Should YOU Buy the M1 MacBook Air in 2024?

[@MattLoui]

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[@Medo341q]

i find it brand new 750 us d but do you it is the best choice in that budget? + i think to buy used MacBook and sold my Lenovo laptop

[@tylerbtruckin]

I just got one 3 days ago. An older man bought the M1 Air 2 months prior from Apple for 999. He sold it to me for $550. He only used it twice. He didn’t like MacOS so he went back to Windows. He also had an M1 iMac for the same price. Crazy!! I love this thing so much more than my $2100 asus gaming laptop. 😂

[@MattLoui]

What a crazy story!? That’s amazing you got it for so cheap 🥳

[@velmurugann6817]

which iss that gaming laptop

[@moonknight8693]

​@@velmurugann6817 he don't have that bra he is just lying.

[@lShipsoftheWorld]

I picked one up a few weeks ago new from Walmart for 650. It’s just going be my laptop to carry to work, I’ve been amazed by the battery life.

[@Stoiccharacters]

​@@velmurugann6817 good question

[@JordyAT]

The fact that you from South Africa makes this video even more profound and Precious to me😊

[@galemalema5952]

I thought I heard wrong when he mentioned the prices in Rands 😅

[@Slimm5700]

He from RSA? Im Subbing😂

[@notandylincoln]

Got one a week ago for $400 as an upgrade from my 2014 air. Kid said he tried it for school but wanted to go into construction instead. It only had 13 battery cycles, basically unused. A couple dings in the metal edges but that’s not important to me. I sold my iPad Air after trying that world and deciding it wasn’t for me. This laptop is crazy

[@MattLoui]

$400 is amazing!

[@ChetanSingh-zp4ct]

Bought one on Monday around 700$, damn this thing is insane value for money.

[@MattLoui]

I love it!!

[@yangsoon01]

I am thinking of buying this after watching this video, thank you! I will be using it for FL Studio for music production.

[@kysierkevin]

I got this M1 Macbook Air here in my country brandnew for only $620 what a banger of a purchase this is. Now I can work with my freelance job not connected to any wires for as long as 10 hours

[@nuetralite82]

I just got mine 2 days ago for $700! It’s awesome!! 🤩

[@bartoszsadowski6372]

lol this channel is so underrated, good quality, editing and you... Interesting...

[@MattLoui]

Thank you! I appreciate your comment 🙏🏻

[@KevinTspirit]

I purchased mine in October of last year for $745. Was seriously thinking about trading it in to Apple and purchasing tge new M3, with trade of $445 it would come out to roughly $645. I use it everyday, but never pro things. Maybe later I'll switch, but you showing its power remind me i could just leave my money in the bank. Thank you

[@MattLoui]

Nice! In reality, especially with Apple, the margin of difference in performance is rarely ever huge. The change from Intel chips to Apple Silicon were the biggest leap EVER. But it’ll likely be 4-5 generations of Silicon before it’s an absolute must to upgrade. I feel it’s the same logic with their phones. No need to buy the latest every year.

[@ositoandhisadventures]

What a banger review.I've been watching this laptop this last few days as is going 7hundred dollars right now. And it looks like it's definitely handle video editing

[@MattLoui]

It handles CapCut well! Haven’t tried the other editing platforms.

[@telcobilly]

I left SA in 1979 after living there since '68...shocking how much the Rand has been devalued. I bought my base MBA new in 2020 for full price.. These new prices make it tempting to get a backup..

[@TshepoMathebulaN]

I subbed after hearing you speaking in Rands, lol My Fellow African

[@bryanrupp6785]

Got one off Marketplace, 8/512 GB for $600. Battery life 98% with only 35 cycles.

[@MattLoui]

I love to hear it! Enjoy!

[@keenobservations3050]

Battery is super easy to replace when you get to that level

[@MrEdKnows]

Love seeing SA content

[@hanfpeter4190]

Very valuable information, thank you so much for showcasing!

[@MattLoui]

Absolutely, thanks for the comment :)

[@GoGetterGoddess]

I bout a open box at Best Buy for $645 and I paid an extra 175 for geek squad and apple care yearly subscription and they’ll let you know when you can renew the subscription if you want more than 1 year

[@MattLoui]

I love it! How was your experience with the M1 been?

[@stevenrobertson4190]

But a M1 Macbook Air bought new in 2024 will only get about 2 more years of Operating System updates/renewals won't it? Or will Apple give the M1 OS a number of more years OS updates?

[@irfanarachman91]

yes the updates only for 5-6yrs since launch but, doesn’t mean you cant used it after 2026

[@vandervaught]

i bought it for 740 dollars new last week and it's been an incredible machine

[@biharibatman2941]

It retails on best buy for like 600$ do u think the 200$ jump to m2 is justified??

[@vandervaught]

@@biharibatman2941 for what i use it? no, i think the m1 it's perfect, it's cheaper and it lets you do everything that u need, no in a super professional way.

[@nicolasb.henry294]

As I didn't´t have a powerful laptop since so many years. My gf has an old 2016 MBP and we use an. IMac and an iPad so I jump to a base M2 MBA and it is slowly become my best creative tool. when on the go it is my main laptop for my creative workflow: Photo editing, planning contest and esxhibitions...There are not so many differences between the M series. I don´t think to upgrade to M3 maybe to M5 for M6. Now those machines are so powerful you don´t need a MBP unless for specific very professional work. Until my workflow will demand more power I will continue with those Air series. They are amazing compare to my 16gb 512 SSD HP Laptop this machine is a real killer and it does everything in silence with my HP for each photo editing task with other windows open I hear the fans and also some freeze while this M2 do those things in a fast and smooth way. My best investment.

[@Starlightt11]

They say macos updates is an issue with the M1 is that true Its my first time buying a macbook should I go for a m2 8gb or m1 16 gb for enough storage and long use

[@paulharrison8379]

You may have read that the 256 GB SSDs in base M2 Macs are unusually slow. This is because the dual 128 Gb flash modules in the M1 Mac are replaced by a single 256 Gb flash module in M2 Macs with half the data transfer rate of M1 Macs. This means that these $881 256 GB M1 MacBook Airs are a better buy than 256 GB M2 MacBook airs and so I would recommend them for cash strapped customers. Note that this problem has been fixed in 256 GB M3 Macs which have reverted to using dual 128 GB flash modules again.

[@4kmentality]

I ordered a 15 inch MacBook Air m2 refurbished from Apple yesterday are you guys telling me I should return it and purchase a brand new m1 air 13 inch from Walmart for $700?

[@lincolnflick7535]

It depends what you would prefer. The m1 can handle almost anything you throw at it so it just comes down to if you want to save the money.

[@alljustatoms]

I did. Got it from Walmart on Saturday. Two day free delivery. The portability is much better than even the 13 inch M2 Air.

[@lincolnflick7535]

@@alljustatoms I have the m1 MacBook Air and am absolutely blown away by how fast it is while keeping the small form factor

[@buriedinthesnow]

Just ordered this "beast" today, and waiting for shipping. I was doubt even after I watch lots of review because it's my first time using mac (I use ipad for work Last 2 year). I almost change my mind to buy M2 MBA but realised I can get what I need in this M1 MBA. And after watching your review, OMG I believe it's my best deal to get m1 MBA right now.

[@jonathanpaulpano]

Bless you brother 👍

[@tattwadarsheedash2797]

Buddy I'm sorry I'm not so familiar with softwares could you please tell me which editing software is this?? 6:51

[@FlyingBluebirdStory]

Great review matt

[@davidharrison7030]

Great review!

[@MattLoui]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mjthethird1]

I love my m1 air! I use for all things telehealth office but also do quite a bit of music production in Logic Pro and can have multiple plugins no issues obviously I don’t have 20 tabs open I will just run like two heavy programs at a time light room and Logic. And I. Regards to camera I much prefer continuity camera over any of the built in webcams as continuity looks amazing.

[@MrZman311]

I just returned mine. I'm not seeing alot of difference from the 2017 Intel Mac pro I have. Plus my Intel one has bootcamp which is a win win.

[@deed_it]

what editor did you use her?

[@alexgunz7991]

Thank you‼️‼️

[@NateCommunity]

What's the RAM of the laptop you used?

[@Godly-editz-gold]

I use caput on my m1 MacBook Air and it works very well just idk why but I think there is one or two bugs with some of the lightning animations although adobe is horrible if you do anything intensive as 8gb ram is just not going to cut it and it lags

[@bogingtv01]

thank you for sharing..

[@MattLoui]

Thanks for watching!

[@bogingtv01]

@@MattLoui welcome, i wanna ask if i am just starting vlogging now and i wanna buy laptop is the macbook air m1 256gb ssd and 8gb ram is good? i am uploading video content 2 or 3x every year

[@MattLoui]

@@bogingtv01it’s still a great laptop for editing. CapCut is running great on it. Good luck with your vlogging journey.

[@CO8848_2]

Got my 3rd m1 for $345 with 16gb. This is gonna last another 5 years.

[@rebekahhughes6187]

Great video

[@akin242002]

The M1 Pro 14-inch isn't worth $2,000 as of March 2024. I see it on the USA Amazon website for $1,280 for the base model.

[@TheRisu_]

I was gonna buy one, but I can’t find it new anywhere on apple, Best Buy, or microcenter, so I’m probably going to buy a refurbished one

[@MattLoui]

Still a great solution! I wish you the best with your M1 - send a comment when you’ve got it and how it’s performing.

[@TheRisu_]

I actually found some at Walmart, I ordered one and it should be coming in a few days

[@fueledlife3788]

Thanks for the shoutout! This little machine is incredible, I echo your words 100%! 🙌 great review!!

[@MattLoui]

Thank you!

[@harrysandro7351]

The only thing I don’t like is 720p FaceTime camera.

[@brachiator1]

Are there any apps which are not supported on the M1 Air?

[@TheVexified]

Pretty much most apps are now optimised since it's been quite a few years in since it's been released.

[@Errcyco]

Dude my m1macbook air has been freezing and dying on me. It sits on the same desk and only plays KZbin 😢

[@MattLoui]

Hey! I'm so sorry to hear. How much available storage do you have?

[@NotArato]

I'm planning to get one to start coding

[@Everyday-man]

Make sure you get 16gb ram version if you’re looking to learn coding

[@NotArato]

@@Everyday-man I’m kinda low on budget I think 8gb will do just fine

[@Everyday-man]

@NotArato look into refurbished or second hand since you're looking at a M1 :)

[@MattLoui]

Awesome man!

[@MattLoui]

Great option- as mentioned in the vid, there are incredible second hand options (practically new) for a lot lower price.

[@Zahedunisha]

Sir am from india I am bit confuse so need a advice: First of all can i use this for 🔜learning,blockchain, and in future i would look forward to freelance and start a business🔚 so my question is this best for that purpose those i mentioned.i hope you reply...???plss reply....

[@jaichaudhary-bm6cv]

Bro does capcut needs pro version in macbook or everything is free and which app would you recommend for begginers for free in mba m1

[@ilhamwicaksono5802]

Still can't decide to pick up this ancient monster or just go for an M2 😢

[@FrancoisDressler]

Have you tested it with any other editing software? If so, how did it hold up?

[@MattLoui]

Hey Francois, I didn’t unfortunately.

[@VisualTraining]

look in the used market, I got a really good deal for mine

[@Nick-anthonyLara]

Thank you for this! I wanted to get one but wanted to know coming from not having a Macbook that this investment would be a good idea!

[@MattLoui]

Absolutely! It's a great investment.

[@Max-bh1wg]

is the base model with 8 GB RAM enough?

[@MattLoui]

Hey, it was certainly enough for CapCut editing. We’ve since been using the M1 MacBook Air a lot more and it continues to be a perfect editing experience, even with 4K, 422 100mbs Sony footage.

[@zane2601]

what OS did you do these tests on?? Sonoma or the old version??@@MattLoui

[@CedieObrero]

How to use microsoft office on macbook?

[@MattLoui]

You can download the Microsoft suite on a MacBook. Alternatively, just use a Google email and you’ll have access to all of google’s ‘office’ products. Exactly like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc

[@prabinbishokarma2863]

I am watching so many videos just to find out is macbook air m1 8/256 good for video editing or i should go for windows.. please reply.

[@missv7689]

MacBook Air is better

[@vamshikrishnagowda347]

I going to purchase this mac m1 but davinci resolve will work on this smoothly without getting struck. Answer for this please.

[@MattLoui]

I unfortunately didn’t get to test Resolve. I know Resolve can sometimes be a little more Intensive on your hardware, mainly with titles and fusion. There must be a review somewhere online testing Resolve - this was mainly a CapCut editing review.

[@2609israel]

For the average person who will be consuming content and most likely doing stuff in excel and word the MBA is a good option

[@akin242002]

Depends on the IT department at a job. Some allow MacOS products, especially FAANG companies. Smaller and mid-size companies not as much. Also, make sure they use Tableau instead of Power BI. Power BI doesn't work on MacOS natively.

[@blackmamba6938]

SD, not SSD.

[@blackmamba6938]

Yes the webcam sucks, but you can just use your iPhone as a webcam instead and that's better than any webcam.

[@bogingtv01]

i am waiting of this content..

[@marik_hadare]

My M1 Air has 8-core GPU :D

[@MattLoui]

Nice! How has your experience been with it?

[@blackmamba6938]

Ew, capcut?

[@maygaming4360]

Its not good to buy

[@galemalema5952]

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