M1 MacBook Air Review - After 5000 Hours of Use

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It's been almost 8 months since I purchased my base model M1 MacBook Air, and I've been using it daily ever since. In this review I talk about a few pros and cons that I don't believe are discussed enough in other videos on KZbin.
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00:00 Introduction
00:35 Fanless Design Pros
02:08 Super Fast Swap Memory
04:23 Sponsor
05:10 Versatility
06:06 Cannot replace SSD
07:27 Hyped performance
08:50 What I’m excited for
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[@CreatedTech]

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[@thequantaleaper]

I can't imagine anyone working with 6K+ footage would ever expect to work on a 13" lightweight portable laptop as their main driver. That seems silly to me. The fact it can reasonably handle 4k is incredible and more than expected really.

[@DonMascarpon]

M1 pushed the limits and raised expectations that everyone forgot it's an ultrabook with 13hr battery life.

[@moneyaigencyy]

@L-dragonix you keep bi.tching about Apple. Just don't buy Apple products. Stick to the junk of Windows.

[@rochitgurung9090]

@L-dragonix it will never fail what's your point anyways

[@moneyaigencyy]

@L-dragonix Mate if you can't afford to replace your Macbook every 2-3 years, then what's the point. It's not like im gonna own one macbook for 20 years.

[@MuhammadHaris-qy9gy]

@L-dragonix i agree

[@lifeofapotato4595]

This dude really up here already 100k , i was here when he was just like 5k or something and it came, the just released M1 days. Congrats man!

[@bekbull]

Same thing, bro

[@suhashareesh9518]

True thing bro. He is genuine.

[@hayvanejones8791]

and Im his Neighbor

[@iVideo1011]

Same here!

[@dakshrokadia_MTB]

Ikr I thought we was a different person

[@sydneytomlinson]

I have been absolutely loving mine. It's PERFECT for school, work, entertainment, photo editing, and Minecraft when I travel. LOVE IT :)

[@Calbear707trees]

What specs did you get?

[@sydneytomlinson]

@@Calbear707trees base model (8gb ram). I was worried 8gb wasn't going to be enough but it's working great

[@jonas2495]

@@sydneytomlinson and 256gb storage?

[@sydneytomlinson]

@@jonas2495 Yep, that's plenty for me. Most of my files are kept in servers and I don't download a ton of applications or games.

[@jonas2495]

@@sydneytomlinson Alright. i just ordered one im very excited. For me 256gb probably also is enough because i have 1tb of onedrive cloud for all my files. Thanks for the reply though!

[@vlee9275]

The M1 processor line is just amazing for what it offers. Really good battery life, relatively high performance, and the ease of use + stability of MacOS. I just use Parsec to connect to my desktop computer or use a cloud computing service for heavier compute tasks.

[@oliverwilliamson6528]

Relatively high performance? Performance in the context of all current PC processors is amazing - faster than top end i9 MacBooks of 2019.

[@bholuwhoop5944]

Oh, the lighting is just wonderful :)

[@jonathansantos6820]

Thank you for your honesty about this machine. I feel other people have tried to hide the real dimensions of its performance.

[@Allinone-qf2im]

Recently switched from windows to mac and I'm already enjoying everything about it.

[@photoniccannon2117]

Part of the reason that swap memory still performs so well is that Macs won’t really swap anything that is in active working memory unless it absolutely has to. It’s swapping stuff that it might be using, but not nearly as often. The SSDs are ridiculously fast, but there is still an access latency that is estimated at around 100-300K CPU cycles, which is still many orders of magnitude slower than the ~200-500 cycles of an average RAM operation. (And it’s not just the SSD access latency that has to be worried about. It’s also context switches when the OS has to take control to fetch the memory before handing the CPU back to the app. These context switches will take several thousand cycles on their own). As slow as this is, it’s still worlds faster than the millions of cycles required for hard drive swap operations, and these Macs are also faster than most other SSDs. It’s a fast enough that it can throw anything that it isn’t actively using at any given moment (browser tabs, sections of programs containing memory that isn’t used much, etc) and when you need it again, it fetches it from swap fast enough to be more or less unnoticeable unnoticeable from a UI standpoint. Memory compression also plays a huge part. Mac OS does a good job of this, and can squash memory quite substantially and can do so much faster than the swap operations. Still far slower than RAM operations (RAM compression still takes several thousand cycles due to context switches and the need to compress/decompress 4K pages at a time), but still much faster than SWAP and the M1’s processing power helps to make this faster than on Intel era processors. The end result is that Mac OS has plenty of options as far as what to do when RAM gets right. It can afford to put stuff that isn’t used quite as often into swap or memory compression and the hit is smaller when it needs it again. You can generally push the memory pretty hard on a Mac as a result, but it’s not quite the same as just “slower RAM” - the OS fundamentally treats it differently and Mac OS is just managing it all in a very smart way. In general, running out of RAM is rarely an issue on these new M1 macs, but there are certain algorithms that will push it pretty hard. It all depends on how often Mac OS needs to use the memory it’s needing to swap out. If it’s browser tabs and sleeping OS services, or maybe mostly dormant sections of memory for different apps, the swap is pretty much unnoticeable. For most of us, this is the case and the Mac won’t miss a beat once you fill up your RAM. But if it’s LZMA on ludicrous settings or video rendering, it might be tighter. I’ve only managed to really push my Mac to its limits one time, and that was with three virtual machines, several NodeJS processes, about 30 browser tabs, and about 15 other apps open. I pushed it quite hard before 8GB was no longer enough. These things perform like a beast.

[@pangshengwei]

Thank you for this!

[@kanishk9490]

Those tube lights in the background are looking great

[@sreeramoffcl]

Dave2D vibes

[@codeine5642]

@@sreeramoffcl yeah… exactly

[@kanishk9490]

Yeah

[@CreatedTech]

Before anyone says it - yes this setup is inspired by Dave2D :) I've been using these tube lights in my videos since the channel had 5k subs so thought I would pop them in some A-roll too.

[@stacieberries]

I realllyyyy appreciate your honest review esp the last point

[@maty8890]

I am an m1 macbook pro user and I have to point out that the fan rarely turns on so the issue with having macbook with a fan on a bed or sheets is negligible.

[@leocompany]

Still gets 100 degrees hot

[@MrDaveB123]

Exactly

[@MattGarcyaDC]

But does it get hot

[@pappelfratze]

Yo its been a while since I have checked one of your videos, and I just wanted to give you probs on the improvements you have made to your video style, editing etc. Its always been on a good level but you have really managed to still improve on that so - good job ;)

[@CreatedTech]

Thanks mate!

[@andyjamesurfdoobay2806]

0:18 🔊 Now there are hundreds of videos like this so Im gonna talk about key points. Ur seriously so honest man !!!

[@charlespotts1919]

Always excellent content, have been using the M1 air for about 5 months, was primarily an Windows user and I still enjoy my Windows laptop, but this M1 at the price point is just running circles around it to the point to where unless I believe you really invest in an higher end Windows laptop you just want see the benefit,. I use the mod and I admit I do light video editing, not hardcore but the battery life, the performance especially with the mod is just through the roof, it just seems to be the best alternative for most people unless you're doing heavy lifting, then the MacBook Pro could take a lot of that weight, as always keep the fantastic videos coming, always informative and interesting content!

[@EgOCrispy]

congrats on 100k!

[@kdr9608]

Its an amazing laptop. Been using it for a few weeks now and everything is so fast and smooth. I had some files that were in my old laptop (Lenovo, i5, 8gb RAM) so I went back to retrieve them, and from the moment I turned it on, to getting the file, and accessing chrome to send the file online, took me 30 minutes (I am not even joking about this). Made me realize how amazing the Macbook M1 Air is when the same process took just that few clicks here and there to complete. The only problem I had with it was during the first week when transitioning from a Windows laptop to a Mac. The trackpad, keyboard, shortcuts and all were unfamiliar but now its much better and a breeze when it comes to work completion.

[@shishirkumar9570]

Hey, I'm thinking of buying an entry level MBA M1 16GB RAM for college, mostly I'd do browsing, some beginner level video editing and coding. Will you suggest it?

[@kdr9608]

I don’t think you’ll go wrong with the decision. I’m a university student as well. Excel, Word and some of my biotech related programs run very smoothly. Mine has 8gb of RAM and it’s already blazing fast. Do keep an eye on your storage options. I opted for 512gb as a long term buffer and very quickly almost half is full (it’s probably because i synced my iPhone stuff into the Mac). Just keep in mind that if you’re coming from a windows laptop like me, then give yourself a week or two to get used to the trackpad, shortcuts etc.

[@shishirkumar9570]

@@kdr9608 I've the option of either upgrading the RAM to 16GB or the Storage to 512GB, I'm confused as to which should I choose. The RAM makes it future proof to some extent. While I can always get an external SSD for a price that's cheaper than what Apple offers, the same wouldn't possible in case of the RAM.

[@kdr9608]

@@shishirkumar9570 Yeap you’ve got a point there. And also since you’ll be using it for video editing and coding, opting for a better RAM should be a reasonable option. And if you were to edit videos and save the files into the Mac, pretty sure it’ll hog a lot of storage so an external SSD may be the better long term choice. I didn’t opt for a stronger RAM but a 512gb storage option because I knew I’d be backing up my phone in this Mac. The phone is 256gb and there’s already like 150+ gb used up after year 😆 So surely in a few more years time my backup sizes would only grow alongside the files etc I will have in my Mac.

[@shishirkumar9570]

@@kdr9608 Got you sir. I was really looking for a Mac owner to have this discussion with. Thank you very much.

[@minato1]

Idc about the cons, imo its a perfect laptop in the market rn. I am saving up for this one(halfway there) hope to get it soon :)

[@luck1057]

Definitely worth it. Battery life is insane, if I have to nitpick this thing I will say about port, but we have dongle anyway so we move.

[@MehOccor]

Excuse me, but how can you have an opinion if you don't own it yet? Sorry for being nit-picky but really - to make rational decision, make sure to un-bias yourself before spending money on it. Consider getting the Pro version if you'll make any extensive use of the machine (resource-heavy)

[@zulkifliarshad]

i am saving money to buy this laptop or upcomicing mac to replace my 6 year old dell laptop. i hope is enough to use blender and coding

[@cash3612]

I bought mine direct from Apple refurbished….entry model $850. Just like new…battery had only two cycles. Great deal

[@domdom-hh9tx]

@@MehOccor probably the touchbar that keeps them from preferring the Pro over the Air

[@IAmSaahir]

Wow your setup is improving everyday! Giving me heavy Dave2D vibes! Keep up the good work.... :)

[@GearStuffandThings]

Appreciate your balanced perspective.

[@ChevaughnHibbert]

Bruh! Thank you for this review! Thank you!!!!

[@curtispazarjr4985]

great review!!!

[@haszoka]

Good points man. Thank you.

[@cerdanmaximo399]

Keep up the good work

[@javierb.7487]

Great job! Thanks you!

[@badtimegonesingh8883]

Subscribed just because you giving very good cons in this video unlike other youtuber.

[@ash.mystic]

Another benefit of the fanless design is that it doesn’t risk accumulating dust inside the machine. So no need to periodically clean it out.

[@Mattthecricketbat1]

I like how the cons are "isn't a supercomputer" and "you can't replace the SSD manually", two things that are nonissues for 99% of users. The only real con of this thing is the ports. Other than that it's the best £999 (or less!) you'll ever spend.

[@karatekid8312]

And you can't play games

[@Mattthecricketbat1]

@@karatekid8312 yeah it's not for gamers sadly

[@ottoernst6707]

It’s an issue because it’s a part that will fail earlier than the rest of the machine if you use it more heavily. Especially with swap.

[@Rosejuliett]

Thank you!

[@jordanscarrott3749]

Good unique points that I haven't really seen emphasized on other channels. Glad your channel is growing. It's difficult to have a unique view on tech stuff since there's so many people in the tech youtube space but keep up the good videos.

[@michelletoni3067]

I think the hype is warranted, it absolutely is, fast & powerful, never seen anything like it, had zero issues.

[@dbjungle]

I just got an M1 Macbook Air and I'm overall pretty impressed. This is my first Mac and I've experimented with Hackintosh, but that's it. I don't have any affinity for Apple products and I personally despise iOS. With all that said, the M1 Air is the real deal. I thought Rosetta 2 would suck and I'm really surprised by how far Apple was able to push the ARM architecture. There are plenty of things I don't like as well, but most of that comes down to little quirks with Mac OS rather than the hardware and performance of the Air.

[@techbysoup]

Nice video!

[@vladutcornel]

Another con is the lack of optimized apps. Some of the biggest do have an M1 version, but there are plenty that don't. Some still work, but they either hit the system hard, or they are full of bugs.

[@leocompany]

OneDrive 😂

[@joytech23]

I spent a lot of time researching this when they first came out, and I bit the bullet for an M1 MBP with 16GB/1TB. I use it for light video work, and my IT job - it has been an incredible tool for work and play and at no point have I ever been left feeling like I'm missing out. The hype of it being a "powerhouse" is not wholly incorrect, when comparing base model M1 MBA against similarly priced competitors, they are pretty much class leaders and often punch above their weight. $1350AUD is not a lot of money, but oh boy you sure do get a LOT of computer.

[@trapbeatproducer]

yup. still in love with my M1 Pro 16GB 256GB SSD and it's nearly one year old. if people studied these videos they would see there isn't a huge need for M1 Pro, M1 Max or M1 Ultra. sure, they are better. but the base M1 is god.

[@joytech23]

@@trapbeatproducer Yep even 11 months after I posted this, I still use it as my daily driver. The M1 and now M2 are still kings in the segment, there is still no device on the market that can maintain competitive performance on battery power.

[@trapbeatproducer]

@@joytech23 I was in battery saver mode for a couple of months, only realised the other day. It's like owning a brand new laptop again 🥹 I'll make a couple more beats then I can say it is 100% the laptop for me. But I think I'm good with what I threw at it yesterday. It doesn't care how many instruments I play - it doesn't slow down or crash. It is the BEST piece of tech I have ever bought! Ever.

[@joytech23]

​@@trapbeatproducer I did the EXACT same thing! Had it like that for months and I only noticed because my Windows VM was a bit slower than usual. I agree, it is also the best piece of tech I have ever bought. It made all of my hobbies, and things I love to do portable and I'm not tied to a desk or charger anymore. No more battery anxiety if I'm out for an entire day, now that's the kind of freedom that other computers can't quite offer. Also it is almost always dead silent, and when I return to my gaming laptops I'm always a bit surprised when I hear the fans lol

[@trapbeatproducer]

@@joytech23 I just wanted to say, you are a good person 🙏🏽🥹 It's really nice being able to talk to someone on the internet without it being a 🍌 swinging event 😂 You're cool af man! Have a great day 💪🏽

[@bloodandbonezzz]

You missed out the keyboard, if your coming from the 2020 13 inch you’ll love the m1 macs keyboard more.

[@leocompany]

Nah i love butterfly

[@josh_uwu_ah7773]

Where can I get those tube lights behind you. Looks so cool man.

[@B4sicKnowledge]

I bought an M1 Mac book air a year ago, and now I feel envy for an upcoming release of M2 Mac because of their better performance and improved efficiency.

[@Vaikida]

When is the m2 mac coming out ?

[@B4sicKnowledge]

@@Vaikida From what I've heard, I think it is coming in June 2022. Not sure if it true but yeah.

[@MattGarcyaDC]

Dude your computer is insane. Not sure what you usually do on your computer but man it's great either way

[@RS-ef2ow]

M2 is terrible

[@ThatsFinn]

This channel is so entertaining and information packed, thanks for making such amazing videos!

[@farfaraway6004]

I just had the macbook air for 3 days now. Im coming from a windows laptop that cost less than half of the mac, i3 4gb ram 400gb hdd, its not the best laptop out there. And man, switching to macbook, the experience is phenomenal. Its blazing fast, multitasking never felt this buttery smooth, huge battery, nice screen, loud and clear speakers.. its just better in every aspect compared to my old laptop. I still have a lot to learn, the file management still confuses me but everything else is perfectly fine. Im really satisfied with my purchase

[@alexceleste7778]

Bro you making me excited now

[@farfaraway6004]

@@alexceleste7778 im surely happy with it but please bear in mind i dont speak for every mba users haha.. since i am a college student, it works well with my needs, i dont do something crazy with it (yet) so im not sure how it’ll do with someone else’s needs (professionals probably better off with mbp i guess to be safe) but yeah for me its all good

[@PsycosisIncarnated]

Thanks for sharing your honest thoughts about the chip. A bit TOO overhyped. But i like the sleekness and good battery life. Eager to see what intel and amd will do with arm :)

[@almarzeta]

Id like to see new rendering on AE tests now that it seems to run natively on the M1

[@DamienDae]

Still not running natively but under Rosetta2.

[@Rada1]

Still using a 13” mid 2012 pre-Retina MacBook Pro, luckily I can patch Big Sur and it’s fully functional, but the weight, screen resolution and thermals start to show its age…

[@jaywhite1141]

I’m really enjoying my M1 MacBook Air 💻 it’s amazing 🤩

[@dnntrzt]

dude it would be great if these days you upload a video showing the percentage of your gigabytes of ram used (because some people tells 1 to 3% in their first months of use) and already in sept - oct when macos monterey is officially released, do a test again to see if any percentage rises

[@ACCollection]

Still an amazing laptop!

[@yashnagare4316]

Great video dude 👍 and I am from discord

[@DwightCastillo]

Those light bars behind, I need links for those!!

[@_soulfulkeys_]

watching this on my M1 MacBook Air !

[@pmk351]

Good video

[@dev4124]

I accept everything that’s been said here. But, I’m afraid that my battery life on the m1 MacBook Air wasn’t as good as it was used to be when I first bought it. It’s been almost 7 months since I’ve bought this. Maybe I’m alone in this owing to my usage pattern but it’s a thing to look out for, nonetheless.

[@samio2944]

Well my macbook is 8 moth old and battery health is 100% and no issues, maybe you charged 100% and used till it died probably, that will make your battery loose energy so i persionally charge when its 40% and discharge when 80%

[@Logophiling]

@@samio2944 What about your Mac's battery cicles after 8 months? Do you always let it discharge till 40% or mostly keep it plugged in? Appreciate the info!

[@samio2944]

@@Logophiling yeah i let it discharge till 40% and plug in till 80% and macbook knows i always unplug when its 80% so its slows down to 15watt charging speed when its 70%

[@MJH211]

Best apple laptop ever. Got mine for $850 brand new and couldn’t be happier

[@bleuemoone8710]

You could have mentioned that M1 Macs can't run bootcamp due to the different chip architecture, so some windows stuff like steam gaming are off limits

[@samblanton967]

The reason it has the hype isn’t because it is an objective power house but the fact that in its class nothing compares on battery life, performance, and price

[@brandonhumes890]

You should make a video testing the M1 Mac for engineering software such as AutoCAD, Tekla Structural Designer, and Idea Statica. I’ve been wanting to get one of the new M1 macs for a while now but I’m not sure how it will run these softwares, even if it needs to be through Parallels. Every other video tests the Mac for video and photo editing, but that is not something I would use the computer for. If you could help that would be great.

[@c04-rhikbanerjee55]

I only know about Fusion 360 though, and my friend told that it works perfectly fine! AutoCad also might work well, since it's from the same company. For windows softwares, ig softwares like Ansys would work through parallels kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJa0gpeAqa59mqs

[@brandonhumes890]

@@c04-rhikbanerjee55 thanks, that sounds promising at least. I’ll check out the link you sent

[@xxsemanxx]

Agree. I wonder how well M1 would perform when using Tekla, Staad, Revit, and other engineering software. I do know AutoCad is now supported. Still 50:50 about buying one.

[@arijit276]

Depends on what you are looking for. If you want maximum portability get the M1 Mac. If you are working mostly at your desk get a more powerful windows machine like Razer Blade/Asus G15 with 3060 at least. About the software, AutoCad 2D didn't perform as fast as my 3 years old windows last time I checked it on my friends M1 Mac, but it worked. Revit, 3Ds Max, Maya were worse via a windows Virtual Machine(only way available now), I believe if we tried 3D modelling on AutoCad, it would be bad too. Simply said there's is no replacement for a laptop with a good GPU with a M1 Mac for Architecture/Civil softwares. But if you really want to make M1 work, you can follow the workarounds on internet.

[@brandonhumes890]

@@arijit276 thanks for the insight, that has been helpful

[@tonystarkkk]

I'm gonna be buying an air but im not sure to wait for the redesign.. It'll probably cost more.

[@TejasGuptaMusic]

This new setup is nice...looks like it's inspired by Dave 2D 😏😏

[@CreatedTech]

It sure is ;) Dave moved into a new studio so I thought I would inspire my new setup from his old look haha

[@TejasGuptaMusic]

@@CreatedTech nice ❤️

[@baddude9808]

lack of air vents also means less ways for dust to go inside the macbook

[@mohammedzafar219]

The hype thing is so true

[@CharlieMike25]

Hi there I was wondering if you could provide some insight between differences in TB hubs and regular USB-c hubs for someone looking for a solution for a Ryder based gaming laptop and a Mac! Thanks in advance and I look forward to seeing more of your content!

[@DaniMustangMeazzi]

cool vid! Do you have it always plugged? Would it ruin the battery on these new models?

[@enricovenezia1160]

I change my MacBook pro 2017 15 inch to a mackBook air 2020. 8g 256hd. What do you thinl. I think i did right. What do you think…? Thank you for your great review…🙂

[@Weird_Quests]

Your setup is so clean - are they pavotubes? I hat are you using for your key light?

[@saulgood2366]

I actually prefer to watch videos about the flaws to make an educated purchasing decision.

[@the60secondbreakdown40]

I see your being smart, I always looked at the pros, but some of the cons were some of the biggest things I would do, 45 days until I get my MacBook Air 16gb LESSGO

[@merjaymermanph]

I love my m1

[@derkvanderheiden]

I just started using Photoshop and going back and forth on my Macbook Air M1 and Ryzen 5 3600x Desktop gaming PC, I have to say the M1is superior in so many cases. Not just Photoshop, Apple Silicon optimized apps run insane.

[@hawkeyeaerialphotography6652]

I didn’t expect there to be a different in photoshop.

[@hawkeyeaerialphotography6652]

@Dhruv Mohabir you cannot upgrade it in the M1 models

[@derkvanderheiden]

@Dhruv Mohabir I chose the Macbook Air with 512GB storage (with that version you also get another gpu core) and stuck with the default 8GB ram because of swap memory.

[@spicyshizz2850]

So has the 8gb been enough

[@derkvanderheiden]

@@spicyshizz2850 more than enough. Swap memory does wonders.

[@nathangabriel4402]

When you are so powerful that one of your main con is the fact that people think hype it up to be very good something it can’t even control

[@jorgerangel5910]

I am an m1 macbook pro user and honestly the fan rarely turns on if that, even while doing some video/photo editing. To be honest it really only turns on slightly during longer (and I mean like 5 or 6+ hours) periods of use time. The fan really shouldn't be a con to the pro and pro to the air. I do agree the air is great, but if your looking for the sustain, like heavy use/long period of time use, look into the pro (which does have a longer lasting battery may I add; I can go 3 days sometimes on one charge). I'll add that the performance on both machines is amazing and can't really separate the two aside from the base model pro gaining an extra gpu core over the base model air. The sustain is really the major point with the pro against the air in my eyes, with the brighter screen, better battery life and updates keyboard being a plus (the touch bar for me is whatever bc in the end u still have to look down to operate function keys, not just the touch bar).

[@MurdahProduXtions]

You say that now. That was the same case for my mbp from 2017 as the device gets older I think the fans turn on more frequently as the software gets more demanding and the hardware ages

[@KrishShah]

I have a late 2013 13” retina MacBook Pro which is slowly falling apart and just feeling slower and slower. Should I buy the m1 air now or try and wait for the next one to come?

[@LeBeautiful]

I’m assuming there will mostly be good things about this, haha 😂

[@brian4042]

i see you everywhere lol

[@kevinseveneleven]

My dude LeBeautiful showed up this channel is official now!

[@miltonzetino4553]

Not only do we have the same music taste but we also wanna buy the MacBook 😭

[@jackyong6685]

stop stalking me on KZbin, you literally on every video I watch

[@gregorumhoefer8768]

You have any issues with the USB C hub pass through power for the M1 MacBook? I’m considering purchasing an M1, but with the limited ports I’d need to get a hub but wary after hearing the stories of hubs frying peoples’ USB ports.

[@nongienong6900]

I’m gonna come back for the M1 MB Air after 8 years.

[@kianleonard5379]

just got one for 750$ on best buy for my first year in uni!

[@Person-kq3rm]

Dave said that he’s missing some tubes in his studio. I wonder where they are ?😂

[@algrst]

Hey do you know when you’ll do the 500$ lottery for the Mac Desk Setup submission?

[@KhmerTarotReading]

What do you think how long this M1 Macbook Air Gonna Last...

[@Coner_playz]

Ok I know no one cares about sponsors but... This is the best web to make your own web litrally the best 5 star review

[@cerdanmaximo399]

Did you do a m1 MacBook Pro review

[@codeaperture]

Is iMac over hype or I should go for PC and MacBook

[@bishcopt9158]

are you technguys gonna review it every month?

[@ProMoneyverge]

Great product from Apple 💓💓💓

[@valkyr989]

Thank you for this video. There is so much hype these days that the M1 sounds like a super machine. You don't know whether to trust this or not. Any computer can browse the web and edit videos. So you should assess your use case. Not everyone is a KZbinr and needs this kind machine. A 600$ pc can do or an xps might fit someone's needs as well as an m1. Good review

[@nitheshks8276]

We can buy this or not

[@theencryptedpartition4633]

The good, the bad and which one is the badass?

[@leocompany]

Because the air has not Fan you need to have the vents free so air can circulate

[@User-cb4jm]

I don’t get how the M1 Pro is worse on a soft surface. The fan only kicks in on the M1 Pro when the system gets hotter than this fanless model’s threshold. They’re equal on light tasks but surely it’s better to have some air flow when it gets warm rather than just throttling when that heat just radiates outward.

[@mohamedabdelhady4508]

Hello! Thanks for the video! Very interesting thoughts, I am looking for this one for graphic design work mainly. Any advise on whether to go for it or pass ? " Using lots of Photoshop, illustrator and occasionally Aftereffects

[@leocompany]

The M1 gpu is bad and the mba and mbp both hit 100 degrees when doing intense stuff If you plug in a 4K Monitor it begins to struggle I would recommend the Mac mini with m1 or at least the MacBook Pro because it has a fan that keeps this thing a little bit cooler (it’s still gonna hit 100degrees)

[@BruceWayne-bn9pl]

The #M1Chip is probably the biggest innovation post-Steve Jobs for Apple. 🍏🍎👌

[@Vladimas]

I work on a Windows computer with good hardware for me, works great, it is absolutely quiet because I turned off the fans, I don’t play games, I don’t edit pro video right now.. But I also need a small laptop for carrying and portable work, and I think that Macbook Air or Windows Oled Ultrabook is better (2k display, lighter than MacBook air).. What I like the most is the absence of a fan and the long battery life of the MacBook air.

[@syllocistermerobiana2350]

How is your ssd capacity? Is it at 100%?

[@the60secondbreakdown40]

Prob 100 to 98

[@rave4e]

I think that thing with the swap you said is not entirely correct. You can find other machines with fast SSD that will choke under heavy load on the RAM. The thing that make m1 fast on swapped pages, is the very short distance between the CPU and the RAM compared to regular computer.

[@marathivyakaranchannel3913]

Is is worth to buy base m1 air coz I am worried to buy it because of ssd problem you told .. i have started saving money for it since 5 months. And planning to buy after my exams.. my work will be classes, video editing for youtube , coding basic stuff, some short movie editing, etc.. and I wish that as I am saving money for it, it should last 5-6 years at least.. coz not everyone is that much rich.. hope you understand my concern... Please suggest or make video on this.. or alternative to ssd fail..

[@leilapacheco3363]

Should we buy this laptop now? Or should we wait for the next generation Macbook air?

[@sinner4453]

The next gen MBA will probbly come out in late 2022 so your call

[@30nabster]

LOL the lack of fans would mean you need to use this in an even more well ventilated place so that the heat can escape as it's not being pushed out or cool air pulled in.

[@CreatedTech]

Actually no, in testing that's not the case. Very little difference in thermal dissipation regardless of surface.

[@darkging01]

Heya I bought M1 mac after seeing your vids and now I don't regret it at all ..but mate sometimes my wifi automatically disconnects and then I'll have to enter password again in my Mac ...and solutions for it?

[@euginium1539]

Hello, need help with deciding if I should get the 8GB or 16GB of the M1 air. I’m thinking of using it as an on the go work/entertainment laptop. I usually work on Adobe Photoshop with digital drawings with effects nothing too professional, occasionally Adobe after effects for some short motion graphics and to learn coding/programming (node js/react js or Flutter). I already have a windows desktop workstation. I only need something that can help work on whenever I’m away from the desktop. Which should I get? 8GB or 16GB?

[@chouaibdjerdi9092]

You got the same setup as a KZbinr called Dave2D

[@charlesnetzler2262]

Would you recommend the 16gig for 4k video editing? Weddings and such?

[@CreatedTech]

Yes I definitely recommend upgrading to 16GB for 4K editing!

[@charlesnetzler2262]

@@CreatedTech Thanks! Do you think the air is fine for it or go with the pro?

[@AnwarF_]

How's your M1 Macbook battery? Mine's draining more quickly now. It lasts 7 hours for video streaming compared to 13 hours the first time I bought it. Is it normal?

[@dav1301]

depends on your charging/usage habits, (could be wrong) but i believe if you often use it until it's really low battery, then charge it until its full, the battery will become worse faster

[@princedube5008]

Is this better than a 2017 MacBook pro