** No, it would be voided by disassembling the whole macbook to get at the battery.

[@halimboy9130]

how i miss molly and her torture test program.. the best show cnet ever had

[@TheSilver32]

The water happened to me 10min ago n I'm crying hysterically

[@marianne1979]

+bryanna palmer And? Does your laptop still works?

[@radboudmetselaar3415]

+Bryanna Palmer i had that to a macbook i did not even have for 4 hour and i killed it completely, repair cost would be over 5k.. it was the hardest time of the year for me xD

[@radboudmetselaar3415]

+Beggar huh? The macbook was fully dead but idk what you mean

[@TheSilver32]

+Marianne whoeps no it doesn't I took it to the Apple Store and they said its $700 to repair so I'm saving up to repair it

[@radboudmetselaar3415]

+Beggar due to water damage; 5.000 euro's repair so we bought a new one..

[@MrBloodypassion]

apparently some of the people here don't know what "torture test" meant

[@jcornelius2]

Because I'm totally gonna put a MacBook Air in the freezer.

[@armorgeddon]

It's simulating leaving it in a car for example.

[@medusesquash795]

CNET, you should continue to doing this... So so great how devices are suffered to watch

[@gabrielacard7050]

omg i can't watch this its too much for me lol

[@sumeetmann4048]

Who else is watching this on a Mac book air like if you are or aren't

[@brokenglass_au]

I'm watching on my iPhone 7 jet black

[@galiathen]

ValorBeast Playz I am and about to drop mine from a airplane into a volcano

[@DanielFuller91]

Watching this on a ThinkPad. I'm genuinely impressed by the build quality here. I thought I'd be laughing at the competition, but it seems the MacBook is a worthy adversary in the durability department.

[@apollo5031]

SO MANY HUNGRY CHILDREN!

[@CocoTheMii]

"This is obviously the portable version..." Unlike the frustratingly immovable MacBook Pro.

[@gc.s]

More like: How to desteoy your MBA.

[@whygodrums10]

I am watching this on my 3 day old '14 11 inch Air. I didn't enjoy it.

[@NuttyJoeSuggz37]

I am also watching on my 3 day old 2014 , however 13" Air and also didn't enjoy

[@Jack36393]

NuttyJoeSuggz37 haha me too mines 1 week old

[@silasstevenson5566]

im watching this on a 3 year old

[@daisycellar]

me to but mines a 14 inch

[@sh4kra]

Well I'm a Windows OS fan, but there is no hardware with specs as good as Apples that doesn't look like a cheap brick or a teenage Gamer beast(Alienware). The only descent laptop I found for Windows was Samsung Series 9, but got really disappointed by the quality of the cheap plastic. Glad I moved to Mac, just need few adjustments, but looking forward to a good quality Laptop supporting Windows: Samsung, Sony, DELL... I'm counting on you to catch up! OS: Windows 1 - 0 MAC Hardware: Windows 0 - 1 Mac

[@My1234567890ab]

I actually like better how things work on OS X rather than Windows. If only it had a little more compatibility with apps and games...

[@albarghouthy]

Actually I used to be a windows fan, but few months after switching to Mac and started getting used to it, I can't imagine my self going back to windows. for the software compatibility, I can find almost any Windows software to work on Mac - developers usually release two versions of the same software, one for windows and one for mac-. in a worst case scenario, I'm able to find another software that will do the same job as in Windows. Better than all, if you really think that you can't live without Windows, go ahead and install it on your mac using boot camp. check this video if interested: /watch?v=uVfRQ0YIDUI OS: Mac 10 - 0 Windows Hardware: Mac 10 - 0 Windows

[@My1234567890ab]

albarghouthy I already use bootcamp for some games, but I'm too lazy to turn it off and on every time. And I wasn't talking about big programs, those have a Mac version almost every time. I was talking about .exe apps that only have Windows versions.

[@forfashire]

Putting your computer in the freezer: the best alternative to water cooling

[@DieHeartly]

So there are cracks in the back, where they put the battery - which is the most dangerous place for water to get in, and there were plenty of space for water to get in, eventually water did get in to the battery, and you say surprised like "but when you unplug it, it doesn't work!" Really? I mean, you ought to know that if the battery gets wet, it just won't work. BTW most of the things you do reflects as accidents but... How can someone left their laptop in a freezer? Seriously?

[@CIubDuck]

Water will not always kill a battery.

[@KaoruSugimura]

+Long Dong Only if the battery is drained of power and is dried well before being used again. The same can be said for other PC parts. :d In this case the battery was charged so your point is irrelevant.

[@CIubDuck]

Kaoru Sugimura Well the guy above said "if the battery gets wet, it just won't work"

[@KaoruSugimura]

Long Dong Which isn't a lie, he just didn't go into detail but neither did you.

[@izicial7469]

+burak okuroğlu The freezer was to simulate the winter. Possibly leaving it out in one's cold car.

[@TheRealVranesh]

so happy she is gone

[@devourerofnuggets]

Stop it. That piece of crap cost like $50 000, so don't break it.

[@Niko-op3oz]

i miss molly and i cant find her personality anywhere else

[@zacharybishop6595]

watching on a macbook air 11 inch :( SO HARD TO WATCH

[@calebanderson6723]

WHOS WATCHING IN 2016!

[@vinits6281]

Why is she holding on to the power button? Just tap it...

[@CIubDuck]

Tapping it doesn't start it, holding it does. At least it's like that on my macbook air

[@hankimbap]

I'm watching this on my 13 inch MBA, and I think I need to buy some of those cases.. You know.. for protection.. Because those dents are just painful to watch

[@MrFlippyMusic]

Falling laptops make me cringe >.

[@nimoon]

MrFlippy Music My ipad 2 had a dent... sold that (because it froze forever)... ipad air... got a dent again...still good with tiny scratches.

[@MrFlippyMusic]

:P

[@nimoon]

q:

[@rohamrazavi8846]

wait a macbook air has a fan? where do they fit it?

[@iffk-theinfiniteflightfree9805]

Under the hinge its hidden really well

[@hailgod1]

Roham Razavi lol its as useless as it looks. spins at 6.5k rpm and cpu is still at 95 degrees celcius.

[@rohamrazavi8846]

lol

[@ttgdsamurai8810]

After read these comments, I feel my IQ dropping by the second.