M3 MacBook Air 2 Months Later: Better Than MacBook Pro?

I've used the 2024 M3 MacBook Air 13 inch for two months...any regrets?
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[@chriscasillas]

Absolutely great take on the MacBook Air. I've been using the base M2 Air since release day and this thing handles everything I throw at it without a problem. The heaviest tasks I do weekly are with Photoshop and audio editing. I have done a few small video edits as well. The Air breezes through it all. It's a great machine for most people.

[@nicolasb.henry294]

M2 Macbook Air user here and I confirm this machine is amazing

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Thanks for sharing it. ✌️

[@theflyingscott1]

I live in Asia and the recent heatwave here has highlighted one of the biggest issues with the MacBook Air. Mine kept overheating meaning I was getting the spinning beach ball. It was the first time I had ever experienced instability with the machine and it lasted all week. I think the lack of cooling is not a problem if you live in temperate regions but in this part of the world, it made the machine unreliable. Of course this won't be the norm for many people but in hot climate the MacBook Pro is a much better option. I had the same issue with my iPad Pro and so these chips do run hotter than people realise. Laptops really do need fans simply to prolong their lifespan if for nothing else.

[@lelin4732]

Same here. My iPad pause charge due to temperature issue everytime I charge now a days.

[@theflyingscott1]

@@lelin4732 my wife's iPad mini 6 is terrible for this. It runs so hot and the battery gets decimated. She cannot use it at all while it's charging. Seems ridiculous right? I think there must be faulty batches of these products.

[@ANomadOverseas]

It's very interesting that you mention that as it's something that's been on my mind, I visit Asia quite a bit and I'm thinking that active cooling in the machine may be a requirement for me so I'll likely need to go with the Pro option. I know at the moment the temperature in some parts of Thailand are over 40C

[@theflyingscott1]

​@@ANomadOverseasthe other issue I have is that I have a portable 16-inch 4K external display connected to the MacBook Air as I work as I produce a lot of digital training resources for my business (this is set up in portrait format). This requires extra power input and so I need to work with the power cable connected. This also taxes the MacBook Air M3 and it seems to generate a lot more heat which it is not easily able to dissipate. This clearly has issues for the battery but I also get slow down especially when switching between apps. Hence the spinning beach ball... a daily occurrence. By comparison, my girlfriend uses the slightly older MacBook Pro 13 M2 and she has none of these issues whatsoever. A lot of the Apple snobs and KZbin gurus slate her MacBook (the touch bar model) because it is of the older style. But I will tell you this, it is a far, far better machine for those people needing to do creative work throughout the day, for many hours, regardless of climate and the environment. Simply because it has active cooling. I think you have to take a lot of these KZbin reviews with a pinch of salt because most of these people sit in there air conditioned American apartments playing around with basic apps, doing low intensity work. I think that if you rely on hardware to make money or to run a business, you need to have active cooling. I have reverted back to my Thinkbook Carbon X1 because the MacBook Air M3 simply is not up to the job. It is probably fine for students but not for doing serious work over prolonged periods. Do yourself a favour and buy the MacBook Pro whether the old M2 model on discount or one of the expensive new models. The older MacBook Pro 13 M2 model is much lighter and more portable than the new ones. Or go for a quality windows laptop like a ThinkPad X1 Carbon or similar. Also if you have an external display connected to the MacBook Air, the 8 GB of memory is not enough whatsoever because video memory is required to drive an external display, especially a 4K one. I swear this makes mine panic far too often. I'm going to be selling this MacBook Air M3 as soon as possible.

[@ANomadOverseas]

​@@theflyingscott1 I'm primarily a Windows user, this would be my first Mac that I'd purchase, have used them previously in different jobs and I do like them, just generally don't like the insane premium that Apple tends to apply. That being said, a lot of the systems I use for work now are cloud based so compatibility shouldn't be an issue. When I'm based in Asia then cooling will be a factor for sure. If was doing video editing then it wouldn't be a massive amount, but I think I'd be happy enough to fork out the extra for the pro 14 model as I'd expect to get a few years out of it. When travelling, I'm using a gaming laptop that's a few years old, it was insanely powerful at the time but is showing its age now, including charger it weighs almost 3kg which is almost half of your carry on luggage allowance lol! Oh, and it has a battery life of about 3 or 4 hours :D

[@TayLor-Aloe]

I've had my M1 since launch and this thing still gets 2 days of battery life - when I'm not playing Resident Evil or The Sims lol

[@billb8262]

dude, you hit the space bar with your index finger when you type? Seems odd but we are all unique. Thanks for a great video.

[@user-gg7vx2mx4c]

How about overheating issues?

[@nrkhtm]

Is it valid to edit videos using Adobe Premier Pro on this laptop?

[@TerrenRule]

What do you guys think of the M3 MacBook Air so far?! :)

[@PeterEmery]

Ask me in another day! My 15-inch M3 Air arrives tomorrow.

[@Daonhon]

Highly portable. Snappy. It just works. My only gripe is the screen. I still have my 16MBP M2 Pro and from it, the MBA's screen looks pixelated.

[@royantonylee2404]

Honest opinion on 24gb ram on MacBook Air?

[@klungnesberg]

My fav config for my graphic design and animiation work

[@tibo2090]

I don't really know what to choose. the MacBook M3 Air 16GB/512GB (€1,760) or the MacBook M3 Pro 8GB/512GB (€1,850). I would mainly use it to edit photos on photoschop. the better screen quality and SD card slot on the PRO model is a big advantage for me. Or am I better off with the Air M3 16GB/512GB because it has more RAM? I use a Nikon D750 and shoot an average of 500 photos per year. So not a heavy user I guess? My current laptop is an Acer nitro 5 (8GB/512GB) from 2019, but not really optimal

[@snifyy]

Air 16GB

[@mangadolo]

@@snifyy - So does the Pro fan provide any benefit vs the air - especially considering Air potential throttling?

[@snifyy]

​ @mangadolo I have air m1 16gb and I just bought m3 pro 16gb (with m3) that has a single fan. Don't trust the reviews. The fan is never on, you'll never hit throttling in a normal workflow outside of benchmarks. Yes, the display is a bit brighter on the Pro, but I prefer the Air in all cases. It's just nice to have no vents and no moving parts. And I prefer the keyboard of the Air too.

[@tibo2090]

@@snifyy should I choose an M2 15 inch 24GB/512 for €1849 or an M3 13 inch 16GB/512 for €1759?

[@snifyy]

@@tibo2090 I'd get the M2 15" space gray if it's not too big for you.

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

A curious question: Are there people over eighty years of age who are very elderly people who own and will use modern smart phones??

[@Dr.zeynepaleyna]

I bought m3 10 gpu, 512 gb ssd , 8 gb ram , I don’t do multi tasking , I either edit on iMovie or writing , one at a time, is it enough or should I change it to 16 gb ram

[@myhandle8]

no need, 8gb is still fine.

[@mangadolo]

If doing one at a time you’re fine.

[@HoneyBadgerz]

If you already bought with 8gb ram how can you change it to 16 GB 😭

[@Dr.zeynepaleyna]

@@HoneyBadgerz to return it and buy another but i saw lots of reviews 8 gb is fine for iMovie

[@andyH_England]

Look at your Activity Monitor: available physical memory will be memory used minus cached files. For example, mine is currently 6.8GB minus 1.14GB meaning I still have 2.3GB of physical RAM available. Yet I have all my apps and tabs open, so 8GB is more than enough for me. I am using 2.3GB of swap (resting compressed cache). You will only need more than 8GB if you use RAM-intensive apps on a regular basis, like video editing.

[@simplyeason]

i bought it :>

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

A curious question: Are there people over eighty years of age who are very elderly people who own and will use modern smart phones????😒

[@peteherrera1502]

and yet touching the screen on other apple devices which leaves finger print; You are okay with that.

[@kowalski864]

Is there actually a person who is buying a 999usd laptop, but can't afford to spend a hunderd more? 100usd is certainly not nothing, but considering the longetivity of a laptop it almost is. If 100usd is a problem for you, you shouldn't be spending 1k on a laptop nowadays.

[@andyH_England]

I agree. Most people keep their laptops for 5-7 years so investing an extra $100 over that period seems a no-brainer especially as the benefits of the M3 over the M2 are significant. I would never recommend buying the M2 for $100 less. Obviously, if a better deal comes up, say secondhand M2, then that may be worth revisiting.

[@kowalski864]

@@Anonym0us_404 the m2 and m3 Air are pretty much perfect laptops unless you are a pro content creator and need even more performance. If short on cash, get a heavily discounted m1 Air, which is still great.

[@fexfil2657]

Старый? У меня ноутбук Леново и ему уже 13 лет

[@lilvilo5043]

Do you have an extra laptop you don’t need that I can have? I’m too poor right now to get another one and you’d really help me. Edit: My other one broke! Also I’ve been subscribed for years man, I’m glad to see you getting sponsors and still making good videos.

[@thetechdude1]

Get a job man

[@lilvilo5043]

@@Jasondranoff yeah man I’m really trying. I understand why I got this comment, but it’s honestly ok to ask for help. I hope you do well in life man you deserve it. No matter what.

[@irzq_z]

I hope you get one soon bro 👏🏼!

[@slob5041]

You’re funny

[@lilvilo5043]

@@irzq_z thx man, I am trying but living in a small town and still being 17. Job options are already over staffed and the other ones you need to be 18 to work at

[@slob5041]

Pay double and get something that will last, or buy a windows machine and be forced to replace it in a year.

[@mongolakademik9844]

macbook air is not better than pro. it is only better if you want to save money and do minimal tasks. pro has display at least 3 better than air's.

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Jesus, I wish someone would have a Tech channel that isn’t exactly the same as the hundreds of other Tech channels Loving their Apple products and talking the same points as the others channels It’s like you get a script from Apple to read Same setup’ shots of everyone happily working away Too many tech channels doing the exact same thing