Should You Buy a $500 MacBook Air?

[@rjanubhavnagar]

Thumbnail in a refrigerator 🤣

[@DaintierFox]

*WE HAVE RAN OUT OF AUSTIN EVANS JOKES*

[@DreamKiller-wd4if]

DaintierFox not yet

[@DreamKiller-wd4if]

Wichiguns yes it's worth it(2059)

[@hectorandem2944]

"Hey, jokes - it's exhausting"

[@darylfrber]

Should you watch austin evan in 2018?

[@yom1rose789]

I watch ur vids didn’t know u watch Austin

[@91Tech]

Picked up a 2015 Macbook Air 11" for $400 CAD a year ago, no regrets. Would definitely recommend if you can find a good deal.

[@JaayJaayfly]

91Tech bro you are great bro, I am making my channel because of you

[@dan7nm]

What CAD are you using?

[@Daboy804]

Im using the 2014 and it's great. Have windows for work and Mac OS for home. Runs smooth as butter.

[@aabidfaiyaz]

Just want to know is Final Cut Pro one time payment??

[@aabidfaiyaz]

DAN_OMG YT so once u pay 300$ u don’t need to pay again in future to use Final Cut Pro .

[@andrewmarshall1142]

Austin hey, guys is this.

[@liamwhite4160]

AncientTech hey yoda 👍🏻

[@_shinooka_6116]

loss

[@hoodxocalum7473]

AncientTech 😂😩☠️

[@sexychris]

This is guys, hey austin

[@D4RKV3NOM]

When he says his intro a part of my soul dies.

[@Foxx6699]

Holy oversaturation, batman!

[@Ze3Drafael]

Finally someone notices it. Gosh.

[@brandon17760]

The Storyteller not when a pale geeky guy starts looking like trump lol he needs to drop it down a notch

[@Magic_monkey_man]

Hey Austin, this is... We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry

[@stephensonmatthew7]

The Trammell Why is this not top comment? Lolz.

[@lel2015]

Whats the name of the song I want to send it to my dad whos in prison

[@kryph]

@@lel2015 your kidding right?

[@drrice1123]

D-Did I just get rick rolled in *text*

[@tishaprnucedteasha]

Not again

[@cookszn4524]

For 325$ I bought a 2012 Macbook Pro with 8GBs of RAM and a i5. Macbook runs as fast as the new ones

[@ellyanaapetrechioae9600]

☆ LegendaryC4 that’s my exact mbp at the moment and I love it, I’m not planning to upgrade anytime soon because Apple is just making macs worse and worse (it’s my opinion.)

[@birajshrestha9044]

hey guys this is exhausting

[@itsquackinggood]

hey exhausting, this is guys

[@IntegraDIY]

In January I bought a 2014 MacBook air 13" with 8gigs of ram for $380 off of eBay.. it had some bent ears but I restored it nicely.. I love it great investment

[@bryanmoonease7678]

Integra DIY you restored it? Or was it restored nicely wen you bought it

[@taimefaz]

Cx

[@beemo5138]

Integra DIY that’s a great purchase

[@IntegraDIY]

Bryan Muniz it was factory reset and a fresh system. But I bent the ears back and filed the aluminum to look nice.. so I restored the appearance.. most people who use them are students.. and they usually throw them around.

[@IntegraDIY]

JakeTheDog yeah man the guy who I bought it from literally has like 200 MacBooks pros and airs in all types of specs, year and different conditions.. he was having some type of after holidays sale, and dropped all computer prices down..$30 off! I was waiting for a month to decide, so that was the best chance 👌

[@nzwnwlg1621]

I actually still using a mid 2012 macbook air with 4gb ram and 256gb ssd and though it's old, it still can handle modern task for a collage student like me...the only downside is the battery life of 5-6 hours and an older microphone . you can pick up one for less than $400 on ebay and not like $1199 at that time

[@saltdoneit]

should you buy a 500$ austin

[@lucasrem]

Xxx FlokkY xxX We, KZbin. all need final cut Pro! Red or cheap webcam?

[@hectorandem2944]

Every. Single. Time.

[@Fish-wg1ve]

Yes definitely

[@PuppyCodedVRC]

Assault yes shipping is free

[@emmy6881]

hahahahahaa

[@w140chris]

I have a Mid-2012 13” MacBook Air that I bought used in 2015 and it still works incredibly well. Seriously, it’s amazing.

[@jacksandy489]

2023 here uhmmm you still working with miss girl??

[@Mukesh-fw6dx]

I thought you will straight up say “No” and finish the video...

[@houghwhite411]

again, it depends, but knowing Apple is not reparable... If you're clumsy you have a good paperweight here I meant it's expensive to repair

[@FLAXMS]

Vinnie Sifter lol the fact that you know a mobile game doesn't make you better

[@MacGuy3135]

aldo s I agree. i have concluded form personal experience that it is not economically repairable.

[@snoopyloops3879]

TheB29Bomber no get a pc

[@cataria3903]

i mean it's a bad designed, glued together, underspeced piece of crap, who wouldn't want to spend 500 dollar on that instead of idk, a quadcore thinkpad?

[@t-dog7401]

I do think a better LCD profile would help the screen a lot.

[@OVERIMAGINE]

dont trust edited comments

[@bigbooq9311]

BlizZzard ikr

[@dancinghappytortillachip9456]

You never can

[@mikephilips6905]

BlizZzard ha u can’t say much ur comment is edited as well so ye suck on that roast ;)

[@oliverbiddle3063]

He was kidding dumbass.

[@OVERIMAGINE]

E-Leazy its a joke, if you don’t get the joke, fuck off...

[@JCole78]

This past November I picked up a 2017 MacBook Air with the i7, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for $450 at a pawnshop. My HP Pavilion laptop died on me and I had been using a low end HP for a few months, and needed something better for photo editing. I now have the 16” MBP, and have my daughter the Air. She absolutely loves it. She uses it for doing a lot of drawing using SketchBook, and media consumption. The HP I had bought for her had the same problem as mine, and both were 2016 models less than 2 years old when they quit working.

[@cthonicynical5371]

I’ve never had big problems with macs... Windows is another story

[@JCole78]

Same here

[@godzillaballing5560]

The only reason I don't have a Mac is because gaming is impossible and also they are overly expansive

[@a_antw]

I agree

[@o0YumRamen0o]

My MacBook Air from 2013 still chugging along nicely. Speed hasn’t noticeably dropped too much but battery life is still insane!

[@askhowiknow5527]

1 Year later I bought a 2015 13 inch model for $300

[@AngelicTai]

May I ask where from and if it works pretty ok?

[@oliverjackson5416]

I bought a 2009 regular MacBook and it works better than my 2019 stream notebook

[@AngelicTai]

@@oliverjackson5416 really?

[@kristjanhein8793]

Tai i have one for 450 dollars plus shipping from Estonia. Are you interested?

[@TruffleMonkey]

My sister was gifted one on her 16th and she is still using it today, with no issues, breaks or interference. Get one.

[@atulp2604]

I have something even better... A Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro from 2009. Pre Core i series baby.

[@Armaniboy1992]

Atul Parida that’s awesome man

[@enthusiastech]

I'm using a Mid 2010 model with a core 2 duo right now. Upgraded it with an SSD and it works like a charm.

[@houghwhite411]

it's still usable right? Damn I want one Where Apple still make good machines

[@atulp2604]

aldo s Yeah it can handle CS GO at around 30 - 40 FPS on 800p medium, and I do a bit of Blender rendering on it.

[@enthusiastech]

aldo s it's definitely useful for college work like coding and making documents and presentations but it's a really bad idea if you want to use it for gaming or video editing. Trust me, I've tried lol

[@cristobalrendon2997]

I was given one of these for work, and honestly that keyboard makes it a joy to use. Yes it's small, yes it's old, but for writing reports and making slides, this is still 100% usable!

[@NewsMoto]

You can never go wrong with a used MacBook Air esp. for students who do creative work and even while you're looking for a job. Also try a used 2013 MacBook Pro Retina. 13" ! You can find one for $600

[@makhloufiakram3678]

BUYING A GALAXY S8 WOULD BE BETTER THAN THIS TRASH USED PIEACE OF SHIT

[@lhk7006]

Are you high?

[@josemhs1213]

I mean I love my S8 and all but dude maybe apple is overpriced but they bring the software for creativity, Not for suits

[@vishalchauhan9843]

Give the link to buy

[@jaybiedayy3347]

I'd take an iPad 9.7 with pencil support over this peace of crap

[@RackaApps]

How tf is a 2014 MacBook Air still $500? All Dell and HP Ultrabooks are in the $250 range right now

[@vaibhavharit4396]

I'm using the 2015 13" MacBook Air. Works great will all the stuff I do, which is more just the lighter stuff and even play cs go

[@Maxmax-cr9sq]

Nice grammar man

[@DuckmanR10]

I'm rocking the OG Haswell 13" MacBook Air from 2013. The thing still feels brand new, it's almost 5 years old and runs like I bought it yesterday It's clear why they hold their value so well.

[@zantoutt]

* ENTER AUSTIN EVANS JOKE HERE *

[@palashsinghal2824]

K Gaming Hey Austin, This is Gays.

[@atharvarane3409]

nah bro, just you

[@mishavip100]

"Is a joke worth it ?"

[@ImNotSureWho]

Hi

[@DaintierFox]

* Insert * Insert stolen comment here * *

[@CarsRumors]

please pick up a 13 inch macbook air 2015 for comparison with other laptops please austin

[@FusionBeat]

No you shouldn’t

[@someonesomeone6655]

*may god give you mercy, you have called the apple fanboys*

[@jerry-lb7cy]

Fusion Beat *You have summoned the apple fanboys*

[@Mickeydicky]

Fusion Beat Im an apple fan but i wouldnt buy this trash haha

[@user-dt8jz4hr1n]

I think late 2013 15 inch is the best bang for buck mac you can buy right now. I picked mine up for 800eur with new screen fitted(it is the last model with the extended apple screen warraty covering the coating issues), haswell, 750m, pci-e, mimo and okay 256gb ram which is usable but not perfect. runs smoothly with high sierra and has plenty of horsepower to last another 3 years. No problems on stage running the latest VST-s. I'm super pleased - great quality laptop and the feeling that I've not overpaid for it.

[@Oof-o6b]

Can you even afford a $500 MacBook? ...... .... .. . I can't....

[@nancyxdaou4139]

@Diamond Ranch I have $134 rn I'm saving to buy a $300 laptop lol And here I am watching is a $500 laptop worth it? And $900 laptops review and shit like dis 😂

[@maxgreece1]

Picked up a 2013 version couple of years ago for my daughter. 99% of the use seems to have been for video - KZbin and Netflix but it's been fantastic and she adores it. Battery way better than indicated on this video, nearer 9 to 10 hours. Seller did say they'd recently replaced it. Maybe they had.

[@iasliam]

Whos been messing with the colour in these shots.... Austin man come on... Interesting video tho. Enjoyed it thanks

[@iasliam]

Interesting video tho. Enjoyed it thanks

[@WaterLemonDK]

A few month ago I got myself a MacBook Pro 2012 for 200USD. It had a new battery from a certified dealer, a new charger and was in perfect shape. Wasn't used much at all. Added another 4GB ram for a total of 8GB and added a 256SSD that I already had. Really great deal! It was a young girl selling it cheap because her parents got her a new one.

[@CEKROM]

I would buy a used MacBook Pro 💻 =D

[@Armaniboy1992]

Lord Cekrom why man

[@mkkashed7731]

I would buy a PC...

[@DrKesa-vk2gx]

with i5 8500 not i5 5 5250u

[@zaribaybee6710]

Hey can someone help me?! I need a good laptop that can run the sims 4 with good settings. Right now the budget is $300 U.S. it’s not ideal but I need a new laptop ASAP for playing sims4 and it has to be a 64 bit/running on windows 10

[@lucky-mn3gm]

It’sZari_Marie just get a used model

[@samellis2013]

Is this good for normal use but nothing special?

[@joenyc]

did austin get sunburned???

[@jaripruim]

Joe the real question: is a 500$ sunburn worth it?

[@everythingmacrelated6779]

Hahahahaha!!!

[@SplicesAndCelluloid]

Someone cranked up the saturation...

[@xerxes876]

Paid $175 for my Early 2015 MB Air and all it needed was a new touchpad. Had an upgraded SSD to 256gb but only the 4gb of RAM. Still a great deal since a touchpad is only around $20 and half an hour of my time. These are really nice if you can get them for cheap or they need minor repairs.

[@esprithk]

I bought a 2014 i7 model and it can run Adobe CC very good for graphic design. Very happy with it

[@ChrisCanadianHusky]

Look man. I have a MacBook Air mid-2013 11 inch and an $800 Windows laptop that I bought new two years ago. While I use my Windows machine for gaming and stuff like that, my Mac really blows it out of the water in productivity tasks, no question.

[@ChrisCanadianHusky]

You would be surprised. But I'm not talking only Microsoft Word here, which a Windows laptop should be able to run well, I mean it's the same company. I am talking about some light to medium video editing, nothing too fancy and having a very portable laptop (11 inch) that has good enough specs to do most of the tasks one can think of. And on Windows territory you can't really seem to find a good 11 inch laptop these days.

[@simplylyn6695]

My Late-2013 MBA 13" is still working perfectly well after all these years. The battery life is also still pretty impressive. If I stream Netflix at 1080p, I can get about 10 hours of streaming on it. Pretty impressive stuff. Battery life is about 85% after almost 400 cycles. It's one of my favourite tech purchases I've ever made.

[@AnwarAhmed01]

Joke of the century Gaming on Mac 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@mattispeirs1799]

I actually have to do it😥😓😭

[@AliYassinToma]

Mattis Peirs why?

[@notcreepers]

You can Game on a Mac. Just Boot Camp Windows

[@trippy5519]

I built my desktop for approx. $800 which can handle almost any game at max settings and thats still a fucking fraction of the price for a shitty macbook

[@brandon17760]

Syed Anwar I know it's easy to hate on, but there's a lot you can play on a Mac, I didn't realize until I got one myself

[@felixbaquedanoe.7789]

I actually just picked up one at Microcenter in VA. I’m kinda glad you did this video because I was sort of in between keeping it or returning it. I bought it for 399 so bloody cheap. Now I definitely don’t regret it because I only use it for light browsing and word processing.

[@pokepoke3]

2018. Still using 2013 Macbook Air.

[@ellyanaapetrechioae9600]

Patrick Tung 2018. Still using 2012 MacBook Pro. 💁🏼‍♀️

[@pokepoke3]

Damn son :)

[@Alex-bw8me]

2018 still using a 2010 MacBook Air LMAO

[@Lightsout565x]

Bought a used 2013 13" MBA (stock i5, with 8GB RAM) for about $450 last year. The 2013 was very similar to the 2014, with only a slight processor bump by a few hundred MHz. If you're tight on cash, it's a fast, useable, and extremely well built laptop even today. You can get low-profile 128gb Samsung flash drive for more storage, and even a nice 1080p IPS external monitor for use at home for about $130.

[@NatsukiMogiIsBestGirl]

Currently watching this on a MacBook Air. Wheeeeeeeeee.

[@llamaboy8446]

I just wanted to say thank you. Before I saw your channel I didn't even know what a CPU was, or what RAM was. I used to look at my motherboard case and think, what is this stupid box, but I've learned so much from you. You and Linus Tech Tips(who I've seen you've done collaborations with) have helped me so much, and now no one I know is better at computers than me!

[@sever9268]

NO

[@kaidemelloch12]

Just picked up a 2015 Mac book air 13.3" used and in almost perfect condition as my first laptop. I don't game on it and only need it for office and browsing the web/ downloading mods for consoles and such. Super pumped for it to come in

[@aashishhemanth4614]

Is 2018 Austin even worth it???!!!

[@newera5773]

Nope

I have an iBook G4 on my desk right now. That air looks like a HUGE upgrade.

[@martinzhang5533]

That yoshiko sticker tho. There's a little demon in Austin's team lol.

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

I've been using a MBA for years as my go-to machine for travel or even just sitting on the couch. The battery lasts forever, it's way faster than a "budget" $200-300 Laptop of today.

[@oliverjackson5416]

Hey guys, this *Blurryface and I care what you think. My names blurryface and I care what you think. Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out We're stressed out Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young How come I'm never able to identify where it's coming from I'd make a candle out of it if I ever found it Try to sell it, never sell out of it, I'd probably only sell one It'd be to my brother, 'cause we have the same nose Same clothes homegrown a stone's throw from a creek we used to roam But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered Out of student loans and tree-house homes we all would take the latter My name's Blurryface and I care what you think My name's Blurryface and I care what you think Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out We used to play pretend, give each other different names We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money" Yeah We used to play pretend, give each other different names We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money" Yeah Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money Used to play pretend, used to play pretend, bunny We used to play pretend, wake up, you need the money We used to play pretend, give each other different names We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space but now they're laughing at our face Saying, "Wake up, you need to make money”*

[@ryan4888]

i'm still using my 2013 macbook air 11' (core i5 with 8gb of ram). i use it for software development and it runs like a champ. i regularly run an iphone simulator, local server, several editors, and several debuggers at one time and it doesn't struggle at all. i'd really recommend getting a mac if you're looking for a machine that will last.

[@silverhawk7324]

You guys are crazy that thing is an absolute rip off. For $500-$550 you can get a New Gaming laptop with a GTX 1050 or a MX 150 with a quadcore intel CPU and a 15.6 inch screen with one side having more ports than an entire macbook. Apple is absurdly expensive no matter what product it is.

[@griffin8062]

All you can see is specs. The Macbook Air will run Final Cut Pro better than Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas will run on that gaming laptop. Also the macbook is much lighter and thinner

[@100adit]

This “gaming” laptop will last less than 3 yrs

[@100adit]

Id rather buy a chromebook and an actual gaming desktop

[@gormygorm]

What some people look for is an ultrabook. I am using one, and it is surprisingly powerful. I do photo editing on it, and prefer it over my quad core, gtx 1050 desktop. I can even do some light gaming on it, but mainly I use computers for photoshop, and music production, and I love Ableton on my Macbook and the Focusrite drivers for apple are really good!

[@Abel-Alvarez]

good luck with battery life because thats where the macbook kicks its ass.

[@ericfresh]

I'm using a 2009 Macbook Pro 13 inch I upgraded with a 850 evo SSD & 8 gigs of ram....totally does the job for about $500 total. Only issue is the battery only lasts about 90 minutes now.

[@jakev9702]

2 things and 1 comment. 1. WELL NO DUH A PCI-E SSD IS FASTER THAN A SATA ONE. ITS A SUPERIOR INTERFACE. 2. WELL NO DUH IT GOES THROUGH ALREADY RENDERED FOOTAGE FINE. IT'S LIKE WATCHING A FREAKING KZbin VIDEO, NOT THAT HARD. Look, I get you have nostalgia Austin, but your turning into an Apple fanboy here.

[@afterlife4428]

Last year I bought a mid-2013 13 inch Macbook Air used for $500 off ebay. It was my first Apple computer since the 90s. I think it was worth it. I only bought it because I didn't want to deal with the issues of a Hackintosh and wanted to become more familiar with macOS. Took it on a few trips since it was small and the battery life is amazing. The trackpad is the sole reason to get a Macbook. The downside to the laptop is the horrible screen. 900p TN panel. I'm picky about displays and because of that.... I recently bought a slightly used mid-2017 Macbook Pro 13 inch off ebay. This one has become my primary laptop for travel and programming. I still have the Macbook Air as a Linux machine. Might consider selling it, I don't know. I'm still an Apple critic and I hate so many of Apple's policies, but that trackpad so good.

[@vishnuvardhanbr]

You look more like a jackson Hilbert friddleson than like an austin

[@DasSuperschaf7]

Still working on my 2012 MacBook Pro Retina. It is six years old and still works perfectly well for everything I throw at it... These computers are awesome. When my 4'000$ DELL was this old, it was pretty much worthless.

[@owenroberts7573]

Hey Austin, this is guys

[@TheGeekLife1]

I picked up my first Mac about three-four years ago for about $500, and I'm on it as I'm typing this. It's a 2008 aluminum unibody MacBook (not an Air, not a Pro...MacBook), that I upgraded with 8GB of RAM, a 128 SSD, and a new battery, and I have to say that this thing is rock solid. Sure, being almost 10 years old now there are some things that are a bother (like no longer receiving updates to macOS from OS X) but the 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo doesn't hold me back very much for day to day tasks, and it actually feels a lot better in terms of performance than my five year old Toshiba laptop that runs Windows 10. Later this year though I do plan on upgrading to a new MacBook Air (need those legacy ports!) though I do plan on seeing exactly how far I can push this aging Mac. Using any other computer after ten years is almost laughable, but this little Mac just keeps chugging along.

[@finnjacobs]

Office tour?!

[@thecheerio3630]

your review of that mac is what got me to get a 13inch macbook air, im using a 2014 model and this laptop is only good for watching youtube, now i have a tower which i love

[@swiperthesniper7355]

Why does Austin Evans exist in 2018? Top 10 mysteries science still can't answer

[@rajkanjan4792]

I have a 13 inch air bought in Feb 2016 for about a 1000$ bucks in India. It still works great for my day to day usage. Screen on time is 3 hours when on 100% brightness . Else it's pretty decent as well. I don't plan to upgrade for next 2 years unless it breaks or something

[@atulsureshkumar5109]

SHOULD YOU WATCH THIS AUSTIN EVANS VIDEO? Edit:AUSTIN JUST REPLIED!!

[@incept10]

Obviously.

[@thearbinator2487]

YES

[@austinevans]

The Most Powerful Austin Evans Video

[@ec_5]

Like duh.. of course

[@AliYassinToma]

Austin just .. lied

[@jared8807]

Lovin' the new setup of your videos!!

[@DiyTech99]

If you are reading this, Hope you're having An Amazing Day/Night.

[@thomas5816]

Thanks, today is my birthday!

[@DiyTech99]

ThomasKZbinr Happy Birthday!

[@thomas5816]

Thancc you

[@matthewjordan7533]

I have to take a test .-.

[@thomas5816]

Matt - Amazing I have to take TCAP at my school. Kinda like SATs

[@ferpeo]

I just upgraded my sister’s 2011 MacBook Pro non retina with an SSD and 8gb of ram. This thing literally flies. It’s hard to notice a difference with 2017 models in everyday use (besides the screen resolution) but other than that it is incredible. Super recommended if you don’t do 4K video editing or something like that. It also support 2k monitors (which I will probably buy).

[@brandoncasey5977]

Why would anyone buy this (especially used) over a new windows laptop with an IPS display (and touch). This is still a duel core laptop when you can get a low power quad core now with Coffee lake. That display is disgusting (just like on the current model MB Air). If Apple wants to sell to low income consumers they should make a budget friendly product, but we all know they won't do that.

[@skifree0]

The second point contradicts ur first point. Apple will never make a budget oriented Mac, therefore the only way to get into the mac is secondhand which in-turn contradicts the very first point you made of "why would anyone buy this".

[@brandoncasey5977]

Highlighted reply skifree You do understand that the last sentence was sarcasm right. Unless you have so much money to burn for the sake of buying into a brand that it's irrelevant to you, no one should be trying to "buy into" mac. Apples greatest victims are those low income individuals who buy second hand macs with no warranties for far more than they can afford and then are completely screwed if it breaks. I've known several of these individuals in my personal life. There are people on welfare that buy second hand Macs because of the brand/identity marketing who live hundreds of miles away from a third party repairer, whose services they couldn't afford anyway.

[@skifree0]

And yet you fail to consider the people who buy second hand macs as a critical tool. what if it improves their the computer usage, and are forced to buy used because they can't afford new hardware. My point being you can't say secondhand macs are useless just buy saying you know people who bought them way outside their budget. Even just as a simple counterpoint, I know colleagues who buy secondhand macs, because new ones are too costly, and yet the mac is a critical component in their workflow. Then in what situation is the mac have no point. Are you going to tell those people "a mac is pointless, just buy a windows machine and just spend countless hours relearning how to get work done"

[@brandoncasey5977]

skifree If they have a low income (and that is not realistically expected to improve for a few years) switching to windows and adjusting is probably a good idea. Learning Windows can be done in a few days. The only real exception I can think of is low paid or student video editors who are accustomed to FCP. Those individuals should be buying something more powerful than the MB Air anyway (and other professional Apple users like App Developers and Creatives should have too much income to be considered in this discussion). Apple used to have a lot more first party software that added value to their machines, now FCP X and Garage Band are pretty much it. Macs used to be extremely long lasting and also third party repairable but that is no longer true. Recent Macbooks (2011 and later) probably won't hold up as well because they thermal throttle like crazy (heat kills components) and Apple wants them to die within a year or two of the warranty running out anyway (the secondary market doesn't create profit for Apple). If I was a low income person I would buy a new Windows Laptop for the same amount (or less) than I would spend on a used Mac. Low income individuals need a warranty. Apple isn't for professionals anymore, their target market is soccer moms (or dads) with rich spouses who want a status symbol (AKA Idiots). Anyone other than that demographic should avoid considering Apple until they provide more value to justify their products price premiums and limitations (like they did in the 2000's). Please tell me which group other than Video Editors would have to spend "countless hours" transitioning to Windows from OSX? That's usually a problem for very casual computer users.

[@skifree0]

I think you really should consider your point into thinking app developers automatically have too much income. Why do you assume that app developers are automatically making money. People are swimming in student debt to learn CS, and now you say "they should have enough money" to afford apple's absurd pricing. and lets not forget that ANYONE can be an app developer. the internet is more than enough to be a solid starting point and all you need are the proper channels for development ( apple provides with a unix environment and xcode for iOS apps). My entire career in CS started with an interest in iOS development. I was lucky to own a mac (though no iPhone, so i ran it off the simulator), but are you going to say "you can't afford a new mac, don't buy secondhand, just buy a windows machine and abandon your interests"? And no one says that a secondhand apple machine is the perfect tool either. I am merely explaining IT IS A TOOL. of course it's slow, of course it may not have the greatest screen or the most ram. But there is no doubt that having a mac gives pathways to an individual, and secondhand is the cheapest access to it. The TL:DR, I'm not disagreeing with your logic with using macs as status symbols. I don't agree with the apple branding either and it makes paints a untrue image on true professionals . but you are making a HUGE false assumption saying ALL professional (or future professionals) don't use macs. And projecting your idea that all mac users are "idiots" onto the many of us that write the very software you use on a daily basis. furthermore, you are making a huge assumption that developers are automatically wealthy enough to afford it, without even thinking of how those developers got started. Access to development should not be dictated by your income. if you like the mac for its usage then at all expense buy second hand.

[@gunnar4318]

I bought a 2015 just last year and it works great. I just hook it up to a monitor when I use it at home to combat the kind of terrible screen.

[@cooperhuson8789]

I still have a 2011 MacBook...

[@LowCMusiq]

Just copped a 2015 13-inch Macbook Air. 8gb Ram. 1.6ghz i5. Really liking it so far. Logic Pro X 10.13 and Ableton Live 10 have run smoothly so far.

[@GallonOfPCP821]

no

[@goncalopereira2328]

Bought a barely used 2015, mint condition 13" Air with 256/8gb for less than half its price. Has all the ports I need, including a SD card, full size USBs 3.0 and 70 cycles on the battery. It is for Text editing, surfing web, etc. The tipical Air usage. No regrets, best purchase ever. Highly recommend.

[@mcchilldaman]

i still have my 2011 MacBook Air with 2gb ram, core i5, 1.6GHz, and 60GB SSD

[@glamcoupxo8640]

Mini McChill is it good for just basic school needs

[@mcchilldaman]

GLAMCOUPXO i would say so, it is fast enough to run any word processing and basic video editing. If you want to push it, it can handle some light gaming, i was able to get it to run CS:Source and portal. What i primarily used it for was music production with Logic pro X, which if you can afford it, is really good for some medium to large music tracks. Overall, if all you want to do is word processing and other school needs, this isn't a bad mac to use, it can support up to macOS 10.14. But i would reccomend if you plan on buying one, get it with more than 60 Gb. They run on ebay for about $200-$350

[@Bassocontinued]

I have the same one too! I’m a light worker when it comes to computers and such so I use my MacBook Air for that sorta stuff along with watching tv and music. However, I’m a huge pc gamer so I have a massive Lenovo beast of a computer for heavy tasks like that with 16 GB ram and 1 TB hard drive. I promised myself I would never ever game on a Mac haha

[@Bassocontinued]

Mini McChill actually I just found on amazon the other day a SanDisk USB 3.1 128 GB memory micro drive for like $20 that u can just keep plugged into ur MacBook and it expands the memory and is really non intrusive bc the drive itself is the size of the USB chip/plug used for some wireless USB mice and keyboards out there

[@SantiagoMonroy5]

2gb ram... instant no, imagine fcpx on it

[@gsdlvr123]

Nice simple review. I'm older and my daily laptop is a 2013 11" Air (with 8gb) - the size is Perfect. in my bag I keep a maxed out Dell latitude (given to me ) , a new iPad and 2 iphones (6s and a X)...at home I have a 27" 5K IMac (32 gb and 2TB of SSD)...I use the air 90% of the time - on the road AND at home. The screen as compared to my iPad and phones - or especially my home machine, but honestly it is just not a bid deal to me. My 3 kids all have new/newer MBPs loaded with I7, 256/512 SSD and 16GB of RAM - I've used theirs...I give those examples only to illustrate I've used other machines to compare. My MBA is an INCREDIBLE VALUE - and if it stops working today...IF I could find a low battery life unit - I'd buy a used 11" with 8GB in a heartbeat.

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

Great if you want to look rich for cheap

[@solarlola5953]

Hamzah Patel lol

[@apdroidgeek1737]

lol it does make you look rich tbh you cant really tell the difference interms of looks compared to brandnew macbooks

[@tbroschat81]

Actually, the battery in that macbook air isn't hard to replace... takes about 15 minutes not counting the full power cycle to reset the power management.

[@finnjacobs]

Hello austin!!

[@nahyanabid]

hey Austin, the real question is, will you still consider using a second-hand Macbook Air as a portable daily-driver in 2018?

[@khuzairiaziz8019]

When I think of "Mac" I think of macaroni

[@TruFalco]

2012 MBA's had a shitty battery. I had it replaced not only once, but twice and had the "service battery" come up each time.

[@notabhi01]

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[@JoujiWashington]

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[@ibrahimjamadar]

What

[@alexandragrande5506]

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[@elfensky]

I got a used 2012 MBP 13" for 250$ which I consider a much better value than the 500$ Air. Put 16GB of RAM into it and an SSD, and the thing became really usable.

[@stijnheida]

I want one for school!

[@micheljay8822]

Just recently sold my 2014 mba 13.3 for about 60% of its initial cost back in 2014. Bought a dell 7567 with the 1050ti for "video editing" I miss me old bessy....miss her a lot

[@kpsilas]

HEY AUSTIN THIS IS GUYS

[@leucinegi]

yea

[@shenronz6260]

Yes! I bought a 2017 air fir $400. Added a 970 Evo 1,400 write 1,500 read. The display is not bad.

[@Struwex]

Laptop is great but ugh 11 inch

[@shahimnganji6492]

Struwex init i need at least 14

[@David-jg1xm]

the 13 inch isn't much more expensive

[@griffin8062]

Yeah with huge ugly bezels

[@pelon945]

I bought a 2015 macbook 11 last year for $12,000 M.x (about $500 dls), i'm a programmer and I work really well with it, its cheap, eficient and also portable.its a really good choise to deal with.

[@joyconnation8901]

G a r b a g e t o w n

[@hanwasoncedead]

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[@fabiodias5527]

I still use my 2013 11" Macbook Air as my main machine. Bear in mind I don't game nor work with it, but it's the computer I use at home all the time. Works great!

[@normaldude6699]

$500 for that is too much

[@everythingmacrelated6779]

You could check out refurbished Macbooks for way less.

[@everythingmacrelated6779]

Subscribe to my channel since i might give away a new sealed Macbook this week!!!

[@normaldude6699]

EverythingMacRelated so just subscribing will help,even though I live in another country lol

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[@kryph]

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[@PikaStu666]

I'm still rocking a 13" 2012 Air, I use it regularly for video editing and multi-track recording.

[@HenkkaWRC]

After seeing the Linus's video about the iMac repair case, no, you definitely shoud not buy a Apple product.

[@stevedbutler1990]

I picked up a 2012 macbook air 11 inch last year, also for $500 just to carry around with me and use for my studies. The real advantage with a macbook over a windows machine is that it sleeps properly so I can leave it in my car for weeks and still pull it out and use it.

[@nathanwacht]

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[@Kane-uj8qs]

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[@sfnzmi]

I believe I have a 2014 or 2015 MacBook Air and it's honestly the best laptop I've ever owned. I've used this laptop, day and night, for hours on end, at its maximum capacity, and it works wonderfully, even after so long. In the more than three years since I've owned the laptop, I've only had to bring it to the Genius Bar once, and that was because I had filled up the disk space with all of my work and needed help storing my work externally. This laptop in no way, shape, or form feels old or out of date. With little more than basic maintenance, this laptop looks and runs much like it did when I had bought the laptop three years ago.

[@sfnzmi]

I will clarify that until now, I haven't played any games on my MacBook Air as I'm not the gamer type, but having just downloaded Fortnite, I'm somewhat disappointed that I can only play a good game of Fortnite at the lowest quality.