The MacBook Air Conundrum

[@Mmacrossfirekenai]

The greatest thing about this MacBook Air is that it generates discounts on other MacBook Airs

[@JoviRhys]

Yeah

[@timsbird1971]

@@JoviRhys exactly what I took advantage of.

[@GlennEdell]

The base model M2 Air is now 1100 dollars including tax at the Swedish Education Apple Store (where I always buy my Apple products even though I'm not a student 😇. They never check.) That's an amazing deal. Before M3 it started at 1600 dollars incl tax. I sold my My M1 Pro Macbook Pro just before Christmas and bought a Mac Mini M2 Pro instead but god how I miss having a laptop. With this amazing price drop I think I will buy an M2 Air. 500 dollar pricedrop. Tha'ts a great deal.

[@StampleD2147AI]

This is actually why I was excited for the M3 MacBook Air, it’s so I can finally get the M2 Air at less than AU$2,000

[@BackSlashJvb125]

YES m1 is on sale at 700 bucks new these days

[@Cargo_Bay]

“I debated whether I was gonna review this at all”. Sure, Jan.

[@michaelhall9146]

His name is Luke.

[@Cargo_Bay]

@@michaelhall9146 whooosh 🥴

[@daytrippera]

​@michaelhall9146 even I understood the reference, and I'm from Argentina, a country totally out of the loop regarding the Brady Bunch 😂

[@kojot0976]

He did. Even said so on their podcast.

[@PritishBharti]

Will proceed to post 4 videos about it in a row...

[@philthemustardtiger]

"the best feature that the M3 MacBook Air introduces... is price cuts for the other two." LOL so true

[@jibrilamvs]

Not too great a cut because those still cost a lot.

[@BackSlashJvb125]

@@jibrilamvs i find the base m1 for 700 to 750 bucks on sale pretty regularly these days, and dont get me start on the used market

[@gotas.de.terror]

Kind of True

[@Shumittsu]

At this point I might replace my M1 Air with the M5 or M6 when the M8 drops lol

[@CNGTunes]

U wot m8?

[@Pichipieify]

yeah, unless they make 16 gb ram as standard in base model. i will not upgrade

[@Juanguar]

@@Pichipieifythey’ll probably do that when 32 becomes standard lmao

[@MrQuay03]

​@@Pichipieifythey might increase the base to 16GB, also price will increase by $150

[@pfh777]

So true. The M2 had NAND speed issues the M1 does not. The M1 and the M3 are the only versions to get. Not sure given most an upgrade from the M1 for typical Air uses makes sense. I’ll keep my M1 Air for now.

[@bryans8656]

"Buy refurbished and buy last generation" is my motto these days.

[@jesusfollower0717]

smart man

[@alus992]

You can buy refurbished M2 15inch with 16gb of ram for the same price of 13 inch base model of M3... Like it's not even a question which purchase is smarter

[@bryans8656]

@@alus992 Yep

[@sihamhamda47]

Literally me when buying a laptop. Always wait for at least 1 year after release and the price will get discounted for like 20-ish %

[@jaad9848]

Not in this case M1 is the better sweet zone

[@EnronnSierra]

Have an M1 13 inch MacBook Pro bought in 2020 and I have no desire to upgrade anytime soon. My plan is to keep it until stops receiving security updates. We have reached a point now where these things are solved problems. Unless you are Luke Miani or iJustine thats editing lots of videos, years then upgrading regularly makes sense. Basic editing in Photoshop, occasional KZbin vlog video, managing your budget in Excel, writing a script in Google Docs, spending most of your time web browsing honestly doesn't warrant regular upgrades. But if you have the money and you like treating yourself to latest greatest, different.

[@kirishima638]

So basically the M1 was too good and Apple are having trouble improving upon it.

[@Josannesmall-]

I’m sticking to my M1.

[@knightowl7]

Me too

[@LouisLuzuka]

@@knightowl7😮

[@GordonCato]

I have the M1 MacBook Pro, mainly because the Macbook Air was out of stock, and I haven’t seen any significant reason for me to upgrade. My M1 still outperforms anything I throw at it.

[@alus992]

Same. Also it baffles me that almost all reviewers don't say shit like "Its unacceptable to get worse SSD 3 gens in". Instead it's "well it's not the end of the world." I mean you pay the same price for worse performance and all these synthetic tests only matters in high end usage. SSD speed on the other hand is noticible almost everywhere especially when you use swap.

[@jeffrey3498]

I haven't even set my M1 up yet 🤣

[@d.r.martin6301]

Clearly you can't lose with any of the three. But for basic users on a tight budget, the M1 at this writing is still available for $750 new. That was the choice I made a couple of months ago, and I don't regret it.

[@dogbrochure]

While it’s still great for prospective budget buyers, I think release date is important to note, as the M1 may only receive macOS updates for 3-4 years atp

[@iamMcLovinLuigi]

Meh, so what? You can still use it after the last update for several more years... ​@@dogbrochure

[@appropriate-channelname3049]

@@dogbrochure it would be ridiculous not to keep updating the m1 for years to come since it was the big push and everything after it has just been super incremental

[@langhamp8912]

I had an M1 Air for about three years and only traded it in for a MacBook Pro m3 because the battery went down to 78%.

[@ZhuJo99]

@@langhamp8912 when I sold mine this year (got M3 Pro instead), battery status was still at 87 % as I got it used. Point is, I had not noticed any drop down in real battery life at all. Getting 15 hours of Web browsing and coding was no problem at all.

[@craigsmith9456]

I went from a 2015 air to an m1 air, and I don't think I will need to upgrade for a long time, I use it everyday for logic and for things like tonex and amplitube and it doesn't miss a beat.

[@RAYYANSyed-vx6oh]

Brother I wanted to know something I'm from Pakistan where there is no apple store so the prices of macbook are high and my Uncle lives in Australia and he's a student there so i wanted to know is it worth buying M1 air for coding im beginner and what is the price in Australia and will he get any student discount?

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

You look so happy to have made it as a KZbinr. Really happy for you, and best of luck furthering your career.

[@difanaufal]

He is indeed really passionate!!

[@SantaRosaSteve]

I am looking at upgrading my two daughters old MBA’s 2014 and 2015. Your review was very useful. Its school work not power use and I think discounted M1’s will be the best option for me. Thank you.

[@jaredgilmore5792]

My base m1 MacBook Air with 15 battery cycles and 1 big deep scratch I got for $450 is still the best tech deal I’ve got in many years. All I do is get great deals on tech, and this is still the best. It’s insane.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

well duh it's no slouch by any means do not get rid of it as long as it can kick ass and chew bubble gum you get your moneys worth out of her and more if you can

[@imagesinla8575]

Didn't I hear somewhere that starting with the M3 Apple is again making it so people can fix certain things on their own without having to take the laptop into the store for costly repairs?

[@lunarosa321]

6:00 The MacBook Air 13 inch basic specs is currently at this $850 price at Best Buy and new. The M1 2013 basic specs is $700, is it smarter to get the M2 for this price or do you anticipate the M2 it will drop even more new?

[@valramos2003]

1. Stick to your budget 2. Consider what you have now If still on Intel, get M1 (refurb or discounted) If on M processor already, you don't need a new one.

[@robertoh.20]

not everyone is poor, so stop telling people what to get.

[@TisDansk]

@@robertoh.20not everyone has daddy’s money like u genius so stfu

[@Slader77]

@@TisDanskyall are both simultaneously correct lol

[@robertoh.20]

@@TisDansk ever heard of fucking work?

[@TisDansk]

🤓

[@chikyuuP]

Apple advertised the m3 air as able to use 2 displays when closed while my m1 air can do 1 display closed on a power cable?

[@jameskiestler2074]

I bought the m2 MacBook Air in the refurbished Apple Store and I just bought the base model and I have been really happy with it I also have 2 users setup on it and I still have plenty of storage with the 256gb storage it came with

[@TokenTech]

I have been loving my m1 air and got it on a nice Black Friday sale over a year ago. For my use case it is plenty

[@Aron50009]

The M1 is es absolutely beast in everything with 1 TB SSD and 16GB RAM. It would also be a beast with the base M1 model.

[@AnonN-sr6uu]

Your comment doesn’t make sense

[@a2z_sketch.]

@@AnonN-sr6uuexactly 😂

[@earthoid]

My M1 MacBook Air has 16GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD. It was painful to pay Apple's outrageous upgrade costs to get there but it is the best computer for me right now and I see no need to upgrade for a vey long time.

[@Dudelikescake]

@@earthoid Ditto same config. It's beast. Don't underestimate the difference when it comes to the ram and ssd upgrades. base model m1 is great but these upgrades make it what it is for multitasking.

[@elormatefoe2566]

let me just take a moment to appreciate how clean and effortless the unboxing was🤩

[@shapelessed]

You know what pissed me off in the M3 Air? They rerouted the integrated embedded displayport controller that handles the laptop screen in a way that lets you use a second external display whenever the lid is closed. I've got an M2.

[@shapelessed]

And here is the best part. These sorts of things can actually be done pretty easily in software, although with some higher resource usage, it is possible. I can guarantee it won't come to M1/M2 macs simply because they want to sell as many M3's as possible.

[@indiekiduk]

You need it open to use the Touch ID and trackpad anyways

[@shapelessed]

@@indiekiduk You do realise, "genius", that if anybody's using a laptop plugged into a monitor, especially two, they will in literally every case have a dedicated keyboard and mouse, simply because it makes the work easier and faster...?

[@indiekiduk]

@@shapelessed even easier if use the laptop screen they already paid for in addition to an external display.

[@shapelessed]

@@indiekiduk Sure. I'm rushing to use a 32 inch screen together with one not even half as big, with the same scaling on both of them, for 8 hours a day. You clearly have no idea about the issue.

[@Youtubehandles1234]

Huh? 2 Display support & Wifi 6E for future proofing

[@Bama_Law]

i bought a 'refurb' M1 last month based on your advice in other videos and i cant be happier. I had bought another M1 (or it was at least listed as such) but had the Intel chip. The battery life on an M1 is just dumbfounding. office work alone 16-19 hours. video easy 12 plus. Crazy.

[@robertp457]

The base spec are too low and the upgrades cost way too much.

[@shaun1900]

You have clearly never owned one, just chasing specs is irrelevant

[@RealShaktimaan]

​@@shaun19008gb ram in 2018 was too low let alone in 2024. For storage, you can use external drives but can't do that with Ram.

[@rocketmunkey1]

@@shaun1900 Ive owned macs since the G4 and I totally agree with him ! Apples Ram and SSD pricing is ridiculous, it never used to be an issue because you could just upgrade it yourself, but now its soldered on like some cheap Chinese disposable chrome book, so you are forced to pay Apples extortionate prices, and you cant upgrade latter either.

[@shaun1900]

@@rocketmunkey1 I concur on the upgrade costs, for 99% of users, base models are all they need, and at least in Australia even the 16gb 512 upgrade is the same price range or cheaper than weaker offerings from Dell (xps13) MSI (prestige Evo 13) Asus (Zenbook 14) Acer (swift go) and LG Gram 14"

[@nookeen]

You did not mention the ability to support 2 screens with M3. In my mind, this is a big plus.

[@anetizen6404]

Daisy Chaining exists

[@stevemcclure2879]

Thank you so much Sage advice yet again! I literally have a MacBook Air M2 15" 8g open box in my cart for $933. I was contemplating whether I should upgrade to the M3 and this decision was helped by this video :-) Go used and refurbished! You’ve done me right Luke, many times! Thanks to your advice. I also got a great deal on an iPad Pro 12.9 2018 from Declutter based on your advice. 🎉❤😊

[@zapod20]

At work our laptops got replaced with all plastic 14” Dell Latitudes with 13th gen Core i5 and Intel HD graphics. These retail at around 100 less than the M1 MBA. The mouse cursor occasionally runs at single digit frame rates. That is all.

[@davmarch1]

Thanks Luke. I have the M1 and I think I’m good where I’m at.

[@wxboyzy]

Great advice! I just bought a used M2 Air 24G 512G with one-year warranty from the retailer for 1260 dollars and it’s absolutely fantastic.

[@hilalm.397]

Where did you get it from?

[@BalkansWay]

Great comparison and info . However i think M1 Air is best performance for your pocket and people already have it won’t be replacing it.

[@ngc5195]

Is the M3 SSD still slower than the M1 with the 512GB model?

[@YasirTech]

Its same like M1 i seen other reviews also but M2 is only laptop that have slower

[@stefanlasser3872]

Oh no, you really forgot something important!! The base M3 chip now supports dual external displays (also in MBP via update)!!! This is really important for a lot of people. For me, it opens the door to think about "do I need a pro" at all.

[@sjsherratt]

2 external monitors … they still need to solve the “clamshell mode” requirement. 2 external monitors+ laptop monitor PLEEEEEEASE!

[@brucekennedy5274]

I bought a base M2 13 at a very nice price, literally the day before the m3s dropped. So this video is very comforting, thankyou Luke!

[@Benz100]

You like the m2? Do you Think the m3 is 250$ more worth than m2 base?

[@brucekennedy5274]

@@Benz100i got it as second grab-on-the-go machine, it handles the graphics tasks I throw at it. I don’t think the modest speed hike on the M3 would be that noticeable. The main limit is the storage On these base machines - 256 is only okay if you’re mostly online or small word docs etc, but any big graphics, video files etc and you quickly run out of space.

[@jpdemer5]

M1 with 512 GB (two NAND chips) is what I have, and it's a killer machine for my needs (word processing, image processing, and - rarely - some basic video editing.) I might consider the M3 (better screen, magsafe, other tweaks) when it's second best to the M4, or whatever comes along next.

[@paolozago6123]

I completely overlooked the fact that the power adapter in the MBA is USB-C and not magsafe :O Is there an easy way to get a MBA with magsafe power adapter instead? I've waited all this years with my old late 2013 MBP mostly because I wanted magsafe back :D

[@toggledfall]

you can buy those magnets usb c cables but i dont think theyre safe

[@dennisperkins1020]

Thanks, Luke! I think I'll stick with my M2 Macbook Air- I love it, so it's good to hear that there aren't significant changes with the introduction of the M3 chip. I run a podcast, edit photos and occasionally use Davinci Resolve and it run like a charm.

[@enphour7960]

I just purchased an eBay refurbished MacBook Air M1 16GB 1TB for $1K. Has 1 year warranty and was in excellent condition. I’ll be using it for music/audio recording and live performance using Logic and MainStage.

[@1bfnmusic1]

Literally just bought a base M2 MBA the day before M3 dropped after literally every place around me ran out of the M1. This is honestly one of the most incredible machines I've ever used. I was a big PC Gaming head for the longest time (I still have my Windows rig gamers, dont worry.) and this machine legitimately impressed me. For $999 this is a pretty strong machine, the charging brick gets warmer than the actual laptop under load.

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

Please tell me where you get your intro music from, it slaps!

[@earthoid]

My trusty old M1 MacBook Air is the only one of the 3 that doesn't have part of the screen missing for the front-facing camera. I hate that notch but no one else seems to care about it.

[@tully667]

Your insight is always appreciated.

[@Pedro-qj4tj]

swap memory really takes a toll on SSD's and considering SSD's are soldered I would not buy a refurbished one, there's no way to know how much life they got left,

[@chadk21]

If you want to use 2 monitors, isn't only the M3 capable (natively) of that?

[@walterandreaspucko6317]

Unbelievable that he skipped this.

[@sjsherratt]

2 monitors natively, but only with the laptop closed (clamshell mode) apparently. Some of us REALLY care about this ….

[@oliverniehaus7159]

Great that dual monitor support was brought to the MacBook Air and will be coming to the base m3 macbook pro. I understand the software limitations of not being able to run two monitors and the built in display at the same time, but why must the lid be closed? I own an apple vision pro and when I use mac virtual display it blacks out my screen but I can keep using the trackpad and keyboard. Why not do the same thing for the m3 air and pro? Black out the laptop screen if connected to two external monitors but don't require the lid to be closed. That way people can still use the keyboard and trackpad and don't need to get an external keyboard and mouse. Seems like an easy software change.

[@sjsherratt]

I think because Apple wants to see us a MBP M3 Pro (for a lot more $$) to be able to do that.

[@misterscruffle]

The refurbished M2 with 16 gig memory and 1 tb storage is only $1359 is a steal, considering the same options on a M3 is $1699. That’s a huge discount for not much of a difference in tech.

[@latinreuben]

New M2 15 16/1tb is 1500 at best buy so forget refurbished. M3 with same specs is 1780, at 16/512 it's 1600. That's my dilemma. Return M2 for m3?

[@erickbeaudry]

I like this video helps me sort out my options. I am not looking for a lap top, but was thinking of a Mac mini, but right now for barely 190CAD more than the Mac mini, I can get a refurb MacBook Air M2 with 16Gb ram and 1Tb SSD (same spec as the Mac mini). Which makes me think it would be nice not to have to deal with a third party webcam (family and friends we call almost daily, plus appointments) and sure I could get a webcam for about 100CAD, but this is close enough (I would be paying only 90CAD over the Mac mini and webcam) and bonus, now I have a laptop (and its screen)I can use around the house and on some trips. This is another reminder for those of us Intel iMac owners (esp. 27" screen) that the current iMac is not a good value.

[@pinakmiku4999]

My M1 Macbook that I purchased for $750 in 2021 summer is still going strong after nearly 3 years. No slowdown and it’s a beautiful portable powerhouse! Retained it’s value super well

[@MIKEDOMO]

I'm still using my beautiful MacBook Air M1 and watch this with it ;-).

[@RAYYANSyed-vx6oh]

Brother I wanted to know something I'm from Pakistan where there is no apple store so the prices of macbook are high and my Uncle lives in Australia and he's a student there so i wanted to know is it worth buying M1 air for coding im beginner and what is the price in Australia and will he get any student discount?

[@TecKideos]

Extremely happy with the analysis of yours and really appreciate the way you explain the whole idea of buying the MacBooks which are cheaper and almost of the same power as you said are almost similar and if someone is getting for example 500 or $400 discount surely should go from M2. From your advise i concluded and get m2 brand new 15inch base model in 1200 USD and saved 400$ additional for M3

[@GabrielGasp]

Maybe I’m the weird one, but am I the only one that finds dual monitor support a very relevant part of this upgrade? I went with the M1 Pro at the time almost exclusively because of this.

[@sjsherratt]

THIS!

[@thorium9190]

M3 supports AV1, how does 8K60 KZbin video run? Most computers struggle, all M1/M2 MacBook airs struggle

[@TheVoiceofReason4ya]

m1pro 8k60 no issue running a bunch of other things. Different chip obviously but still pretty decent.

[@Errcyco]

Congrats man.. I think you’re the only channel where every video you’ve made has a red line through it. lol.. I like these MacBook Air ones most cause that’s what I buy. I love they are sealed and fanless.. the Apple Silcon ones anyways.

[@sjsherratt]

Would love to be able to use 2 external monitors, natively, no “clamshell” nonsense.

[@Johnnyhaag79]

PPPLLLEEEAAASEEEE Start incorporating the _logic pro benchmark_ into all comparison videos! I especially want to know if ram makes a difference.

[@carson2646]

I have both the m1 and m2 Air. In real world use I can't tell a noticeable difference. I think I'll have my current laptops for years to come

[@52Tele]

"I debated whether I was gonna review this at all" says the guy who makes multiple leak videos like a year before the actual product launch date.

[@recycl0ps890]

Smooth intro good take!

[@Drew1218s]

I thought about getting a new M3 air, but I’ve decided to keep my M1 air. The M1 machines are still very fast and handle most of the work that people need to do. The only reason I can see anyone would want to upgrade to M3 from an M1 or M2 machine would be for 3-D rendering which utilizes the ray tracing cores, but other than that, I see no reason to upgrade at all. The SSD shenanigans are also ridiculous in my opinion. The m1 MacBook air is also $750 new and I’d still recommend that for a lot of people. I’m a graphic designer and the base m1 air still handles my work quite well.

[@benji_tunez]

We enter an era where their computers are so good people are getting the older models. Me? I specifically got a m2 air just for magsafe

[@matthew_ad]

1:07 that was gold lmfao

[@graxxor]

Snorted my wine at that super current insert and a few drops landed on my fricken white t-shirt.

[@ervin9805]

TRUMP 2024

[@Geardos1]

the dual screen support in clamshell for m3 is a deal-maker feature for me

[@sjsherratt]

Eliminate the “clamshell” requirement and it will be a deal-make feature for me.

[@PaulHojda]

The M1 is still such a phenomenal computer, over 3 years since being released. My M1 with the thermal mod gets 531 points on Cinnebench, which is about on par with this M3. For the majority of people just needing a computer for daily tasks, the M1 is still more than good enough.

[@garrykanter5773]

These things are all amazing. I bought a refurbished M1 Air from Apple 3 years ago. Traded it in to Best Buy about 2 months ago on a 15" M2 Air. (Which was on sale, probably because the M3s were about to be announced.) Everybody wins.

[@lunarosa321]

So how much was the total you spent for the M3, including tax?

[@garrykanter5773]

@@lunarosa321 $1,049, less the $525 trade-in.

[@perdomot]

The M3 being able to run 2 monitors seems to be a feature worth considering as the M2 only can do 1 monitor.

[@sjsherratt]

But still with the laptop closed (“Clamshell mode”) …. Apparently.

[@JBoy340a]

@@sjsherratt interesting. Usually when I use a laptop with an external monitor or two I want the desktop experience with full size keyboard and a mouse.

[@billymania11]

The Silicon Macs can only run MacOS natively. They have to emulate Linux and X86 which is not ideal. Also, the Silicon Macs still swap to SSD which I personally don't like. I stipulate that new Apple laptops are perfect for youtubers who do a lot of video encoding. That was a smart move on Apple's part to target that crowd. For me, the value proposition is still not there. I'll hang on to my 2017 MacBook Pro (not used for video or gaming), and just do my normal productivity stuff coupled with logins to my VM machines.

[@josemedeiros007]

Great review and information Luke!

[@Itsraminstech]

This is why I love Luke. He doesn’t just say “oh yeah this mac is awesome get it now” he’s honest and says the truth. Keep it up!

[@joaquin_chua]

Babe wake up this guy uploaded❤

[@macieja92]

lol are you sure everything is good there?

[@drakata27]

this guy💀

[@micahlamb2181]

Best thing about the M3 air in my opinion is the ability to run two external displays. That has seemed like such a strange, almost artificial, limitation on the M1 and M2 versions of the air.

[@mingli1241]

I was waiting for your review. I picked up a m2 air 15 in off Best Buy for 900$ open box in oct 2023. I have a m1 MacBook Pro 16 which is on the heavier side and my personal machine and wanted something to separate business and personal. No issues got it for a great price at the time.

[@michaelp.6511]

Well, the base model‘s SWAP is twice as fast as in previous models, and that’s THE HUGE difference! You will notice it in everyday usage.

[@kosta1605]

I bought the m1 air base model a week before the m3 air released lol. I took it back and went with the new m3 base model. Currently writing this comment on it now lol. I like the screen difference and being able to hook up two monitors. Also something people really don't mention are the speakers. Big upgrade on those if it matters to you. At the end of it all though, get what you want and need it for. Many others can say do this or do that. Ask yourself, what am I really going to be using this for? Be honest with that part of it and go from there. Very easy to over spend because you feel like you "might" need more power. Just my take on it. Don't kill me please :P.

[@mikechu01]

M1 on sale at BestBuy for $675

[@Slavvvcom]

My M1 Air doing just fine! The slow ssd in the new one is just a shame

[@techinrl9869]

Seems to me he was having trouble getting consistent measurements that were all over the ball park. MaxTech did a tear down showing that the M3 Air base model is back to using two NAND chips instead of just one. I predicted that since my belief is that the M2 family used single NANDs on base models due to supply constraints coming out of the pandemic. Apple uses close to half a billion NAND chips a year on all of its devices. It’s not easy to obtain that many chips every year. They didn’t “cheap out” this time around.

[@omarmendoza7150]

Im low-key happy with my MacBook Air M1 for a couple of years. I been having mine since 2021.

[@BackSlashJvb125]

Truer words have never been spoken when you said the other 2 macs will have a price cut xD

[@tokojou]

first discovered your content Luke during the pandemic (I guess I'm actually an early fan, was it March 2020? I remember watching your content just as the first lockdown set in, so yea, that's 4 years now, wow). anyhow, love your style, the no-clickbait / practical approach. also you are wonderful at coming up w budget recommendations & a good narrative for a review. keep it up man

[@IReapZz95]

on any laptop 8GB of ram nowdays is too little, no matter what you do bud. My gf has one with 8GB and it constantly having to use the SSD just browing the internet because the RAM gets maxed out as soon as you open more than 8 tabs in chrome, firefox, safari or edge

[@daviidfm923]

BUT. this one allows 2 external monitors unlike older versions.

[@brandonspies]

Many tech reviewers seem to omit this very important detail! It's the reason I've stayed away from an air till now.

[@daviidfm923]

yes. it's a huge change to me. opens doors to buying a MBA for a lot more people.@@brandonspies

[@soumenchakraborty2450]

The speaker sound is so good in the M1 air than than the M2, not sure if M3 sound quality is different or not.

[@valdir7426]

my next mac in a few years to replace my mba M1 base model would probably be a 14' m1 pro base model. It would have to be below 1000 euros so not yet but it's double ram and storage and about as powerful as the m3 with more p cores which is good for audio. Seems like the logical step.

[@jamesduncanlinch6322]

Excelent overview, and I normally buy the previous model ( there was no model of the studio Ultra) , but this time we have the display support in the higher model.

[@JBoy340a]

I really hate the bulk of my m2 pro 14. However I like the screen over my m1 Air. I assume the m3 air has a screen similar to the m1 air. Is that true?

[@caxxotmaxci8807]

My biggest problem with these machines is the fanless design because getting rid of the fan makes heat dissipation significantly less efficient.

[@thevacdude]

I went from a 2015 Air to an M2 last June, and couldn't be happier.

[@robaus23]

How is copying a file from the computer to an external hard drive testing the speeds of the internal SSDs? You're surely limited by the USB bandwidth.

[@transitengineer]

Thank you, for this review of all three (3) models of the "Air Laptop" M-1, M-2, and M-3. Have never carried for any MacBook Air model so, I would be buying a used fully loaded 13-inch M-2 MacBook Pro with its "older screen" and "touch-bar" (smile...smile).

[@thedreaming6446]

Apple, in their wisdom, has made the choice very easy for new buyers. You can only buy the MacBook Air M3 from them. You want the M2 or M1 models you have to go through a third party to do so. When the M2 came out, everyone complained that it was actually slower than the M1 and now that the M3 has come out, everyone is complaining again about it being not that much faster. Well, no kidding. This is what Apple does. It slowly improves their hardware so the difference between an M1 and an M3 is huge, but between an M2 and M3? Not so much. With their pricing I think people should just use them into they stop working all together and then just by the latest model and hope it doesn't have some horrible hardware fault. We could all use with less battery/antenna/keyboard problems.

[@Vaerch]

I used my M1 MacBook Air for rendering 3D scenes and animations. I'm quite impressed with what it is capable of when you really push it.

[@Lying29]

M1 MBA is still the legend. And now it is very cost friendly.

[@watchultra]

Thank you for putting Jazz music. So much better than the average tech reviewer house/edm stuff

[@jameswaters5133]

Agree 100%. And his lighting and decor is classy. Unusual, and very cool.

[@edwardmowton9825]

I really wish someone would do a Serato DJ Pro test in a hotter environment to see if the laptop will hold up in a warmer sweaty club.

[@Jimmyfly215]

this is the problem when tech companies think they need to release products every single year. I am still on my M1 Pro. only thing I want is a 16 inch version.

[@techinrl9869]

Not everyone is on the same upgrade cycle, which is why every company releases new products every year. Laptops aren’t meant to be upgraded every year. Just notice how Apple has been pushing Intel users to upgrade harder in recent times because their surveys showed more than 50% of Mac users were still on Intel machines. If you already have an M2, don’t bother upgrading. The M3 is for people who didn’t upgrade to the M2.

[@ultraciao]

I bought an m2 15” air with 512gb/16gb in November. Luckily it was black Friday and also did get return at the airport. Otherwise I'd be angry for not having waited…. Now the 15” m2 is gone. I would go for m3 now as it will be supported for longer.

[@nommchompsky]

I wonder how long it will be before I feel the need to replace my 16/512 M1 air? I’m guessing it’ll have something to do with AI acceleration on M5 or M6

[@brandonacevedo9574]

I’d say it’ll be years before the need to upgrade. I still use a 2018 Mac mini and have yet to feel like it’s worth upgrading.

[@BackSlashJvb125]

one thing about these newer air macs is that they will make the used market of m1 and 2 macbooks even better than it used to be

[@NickCharles]

Every time I see an updated Macbook Air, my interest in holding onto my M1 Air is renewed. Maybe once they finally move on from the 8/256 base configuration I'll consider upgrading...a generation or two after they do it so it's affordable lol

[@alittleshepherd]

I'm still using my 13" Intel Macbook Pro (2017) and looking to finally upgrade this year. What I noticed is that right now, at least where I live, the 14" MBP M1 Pro and 13" Macbook Air M3 are the same price with the same configuration (16GB memory, 512GB SSD). Between the two, which one would you recommend more?

[@beaniemac]

M2 MacBook air is now $850 on apple refurbished. I just bought my GF one for Christmas off Costco's website for $950. And now it's even discounted more 😱