M3 MacBook Air 8GB vs 16GB RAM - Apple FIXED the base model?

Just how BAD is the base 8GB RAM M3 MacBook Air? Let's see how much the $200 upgrade helps!
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Ram Usage While Idle - 00:17
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Web Browser 3.0 Speed Test - 01:19
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[@MaxTechOfficial]

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[@MattDeezly]

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[@amanthakur2376]

can u please tell the storage ssd of both the mac's ????

[@tibo2090]

witch one is better and why ? macbook air 16GB Ram (512GB) VS the macbook pro 8GB Ram (512GB)

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

No modern computer should come with less than 16GB of RAM. Pushing out machines with 8GB in 2024 is like dropping a 5400RPM rotating rust drive in a desktop machine for the boot drive.

[@bowlingdoughnutsmd3703]

You can get 16gb of ram on the MacBooks.

[@techinrl9869]

Tell that to every PC manufacturer, all of whom sell 8GB machines, whether it be Windows or Mac. If people didn’t buy them, none of them would sell them. If you need 16GB, buy 16GB, but don’t force your needs onto others who don’t need 16GB.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

@@bowlingdoughnutsmd3703 I'm well aware of that. Its also a custom order item that will set you back and extra $200. Again, 8GB should not even be an option. Especially considering the RAM is not user up-gradable.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

@@techinrl9869 I am saying that to EVERY pc maker. Not just apple. The reason people buy those machines is because they are ignorant and the PCs are dirt cheap. Not because they don't "need" more RAM.

[@craigjohnchronicles2504]

@@techinrl9869 - yes. Forcing people to buying a computer with a default 16GB of ram instead of 8GB is horrible. I've seen some places selling a single 8GB ram module for $28 (also seen them as low as $12), and a single 16GB ram module for $30. 100% certain a company like Apple won't be taking a bath if they sell a base level MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM at the same price as their 8GB version.

[@JonWatkins]

There is no reason in 2024 for apple to be doing 8gb as standard, 16gb should be the new base at NO EXTRA FEE

[@bengoey]

Apple is not a 'gentleman' company it does not care about its customers. It only cares to make money as much as possible for its shareholders.

[@justrandom3949]

Reason: let you spend more money

[@ewitte12]

Even if you can manage 8GB you'll be in line to upgrade faster. Same thing Nvidia does with VRAM.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

Exactly!

[@paulsaha2242]

Is 16gb unified memory and 256 gb storage fine?

[@favour9189]

12 should be minimum

[@MedicoDeb]

Yo bro... Love your dp... 🎉😂

[@GoncaloCarvalhoVlogs]

No dout

[@RolandHawlett]

16

[@geoffstrickler]

I’ve been saying this since the first M3 shipped.

[@dasdos002]

@@geoffstrickleryou and a million other apple users

[@jeffrey3498]

Moral of the story: more RAM is better 😃👍

[@mw7967]

And...If you must have a MacBook...avoid the Air and buy a Pro, because the cost to double your RAM puts you close to that SKU. Nice machine but a hard sell.

[@HeavenSevenWorld]

Moral of the story: Enough RAM is enough, but 8GB is never enough*

[@jeffrey3498]

@@HeavenSevenWorld It was in 1999 🤣

[@rohitfernandes8637]

8 core CPU and 8 core gpu is good ?

[@jeffrey3498]

@@rohitfernandes8637 You’re digressing 🤣

[@77dris]

You have to remember that for the M1/2/3 chips, the ram shown is shared with GPU memory. So 8GB is only really around 4GB-6GB of memory for programs.

[@OShackHennessy]

I’m waiting for all the fanboys to start yelling about it being magical unified memory which is Apple speak for “shared”

[@dimakonstanta1868]

On older Intel MacBooks 13 inch GPU memory was also shared

[@hacob2004]

This is true of every thin and light laptop that doesn't have a dedicated GPU

[@ChromeJob]

@@OShackHennessy Unified isn't the same as shared, AFAIK. Unified means it's incorporated with the chip to create a much faster path from CPU to RAM and back again. "Shared" indicates that the video subsystem is utilizing main RAM rather than separate, video-only memory. Not a fan boy, though anyone who conflates the two (fan boy or otherwise) doesn't know so much about computer architecture and is perhaps only educated on what Apple dictates.

[@OShackHennessy]

@@hacob2004 except you can add more or spec it up on the front end without getting robbed, and 8gb is offensive on a Mac

[@mikey9836]

Been waiting for this video

[@BarisPalabiyik]

External monitors eats from the RAM too, it should be discussed too, I use my M2 Air with a huuge monitor connected, I couldn't do many tasks properly with external monitor on 8 gigs.

[@clintmiller88]

8gb with 256ssd? Or 512?

[@BarisPalabiyik]

@@clintmiller88 My m2 is 512 nd 16gb

[@haselhofler]

I'm rocking a M1 Air connected to a LG 5k2k without any issues. But yeah I have a 16GB/256GB configuration

[@69elchupacabra69]

Obviously, because the M-chips have unified memory.

[@iBoyLPs]

m2 with 8gb and two 4k monitors without any flaws. There may be something wrong with your Mac though.

[@hmhyfg]

Wow thank you for the best video !

[@jyotitva]

How Max Tech reads the viewers demand is amazing. Really makes me stick to one tech channel in the ocean of this niche.

[@N.K.---]

Apple just keeps making money

[@solidsnakeXY810]

yes

[@rohittkrr]

we keep losing money

[@chrispotterfan]

People should stop buying their laptops until they make base models with 16 gb ram and 500 gb storage. Sadly that probably won't happen.

[@erickauffmann_official]

Super complete test! 🎉

[@mayankkaushik6868]

Hey erik ....they don't do a test for fl studio .... I'm planning to buy m3 MacBook air with 24 GB Ram .... I choose air rather than pro for portability reasons ...and the form factor... Will it work???? Fir heavy edm production?

[@erickauffmann_official]

@@mayankkaushik6868 yes it will! 24gb ram is enough for heavy FL production

[@ranjitmandal1612]

👍

[@user-ld2yq5mf8u]

That is exactly the type of review I needed! 16gb on my future M3 Air indeed 🙂 Thank you

[@geronimo020280]

Just bought a 16gb 1to m3 one and it does everything so well ! Go for it !

[@tipsyjack9440]

Can you do the same RAM comparisons between the M1, M2 and M3 base configurations? If someone, like me, is wanting to upgrade from the M1 to M3 is it worth it since the SSD speeds are faster on the M1? Thanks and keep up the good work!

[@user-gj5wb3gp1b]

Thanks man. Clear explanation. I needed this.

[@DarayaVahu]

It’s mind-blowing that some people still excuse 8GB ram while it's so ridiculously bad just doing two things at the same time 🤦

[@leebeeskee]

Bit of an exaggeration there lol. 8GB runs fine for general users.

[@DarayaVahu]

@@leebeeskee no it doesn’t, I had it, just with enought safari tabs and switching becomes laggy which is unacceptable for $1000 laptop, or I guess yes fine for general users on $400 laptop...

[@miketorre16]

@@leebeeskee yes, 8 gigs on the silicon valley chips is not the same as 8 gigs of RAM on PC

[@bodigames]

@@leebeeskeeno it doesn’t. My 8GB MacBook Pro can barely handle a lot of Safari tabs…… That’s not okay.

[@rocketmunkey1]

@@leebeeskee Apple has entered the chat !

[@quikesteve]

Could you do a video comparing battery drain between browsers like Chrome vs Safari or Opera? I notice in my 14" M1 Pro that any browser other than Safari drains the battery twice as fast. Keep up the good work.

[@kirkn]

great video - would be interesting to see how much heat they were producing during those tests

[@simonpoulsen4044]

I don't know if this is a stupid question, but why will the mac use swap if it still has plenty of unused ram?

[@cmoullasnet]

If Apple doubled the RAM in every single one of their machines across the board, on all configurations, their prices would make sense. Think about it.

[@MrQuay03]

Make sense for customers, no sense for Apple and investors

[@XInfinity2024]

You are 100% correct for the customers but if Apple shipped all products with 16GB of RAM then chances are you would be paying $100 to $200 give or take more on a product so the price it is now probably wouldn't be the price if the RAM was doubled.

[@rocketmunkey1]

And doubled the SSD storage, and halved the price of upgrading the RAM and Storage, it costs Apple a tiny fraction of the cost they charge consumers !

[@roch145]

A big issue is the SSDs are soldered on the motherboard. You have a chip failure and there is for all intents, no way to repair them. Which forces an expensive and unanticipated expense to replace the Mac.

[@XInfinity2024]

@@roch145 People have upgraded the storage on an iPhone and possibly a Mac them self but its only due to them knowing how to do it and make it work but also have the equipment for such work

[@ZeroDay_tv]

That was really an educating Video Thank you far the comparison ❤

[@kevinaraneda6236]

Muchas gracias por el video Max... es JUSTAMENTE LO QUE ESTABA BUSCANDO. Necesito renovar mi Macbook Pro mid 2012 y tenia la duda sobre configurar 16ram/256 o 8ram/512... creo que ya esta mas que claro, que 16 ejecutará mejor en un par de años

[@winnielai7455]

Thank you for helping me make up my mind for my next MacBook

[@danielguzman2029]

I really liked this comparison, thank you. I wonder How does the base M3 MacBook Pro (8GB - 512GB) perform against the 16GB - 256GB M3 MacBook Air... Maybe the best SSD surpasses the extra RAM in multitasking? or Base macbook air vs base macbook pro with this test.

[@VideoStoryCreator]

This is an interesting result to see the significant difference. Just out of curiosity, how does the M1 Air compare to the M3 Air (at the base 8GB model for each)?

[@HAL.2024]

Hey man! Can you do a test with the M3 chip and Logic Pro or Pro Tools or Ableton Live?

[@sidzhottake]

Great video thank you!!!

[@matthewleppan1020]

This was the most helpful video I’ve watched. Been looking at reviews for well over a week and this was the game change video

[@PaulErwinGroeneveld]

Thanks for these reviews! Still awaiting the final verdict on the best choice when going for the air. More internal memory or more SDD; more internal memory with standard ssd vs standard memory vs more ssd test?

[@evgeniy_vl7273]

great comparison, thanks! I would also like to see the temperature values for these modes. It would also be interesting to make a comparison with mbp14 m1 16 GB. Now I’m choosing between these two MacBooks. I will use it for Photoshop and Lightroom

[@gregash6340]

Fantastic video as always Max Tech! At 10:37 the 8Gb is faster on the Final Cut export. Is that correct? Were you still running background tasks on the 16Gb?

[@AK-ro4gm]

no, its just their video editor who manages to routinely mess up the names with the results in the charts... such a shame cuz theyre the best channel for tech

[@jojolaser]

I have also noticed that 8Gb is faster in the results at 10:37. Strange. Probably a mistake.

[@dhanushree-gz6mp]

😂😂😂

[@PatrickSteil]

Would love to see similar test between 16 and 24Gb models. How much do you have to push the 16gb for it to slow down compared to 24Gb. My 16Gb M1 is awesome :)

[@airtightbox]

Okay, so what are the storage performance differences between 512GB and 1TB, on a system with 16GB RAM?

[@kevinclws]

I bought the max 24GB to future-proof it for apps getting more and more bloated. I would keep my M1 if now I could increase the RAM beyond the 8GB it came with

[@m89hu]

Have you received it yet? What are your thoughts on it?

[@davidgrisez]

I also ordered the max 24gb on my MacBook Air order because I know that applications and the Apple Mac OS keeps growing in size.

[@yannjouan9338]

Really Nice vidéo!! And for Logic Pro x ?

[@m89hu]

probably the 24gb

[@LL-qm3sl]

Are there any significant performance differences between the 13' and 15' models?

[@johnskap2004]

great video thanks !!

[@evandonoso5305]

Great video! Question where to get those wallpapers you have. Thanks!

[@imran.online]

ditto!

[@EnglishinTx]

Just curious - What is the benefit of using Chrome over Safari? I thought that Safari was more efficient but I also know that Chrome is more of a "standard" and has support for more extensions. Would love to hear the Max take...

[@HigherTech]

This video highlights exactly this issues I experience on my 8gb M1 Air. And why I placed an order yesterday for a 16gb M3 air. I dont do much more than photo editing and normally 20+ browser tabs. Thanks.

[@dimakonstanta1868]

On my M1 i don’t seen this. Swap use - yes, but not laggy at all.

[@ChromaSup]

@@dimakonstanta1868never with 8gb?

[@dimakonstanta1868]

@@ChromaSup yes, but I’m not heavy user

[@murtazachaudhary3339]

Nice video comparison

[@fidiak]

Nice viedo, thank you

[@its_2Slick]

Awesome video was wondering if you could do one with the 24 gb ram to see the difference for the air for all 3.

[@Akshaydesai28]

Hi Max, could you please do a test between base m3 macbook pro vs 16gb m3 macbook Air? That would help me a lot in the decision. I'm looking for benchmark comparison like : Cinebench, 3d mark wildlife, geekbench and blackmagic. Thanks in advance 🖤

[@AdamsjPriah]

Takiego porówna potrzebowałem. Dzięki. :)

[@neocs193p]

Was expecting an SSD speed comparison between the 256GB and the 512GB. Also, Xcode tests. Cheers!

[@brachiator1]

In a typical work session, I might have 10 Chrome tabs open for research and news, while doing some word processing. I might write or respond to some emails and initiate a Zoom session. I don't do much photo or video editing. A test of this use case would be interesting. I think that 8GB RAM might be acceptable here, although 12 or 16GB RAM might be preferable.

[@hugopineda4017]

My typical work day looks exactly like this. Both my 8gb on mb air and 16gb ram on Mac mini pro still swap memory and I even get low ram warning on Mac mini. I don't get it.

[@shubhamchauhan4817]

Did it heat up during multitasking ?

[@rhondacaulder1432]

How does the M3 MacBook Air with 16 GB compare to the M2 MacBook Air with 16 GB? I currently have the latter with 1T storage and everything I’ve seen says to not upgrade. Is the M3 that much better than the M2?

[@truthjunkie3]

Final cut 4k HEVC with effects test, apparently you didn't notice, but your chart says the 8GB Air actually beat the 16GB. That doesn't seem likely. Maybe its mislabeled?

[@user-pp3dl8id7r]

Excellent content

[@ahaimes6320]

That 5GB used when opening up includes >3GB of pre-fetched cache. The system will release that when needed so that 3GB is effectively available.

[@isbestlizard]

Exactly. Do free -h from a terminal and you should get more details

[@valdir7426]

yeah that number doesn't mean much; the memory pressure; compressed memory and swap size give you all the indication you need. it's a shame because some people assume "oh my mac has nothing running and I'm already out" but macos will use all the ram it can. You get a perf bonus with 16GB but it will take a lot for a 8GB model to grind to a halt.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

😮

[@shoelessone]

Yeah so many of these reviews are really frustrating when they talk about this. I honestly can't believe how many popular tech reviewers / news outlets / etc use the amount of memory used at startup "at rest" as their first point to drive home how little memory is available. Why not use the memory if it's available to optimize, if the memory is just sitting empty / unused it's being "wasted."

[@Wonder_Wicks]

Didn't they fix the SSD speed issues as well? Could the new M3 be benefitting from speed, by not only the ram, but the ssd speeds?

[@snitkjaer]

Great video thanks! I guess it comes down to MacBook Pro M3 14" 16GB/512GB (discounted) vs MacBook Air 13" M3 16GB/512GB.

[@dsmith5940]

Could we have a similar comparison with an M3 Air with 24Gb RAM, in gaming, where the shared RAM for the GPU could be rate-limiting, even at 16Gb?

[@DieBaertigeUrsula]

Would be interesting to see the performance differences in using Xcode and compiling the same project or so, but great job anyways 👌☺️

[@onuronan8674]

thanks for video

[@danielguzman2029]

amazing test

[@stevebooth]

Thanks Max for this video. It confirmed I need to buy the Mac Air M3 16Gb RAM.

[@sebasguti7708]

If the MBA M3 16GB supports full acceleration with Lightroom, then the MBP M3 16GB should support that too, correct?

[@geolykos]

just curious, do most people that buy a macbook air use these programs? Most people will run chrome tabs, which make no difference, and maybe play a game or a movie. Unless 8gb is not enough to do these tasks the ram deficiency won't be noticeable. I don't think there's many people that buy a macbook air to do video editing.

[@ChromeJob]

I've been able to run my 8GB MBA M2 into yellow and red memory pressure just running Chrome, and some Apple apps (Safari, Notes, Freeform). Though I have Google Drive, 1Password, Logitech Options+ running in the background on login. Yes, MaxTech's demo with CPU intensive apps is a quick shortcut to illustrating the deficiencies, but you might repeat this test with just "lite" Apple apps. I've done it.

[@gc2141]

I would first like to say I very much enjoy your channel! it's very detialed and made with a lot of heart. Honestly, your channel was the reason why I pulled the trigger on the 14in MBP M3 max. Upgrading from windows i7 11th gen, its fantastic. After owning it for a week, I'm thinking of upgrading further into the 16in MBP m3 MAX justify the extra cost to the larger screen and battery but primarily for the extra ram. (48 GB) and the 40 core vs the current 30 core. While I was on my 14inch MBP, I checked the used ram and just with 6-7 google chrome tab open, (no videos) 1 firefox tab open and Microsoft word document, I was already into 22GB out the 36GB ram. I'm nervous of performance with that plus 2-3 hours of Zoom (full-time online student). I was reading that mac IOS is ram hungry, and no matter how much ram is available, It would be the same situation. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this.

[@subhamcoder]

hey can you make a video about m3 air 16 gb vs macbook pro m3 base variant(8 gb)

[@fanz6410]

How is it with M1 Macs now? The videos testing them are all three years ago, with apps unoptimised for Apple silicon.

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[@eraditortv]

What is the storage on both?

[@ashiq_r]

I have an old 2018 Air that had 8g 128g config. Just recently I bought a 16g 512g logic board from ebay, swapped the boards, sold the old 8g board for roughly $10 less than the 16g board. It’s running Sonoma with almost NO swap. Sonoma is very heavy and absolutely not optimized for intel macs, yet, the 16g ram is making a huge difference. I’ll buy a new Air when the base gets atleast 12g ram.

[@ozgurutku]

thanks but why final cut pro? Most of the pros don't uses Finalcut anymore:(

[@bosternou96]

The result for the same test on the m1 8 vs 16 different?

[@AyaWetts]

I assume the graph at 10:35 is a typo and the 8GB wasn't actually better than the 16GB ?

[@martmeister]

what is the name of the app running in the toolbar showing CPU/GPU usage and temp?

[@Gaurang_Khatri]

Hey i want to buy a laptop for video editing, Im planning to get MacBook air m3 (8-256) and 2tb external ssd Will this be enough for editing lengthy podcast videos and 4k videos.. Please suggest

[@babylonghost]

Thanks nice video

[@microzal]

Which MBA should I pick between M2 16/256 $1,400 vs M3 8/256 $1,200 ? Mainly for illustration in Ps and light AE stuff

[@LeChuck.x17]

8gb in 2024 is a joke.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

Exactly

[@alexanderelgert6037]

A bad joke.

[@GurmeetSingh-fr8uo]

For M3 Air 13” is it worth going for 24gb ram or 16gb enough ?

[@vivalasvegas297]

good job :) I wanna buy my 1st MacBook Air 13 M3 512GB. I think about ram 16 gb. I wanna actual model for 5-7 years. I don't like change a laptop often. I would like waching movies and tv series, learn English, play online poker (up 6 tables), youtube ... any recomendations about 16 gb or 8 gb.

[@ramonmako4923]

Doesn't answer my question. What if my only multitasking is switching between Video Player and 400 tabs opened in several groups in Safari? 8Gb is or not enough for that?

[@marianmalpica3419]

Could you compare MacBook Pro 8 ram and MacBook Air 16 ram?

[@terrencechu7479]

What's the app you use to measure CPU and GPU usage at the top bar?

[@smoovedave]

Same I would like to know this as well

[@kevinasaurus]

I just ordered a new Air and opted for the 24 GB of RAM. Hopefully it’s not overkill but I expect the machine to be quite speedy. 😊

[@m89hu]

Have you received it yet? What are your thoughts?

[@joewest9470]

Glad to hear they fixed the SSD problem, which will help with swap speeds. I do my "heavy lifting" and most work with a 16GB Mac Mini, which never leaves the "green" memory pressure, so for occasional portable work, I'm leaning towards the 8GB MBA model with the following justification: the upgrade to 16 GB costs about 20% of the price. In other words, if I replace it after about 5-6 years (roughly), then if I save the 20%, I can replace it about a year earlier. But thank you for your video; I will be sure to test it well (within the 2-week return window) for my use case and make sure there's a margin to allow for 4-5 years of use.

[@vlkhvan]

Thank you, this is the most sensible take on this question. Others here just scream nonsense about unrealistic use cases and exaggerated "issues". Heavy users buy Pro 14-16 as their main machines (if they want a laptop) or Mac Mini/Studio, and use MBA as a portable complementary device, and don't complain. Poor "wannabe professionals" buy base MBA as their only machine and then whine about 8Gb RAM, this is just pathetic

[@alexprivates356]

Can you check and compare it to the 24GB version?

[@novellad8485]

I am just confused between the Air M3 and the Pro M3 as after we spec out the air with good storage and memory, it’s almost same priced as the pro M3…. and I also need a laptop for years to come atleast 6 to 7 years minimum.

[@sallyharris1093]

Love the comparison. I love tech, but I’m not that smart about it. You help me understand and make a decision about which to get.

[@tri0xin]

Excellent video.. do you have a video of an m2 16gb vs a m3 16gb? I could save a few hundred dollars on the M2 buying used/renewed. If it's somewhat significant I wouldn't mind spending the extra money.. if it's 5 percent or so I would definitely go with the M2

[@ChromeJob]

Have to agree here, though for different reasons. I've been test driving M2 MBAs from Costco, both with 8GB/256GB. I much prefer the 15" for the huge trackpad, expansive screen and … on that second, using the 15” in Sidecar mode (extending a desktop display to use the 15” MBA’s screen) is great for flexibility. (And using Handoff, you can pick up the MBA and continue working elsewhere.) In these cases, having a pliable and dynamic level of available RAM pays off. 8GB just ain’t enough for macOS Sonoma. Even without doing CPU intensive stuff like photo, video, or rendering work like you illustrated, I’ve seen the 8GB RAM MBAs start to slow down and swap out with 5-6 apps open with work in progress (and not even using MS Office apps, just Safari, Chrome, Notes, Reminders, Messages, Freeform). This is unacceptable to me for a $1300 computer (bought for $1000 at Costco, a killer deal but a still cool grand). I’ve noticed that macOS is slow to release swapping and return to an ideal memory management situation after closing apps, even letting some time go by. It’s helped a little by logging out and back in (leveraging the “reopen windows” option), but not as effectively as restarting the laptop. When an OS gets to a point that I have to restart the machine to get the memory allocation sweet spot, no matter how speedily it does this, I’m not a happy user. This might be slightly more exacerbated by the 15” screen’s greater resolution, but I don’t sympathize. A laptop should be able to handle itself gracefully, not start limping along after an hour’s work in 6 apps. Apple should be ashamed that they sell entry level MacBooks in 2023, 2024 with only 8GB RAM when you can buy a much more agile Chromebook for half the price.

[@Sandsmell]

What about heating between those 2models?

[@makeshiftgamer5864]

does anyone know the application he is using to show the cpu and gpu usage? I'd love to know so I can use it to monitor my mac when I'm doing heavy tasks like gaming to make sure I'm not damaging it

[@uselessmale8654]

Please make a battery test between M3 and M2 macbook air

[@gaming4life93]

Will the 8gb be enough for web development while simultaneously coding and watching output on browser?

[@JesusDiaz-iw4rk]

I bought a Mac air base model m2 for my wife who only does web browsing when will she need more ram

[@TokyoNeko8]

I respect the hustle

[@thomaspaaruppedersen6781]

The test with using Chrome while exporting, is to me the most relevant and realistic. The 8GB is much slower, for *much longer!* Thank you for this test getting much closer to a realistic scenario. I currently have 20 Chrome tabs open, about 8 of those with KZbin videos, then Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, and a few other business apps. It's always like that. An integral part of how I use a computer.

[@frivis69]

Bro seriously I was searching this type of comparison seens "Macbook M3 air's" launcher❤ and i finally got it. You gain a subscriber.

[@burtdanams4426]

well, I wouldn't recommend subscribing to this guy for very long. He's kind of a normal person with no real formal education about computers and who doesn't actually know basically anything at all about the fundamentals of computers, including chip design, memory management, operating systems, etc. He's just a normal dude that happens to have been able to afford reviewing products at one point and now all he does is make bland comparisons between mass market products without any insight

[@frivis69]

@@burtdanams4426 ooh really, then suggest me some

[@keirux]

Hey Max, slightly off-topic but could you please do a comparison between the Apple M3 and the intel Ultra 7/9 155h/185h? Intel Ultra is one of the very few architectures that offer HW decoding for 10 bit 4:2:2 HEVC which is very common with video cameras. Would really appreciate if you could put them to test to understand how they compare from a workflow perspective 🙏🏻

[@aaron_aplin]

Can the macbook air run 120hz refresh rate?

[@epaulgr]

Tengo una mac mini m1 base model, yo tenia 2 monitores, un ultrawide y otro menor a FullHD, los cambié por dos 4K, desde que los cambié note demasiado que la mac se traba y se pone lenta :C

[@joaomatos14]

Can you do a MacBook Air 15 m3 vs MacBook Pro 16 i9 ?

[@saintkenny9296]

I bought the 2021 iMac 24" during the pandemic and unless during the time you wanted to wait up to 3 months to get a iMac with 16gigs you would either wait that long, or just take the 8gig option. I did get 512 and stayed away from the base model for sure! I guess in 5 or so years it will be time to upgrade my iMac with I hope a system that can actually play real games and either sell this one off, or use it for something else? I think Apple is getting better all the time and after all these years is finally getting into real games for the 1st time ever where the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can do. I hope the bluetooth to a larger screen doesn't kill the performance because playing anything close to real console game the iPhone even the Max is way too dang small. Thank you for the video, Max!