Is 2024 The END Of The M1 MacBook Air?

[@TheIndulgers]

Bought an M1 Air in 2020 and it has been absolutely flawless. It destroys my much newer Dell work laptop in every conceivable way: Faster, quieter, longer battery life, more reliable, superior build quality, better keyboard/trackpad, louder and clearer speakers, higher quality display, usable standby time and sleep state, etc. I can see myself using my M1 Air for another four years.

[@keithposter5543]

+1 👍

[@nicolasb.henry294]

Same here I am artist moving all my workflow to Apple ecosystem (iMac, iPad) and now M2 MacBook Air compared to my HP laptop it is a powerhouse silent, portable and easy to use. I can do photo editing alongside some other tasks without any problems while my HP uses its fan or sometimes throttle. So I don´t need to upgrade until the M5 version. But for me the MacBook Air is the best laptop ever made.

[@Signature1997]

Is it 8gb 256gb variant

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

I recently sold my 2015 Macbook Pro and plan on buying the M1 Air. Also bought a refurbished M1 Airpad Pro. More than enough for my needs.

[@rocketmunkey1]

Yeah same with my M1 Air, it is peak laptop no plans to get a new laptop, I think Apple are now trying to put down their own product to drum up sales of their newer laptops, but I.m not biting !

[@bccengiz]

I know people who still use 2012 macbooks. Why should the m1 macbook air end its life? There is no significant performance difference between the new models. Continue to M1.

[@jayfalzarano8046]

I have an Apple iBook G4 laptop that still boots and runs Tiger great! As well as a 2012 & 2015 MacBook Pro

[@brandon_den]

lol I’m someone who still uses my late 2013 MacBook Pro on a daily basis…

[@sloppynyuszi]

It’s just a clickbait title. It really depends on how you use it. It’s now getting harder to push the limits of your computer. Even games, outside hardcore players, the Switch seems to suffice for most gamers. And that thing is about as powerful as a Samsung Galaxy s8 or something.

[@HeraclesTheBudgie]

Plus, these KZbinrs forget the actual target audience for MB Airs, unlike the M3 Max MBP, they are not designed for ultra demanding tasks. MBA are brilliant and can even do light editing. Geekbench is great for comparisons but saying the M1 is old is incorrect. Like you said, people continue with older Macbooks

[@myrajasminismady]

Still using my 2013 mba currently reformatted to run mojave... Bleeding fast and suits its 4Gb RAM. I've even disabled updates to future OSX. Simply a way to breathe in fresh air to a reliable product.

[@arneshonyt]

I'm a cse student and I bought it on 2023 October, exact 3 years after it's launch. I was on a relative budget but I wanted a mac for some features like portability, battery and performance. I can say that it's taken everything I've thrown at it including coding, some 3d rendering tests, some 1080p vid editing at 60fps, photo editing and hours of browsing. Still a great laptop for anyone who can spend a decent bit but can't pay for higher models, 10/10 would recommend. I have the base model 8/256 gb m1 air

[@masoudcts]

What do use for video editing?

[@arneshonyt]

@@masoudcts da vinci resolve

[@rupeshgarg2757]

​@@masoudctscapcut and final cut pro x

[@christopherbellm]

Hey i have a MacBook Air M1 8gb RAM and 256gb SSD. I use it for school and Gaming. In some programmes he come on his boundaries. Do you think I Need a new one?

[@arneshonyt]

@@christopherbellmdepends on how long you've been using it for and what sort of programmes you're running on it. If you've been using it for about 3 years now,e ven then a change shouldn't be that necessary unless you are running something really heavy

[@jeffrey3498]

The M1 Air should be good until around 2027 or 2028.

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Walmart is now selling these NEW for $699. The entire Apple Silicon line will have OS Upgrades and feature support for a loooooooong time.

[@RobloxianX]

I would say that for the 8GB RAM variants, but I bet the 16GB RAM variants will last until 2034 for sure

[@you-5-iver804]

​@RobloxianX agreed. I think the only good apple product in the modern era is a Macbook. I was always windows, but due to intel being trash and windows 11 being battery inefficient. I'm thinking of switching over

[@makeyourlifeeasy9619]

@@you-5-iver804 I am also thinking of switching to Mac, I have seen my brother's MacBook Air M1. it is amazing, I just don't know which Mac should I buy, as the notch is really bad, and mac safe for charging... I wanted type C to charge like MacBook Air M1

[@jishnu815]

@@makeyourlifeeasy9619 m2 and m3 can be charged with a type c too but yeah go for m1 if you cant afford, if you can then just get the m3, the m2 is good for nothing.

[@Drew1218s]

The m1 air is getting a second wind with these crazy deals Walmart and Best Buy are running for it. $699 for the base model is an incredible deal , even if this laptop is 3+ years old. It’s still super fast, I’m a graphic designer and I can do all of my work on the base model m1 air with no issues. No need to spend way more on an m2 or m3 model.

[@ChuckD05]

Insane deal which I’d reccomend to anyone

[@technotoad]

@@ChuckD05 Just got mine a few days ago for $649. Coming from a 2015 MBP, a huge leap from an i5 to an M1, all the other upgrades (lost the magsafe, though.) Other than that, best bang for the buck laptop maybe of all time. Very happy with this little guy!

[@TheUrbanRebel]

Sold my m1 macbook air last year and got a mac mini. Then bought a windows laptop since it supports more of the software I usuall use for school. The battry life of the M1 is what I miss the most

[@TheModernApothecary]

It was your original M1 MBA videos that convinced me to buy my very first Mac product. I've been very happy with my M1 MBA and have been following you ever since!

[@CreatedTech]

Great to hear!

[@ront335]

I have one, and it's the best laptop I've ever owned. And I have no immediate need to upgrade it. I have 8 Gb RAM and 256 Gb of memory. Most everything I do is in the cloud, and this thing never lets me down. It never get hot, it feels as fast as my Mac Studio, and I love the wedge design. For what I do, this M1 MacBook Air should last me for years to come.

[@Redibix]

I got mine 2 months ago and haven't had a complaint. Works like a charm for school and pro longed battery life without sacrificing its full performance.

[@Erdadler]

No the M1 Air isn’t almost 4 years old, when released in 11/2020…only 3 years and 4 months…8 months rounded up…ummm no!

[@CAIORAZ]

He obviously doesn't know about rounding numbers because he failed middle school.

[@Bluestarferies]

@@CAIORAZ He also calls it old even though he showed that it's not that far behind the m2 and m3 in speed. So why does the age matter...

[@CAIORAZ]

@@Bluestarferies Exactly! As long as the MacBook gets security updates, great battery life, and storage is plentiful that suits the user's needs, it's not "old", it's "reliable". Sure maybe it'll need a new battery in a couple years, but I'd rather replace the battery than purchase another $1,000 laptop.

[@Bluestarferies]

@@CAIORAZ 100%!

[@RemofRenaissance]

👍🏾 well said. Happens a lot in the tech world. Stuff comes out in November or October (Techtober months) and the year is firecracker archived and used to describe the date as if it’s already 1 year old when the calendar year rolls over. Even worse if you had a custom order. Your stuff is “1 year old” on arrival 😂

[@adisonmasih]

i have the M1 Macbook Pro, using it from Jan 2022, its been an amazing machine, i do a lot of android & iOS development on it, along with running PHPStorm & Other resource heavy JetBrains IDEs, and to my surprise, the M1 macbook pro catches up with all of that, never gave me an issue, never slowed down, its almost like with my so heavy workflow, i don't need to upgrade for a another 2-3 years.

[@mandalsambeet]

Do you use 8gb or 16gb RAM model?

[@adisonmasih]

@@mandalsambeet 16gb

[@mandalsambeet]

I’m getting the M1 Air 16GB.

[@rahularora1079]

​@@mandalsambeethow much price?

[@Tilaton]

My wife is still using my old Macbook Pro from 2012.

[@Razrman]

Me too. Mine is a 2013. Works perfectly fine. 😅

[@lunarosa321]

What about updates ? I doubt you’re still getting those including security .

[@MrQuay03]

​@@lunarosa321No more updates since end of 2022 but does it matter? They still run fine

[@michaelyounes29]

Just bought a 16gb M1 Macbook Air!

[@caiotak]

have you update the ios?

[@aidanhelfrich4887]

@@caiotaktechnically it’s macOS

[@MrMoogle]

Still using a base M1 MacBook Air that I got a few years back when they started getting nice discounts. I still use it daily and it's my favorite laptop ever. I have a near fully loaded 16" M2 Max MacBook Pro that my employer provides, yet I still find myself gravitating to the MBA. Also, and I know I'm the oddball out here, but I actually prefer the keyboard on the M1 Air over the Pro. I have 2.2 TB written to the SSD with swap essentially in constant use with the amount of tabs I keep open. Maximum battery capacity still reports 100% (though I highly doubt that). For what I use it for, I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon. By far the best laptop purchase I have ever made.

[@RemofRenaissance]

Great to hear. Out of interest was it an 8GB model a well?

[@coolguy1873]

Do you do software engineering

[@MrMoogle]

@@coolguy1873 I don't. I primarily use it for accessing online SAS tools, Outlook, Word, light Photoshop and OneNote.

[@sleepyatdawn7648]

Still use mt 16gb m1 air for heavy video editing and capture one and i love it. Doesnt get hot, and performs well.

[@faithpurselover3932]

I bought a M1 MBA yesterday at Walmart for $649. So far it’s working well for my needs. This is my first Mac ever. 😊

[@keithposter5543]

It's a truly splendid little machine. Bought mine lightly used, almost perfect condition for £450 @ 2 yrs old. For that money it's an absolute steal. I prefer its chassis with the classic MBA wedge - makes it feel much thinner than it is. If it just had slightly thinner bezels the M2 would be totally redundant IMO. I think they'll support it for longer than usual as it's Apple Silicon and can handle more, plus they've been selling them new for so long. Marvellous things

[@jus2befrank]

I bought my M1 Air in mid 2023. It's only on 23 cycles and pretty much 100% battery health because I mainly use it at home with an app that limits its charge level. The only issue I've run into with it is with the base 256GB storage and having to offload Logic Pro libraries onto an external SSD that was slower than the internal one until I upgraded to a Thunderbolt SSD enclosure that gives nearly the same performance as the internal drive.

[@fotostesiagroup1080]

How does that app work? For the battery 😮

[@jus2befrank]

@@fotostesiagroup1080 it allows you to be able to set a charge limit when your laptop is on the charger so less strain is put on the battery constantly being at 100%

[@isaakbean9101]

Excuse me but MacBook doesn’t say pretty much 100% lol it’s gives you a actual number you have no brain cells

[@TCPULLEY]

Props to you for mentioning the most important fact about buying an older Mac model .. the end of life for OS and Security updates. Based on the recent past it seems that you can expect 6-7 years of OS support and an additional 2 years of security updates. This doesn’t make purchasing a new M1 a bad decision given the current price. But is something people need to be aware of

[@valdir7426]

look up opencore legacy

[@frankfuentealba]

I bought it when it had just dropped and I still love it and it works smoothly! Never had any issues.

[@ninoluciosantiago]

I still have a 2015 Macbook Air stuck on Monterey. Won’t sync the Photos anymore but it’s running better on Windows 10 now. I still use it when travelling and on vacation so I don’t have worry about expensive losing or breaking my M2. This means my wife’s M1 Air from 2020 will still have at least 5 years of life span.

[@jannertfol]

We had one of those and loved it, till last month ...when it just DIED for no good reason! It was fine when we put it away, all charged up, etc. It got very light usage as we both have desktop computers that are our main computers. When we went to use the 2015 MacBook Air again, a couple of weeks later, it was dead as a doornail. Tried all the tricks ...nope. It simply wouldn't turn on at all. We ended up just getting an M1 Macbook Air, because there were some very good deals on them. We like it okay, but there are a few features we don't like (the fact that it turns itself on whenever the lid gets lifted or jiggled, and then we have to go through a sign-in process in order to turn it off again...grrrr..) We much preferred the old 2015 model. Oh well... We have been using Macs since 1994, and I have to say that is the ONLY Mac we've ever had that just died. I guess that's a pretty good record.

[@deepanshu_varma]

It's good to hear that OGs from 2020...I first saw ur channel and interacted with u from my mother's phone(cause mine was behaving that time) I wanted to buy this one that time...but budget stopped me and I got Acer Aspire...but now I need to but a second laptop...and here I am....back on ur channel 😊

[@eastcow]

NO, i would have thought so but my M1 is shockingly good as new, precisely well done for my needs even after 4 years. i’m GLAD, i don’t need m2, m3, m…. etc.

[@Mike-jb3xe]

This is the laptop that got me to subscribe your channel. Time flies, you didn't even show your face back then. Don't think my M1 is old, but that 8GB ram is a pain, more so now, kind of ridiculous Apple still selling M3 macbook pro with just the same RAM size. CPU isn't the bottleneck.

[@CreatedTech]

Thanks for watching!

[@SF-kl3fl]

With Walmart selling them now…Will Apple extend how long Apple will continue to update and support?

[@billb8262]

I’m banking on it. Was gonna get an M2 or M3 instead, but that price is just too attractive for the base M1 at WM. I’m hedging my bet against Apple that they’ll feel committed to the M1 MBA because of the relationship with WM. Otherwise they will disenfranchise all the new buyers of Macs by dropping support for what for those buyers was a brand new laptop, regardless how long it’s been on the market. I think the WM relationship just bought M1 users a lot longer support schedule than the M1 would have had otherwise. Fingers crossed.

[@goobfilmcast4239]

@@billb8262 Of course, Apple will treat these Walmart-sold MBAs as fully authentic Macs. I think that's part of the appeal for the buyer. I fully expect that OS support and feature upgrades will be available for these NEW Macs for at least 3-4 years after Walmart first introduced them...and maybe longer. Bodes well for ALL Apple Silicon owners. Anyway, Apple already sells tons of their other doo-dads at WM....but they will only offer ONE (and the most entry-level) laptop at a time. If Apple can still turn a profit at $599.....look for these to come down in price around Back-to-School 2024 and be available thru Xmas

[@felixlaupc]

Just bought the brand new M1 literally like 8 hours ago for $USD620! 😊 There's no windows laptop can beat this beauty at this price, be it build quality or performance!

[@anthonymendez1015]

Where did you buy it?!

[@felixlaupc]

@@anthonymendez1015 Singapore. And the best part is we are amongst the highest income in the world. 😀

[@sku_101]

$550 usd in amazon mexico.. in hotsale 1 month ago jajajja

[@TSBye-qo1vc]

Mine just passed 3 years old with a thermal pad mod the entire time and is still running great. 👍

[@andyH_England]

I would not worry about not getting the latest Mac OS as I have a 2015 MB Pro 15 and it has not received the last two years OS updates and it has been great. Into its 9th year and surpassed my previous MB Pro that lasted eight years and was retired when the OG battery failed. The advantage of the M-chips is that you can charge them to 80% and easily get through a day’s use. By stopping at 80% you double the lifespan of the battery meaning you get 2000 full cycles before you reach 80% health. Worth doing for the majority. There are apps that manage that. My M1 MB Pro 13 base model which I use when out and about rather than lugging the MB Pro, is just as fast and maybe faster than new. Battery is still around 12-14 hours of light use and 8GB of RAM has never once been an issue for my typical workflow of browsers, office, email, media, social media, music, etc. I only use about 50GB of storage as everything is in the cloud, so 256GB is more than sufficient. I would not recommend the M1 Air anymore unless cost is paramount, as at $650 it is an absolute bargain for a premium ultrabook, getting close to lower mid-range in pricing. I understand that for 2024 this is Apple’s strategy, to continue making and selling these through third-party vendors, a stop-gap before the new similar priced MacBook 11 (or 12) arrives next year. Great for business, education, elderly parents that do not need much above light use and for those looking for the ultimate value. FWIW I noted that Dell have kept its 12-gen XPS 13 in stock at a similar price. Another trend Apple started that is great for consumers and showing all the negativity in comment sections as mostly unfair diatribes.

[@valdir7426]

you can get opencore legacy if you ever want to update your OS

[@louiealibaya1905]

Went and got the base m1 air after your first review of it and it's still awesome till this day.

[@kevinconroy6606]

Same, this guy was a huge resource when I was deciding if I should go m1 or stay with thinkpad carbon x1 line

[@redesignedlife777]

Im staying m1 until M10 comes out. lol

[@martialartmaniacs1649]

How u tackle the storage issues?

[@killerr15]

@@martialartmaniacs1649 storage is not an issue tbh, you can always get an external ssd, which is much cheaper than upgrading internal ssd

[@joytech23]

I have owned my M1 MBP since December 2020 and I still daily drive it. The performance and battery life has been fantastic throughout my ownership, and I'll continue to use it until the day Apple drops support/updates. Even now, I have multiple laptops that are much newer and faster but I will still pop my M1 MBP into a bag over any of them unless I'm going to be gaming (and then I'll just take my steam deck). Since ownership, I used it for IT work for about 3 years and my hobbies (photography/videography) - building Windows images, working in virtual machines, supporting enterprise equipment etc.. The battery life and performance has been enough that I don't feel like I'm short on raw power, and I don't get battery anxiety at all. When this device is EOL I will happily upgrade to the new M series at that time - and before this M1 MBP I have never daily driven any of the macs I've owned (Intel iMac, Intel Macbook air). I really can't talk highly enough about my experience, and I'm eagerly watching the upcoming Windows for ARM space. It'll be a tough choice if both are offering competitive options at the time I am ready to buy its replacement.

[@subie0455]

So, because the M1 is four years old, it is not worth the purchase despite it still being a silicon chip workhorse? I fact, you can purchase it new for around $650. So, again, why is it not a good buy in 2024?

[@Razrman]

Where can you buy a new M1 for $650? Please let me know. I want to purchase.

[@valdir7426]

@@Razrman you can find good deal used.

[@Razrman]

@@valdir7426 Thank you. I purchased a new one from Walmart at $700

[@Razrman]

@slo____ It’s really worth the money at $750. M1 is quite powerful, so seems quite future proof too. Just that it’s too thin (not that I am complaining), but coming from an older MacBook Pro, it feels very delicate. I hope I don’t break it 😅

[@rahularora1079]

​@@Razrman M1 air 8gb is enough for heavy task like app development?

[@therealMrHai]

I have both the MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Air M2. Both of them are base version with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. The M2 is slower, especially in heavy tasks like editing photos or video. I strongly believe that the reason is because of the single, not dual module something with the SSD on the MacBook Air M2. Therefore, that is a big difference and a weird decision made by Apple. It has been fixed in the M3 though.

[@r3dp1ll]

not weird. They needed to make a statement with the M1 and then from M2 they were back to their old ways of trying to milk the customer as much as possible. As in making you pay more to get better specs. The M1 was an anomaly. Probably the best laptop for the price to this day.

[@Thomas-jv3ih]

There have been a bunch of benchmarks comparing the M1 vs M2. The base M2 has proven to be faster in most tasks, except regarding some storage related tasks

[@Thomas-jv3ih]

@@r3dp1ll 1080P vs 720P webcam, bit more screen real estate, new improved design, little better battery, faster chip. Of course it isn’t comparable to the introduction of the M1 chip, but it was still an pretty okay successor.

[@therealMrHai]

@@Thomas-jv3ih I just speak from my own experience. Pixelmator Pro experience with me has been like that. The program gets sluggish and irresponsive very soon compared to the M1 machine.

[@demon0.5]

I still use my 14” m1 mbp and it’s still just as powerful as when I got it. I’ve put this laptop through music production, digital illustrations, 3d modeling, coding, video renderings (I do a lot of different mediums) and it always performs so well. I don’t really notice any signs of degradation other than maybe the battery life but it’s no issue for me because I actually don’t bring my MacBook anywhere. I have set it up on a caldigit ts4 so it’s always plugged in. I’ve been pretty much using it as my daily desktop driver and honestly it’s just great

[@duncanjacobs402]

Your voice absolutely soothing. This made for a great listening experience of your video.

[@고혁준-u4c]

I bought it in 2021 summer and it's still going strong. I think it will work fine for my daily use at least for the next 3 more years

[@ricarmig]

The thing is: 1) after no official support, everything still keeps working 2) official support ends because they want to sell newer products 3) I won’t buy a new Apple product until 512/16 GB is the baseline for the same or lower price the 256/8 is being sold. 4) as long as Apple doesn’t fix or change their game adventure (or lack of), why would I buy a new powerful chip to edit video the same way I already edit 4K h265 only a little bit faster, but I can’t use the powerful chip or GPU to use most CAD apps or games?! That way: better off with an old a M1/M2 chip for the daily work and video editing and a good PC for everything else! Or…just get a good PC and forget Mac! I have a great multimedia editing experience with my m1 Mac mini but it’ll be possibly my last Mac for next decade.

[@muhammadghifari1020]

I'm on an M1 MBA and I noticed the swap memory usage decreases significantly since i updated to sonoma

[@ignaciolanusse2207]

My m1 air have just counted 3 years of use and still runs smooth. Never had a technical issue, never let me down

[@nadolbunyanit8722]

My 2011 macbook pro is dying and I’m considering to buy air M1, May I know , is your M1 a 8gb 256gb model? Thanks

[@ignaciolanusse2207]

@@nadolbunyanit8722 Yes it is. Base model has worked perfectly for me. I work in Digital Marketing and has always stood up for the tasks. I don't use super heavy programs or super heavy files though

[@cadenchurchill4296]

I've still got an M1 Air with 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD that I picked up about 6 months or so after launch and it runs beautifully. Probably still going to be a few more generations before I feel it's even worthwhile upgrading. This things is so fast! The most I ever do is edit photos in Lightroom or Photoshop and it's great for that type of work.

[@niebieskimotyl3308]

Still using 2014 124GB 4GB RAM MacBook air daily. Somehow SSD didn't blow up. I use a Transcend card for storage. I will use memory card for new MacBook as well, when I buy it.

[@MatrixMaverick1980]

How is the 10-year-old battery doing have you replaced it?

[@mrow9x]

is it bad that i just got an M1 Air bc walmart put a discount on it for 699$

[@billb8262]

Nope. I think that WM relationship just guaranteed (I hope) that the M1 MBA will be supported longer than it would if that relationship didn’t exist. Think it just bought the M1 Air a few more years of support to avoid angering the new Mac users Walmart will create. I’m buying one myself after looking heavily at Windows machines to avoid the Apple tax on RAM and storage. But none of those machines perform like the M1/M2/M3 unplugged and their batteries don’t hold a charge like the MBA if doing much of anything unplugged. For me the M1 base is still powerful enough to handle my photo editing requirements and work tasks with only 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. I’ll buy an external SSD to go with it later. I already have a dock, mouse, keyboard and will get a 43” 4K TV to use as my monitor when not in laptop mode. I think it’s the buy of the year.

[@MattGarcyaDC]

hell nah

[@christopherbellm]

I have a Macbook Air M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. I use it for school and for gaming. In some programs or games it reaches its limits. Do you think I should buy a new one?

[@CD6GLL]

No

[@throd3545]

I really appreciate all the other positive comments I will buy it in the next week and fr I felt depressed after watching the vid ❤

[@JS_Leger]

I still use my M1 MacBook Air every day since 2 years to edit videos for the Broadcast television (as a freelancer). I use proxies but I work on complex projects with 6k raw files mixed with other codecs (Sony, Red,...) with a lot of sound effects, heavy color grading, and vfx. And you know what, I bought this laptop at 800€ in second hand 😅 Best investissement ever! 😉 Sometimes I wish that I had more power tho (for VFX and color grading), but I don't feel spending 5k+ in a new computer right now,. I will wait until I see a major gap between the M1 chip and a future M chip (wich is not the case right now)

[@DHKarol]

m2 and m3 is only valid if u wanna buy a 512gb since 256 are slow af, my 7 year old windows laptop (zenbook pro) has way quicker ssd and even when u upgrade to that u should get 16gb of ram when u r doing something more than just browsing internet. I know there is swap memory but if u r programming and don't want to get pop ups "out of ram" u should get 16gb. m1 also has better thermals. If u want better laptop u should get m1 with 16gb of ram and 256 of storage or the new 14 pro 16gb/512

[@or123and]

Just bought a new M1, still the best bang for the buck.

[@wills2652]

I love my MackBook air!!! I got it for school and it is great and does everything that I need it too!

[@Iam-Keerthivasan]

Is that m1 air is enough for learning Full stack development in 2024 ?

[@erichill414]

I purchased mine last year and I’m still happy with it. I debated to upgrade to the m2 or m3 but I just do basic stuff so I wouldn’t even notice a difference in performance.

[@MoChuang343]

Did you see Max Tech’s video about Apple selling the M1 MBA base through Walmart for $699?

[@bjmajor]

I do not like the fact that the chassis of the M2 and M3 no longer have the wedge shape which has always distinguished the MacBook Air. Now they look like every other small MacBook out there. I also hate the fact that it no longer says "MacBook Air" underneath the screen. What gives with Apple not wanting people to know what model this is???? Both those changes were very stupid moves, IMHO. As for performance, my M1 Air is humming along just fine with no issues at all to report. Extremely satisfied with it and will not upgrade!!

[@stephenh.4476]

I’m still using a 2012 Mac mini in 2024. It still works great. The 2020 MacBook Air will be great for at least another 7 years. Don’t waste your money on a new m2 or m3 unless you’re a heavy content creator. 😊

[@phatho3875]

i'm still using it for mobile development. Still smooth

[@adrianflores3952]

I want it to learn Python programming, databases, Java and maybe Photoshop that's all I need but I need to know if that will be enough for me. Do you think I can do all that on the MacBook???

[@phatho3875]

@@adrianflores3952 I don't use Python and Photoshop. But I use Java, databases. I can run a backend project with a flutter project at the same time to debug. Btw, my mac is 16gb RAM. Just go 16gb RAM and I think it can handle lots of things

[@thorium9190]

The M1 MacBook Air is not that old and since it has the same architecture as the M1 Pro/Max/Ultra CPUs. It will be supported for a long time. It’s still unbelievably fast and it’s also the last apple silicon MacBook Air that does not have parts pairing. Making it easy to replace parts

[@Ilovetech001]

I pulled the plug and git the M3 Pro 14 inch MacBook Pro with 18/512GB. Love it!

[@lorenzoskyhawk]

My Macbook Air M1 has been almost flawless until the Pages app began crashing and crashing after reinstalling many many times. I would appreciate it if anybody can help me with this issue.... thanks!

[@sakshamkhowala]

How many Mac OS update will M1 MacBook will receive??

[@sloppynyuszi]

Shame Apple doesn’t make promises, but looking at their iPad track record, I would say minimum 6-7 years, so maybe 2-3 more years? It the or would be priceless if they could make it last 10. Then again they have a bad track record for gen 1 products. I just used the iPad Pro, as that was a gen1 product that got a lot of support.

[@derKaiser28]

Watching this from my air M1

[@lukedavidrobinson]

The life of computers are getting longer and longer. When I was a kid, a 3 year old computer was very obsolete. But i have a cheap 2017 Dell laptop (just an i5) and it browses the web and runs windows flawlessly. Still a very usable product for basic computing. The M1 MBA, which is my main machine, was such a monumental leap in performance and battery compared to what came before it. I wouldn't be surprised if we are looking at a 15+ year usable service life. I'll let you know in 11 years time.

[@HeathFoley]

Bought a Apple refurbed M1 Air in 2021 and it has been solid and reliable, love this laptop and still use it daily versus my lousy work provided Windows laptop.

[@clwoni1414]

Great Video! I like the chill & relaxed down to earth style. Thank you for your effort and time!

[@Paul55917]

Fantastic video and you referenced my biggest question about the purchase in Miranda, Sydney, Au of a 16 gig 1 T MacBook Air, hopefully we get updates until 2031 !!

[@jean-baptistebonaparte2200]

Just bought a 2022 M1 Pro 14” 32go 1to 98% battery life for 1400€ yesterday but I was also looking for an air 15” m2 or m3 used or new, dunno. I hope 🤞 I got the good deal for 2024 with European prices with this M1 Pro purchase

[@Chrispyy__]

man i still use my 2014 macbook air and man....its tough lol. Getting an M1 in the next few days tho

[@FoofffaQueen]

if I already have MBA M1 for two yrs now and have no issues using it for work and also entertainment is ok to keep it one more year?

[@CosmicJournee]

Keep it as long as it works.

[@camfischer7709]

Where do you get your wallpapers? I like them but I'm pretty sure some of them aren't official Apple ones. RIght?

[@jefferyjones8399]

Since they've started selling the M1 Air at Walmart at $699, I Apple and third partiy apps will keep supporting these machines for a long time. However, I think it would be a good idea for them to keep the Walmart models at that price, keep the older style chassis, and bump it up to M2 in the next year or so. That would save money on costs to keep it as low as Apple is willing to go with it while offering a lowest end option. Think of it as a "MacBook SE" type thing.

[@nicorohland]

Bought one this week. Currently running my Ecom business on it. Solid performance and battery. Enough.

[@jp1098]

do you think that 970€ is a good deal for a new m3 air?

[@omarmendoza7150]

Don't listen to man, I been having my MacBook Air M1 for 3 years and the battery can last a day and a half to the next. The battery is still good. I recommend not buying the M2 or just go to M3.

[@snapbacktoreality1]

why not m2?

[@omarmendoza7150]

@@snapbacktoreality1 I have the upgraded M1 and it’s better than the base model M2 difference is design.

[@Fizcakesprite]

Why do MacBooks have such a low SSD? Can't the storage be just a little bigger? It costs so much to upgrade it.

[@jaydarke]

actually just bought an M1 from a pawn shop in the area, heavily discounted (480 CAN) because of a small crack in the lower corner. barely noticeable unless very dark or very bright colours are in that area. So no complaining! The speakers aren't very good though. Thankfully, I had already decided that if I were to pic up a Mac book finally, it would be used with my AirPods anyways. Pretty good deal if you ask me!

[@wecnbu]

Here in Mexico prices are going down too, to me it’s one of the best macbooks Apple has ever created. It’s snappy, the battery it’s awesome and long lasting and yeah, It can do hard tasks. Might throttle a bit, but gets the work done.

[@Selim6472]

honestly still pretty usable, if you buy it new or used now hope to still use it with no problems for another 3 years

[@SandageCornell]

thanks for video!

[@MrAsimomytis]

my 2021 macbook air M1 has been a dream for 3 years now!

[@johnleerph]

M3 8g 256g are on sale on Amazon for 949. Is that worth it?

[@alljustatoms]

I just ordered one from Walmart for $699. Support should continue now that they are selling them again, right?

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Chill, Dude......It's likely that Apple will offer OS upgrades and feature support for the M1 MBA for at least 3-5 years (likely longer) as part of the deal they made to allow WM to carry it. M1 Macs won't go "vintage" for ages. Apple Silicon has changed the game in regards to useable, productive "lifespans".

[@RobloxianX]

I'm on my M2 MacBook Pro 13" with 2TB of SSD Storage and 24GB of RAM. Considering how godly the M1 Air is, the 8GB RAM variants probably wont make it to 2028, but the 16GB RAM models will def make it to the 2030's

[@0xKazuto]

I definitely need to replace my 2018 intel macbook pro. But i’m still have doubt whether 8gb ram on m1 air is enough. I will never use it for gaming, mostly word processing, figma, notion and running chrome with 5-10 tabs

[@goobfilmcast4239]

If you get an M1 .... go 8 ..... if you go M2...definitely go 16. The M1 MBA is the value option but you should future-proof the M2

[@theworldoffun8997]

People used intel macs for far longer time than just 4 years and I dont need to say how horrible Intel chips were since thh 4th till the 12th gen. So, Intel macs might be used even longer since they are just better

[@laurikvo]

Perfectly happy M1 user here. It still works great and the power and battery life are quite good even after 3.5 years of almost daily usage and I don't see the need to upgrade it yet. Sure hope M1 machines (also Apple laptops and desktops in general) will get longer support than 7 years. 2017 (or even a lot older than those) Apple computers will be perfectly fine for most basic users for years to come and not getting updates does suck. Computers in general age a lot slower than phones and iPhone 6s got around 5 years of support (and has got some smaller bug fixes and security updates this year so around 7.5 years after launch!) so getting only 2 more years more than a phone for a fully fledged computer is laughable since I know many that have like 10 years old Apple laptops and desktops in daily use and they are still happily using them. 9-10 years would be perfect in my mind.

[@paulharrison8379]

There are no significant CPU or GPU design improvements in the M2 and M3 over the M1. The only reason for a slightly higher performance is increases in clock frequency which generate more heat. The M4 is about 15% faster at a given clock frequency. This means that the M1 is still completely usable. It is more important to fit 16 Gb of RAM and a 512 Gb SSD than to buy a newer processor.

[@tomsun3159]

Battery replacement kit from ifixit costs 110,46€, so a total second life. You are completely right the people that have a performance problem on a M1 MBA don't need a M2 or M3 or M4 MBA they need a MPB with MPro or MMax chip whatever generation and probably more RAM. Valid thoughts are in my opinion need a bigger Display, need MORE RAM as it is limiting me or need a bigger Storage inside (But external Thunderbolt enclosure with NVME is the more economic version). M3 or M2 are not really reasons to upgrade the M1 is still lightning fast. I came from a decade of Thinkpads and upgraded them to the max in the past (Ram Maximized, I5 dualcore to i7 quadcore, HDD to SSD, HD TN to FHD IPS), if you compare the M1 MBA its speed is fully sufficient for all terms of usage except real gaming or workstation stuff, if you want to game use a console or agaming PC if you want to do workstation stuff use a workstation. Always use the right tool for your needs. Don't use your butter knife to cut trees dont use your axe to spread peanut butter on your bread.

[@Sierra_43]

Good video ! Thanks 🙏

[@PaperBoat.]

Waiting for the Snapdragon X Elite... 🤞🏻 Nothing else. 😌

[@gurugamer8632]

Which brand model ?

[@mariobarbara2893]

Would you recommend it for a college student in software engineering? I'm looking around for options and this looks really cool

[@codecaine]

I would maybe bump it up to 16gb ram depending on what type of coding your doing.

[@viraj8849]

If I buy M1 now, how long will it last. My use is Excel & browsing only

[@goobfilmcast4239]

5 years ..... and it can do a lot more

[@chaikafedot]

I think battery lifetime is not the issue cause, let's be honest, MacBook batteries are consumables. You just use it for 1k cycles or to 80% health and replace it. You can just do it yourself, there are plenty of tutorials and it's safe if you do it carefully. If not, you don't have to go and pay Apple an extra something to replace it, just go with a local repair shop

[@DanieleLombardo]

Spoiler: absolutely not Great video brother!

[@TRXOfGreenville]

Liam are you gonna make a new video on how to maintain the macbook battery health?

[@erichill414]

Google “battery university prolong” and select the first result. There are some great tips in the article.

[@imperfectxennial3008]

I got the M1 512GB Air when the M2 came out and I have no problems with it.

[@JDDoug6930]

Last year I updated my MacBook from the M1 256 GB to the M2 512 GB primarily to the need for additional storage. Had I been able to get the M1 512 at that time, I would have. Otherwise, I would have stayed with the M1.

[@Scott__C]

Since they've started selling a model through Walmart and selling it new, they'll have to support that for 7 years from now won't they?

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Yep.....That benefits the entire Apple Silicon line

[@anubhavsolankey]

After 3 years of usage, my cycle count is at 20

[@raveeshaperera2]

wtf how

[@anubhavsolankey]

@@raveeshaperera2 I barely use it bro! Least used Apple product of my ecosystem. I use it to file taxes, and transfer photos from iPhone. Coupled with the fact that the battery life is just stellar, ypu get just 20 cycle charges in 3 years

[@redesignedlife777]

lol....that means it just sits there

[@anubhavsolankey]

@@redesignedlife777 yeah man, the least used Apple product that I have. I usually use the iPad more often.

[@Ericj3k]

Always plugged in, mines at 31

[@manansharma3889]

I have a m1 MBP which is same as m1 MBA and i have no complaints...literally awesome laptop...will use it for atleast 4 more years easily

[@Maria.sot01]

Is it really an issue when apple doesn’t support the software update anymore? I need an explanation what is going to happen (just in case) 😅

[@abz7800]

It's a big issue if you use alot of apps since eventually they will stop supporting your device if your not running the Latest mac os . But this will take many years to happen maybe 4 more years . Byy then you will probably need tonupgraee

[@curtispazarjr4985]

great review!!!!!

[@tuworlds]

well my M1 is still working and performance is as when i took out of the box well over 2 year ago. i saw the beach ball twice on this time and even then it didn't get hot best laptop i ever bought in my opinion

[@renargues]

I’m still surprised Apple is producing this model brand new and letting authorized resellers sell it. same goes for the iphone 11…