Is 2024 The END Of The M1 MacBook Air?

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It's been nearly 4 years since the M1 MacBook Air was released. In that time we've had a tonne of development not just to Apple silicon with the M2 and M3 chips, but to apps and programs in general. So, how does the M1 stack up in 2024? Is it still a good purchase? And what about all those controversies that popped up shortly after it's release?
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00:00 Introduction
00:43 M1 MacBook Air Controversies
02:50 Performance in 2024?
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06:03 What About the M2 or M3?
09:12 First Issue With M1 in 2024
11:48 Second Issue With M1 in 2024
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[@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.

[@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

[@arnesh18]

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?

[@arnesh18]

@@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?

[@arnesh18]

@@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

[@letiziasparks2902]

I just learned in the United States the M1 MacBook Air is still being made and will now be sold new at all Walmarts for $699.00 USD

[@bmac9936]

Can confirm. At the same time Apple offers refurbished ones with the same specs for $759US. Other refurb M1 Airs with upgraded specs are also available.

[@burgir9985]

Theyre officially discontinued with the launch of the M3 MacBook Air, the ones being sold at a discount over at Walmart (and another popular American chain which I forgot the name of) are left over stock and not newly manufactured units

[@mauriceschoenen]

@@burgir9985Watch the video by Max Tech, they say it will produced specially for Wal Mart

[@viraj8849]

@@burgir9985 Best buy

[@delanodouglas6390]

They are new units that have never been used however.

[@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!

[@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 😊

[@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 !!

[@sleepyatdawn7648]

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

[@frankfuentealba]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@TSBye-qo1vc]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@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!

[@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%

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@muhammadghifari1020]

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

[@potchinyan95]

I thini Sonoma is more optimized than Big Sur/Ventura.

[@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

[@jaybyrd1985]

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

[@user-yv8xo6ec3f]

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?

[@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

[@wills2652]

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

[@GeorgeLouis-vl1re]

Not charging, please help. It was bought long time ago but never used but now try to use but battery is 1% not charging at all

[@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

[@RockG.o.d]

Help. As soon as it turned to the year 2024 my MacBook Pro m1 stopped functioning as a usable device. How can I fix it, I tried doing a fresh install of osx and it is still dog slow and won’t edit 4k anymore, or make more than 2 tracks of audio in logic. Do I have to upgrade to an m3? Will that solve the slow problem?

[@MrTechnology83]

Bring it to Apple Store for that question.

[@RockG.o.d]

@@MrTechnology83 I took it to App Store. They said I need to upgrade to regain 4k editing.

[@user-ye1sf4th4q]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@camfischer7709]

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

[@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

[@MoChuang343]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@RoshanKumar-dd2rd]

me bought it last year and its nice and amazing

[@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.

[@mouad7498]

I bought mine a year ago, I was worried about the screen cracking out of nowhere after seeing all those forums but turns out I was worried about the wrong thing haha the motherboard died on me so I have a brick now. (I'm not even a heavy user)

[@MrAsimomytis]

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

[@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 ❤

[@meetankush]

9:20 I agree, no judgement there. 😆

[@Chrispyy__]

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

[@derKaiser28]

Watching this from my air M1

[@jaumee__]

I'm still with this awesome machine with 235 cycle counts since 2020

[@justind901]

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!

[@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

[@imperfectxennial3008]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@slo____]

@@Razrman How do you like it im looking at the same one right now

[@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 😅

[@DipamPatel_yt]

i bought in 2022 still running like butter

[@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

[@redesignedlife777]

Im staying m1 until M10 comes out. lol

[@dwpix]

Silly question. It depends on what your use and situation is.

[@jsleger6915]

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)

[@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

[@rubyinjeti4991]

What about the software updates......?

[@huberttan6086]

how long will apple support m1 os update?

[@Engleberta]

At least 3-5 years

[@stevenrobertson4190]

Has anyone yet found out how long the M1 Macbooks Airs bought new in 2024 will continue to get Apple OS and Security updates? Perhaps will Apple base the update support on when the M1 device was bought new rather than basing them all on the 2020 initial release? This is a very important consideration for possible new M1 devices being bought new in 2024.

[@CienciadeDatosChile]

Nice question kind sir

[@MaiElizabeth]

Sure no difference in performance unless Apple upgrade the base RAM or bump up the display resolution or give more base storage or use different types of RAM configuration. I'm still using the M1 and will eventually upgrade to M2 once my saving for that particular purchase is sufficient.

[@sharma39vishal]

Bro can you please give me one I am looking for that from past 2year and using i3 11th gen which was always burning every day with me 😢 in my development I will become very hot when I open docker on that In exchange of that I will develop website for you

[@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.

[@PaperBoat.]

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

[@gurugamer8632]

Which brand model ?

[@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

[@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

[@sakshamkhowala9756]

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.

[@DoveBlue]

Great review, we trade our MacBook Air m1 13 inch for a MacBook Pro 16 inch Display for a larger screen…

[@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?

[@CienciadeDatosChile]

No

[@Silent_poet]

I am a 2nd year CSE student, thinking of buying base model m2 air 15" for $1320. The 16gb ram costs 300$ more in my country. Should i go with it? Or just go with a windows. My budget is $1500

[@DHKarol]

Go with 16gb if u want a laptop for 3 years that won't run into any problems. There is swap but I've seen my friends get pop ups that they are out of storage with 8gb. I'd suggest m1 with 16gb and 256ssd if u r on budget and get a separate screen but remember to get 1440p if 27 inch. plus m1 has twice as fast ssd as compared to m2 and m3. I've seen ppl do light full stack or front with 8 no problem but if u want to run VMs or do machine learning get 16.

[@a_macaulay]

I would get 16gb/512gb M1 if you can. You could go for the 256 and just use external ssds. The m2 256 ssd is half the speed of the m1 or m3.

[@r3dp1ll]

@@a_macaulay same here. + an external SSD.

[@Silent_poet]

​@@DHKarol Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Silent_poet]

​@@a_macaulay I'll do that! Thanks

[@horseman1956]

I was ever so close to pulling the trigger on a "new" MacBook Air M1", currently available at Walmart for $699 US.... until I watched this video. I already had the topic of longevity in the back of my mind. Your comments reinforced those concerns. I need to get at least 3 to 4 years out of a notebook... and I'm simply not convinced buying an M1 at this point would provide that kind of longevity. It's a gamble I can avoid by sticking with Intel. These decisions would be made easier if Apple would provide at least some guarantee of system support. Google already does this for ChromeOS and that guarantee has served to increase sales of even aging Chromebooks such as the Lenovo Duet 3. That device, even though now several years old, will continue to see O/S support through at least 2029. With Apple, I'm not nearly as convinced the M1 will see support through 2027. Just too much risk for me.

[@delanodouglas6390]

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.

[@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. 😊

[@BoggedBogdanoff]

found an M1 Macbook Air for only $400 on ebay, crazy value

[@jthutt5042]

Yep. They are still producing them solely for Walmart. $699. Genius move.

[@georgepoulos]

Just bought one YOLO

[@Lias9958]

Even though they are 3+ years old. They are still much much ahead of the competition, they work fine and the battery is great. Would definitely recommend to buy it if you need one and get it for a good price. Dont forget Apple will update the software for many many years to come.

[@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

[@EvaAliceD]

I turn 60 y this september and I bought the MBA M1 from 2020 in January, I wonder seriously if the computer will outlive me instead of vice versa 😂

[@nohelyd517]

😂😂

[@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.

[@alicankarakaya2770]

I bought just a week ago!

[@keerthivasanb2712]

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

[@kevinconroy6606]

147 cycles, purchased in May 2021

[@MattGarcyaDC]

what does that mean

[@MattGarcyaDC]

never mind. Mine is 198.

[@joseabraham777]

At least here in Mexico the MBA M1 is the only Mac that I can recommend because of it price.

[@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".

[@ereceeme]

Actually its still being sold. Apple made an agreement to sell it at Walmart for $699.00 I've also seen it at best buy for $650.99

[@sweealamak628]

M1 Air is still awesome. If not for its paltry 8GB RAM, I don't see the need to upgrade. I'll try to hold out for the M4.

[@CAIORAZ]

I was considering trading in my M1 MacBook Air 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD to Apple for $490. Maybe I shouldn't because that's not a lot return value I'm getting back...