Apple M1 Macs 8GB vs 16GB RAM - Multitasking STRESS Test

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In this video, we compare the $1299 M1 MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM to the $1599 model with 16GB of RAM to see if 8gigs limits the performance in a variety of tasks.
We test everything from Benchmarks, Logic Pro Music Production, Light Classic photo editing, Final Cut Pro video editing, and a bunch of Chrome Tabs with Safari, multiple videos, and more!
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8GB vs 16GB - 00:00
Geekbench 5 CPU Test - 0:58
Baseline Performance - 01:12
Photoshop (beta) - 03:07
Is SSD Swap Bad? - 03:37
Xcode & Logic Pro - 05:15
25 Tabs + 4 Pro Apps - 06:14
Multitasking with RAM Full - 07:18
FCX with maxed out RAM - 08:48
Photoshop with RAM Full - 11:56
Lightroom Classic with RAM FULL - 12:37
Web Browsing with Full RAM - 15:37
What did we learn? - 16:28
How much RAM should you buy? - 17:32
SSD Longevity with RAM Swap - 18:36
8GB vs 16GB Final Verdict! - 19:19
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[@jeffrey3205]

Think I’ll get the 8gb

[@LinuxForEveryone]

This video was a HUGE help, thanks you guys.

[@RidinWitLowe]

I ordered the 16gb 512, the swap memory is the main reason I did t get the 8gb

[@ismailakram]

can you play Netflix in 4K on M1 MacBooks? how smooth is it when playing KZbin full screen and then entering and exiting full screen does MacBook stutters?

[@travis1240]

If it's worth buying a new computer at all it's worth putting 16GB in it.

[@TilmansToasty1]

I really appreciate the fact that you reacted to the criticism under the last video and instantly uploaded a new one. Really shows that your goal is to provide value for the viewers.

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Thank you! Almost instantly.. Only took 30min of prepping, 3 hours of shooting, 6 hours of editing as fast as I could, and an hour for uploading/thumbnail lol.

[@dhisonpadma]

What was the criticism?

[@TilmansToasty1]

@@dhisonpadma He mentions it in the beginning of the video. People complained that there wasn't enough multitasking

[@balqisa9390]

DHISVN on the previous video they didn’t talk about multi tasking and which one was better for that so

[@tonybowen455]

@@MaxTechOfficial This vid is amazing. Ur a saint!

[@nk0surfer]

This is a proper 8GB vs 16GB memory comparison!! The best so far for these M1 beasts!!

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Thank you!

[@Martin-kx8yv]

I agree. This is THE 8 v 16.

[@wylie102]

If you do manage to get the 16gb air it would be interesting to compare the photo export on that vs MBP13. Since that was the only time.the fan kicked in it'd be a useful way to see if the air would throttle due to lack of a fan

[@robinarora8137]

@@wylie102 if you have try hard to bring this beast to it’s knees, then you don’t have to worry about performance

[@wylie102]

@@robinarora8137 Not the point. If we go by that then this whole video is pointless. The idea here is to find the boundaries.

[@dhisonpadma]

You are literally the only comparison guys that actually answered many of my question. Great demonstration keep it up!

[@brucereichert7696]

Awesome I am buying a macbook pro and thanks to your Excellent demonstration of 8 vs. 16 I have made my decision. 8gb it is. Thanks so much

[@EpicGamer-no3yj]

Damn, honestly I was already kind of on the fence for this channel but mad respect that you guys managed such a quick turnaround for scripting, shooting, editing, and publishing so quickly in response. I was already subscribed but we hit that notification bell for the new videos now. Man, really rare a channel like yours has this quick of a response. Wow. It really says a lot about the direction for you guys and the team you have. Wow.

[@MaxTechOfficial]

Thank you!

[@esldogrescues]

The M1 performance is almost as impressive as the ambidextrous track pad use!

[@Pfuetzenspringer]

As a native German speaker.... just learned a new word. Thank you!

[@GuruTheCoder]

I didn't even know that I had this superpower

[@skepticalmechanic]

We’re now at 12-24-2021 and the MacBook M1 is still an awesome laptop for most people! Such a bargain with highest inflation we have had in a long time!

[@Isynko]

Max, I am so glad you are working with your community this close. Great Work and Thank you so much for bringing all of these tests to us.

[@QueenOfHeartsx]

you guys are working so hard to get the videos everyone is requesting out! kudos to everyone on the team 💫

[@konstantinos10]

Kudos guys! This was the BEST video I've seen so far!! I've watched all your other videos regarding M1 Macs but this was the video I've been looking for for days!!! Real-life scenarios tested and now the question about how much RAM I need has been answered. I tremendously appreciate your effort and the value you share. Keep it up 👏👏

[@dominicconricode6590]

I appreciate how in tune with your audience you guys are, I was waiting for this video!

[@AdamEnriquez]

Apple's optimization is insane. Great video Max!

[@seifenspender]

I like it a lot, that you listened to criticism regarding the initial video and corrected the test cases accordingly. Shows, that you guys actually do care. Great :)

[@AndrewMclave]

I’ve got to say 2 things . First, the M1 is a beast and any Mac that has one makes it so much better value than anything intel offers, a phenomenon that is only going to grow over time as more 3rd party devs get their products optimised. And secondly, these videos are simply the best on the internet for helping people make their potential purchases work for them! Having the choices logically mapped out so everything makes sense to their needs is a huge resource, especially with the proof of concepts on display in the images so they can be made crystal clear and easy to recall when people are spending their hard earned money on the fairly expensive technology that will become leveraged by their owners to help them run their lives, be they for work or for education or whatever. These are trying times for everyone and anything that helps you get through them in any way should be recognised as something worthy of praise and should be appreciated as such. So thanks for being so thorough and comprehensive in your coverage of this historic moment for the Mac! I for one am loving your work and now feel better armed to make the right decisions going forward with the purchases that I’ll be making in the near future.

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Nice job guys! Always appreciate the completeness and professionalism you bring to your benchmark videos.

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For so long I thought it was the same guy 😂. Trippy

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Sparta will be reborn

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You're an idiot if you think it was done SPECIALLY FOR YOU! There has been hundreds of requests!!!

[@fabriceneuman]

Thanks for this video. Exactly what I was waiting for. Very instructive! Incredible work these last couple of weeks guys. It’s amazing what you were able to produce. You rock!

[@jetsetrez]

Great follow up video, thank you guys for being so responsive! The only thing left I wish I could see would be gaming performance for the kind of games a lot of us like to play on a laptop (WoW, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, DotA2, Fortnite, etc).

[@AlexEgiyan]

impressive, thank you for making this test.

[@ryandennis7853]

With all the details and testing at this point I'm beginning to believe there's a better performance boost with long-term storage by upgrading the storage instead of the RAM.

[@Teacher-Colin]

That’s what I was thinking.

[@WebbyOnCars]

This is now my default channel for tech videos! Thanks for all the great content!👏👏

[@adigan95]

Keep up with your work. Your videos are so fresh and not repetitive. Hoping to see that 1 million mark soon !

[@NeilSnapePhotography]

You're on fire! Again your videos confirmed my hesitant purchase of the Air 8GB/512GB. I would only be using the portable travelling, or webinars with Lightroom. I can't imagine ever having a ton of big apps open at the same time. When Apple brings out the M pro versions I'll choose RAM added options to replace my iMac 5K.

[@thebuddercweeper]

I'd love to see one of these using an 8GB M1 macbook and an Intel 16GB.

[@kebrah]

Thank you for actually answering the questions rather than showing a bunch of benchmarks or whatever those are. THANKS. this really helped

[@ferdinandmarrero221]

I appreciated all what you are doing. Been a long time follower and your videos just keep getting better.

[@zzMigMitzz]

FYI swapping is an OS feature that has been long studied and implemented in all popular OS's. MacOs pre-M1, linux, Windows all do swapping. So don't worry about swapping damaging your SSD.

[@meetchoudhary1]

Now this is a ultimate comparison Awesome video Max❤️❤️

[@aaronbrown4366]

Thanks for this. This video really helped ease my concern. I went with a base Mac mini m1 after my 2011 27 inch IMac had enough. I upgraded the ram in that and had 2TB’s of storage. It’s main job was photo editing with LR and PS and basic computing. Hearing how great the M1 mini was, I was sold on it pretty fast. Having a keyboard and mouse, the price made sense and made even more sense when I got a refurbished model. I now have a new setup for a little over 1k. Hearing some people talk about it, they act has if you need 16G’s for anything other than basic computing and even though your test are to the extreme, it shows the 8G version can definitely handle a solid workload. With my needs of simple photo work, paired with a decent external SSD, I feel it’ll be great. The other great part about the mini is the price, it’s relatively cheap for its performance brand new, but refurbished you really have a deal and when an upgrade happens, rather that’s the M2 or something else, you won’t feel bad about jumping on that at all since you’re already set up for it. My guess is, I’ll probably end up with an upgraded mini sometime next year due to the fact that it’ll probably just be amazing.

[@halfalligator6518]

your videos are most excellent and professional. Everything is polished - love the chapters.

[@tobbers9170]

Great video! I think a comparison between 8GB and 16GB while gaming would also be very interesting to see! Just to see if the extra RAM equals more fps in some games.

[@cdominguez1989]

Hi Max, thanks for your video. After reviewing the RAM performance for these two machines, which upgrade would up recommend as a priority when getting an M1 Mac? Extra storage or extra RAM? Thanks!

[@shoostingoutdoors]

Thanks for this vid! You were the only one to really put the M1 through a stress test. Now I feel better about my M1 lol.

[@yaoike2449]

Thanks a lot Max, and ofcourse Vadim. You worked hard for us. Hope you have more subs ❤️

[@IrixGuy]

Great test like usual! I abandoned my 16-inch i9 in favor or Mac mini M1 16GB. I’ve also picked up a MacBook Air M1 for the road and because of your test, I’ve saved money by going 8GB MacBook Air M1 instead of the 16GB version. Thanks again! Final Cut Pro X and Lightroom CC are the two apps that I use.

[@koladeayoku3592]

And did u enjoy the 8gb model?

[@lukasalan8682]

Is the 8GB fine?

[@sadieangelina]

RAM: Exists Chrome: "I don't need it, I don't need it, definitely don't need it, I don't need it, I don't need it, I don't need it, I don't need it... III NEEEDD ITT!!"

[@faranahmad]

Safari: I’ll just take a small bite!

[@kingdeedee]

Only real ones understand this spongebob reference

[@Onion_Knights]

Nom nom nom nom

[@hithere4289]

yeah honestly if you are a Mac user why not just use safari lol

[@bubbleir]

@@hithere4289 cause chrome has kickass extensions

[@TheDerHeld]

Thank you. This is the only comparsion video that makes sense and actually helps deciding which one to buy.

[@ilpontelino]

You really deserve to have more than a million followers, and this is something I have already seen more than once people commenting here, and it is because you really deserve it! Thank you guys!

[@drzigzag8985]

The video I want to see how the M1 runs on Blender in EEVEE/Cycles, And also how it performs on the GPU and CPU? Thanks.

[@Maluband]

Great video guys, love the content on the Apple M1 chips. Can you do a video comparing gaming between the 8GB and 16GB ram models? As the graphics part of the SOC uses the same RAM as the CPU.

[@90Alex27]

Hi Max! Nice job on making such a quick comeback on the stress test! Looks like developers are gonna wait for more compatibility with all apps and then buy the 16GB thanks to this video. Great job!

[@luischvz1]

In the market for a new Mac and this is EXACTLY the questions I was asking! Thank you! You have my subscription!

[@frigorefregirateur8876]

Hi, great video, considering to buy one of these two and I have a question: Does the 16GB model get hotter/spin the fan more during normal multitasking? If so, is it by a noticeable amount? (I'm talking about multitasking with 20-30 tabs and 3-4 office apps open, not rendering) Thanks

[@dannyroth218]

Thanks, this really helps with me budgeting for getting one of these early next year!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Good set of tests Max. I am glad to see Mac OS XI is acting more like an iOS device with the M1 chip. Are you planning to get the 10Gb ethernet port Mac Mini?

[@thiagosandes714]

Love this channel so much! I'm from Brazil and you guys have been helping me so much with Apple-related products. God bless you guys

[@jbrew5150]

I've never commented on a KZbin video before, but I've never been this impressed by a KZbinr. It was like he was in my brain answering my next question before I could think it. Instant Subscribe.

[@Neur0bit]

Another excellent review. How do you not have >1M subs already?

[@sanjaykarki8533]

Max you are killing all other techtubers with these apple silicon videos. Great coverage. 👏👏👏

[@marathivyakaranchannel3913]

Great job as always.. max tech rocks in every video🤘.. provides us what we want to know 🙏

[@ShredzZ]

I can't imagine the performance when they release 14 inch and 16 inch with m1x or m2 or whatever it will be called.

[@nickbrough8335]

4 more performance cpus and 4 more GPUs. I guess at least 40 % better still.

[@valdius85]

I assume Apple adds more GPU power. Right now only one monitor can be plugged in. As such many pros can't use it yet. If they do just that, it will be great hardware.

[@valdius85]

@@stevemuzak8526 new MBP16 costs the same as the MBP15. These CPUs are cheaper to make and need less RAM, so the price might go down for entry level spec and the same but with higher spec. This is what Apple does recently. Apple's business model hanged more towards software so they need as many people in their ecosystem as possible.

[@nickbrough8335]

@@stevemuzak8526 I suspect that Apple will sell them at the same price model for model as today based on these three Computers. 5 nm chips are likely to be very expensive to make and the fact that apple has reused 7 core GPU near fails, implies this to be true. However, a 40 % or more performance increase would exceed all the none-pro machines Apple currently builds as well as equal a number of the very expensive pro machines. I estimate that the 16 GB mac mini I have on order is going to give me something close (80 %) to the performance of the 3.8Ghz core i9 processers in the top end consumer iMac. It seems 16GB integrated is equivalent 32 GB standard Intel, then thats a £2,000 + cost saving for me. If I needed real top end performance a £2,500 M1X iMac equivalent might perform something like a low end pro model at £5,000 +. Thats not a bad trade off IMO.

[@bengorge9417]

@Abitamim Bharmal Don’t forget that the 3000 ppl working in the Apple Silicon team works for free too.

[@remigoldbach9608]

You are doing a great job with all those tests ! (One small error in the slide at 15:28: 5.00 and not 3.00)

[@ItzJackYe]

I saw that too

[@kienanmaxfield6288]

I saw that too, so I went looking for this comment

[@iniiki2161]

I recently saw it while still watching..

[@_arorarohit_]

Haha its okay most of the people saw it, its that they can’t change it. And it happens when you are working hard you miss some things.

[@ChrisThul487]

Caught that as well. Easily forgivable. He did comment that he was editing to get the video up as fast as possible

[@Zh9Zh9]

Thanks a lot guys, just what we needed to see. Could you please compare these two models in gaming performance?

[@axn2021]

Thank you for doing all these comparisons. 👍🏼

[@danielc924]

Wait!???? There's two presenters on this show?!!??!??

[@SirZanZa]

yes they are brothers. LOOOL

[@twystedhumour]

yeah, surprise that . they're not even twins...

[@zhelinth2727]

what? 2 Max? my guess is 2 Max who one of them is beard.

[@bronxha3346]

False imposible

[@fortwoods]

LOL It took me months to figure that one out!

[@sgallegos702]

Being financial advisor that simply uses browsers, the MBA is ideal. Gonna keep my iPad Pro right now though.

[@clos87]

After watching a bunch of your videos wow, quality stuff man! You have gained a sub.

[@MarblesAK]

Thanks for this comparison, it helped more than anything else I could find. I canceled an order for a MBA with 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage and ordered the base model instead. My future proofing will be an M2 Macbook Pro in a couple years, just really needed to replace an older Macbook Pro now.

[@richard6812]

How did this work out? Are you happy with the purchase and what do you use now?

[@MarblesAK]

@@richard6812 My wife (the primary user) has been very happy with the base MBA. It does everything she needs well and photo editing is fast, fast enough that the first time she used the M1 MBA she thought it had glitched as nothing happened. Turned out it had exported the 10-15 raw photos so fast she never noticed it processing.

[@Mickeysternum245]

I would love to see 7 core vs 8 core GPU MacBook air test. Especially testing CPU to see if they are indeed higher quality in the 8 core/non binned versions

[@knightride9635]

Compare the base Mc Book Air and the 8GB pro

[@ZestyCroissant]

You are killin it on this macbook and iphone coverage! Very helpful

[@brianward1318]

You guys have been really doing a great job in your testing. Keep it up!

[@nyeroglu]

If you pay attention to the battery conditions here, you can see that the 8gb version has a high battery consumption. I watched a few more videos. There are big differences in battery usage. CPU is constantly memory swapping. That mean your battery will drain fastly on 8gb. Be careful with this if you are going to do these things while traveling.

[@rebbeca9822]

no i have 16 gb of ram and my battery drains most fastly than others persons which have the use model

[@rebbeca9822]

And where did you find this videos please ?

[@AFatOcelot]

This is false

[@firmanang9132]

I tried doing this on my 2012 15in mbp, it exploded

[@22Tech]

2011 macbook air, starting lifting off because of the fan and vaporized my house's water supply with heat

[@sebastiansaffaf270]

I love your honesty and proper tests of those devices. Just subscribed

[@brois841]

Excellent video, Max. Such fast response to the previous vid. You guys rock. I'm subbed to you on all your channels, you and Vadim put out really great content. Keep doing your thing, wishing you all the best!!

[@c.p.7373]

Is it just me or did I just realize there’s two different people doing this KZbin channel. I thought there was only one they look so alike

[@easedigit]

Happen to notice that the 16GB MacBook Pro was plugged-in with the charger, will that make differences? The testing should be done under the same battery condition or with both chargers plugged-in

[@TSBye-qo1vc]

No difference. Doesn't slow down on battery like a Windows laptop.

[@averagehelper]

Welp, this answers my questions. I actually use my Mac with lots of heavy applications running at once (usually various IDEs) for school, work, and personal projects. That the 16 GB model handles a similar workload so swimmingly is amazing to me! I’m floored and blown away. I’ve got one on its way. The mail cannot come fast enough!

[@JBoy340a]

Thanks for this comparison. I just ordered an 8 GB M1 Air. My workload is much lower than what you demoed. So after your demo, I am confident it will serve me well. Ultimately I plan on getting a 14" MBP M1/M1xx/M2 as a work computer and use the M1 Air as a computer I keep for browsing while watching TV and traveling

[@juliusjacob1416]

How did the 8GB model hold up? I’m curious

[@JohnnyFD]

Please edit just a 30+ minute video in 4K on Final Cut and show if we need 16gb or not. Thanks.

[@mrwonder8470]

Thanks bro. I bought the 16gb the first day they started pre orders. Now I just watch videos that convince me that it was a good idea.

[@brocodekartik]

I appreciate your hardwork man! YOU ROCKS brother...😁😁keep Growing🙏🙏

[@MDZac2024]

This is the best channel for Apple product reviews. Keep up the awesome work.

[@sigmathletics]

Nice! you're almost at 500k

[@MaxTechOfficial]

So close!

[@lawbinson]

With the 16gb model, I won’t ever have to close a tab ever again

[@lfcastillov1027]

Never underestimate Chrome’s ram requirements

[@lawbinson]

@@lfcastillov1027 i have it now and it is just amazing

[@lfcastillov1027]

@@lawbinson Do you think I must upgrade the storage or buy an external ssd obviously cheaper?

[@lawbinson]

@@lfcastillov1027 depends on what you plan on doing with it. I use it mostly for work and use cloud storage for 99 percent of files. So, 256gb of storage is fine by me. If I wanted to do video editing or something, I imagine an external SSD would be good to add.

[@axe863]

I have 64 GB of ram and I close tabs all the time. I got 64 GB (2x32) 3600 MHZ for $230 for my pc build. Ain't got to pay that Apple Tax. That Apple Tax is steep AF. Also it isn't soldered to the board.

[@goodwh]

You rock! This was by far one of the best videos. Helped tons.

[@raphaelpiller974]

Thank you for this video! That was exactly what I was looking for🙌🏼

[@thomasraffestin3407]

Impressed by the efficiency of the 8GB model. But do you think next softwares/updates (for Apple Silicon) will use more Ram in the next 5/6/7 years ?

[@joshuarvids]

Eventually this will be a problem

[@anonymous-entity]

Definitely

[@mikevarney405]

This is something I also wondered too. 16gb is definitely future proofing I’d say

[@jesusalfaro8357]

Great comparison, some of us will always go for the in between models, like instead of 8gb get the 16gb and also not get the 32gb I always will find myself that buying the lowest model will not only make me feel I could do better & give me a reason to buy more in the future even just to feel better, but I also don't want to throw my money away and get the high end ones. by getting the 16gb I will feel like I don't have the urge to get something better in the next few years, if I get the 8gb I may be tempted to still get the 16gb model in the future which will end up costing me more (of course since I can afford it) if I couldn't I would probably have no choice but to go for the 8gb model or even worse get the intel based model at a very cheap price as they are dropping in price a lot now that the M1 is out

[@SirBender]

All of the things you said at the end have been questions buzzing around in my mind, and I answered them by myself exact like you did. Thx for this video. It has strengthened me in my decision! 🤙🏼

[@starl8ght898]

Thanks for this vid was really helpful. Love the channel keep up the great work

[@pestibenji]

Thanks for the awesome content as always! Would it be possible to get a similar RAM test, but between the M1 and the 13" Intel Macbook Pro?

[@FrenchingAround]

You guys should do a short viral video on maxing out the stress on the 16gb version, like photo export + 8k video export + other crazy thing 😬 like try to brick the damn thing

[@somanyscientists4347]

Thanks for listening and testing this!

[@SamuelLavoie]

Brilliant in-depth test. Thanks for going to extra mile to really (really) push that M1 bad boy! 🤓

[@dragoh7102]

This whole time I thought you and Vadim were the same person 😳🤯

[@pradeepmuralidaran6104]

Great content guys! I regret buying MacBook Pro 16 inch 5 months back! Expected 1st generation of Apple silicon to be unstable 😭

[@fritsdehuisspin]

Don’t feel bad. I bought a MacBook Pro 13 inch base with 512GB last week😂 luckily for a very good deal! I’m selling it this week with some profit to buy the MBP or MBA

[@karelvdd]

That Mac is so much better in other ways than the new 13.3” Macbook Pro. 6 speakers, better cooling, much better GPU. I ordered the new Macbook Pro M1 with 512 gb and 16 gb ram (which will actually be too much for me), because I don’t want to be tempted to buy a more expensive Macbook Pro when those will belaunched with a Silicon processor. Haha.

[@secretscipio]

@@fritsdehuisspin you can still return it I think

[@fritsdehuisspin]

@@secretscipio bought it second hand. It is 1 month old with 4 battery cycles for €1000,- which is really cheap. They are new still €1499,- or something like that.

[@davidfernengel1825]

What a great video! Appreciate that you show „real world“ performance. Thank you!

[@marionjayserrano9844]

These videos will get you to your goal 500k. Well done!

[@gn0s1s]

re swap with free mem: macOS carries over behavior from BSD. It will preemptively page-out data that is not used, even when RAM is sufficient, to avoid having to page-out when demand suddenly increases. That's the behavior you are seeing. It made sense back in the day when computers had little RAM and disk paging was frequent, but Apple has never eliminated the behavior.

[@pflaffik]

Page out but duplicated in RAM, so if more ram is suddenly needed the RAM can be cleared instantly, not having to wait for it to be paged before clearing. Definitely a good thing, keep it.

[@gn0s1s]

@@pflaffik for small memory sizes for sure, but if in have a Mac pro with 192gb of ram , I don't want the OS to cache in my ssd if its leaving 90gb free, especially if I know my workloads and their requirements. This is what Max mentioned. It is possible to disable it. For 8gb or 16gb on a non workstation though, it is good to let it run for most people.

[@unspeakableoaf]

@@gn0s1s The swap usage also corresponds to memory usage. If you're using 80% of 8GB it's less urgent than 80% of 64GB, for example. I still think they could tweak it to consider raw numbers though, as systems with more RAM can perform worse, as the video shows.

[@berndeckenfels]

Linux and Windows does that as well. Swap usage is not a good metrik, you need to look at paging rates instead

[@PogueSquadron]

I’m curious to see how Photoshop would act with a good amount of filters, smart objects, etc.

[@mehere1482]

Yes! This test is what i needed thank you!!

[@yousefaqel1456]

Excellent job .. best review ever.. you’ve answered all the questions about everything ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mauricio.montoya]

The fact that we need to keep pushing to see a real difference on the new M1 macbooks helped me decide for the base model and a Samsung T5 SSD. Super happy with my purchase :)

[@benravenhill484]

Do you still have it with you or did you return /sell it? I'm thinking about buying the base model m1 nba but i'm quite hesitant it won't accomodate my workflow well. I'm doing light programming in web dev. Do you think it's still worth buying in 2022?

[@mauricio.montoya]

@@benravenhill484 I still have it, it handles everything I need like a champ. If you want to future proof your purchase, consider 16 GB of RAM and you’ll be fine.

[@devsakhuja1788]

Hey, just wanted an update, I’m planning to get the m2 base model so wanted to know how the m1 base has held up?

[@mauricio.montoya]

@@devsakhuja1788 Hey buddy! Yes, the M1 MBP has been incredible for me. If you’re planning on getting the M2 model, I suggest you go for the M2 MacBook Air because it will have a new design, a better webcam, and the notch. I'll pass this upgrade and save my money to get the M2 Pro chip in the future. Enjoy your laptop! You won't be disappointed

[@just-some-muslim]

Hey buddy, I'm planning to get apple's MacBook Air M1 (2020) base model with 8gigs of ram, is this much ram enough for a CSE major college student?

[@zihaowang4456]

got the 8 GB with 512GB yesterday. they were in stock and picked up very soon.

[@zihaowang4456]

@Forest Cityy I think this channel did a test on the music production laying multiple tracks over to see the performance. Check that one out. Also this basic model is enough in my opinion because it can't project into 2 screens automatically and also 2 usbc ports might not be enough if you have many output adapters. So there is no need to upgrade to 16gb ram or something.

[@krosser2123]

@@zihaowang4456 what about using parallels if you also use it to run windows 10 arm?

[@zihaowang4456]

@@krosser2123 gaming probably not so ideal under parallels,,,the rest should be fine.

[@virajwadhwa6782]

This is an amazing video, thanks for uploading it!! It's given me a lot of clarity on what i should pick

[@skyviewaerialvideography4985]

Excellent work. So informative and entertaining. Love your channel.