There will never be another Mac like the M1 MacBook Air.

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[@montaguebarnabasltd]

The audio test is muted, I’m aware. Sorry folks, made a mistake in the edit!

[@Errcyco]

For anyone wondering.. the speakers are quite impressive. I still sometimes think someone is knocking on my door or ringing the doorbell if I’m watching a show that has it. It sounds natural.. no tinny or muffled audio. For the size I’m not sure they could have done any better.

[@Neb_Raska]

You dingus

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

@@Neb_Raska from someone with 6 million views from a cat video I completely and sincerely accept your criticism.

[@Neb_Raska]

@@montaguebarnabasltd lol

[@KamBar2020]

Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber

[@DrAnimePhD]

Seriously Apple. Take this chassis and slap an M3 in it and call it a Macbook SE for under $900

[@mix737.]

1.st, I recognize you from MacRumors 2.nd, this seems similar to the 12 inch

[@MKIVD]

or slap the m1 on the 12 inch macbook. I'd buy that one in a heartbeat. Perfect for very light traveling

[@nigelgresley87546]

Apple is planning a MacBook SE if I’m not mistaken…

[@NarcolepticRaccoon7]

Why bother making a 4th lineup of macs? There's already Macbook, Macbook Air and Macbook Pro. It should just be called Macbook if you want them to update the standard base model and make it the cheapest

[@patrickthecoolest6969]

@@NarcolepticRaccoon7 The Macbook lineup was actually discontinued a while ago to focus on the air i think

[@genuinemagic777]

watching this on my base m1 macbook air . My first mac , my favorite purchase ever made in life .

[@byrongaray869]

i got a feeling for mine too lol, best purchase ive made and still running great!

[@FlosBlog]

Its the best computer I ever had. Bought it shortly after release and it is still going strong. I wrote my Bachelor‘s Thesis on it, i am writting my Master‘s in it and if ill do a PhD I‘ll also write that on it. There is no reason to upgrade for years to come.

[@nazaritubes]

Do the keys get shiny due to wear and tear?

[@FlosBlog]

@@nazaritubes not that I can tell, they get shiny from finger fat. But that's easily solved with a damp cloth

[@SamuelGoodger]

Writing from my amazing M1 Air 16/512 (which I partly financed by selling my 2015 13inch Pro), a fantastic machine still going strong 3 years since purchase and one I'm unlikely to upgrade from for at least the next 3-4 years. Only downside is the battery life which was incredible for a while but now seems to have taken a big hit... (edit: CoconutBattery shows 83% of design capacity)

[@hanspeter24]

m1 air was the computer who finally blew the industry standard of not getting a capable entry level on the go computer for unter 1.5k brand new out of the water 💥

[@0w3nn]

I think my Lenovo Thinkpad E580 is quite capable, but alright I guess.

[@Errcyco]

My Dell Latitude E6420 from 2012 finally died early 2021. I went to Best Buy thinking I’ll spend $1000 on a PC as a placeholder til I find something I love. The MacBook Air M1 was $899 and bested every PC under $1500 and had wayyyy better build quality. I took a chance. Long story short, it’s no placeholder.. it’s the nicest machine I have ever had. I plan on using it til it doesn’t turn on anymore like I did with my Dell. Even then.. I’ll try fixing it lol.

[@AndroidGamingApps]

@@Errcyco Yeah it just beats every other laptop at that price range, and that trackpad experience it's unmatchable

[@nekopop8159]

I hope the MacBook Air M1 is still in stock because I’m planning on getting a summer job to save up for my investments and trading. Also to buy a laptop since my iPad doesn’t have the capabilities of a typical laptop, other than gaming which it is better than most laptops.

[@Marauder-q2v]

@@nekopop8159 except you're limited to crappy mobile games.

[@GoodGirlPeruru]

The M1 laptops were the ones that really proved that Apple _was_ still capable of the same innovation they were 20 years ago. They're the spirit of late-90s and early 2000s Apple reincarnate.

[@3_Pocket]

I swear the M1 MacBook was the equivalent of GPUs with Nvidia 1080Ti still going strong after almost 8 years

[@thrash1337]

I came to the comments to say this, I still have a 1080Ti. It's a 1080p beast.

[@ye4864]

8 years? Da fake? U stupid?

[@mattex3396]

@@thrash1337 Me, gaming in 2K with a 1070:

[@alpzepta]

Thats mean a college girls with MacBook M1 has become a gamer

[@selohcin]

Note that this only applies to the 2020 Macbook Air. It's not the same for previous years and following years.

[@wendellsmalls637]

i got the M1 16gb ram and 512 gb ssd. best investment i ever made, still runs buttery smooth

[@ZhuJo99]

Battery smooth is better wording 😁

[@wendellsmalls637]

@@ZhuJo99 battery is still good man. I am very happy with the purchase. this was also my first time buying a new macbook as the previous one i had was 2012 mb pro that i bought used in 2019 and i don't regret that purchase either.

[@xroyalstevenx9151]

Same, I can’t believe this machine is about to turn 4 years old. The 15” air is very tempting as an upgrade just for the size and price.

[@wendellsmalls637]

@@xroyalstevenx9151 My Mom got the 15 inch M2 Macbook air this year

[@rafiy7150]

@@wendellsmalls637 how long can it last in a single charge now?

[@OktoberFilms]

Spent today editing a 4K video in Final Cut Pro on my 2020 MacBook Air M1 with 8GB or RAM. On a 4K external display. No glitches, no slowdowns. They truly are great machines.

[@kojoefante]

I just might get one for music production

[@dudkascron]

My wife back in 2019 owned MBA Retina i5 and at early 2021 upgraded to MBA M1. At first time I tried to stop her for buying it, cause i'm not believed that "iPhone" processor can be so fast to power laptop. But after a month of using it and comparing to Intel MBA I came to shop and buy second MBA M1 at our family. All I want to say, after 3 years that's the best laptor I ever owned. My diploma was written on it, many programs developed and many schemes. Best buying

[@Fetidaf]

What made you think it was an iPhone chip?

[@manuelclementi3583]

@@Fetidaf arm technology i guess

[@xroyalstevenx9151]

@@FetidafI believe because it’s based on the A14/13

[@tunguyen-vb2te]

It is because Apple owns their OS and they can optimize their applications for the arm processor so good. The M1 chip is not a strong chipset, compatibility and optimization between hardware and software are the only thing that makes it all possible

[@Giepie]

I totally agree. I got my M1 MBA in 2020 and still use it daily.

[@ezradja]

how about the battery life after 4 years?

[@Giepie]

​@@ezradja I can't say there's much of a difference. I often forget to charge it, but there's always enough oomf left. I don't even take my charger with when I leave home.

[@Dudelikescake]

I also bought and daily drive a m1 mba in 2020. 16 gig ram. Use it for development including unity. Currently it’s at 84ish% battery capacity instead of charging every 2 days I charge it daily. About 9 hours battery life vs 13 when it was brand new irl workloads. Enough for a full workday.

[@ezradja]

@@Dudelikescake noted. I had mac mini m1 but now I want to add the laptop too.

[@YouSmokeChed]

Same I got mine but i literally just broke my charging port today looking at repair videos and this vid shows up

[@varunprakash3764]

Watching this on my M1 Macbook Air

[@bjmajor]

Me, too!!! Love this computer and I've had many MacBook Pros. Would not trade this one for anything!

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Watching this on my M1 Mac Mini hooked up to dual 4K LG displays (got the pair off craigslist for $300 for both!)

[@joshuasibayan1726]

I absolutely love my m1 air! The performance it gave me without overheating was great, and battery life was even better than my windows laptop. The switch to ARM was so seamless.

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

"Even better than my windows laptop". LOL. Understatement of the century. You should have said, "smashed my Windows laptop to pieces and took no prisoners, going up 5 tiers to a whole new world in what it means to run off a battery with almost zero slowdown in performance."

[@alpedistas1]

@@Äpple-pie-5k Exactly lol, after getting an M1, im never in my life owning a windows laptop ever again, the battery life is just so much superior

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

@@alpedistas1 Not just battery, everything else. It's a learning curve to even realize what a Stockholm syndrome you had under Windows and what you're really now allowed to do. But you have to learn to think different and be free, slowly in steps and relearn it all.

[@JackStavris]

The M1 MacBook Air will definitely be a fondly remembered classic, right up there with the 2015 Retina, 2012 Univody and the G4s.

[@50Steaks68]

Do you mean the 2015 12 inch retina MacBook

[@tenidas7064]

@@50Steaks68 that's legendary, although maybe a bad one in terms of sales. But the form factor was unique and I loved it personally. But many also regard the 2015 mbp as the best mbp ever so could be that too.

[@subwaygaragemusic]

Second the 2015 Retina MBP! I'm using that one currently.

[@electricitybomb]

​@tenidas7064 butterfly? no thanks

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

Not right up there, but standing atop them.

[@natskar]

I just scored a MacBook Air M1 (256gb, 16gb) recently for only $500! It really can't be beat...it just can't, I am blown away with the value for the money on MacBook Air M1's right now

[@Äpple-pie-5k]

For people who complain about value price on a Mac, they're looking or thinking wrong. This absolutely smokes any PC in both value AND quality AND performance. Better than any similarly priced PC you can get in 2024. And not by a little, but by MULTIPLES.

[@Lordgorbon]

Got 1 on eBay for 550 few months back..huge value

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

Bargain

[@DouglasHeath-v4k]

Found one for $425 about a year ago and after coming from a 2015 Pro, completely changed my experience. Huge value for real!

[@blargd]

likewise grabbed an M1 powered pro with 16gb of RAM for £500 a couple weeks back couldn’t be more pleased with it

[@AndroidGamingApps]

@@blargd where? amazon or ebay? looking foward to get one

[@alexcuevas5633]

That’s an insane deal😮

[@tunimation777]

Now I feel better for owning one of these! It has started heating up fairly quickly these days when performing graphic-heavy tasks, but everything else is still extremely snappy.

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

I’m finding the same… the warm weather doesn’t help!

[@ezradja]

Is the battery life still okay?

[@PineappleOnPizza69]

come on dude, it's an Air. Apple did not advertised it for heavy usage anyways

[@PineappleOnPizza69]

@@ezradja last longer that my Ip15 :D

[@xroyalstevenx9151]

@@ezradja My battery is approaching 81% and it still lasts all day on light tasks.

[@thebig12conference73]

Apple blew the competition. Build an affordable laptop for under 1500 dollars that is made of good quality

[@eplazai]

Even though I have the M2 Pro 14-Inch, I still heavily use my M1 Air.

[@tylerbest194]

Curiosity question why bother still using the Macbook air? I have a 2018 Macbook pro which I love. Can't see a world where two laptops would be needed. Just curious on your take! Much love

[@supercellex4D]

@@tylerbest194 Because the 14 inch is fookin heavy compared to the M1 air, it's even more extreme with the 16in

[@ron2237]

How’s it feel to be rich.

[@TheOneFoxieFur]

i envy you 😅

[@OllieConnorsFilms]

@@tylerbest194Travel. I own both an M1 Max and Air, and the air is astronomical lighter. I keep the pro in clamshell mode and edit at home like a desktop and when I want to travel, I take my air.

[@davocreative]

*I'm from Mexico City. Man, I swear 4 out of 10 of my peers have this freaking laptop (including myself).*

[@alpedistas1]

En Monterrey tambien la usamos demasiado jaja, best 4 evah

[@PJ-sv4iw]

Actually, the MBA's also had 1440x900 resolution for the 13". Maybe you were thinking the 11" were all the same across screen sizes during that era?

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

My god you’re absolutely right, yup. Got them mixed up and didn’t bother to check.

[@Poliwager]

Yup. The 2008-2009 13" MacBook Airs had 1280x800, but the 2010-2015 11" had 1366x768, and the 2010-2017 13"s had 1440x900. :) I liked the 2012 Air I had compared to the other popular choice for a while, the 2012 Pro, because of the higher screen resolution on the Air.

[@jakediditagain]

I "upgraded" to an Asus ROG G14 after using my M1 Air for a couple years. First one had a bad fan. Returned. Second one was slightly bent after a few hours of setting it up. After that I realized how good I already had it with M1.

[@nobodynemoq]

M1 Air was simply too good for its times. It was leaving all laptops far behind, for quite a reasonable price. I'm still using my from Dec 2020 and I don't know if anything, except physical failure, will make me upgrade to anything new.

[@sasch2307]

What do you mean it was, it still is a beast. My base model has better daily performance than my much newer Win-tel Notebook, that cost almost twice as much. ;)

[@SyedFaiz3347]

Great video on the M1 MBA, I love using mine!

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrPHATSPEED]

I just bought one of these MacBook Air M1 laptops from Walmart for $699. It's the best laptop I've ever owned.

[@kaansenmanat7991]

M1 Mackbook air 16GB Ram 256gb 990$ in Turkey. Do you think it is expensive or good price?

[@yokingboii]

@@kaansenmanat7991 expensive, if it was 512gb it could kinda be excusable but 256 for almost 1k is way too overpriced.

[@byrongaray869]

@@kaansenmanat7991 dont know about prices in Turkey, but id say $990 is still a good price if youre buying it new and 16gb ram.

[@thuhienle1814]

The M1 Air is truely THE ultrabook, one that managed to strike the perfect balance between lightweight design and performance, and one that many Windows competitors once dreamed of making (even Apple themselves with the 12” Macbook), the only thing that were keeping them from doing so was Intel and their power-hungry chips 😂 And that’s not to mention the student-friendliness and the almost-impossible battery life, say what you want about Apple but they really outdid themselves and the laptop industry with this machine right here.

[@joytech23]

I've had my M1 MBP since release in 2020. It's hard to put into words, but it made portable my entire life. Hobbies like video editing, music, photography and my IT work suddenly all became available on something portable with a battery life that I could use and take anywhere. I use it every day, and because it is so good I have never missed my custom-built desktop PC. I actually did buy a gaming laptop to complement it, and sure it's way better for games BUT I actually forgot about the fan noise and heat! I forgot fan noise/heat were problems with other laptops lol. I also bought an M1 iPad Pro expecting great things. Yeah... Most expensive paperweight I own - Most of the time I check it is charged and then charge it or use it as a second display for my mac lol.

[@bunny-eu4so]

Do you still use it?

[@joytech23]

@@bunny-eu4so Yep, every day unless you were talking about my M1 iPad Pro lol

[@MerlinDerMagier]

Yeah the anti-repair-sh*t Apple is forcing on us is actually one of the biggest reasons I'm considering other brands in the future for all of my devices.

[@cfzerooo]

Ive never bought any apple product because of this, but all brands are going to te same anti repair thing, fortunately im into desktops and they aint buying this dogshit

[@robertkeaney9905]

I just bought a framework laptop to use as my main coding laptop, and I have an refurbished m1 to use as my home laptop for IOS development. In 5 years when the M1 refurbished air is no longer supported, I'll get another refurbished laptop. When it comes to apple products, its best to spend as little as possible. So if things break you haven't lost much. In contrast, framework laptops are fully repairable. So there's far less reason not to invest more in it. If the screen on my framework 13 breaks, I don't have to spend 1300 dollars on a new computer or spend 400 dollars for an apple store repair. Instead I can buy a new screen for 160 dollars. And the new screen will be an upgrade in fidelity. Since every framework repair is also an upgrade. As the newer parts will be better parts. If you're a app developer, then I can't recommend framework laptops enough. Apple products are still a necessity for mobile app development. But there's no point in splurging on a glorified IOS dev platform.

[@peter_shadow7559]

Another one with the "anty repair" song. Your monitor, your TV, your toaster, your microwave oven; Do you think they are repairable? I also don't see anyone complaining that access to the engine is restricted in the new Porsches. What are you going to do? You are going to take your 4-year-old iPhone to be repaired so they can charge you 25% less than the value of the phone. That "anti repair" thing is being adopted by other companies. So stop the drama.

[@robertkeaney9905]

@@peter_shadow7559 The idea is that iPhones should be more repairable. So you can do it yourself, without having to pay 25% less than the value of your iPhone for it to be repaired. Things can be better. Why does that make you angry?

[@vinicius464able]

@@peter_shadow7559 I actually already reaiped myself both my TV and my Microwave oven once, but anyway, Apple makes their devices to be able to make a fool of people charging a lot more for RAM and Storage than it is worth in the market, and i don't wanna feel like a clown

[@BoKB5]

I got gifted my own MacBook Air M1 for graduating high school. I have to say, this is everything I needed in a laptop and more. This thing is a beast and even though the SoC is 3 years old it probably wipes the floor with brand new Intel laptop processors in terms of power and efficiency in this price range.

[@justmoch8985]

My MBA M1 is a refurbished product 8/512. bought it because I was so intrigued of “apple silicon” things, ngl. and it became my main daily driver ever since (2022, june). ❤

[@znatnodobre]

MacBook Air m1 is perfect because: 1) power saving 2) small and sleek 3) they fixed previous flaws I see no real reason to upgrade from it if you have one. I still hold MBP with i9 because I love to use eGPU and easy switch to windows via option button on boot

[@Allride_]

4 years in I have 722 tabs open in my chrome browser. The M1 Air doesn't skip a beat

[@frankfuentealba]

I've had mine for 4 years and it still works smoothly. It's my first MacBook as well and I take care of it like a baby.

[@sandytrunks]

@0:06 Right out of the gate! WHERE can I find that desktop image you have on your M1 for use on my Early 2011 13" Macbook Pro? If I can't have the speed, at least I can have the look. 😅

[@ChrisTheAppleOne]

Still using my M1 Air that I bought in 2020. Still as fast as day 1, battery health at 95% but I didn’t even notice it degraded until I checked recently because it still lasts me 1-2 weeks using it for school. So so good.

[@dinofmj]

Great review. I have a MacBook Air 2020 and it is indeed GREAT.

[@stevenhocking6407]

The m1 macbook air was a disappointing laptop. Sound quality was very muffled and unclear, much worser than the Intel macbooks. And the cursor was very stuttery rather than the smooth motion that the Intel macs had

[@RirtyDascal]

Just gifted my daughter my M1 Air when I decided to grab an M3 MacBook Pro, and she absolutely loves it as much as I did when I first got it. It’s such a great value, and it’s hard to beat that kinda battery life. It’s nice to see the new Snapdragon processors should be bringing a little competition to the table, especially when it comes to battery performance. I’m excited to see what the future holds in store.

[@HairyHands]

great buying advice (and potential collectible)

[@Errcyco]

I love my M1 MacBook Air so much. It’s not just the nicest computer I’ve ever had.. it’s so easy to use and like it. I can’t find a single issue and I complain about everything. If I had ONE complaint, it would be the display doesn’t get quite dim enough for my liking but that’s really nitpicky. It’s a lovely machine. One handed opening, the credible display and speakers.. keyboard that makes you want to type.. WiFi and Bluetooth so good you’ll pick up WiFi signals a block away. It’s really insane how long the battery lasts too.. I’ve had mine for about three years and can still pull of 15 hours of streaming on auto-brightness. Solid machine. I wish I had an extra sealed in box lol.

[@just_joseph157]

Dude, the screen isn't "incredible" it's just ok. It's not super bright and has a low screen response time, so there's a fair amount of ghosting on darker backgrounds. They definitely should've used a better display. The M1 Air is easy to use, however it can get pretty frustrating at times due to the limitations of the OS; it's definitely way more limited than Windows, not to mention the fact that macOS has had a choppy scrolling bug for a few years. The M1 Air is fast, however it's not smooth at all. It's a good laptop with great battery life, but that's about it, the rest is either ok, or mediocre

[@ayan8233]

​@@just_joseph157The OS limitations can be worked around quite easily if you're willing to search hard enough

[@git_conded6180]

​@@just_joseph157 But I feel like most people wouldn't notice many of these issues. At least, I didn't until I started looking for them. the software is limiting, but with macbooks its always been expected.

[@FromDesertTown]

A used M1 MBA with 16GB RAM is a great deal today which will serve nicely for years to come. I just wish they had made a 32GB RAM variant.

[@somebrains5431]

Best portable computer ive ever had, so far.

[@Jerome-iwnl]

The M1 was so much better than anything that came before it.

[@nn4151]

The m1 MacBook Air is so good, I bought one when it was first launched and upgraded to an m3 pro MacBook Pro this year and the MBP just feels like a waste of money in comparison, sure its better but not 2x the price better.

[@That_1_Outcast]

I just picked up the M1 MacBook Air today and it's smooth as butter with no issues

[@phillippereira6468]

of course not. The lead engineers that designed the M1 quit apple and started their own company and well went to the otherwise. Now M2 M3 and I put my money on the M4 are, well, mediocre. I put money on they reason they left is,,,they were treated like s#/T

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

Ok!

[@johnaplease3474]

Why i love the M1 air more than any macbook model now is because of the design. The Wedge shape kill every model of laptop. I dont understand why they kill it. Wrong move. Apple should learn what made their model become one of the best sale macbook ever.

[@Saitama-nu6jf]

I bought mine from my previous employer for $400, 16/512. Definitely one of the best purchases I've made.

[@MrSamPhoenix]

The M1 MacBook Air are amazing! They run circles around my Mid-2015 15-inch MacBook Pro while staying cool and having 4 times the battery life… & my Intel MacBook Pro battery still has 95% health 😢

[@RyDawg96]

Bought an M1 Air shortly after it came out and it’s still my daily driver. The thing is a silent beast.

[@midnitestate]

It's impressive what they were able to accomplish with a first generation product. Mind you they've had a number of years to tune their own SOCs. And while there were some initial issues with programs being converted onto arm, by this point all of those issues have been taken care of. One thing that's fascinating about this particular laptop is you can go pick it up brand new for around 6:50 or refurbished around 400. That's an insane value despite it being 4 years old. There are good systems at or around that price. But unless you're mainly focusing on gaming or need a windows computer for specific programs, there's really not much that can compete with this it's mighty impressive what Apple was able to accomplish with this machine.

[@Darth-Cosmos]

My M1 Macbook pro is still going strong, I've had it since December 2020 and it still feels fresh, I still don't see myself upgrading for the foreseeable future

[@RazerTheDuck]

now imagine someone would do something magical that enables us to retrofit an M1 board to the unibody macbooks

[@montaguebarnabasltd]

It’s not far from possible. Main issues are the display connection and the ports being in all the wrong places. The body of any unibody would be deadweight though if you think about it… no use for the speakers, battery, any of the SSD/CD drive space.

[@Moonrakerd]

geekbench is not a measure of power a very questinable test

[@pipdjs]

Yup, got a 8/512 around launch and still use it. It still never feels slow. Probably my favorite computer ever.

[@marcomendez7001]

apple by far has the best support for older laptops. it'll be fun to see how long this m1 air can truly go

[@kavorka8855]

A piece of crap, all versions of it

[@GeraldGarcia]

Got my 2020 M1 Air at the end of '22 at a good discount. With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, I hope it can last me a really long time before becoming inadequate. This video is quite reassuring.

[@ruzzelladrian907]

I don't think I'll be upgrading to a new Macbook for at least another 4 years. Unless there's another massive leap in performance like the M1.

[@cherkas009]

It was on sale for 399 brand new for a very short time

[@samwu8070]

wow, best deal.

[@johnpoe3012]

i would love for them to either put a m3 in this or honestly preferably the 12 inch macbook and just call it the macbook. it would sell like crazy for 800$

[@thor.mukbang]

There was never a MacBook Air moment like the 1st or 2nd generation. Then it happened again with the M1. It'll happen again

[@Gabriel-zr4kz]

I've used an MBP M1 Pro and now I'm using the Air M1 and the power consumption/performance is very good. I use mainly for coding. The only problem is that the applications are using too much ram, but it's a laptop from 2020.

[@atkhodier]

Got the m3 pro MacBook Air 14 inch man is it amazing

[@perseus31]

M1 Air changed the market forever. Even now, Apple itself tries to match its glory with other Windows versions.

[@David_Granger]

I'm using an M2 Pro 14" MBP on the daily right now, but you're definitely fair, the Air was great, even though I find that the first AS MBPs were probably an even bigger upgrade.

[@5mattcolour]

The M1 MacBook was so good it’s probably still eating into Apple’s new laptop sales even four years later. It was so far ahead of the intel stuff that came before it and so ridiculously good that there’s not so much of an incentive to upgrade.

[@Raph920]

what about the first MacBook Air 15 ?

[@carlosr1176]

The m1 MacBook Pro was Apple being scared apple silicon wasn’t going to get adopted fast enough. So they gave their lowest end users an actual upgrade in most ways to their previous models. Since then they raised prices on everything. That’s typical apple. They are back to hobbling the lowest end, punishing people who don’t want to give them all their money.

[@aidenquinn19975]

The m1 macbooks are so good that apple struggled to sell people on the newer releases because why upgrade when you can do the exact same thing on your current one while not needing to pay an outrages price. As a computer science major I was concerned there would be something that would take a long time on this laptop but nope, it flies through VS Code and Xcode like nothing. I got my m1 air for $700 with 16gb of ram and 1tb of storage refurbished, theres no need to get anything more.

[@JMCLau143]

The leap of performance from Intel to M1 is incredible. That’s why M1 is the best for those before it and after. The hype isn’t the same for the newer ones, maybe when the time comes, but for now. M1 Air rocks

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Bought the base M1 Mini on the day of the Apple Silicon Event back in 2020. I still think of it as my NEW Mac....after almost 4 years ! Apple put the laptop world on notice with the OG M1 MBA.....and now nVidia/Intel are following their lead with the ARM-based SnapDragon SoCs.

[@bigbubba0439]

Everyone talking about how great the M1 Air is, but my experience was ruined by mine being owned by my school. Those knuckleheads got the thing with 128 gigs of storage, which caused me to run into storage troubles a few months in (this is just about the 4th year of having it). Even after clearing all my apps off of it (that I can, such as MS office), I still get 13 gigabytes free, with nothing more, no matter how much I take off (it always ends up settling, like I'll wake up from clearing 5 gigabytes and it mysteriously disappears, putting me back to 13). The thing also thermal throttles as soon as one of the performance cores kick in, jumping into the 80s and 90s whenever any real work needs to be done (since when was "Roblox" considered intense?). The lack of ports also means that I've needed to purchase dongles, with my external displays hardly being supported as a result. By the way, the computer is my own, being paid for with my tuition (so it's not "oh well it's the school's computer, so it's their decision"). The puny storage and MacOS have made my switch to pc (such as my finder no longer finding, and my mail no longer letting me search through emails, for example).

[@pascool182]

sold my macbook air 2017 for $500 bought the m1 for $1100 at launch. (not from usa) it has served me well for my video editing job, i love it.

[@theseabass]

As a tech enthusiast, I've always been curious to get around to trying out a modern Mac, as I like try to be at least somewhat literate in as much as possible. It's just a bit hard to stomach the high prices and locked down nature of the hardware. I could deal with the soldered RAM, but the soldered SSDs are the hard no for me, as that's a wear item that will eventually fail. The new ARM powered Macs look very enticing, but I can't justify getting something so expensive that I can't continually upgrade/repair to keep running for as long as possible to get my money's worth.

[@x0vg5hs1]

Only if oem had 120hz upgrade for the integrated display. They have that for my T480s

[@corey1022]

Christmas 2020 Bought my wife a m1 8 gig air and i bought a 13inch M1 Pro 16gig with the Touch Bar with the hopes of me upgrading to the at the time rumored 14inch pro. I still have the 13 inch best Mac laptop to date

[@PicoNeo3]

you may have, and I just totally missed it, but I think you really should've touched on battery life, I am currently using an i7 16 inch 2019 MacBook Pro, about 100 battery cycles, I get on a good day maybe 8-9 hours of pages/schoolwork, if im editing videos, music, or anything more intensive, it drops to probably at best about 4-5 hours. my moms MacBook Air m1 is rated for 18 hours, it has about 350 battery cycles on it, and will constantly get 14-16 hours doing the mundane stuff like pages and web browsing/video streaming. if I edit videos, music, or just do more intense stuff on that, its slower, but the battery life is about 8-10 hours depending on how intense it is. I feel like the best part of the M1 is simply how middle of the road everything is, the CPU is just fine, the GPU is just fine, the screen is just fine, the speakers are phenomenal, the battery life is superb, and its on par with 13th gen mobile i5 CPU's... but still has better battery life

[@MatthewHarrold]

I've had an iBook 12" 2004, a 2007 MBP 13" Retina thingy, a 2013 MBP 13" Retina thingy, and most recently a 2022 MBA 13" M2 thingy. That's roughly one laptop every 5 years for the last two decades. This is where Apple's bloated prices are destroyed. Nothing ever went wrong, nothing broke, they just got old and needed to be upgraded. My 2013 MBP is still used daily as a secondary laptop for TV streaming.

[@christopherk6353]

I'm watching this video on the M1 Air. Now, despite owning an M1 MacBook Pro 14-inch, I ended up buying a MacBook Air M1. It was more of a spontaneous buy, as the price on Amazon dropped to as low as $800 last November. Besides, I wanted something that was lighter, which the Air certainly is and I always liked the wedge design; a form factor that Apple has abandoned on the latest Air. I knew Apple wasn't going to keep it around for much longer. In my opinion, the final versions of old laptops are generally the best. I can say this as I still have a functioning fully-spec'd out 13-inch Unibody MacBook Pro, as a third computer and it's still working just fine, nearly eight years after I bought it. Just like the M1 Air, I got the Unibody in 2016, when it was being phased out. That deal was even better at just $576.

[@H808Cars]

I'm watching this on my Air M1! Held on to it since June 2021, and still going!

[@t_dubois]

had mine for 4 years battery is at 75% I'm ready to replace it and I genuinely don't see the need to upgrade I'm very happy with it and the new ones feel cheap somehow

[@watrobkasmaczna1]

M1 13' MacbookPro here, still more than I need :D Macbook 12' remake with M1 would be amazing!

[@shouryamitra8406]

The MBA M1 was the first laptop I purchased with my own money and 2.5 years later I have no regrets. This beauty works like a charm.

[@shivangsaraswat315]

my MacBook m1 don't open with one hand 😂😅

[@rose_clips]

I haven't used the next generation M series that is because Macbook Air M1, even the base model is amazing!

[@TheBoredEditor]

I sold my iPad Pro to replace it with an M1 MacBook Air, and it ended up totally replacing my 2019 16" MBP. Great video!

[@theothernodude3139]

Apple Silicon really had the laptop industry and Intel in shambles lmao. If it wasn't for the Apple engineers leaving to make the Snapdragon X chips, Apple Silicon would've still been years ahead of everything else in the market. Truly was ahead of its time, and still the most fine tuned, optimized, and best laptop to get for under 700. I hope Apple still continues to push these chips out like crazy so the used market for M2/M1 Pro can start to drop.

[@rockinmel1]

The M1 is a great machine (the GF has one I bought her for Xmas 2022). The rant embedded here seems about a year behind though - Apple has actually come out in support of right-to-repair. Of course they don't build their machines with the expectation that most of their users will NEED to fix them, and my track record with Windows boxes has led me to prefer the computer that's built to last in the first place, even if it means I can't dig around the insides all by myself (which the vast majority of people wouldn't do even if they could).

[@chengong388]

It was the first product to SHUT UP the PC gamer idiots who thought iOS devices have some sort of special cheat with Geekbench, and the ARM chips are in fact secretly 5-10x slower than x86 somehow.

[@Luix]

buy one and do not open it, it will be a relic in the future

[@zodiacfml]

title is correct. the reason why this is so great because of Intel who intentionally slacked their using 14nm for years. Apple took the problem on their own hands and made a more powerful chip using the experience from making smartphones SoCs. Small issue with using Arm or smartphone chip to a laptop is software. Apple simply solved this app(chicken egg) problem by offering the M1 Air at an aggressive price (consider M1 is using the cutting edge chip manufacturing process while AMD/Intel one two generations behind) so that adoption skyrockets despite some apps not ready for primetime. The rest is history where Apple makes small iterations to the M chips at increasing prices yearly (goodbye to good value of M products). It's not so bad if you can go with AMD or Intel laptops these days as they have better value laptops recently

[@ahmaddeeni]

I can confidently say it's by far the laptop of the decade.

[@anticlocktower]

i had one of the first m1 mac minis. A year later I realised i needed it in portable format and traded it for a m1 macbook pro with a local dude with no cash exchanging hands. Best trade ever!

[@TheBurritoLord]

I don’t think the size was all there was to it to macbook trackpads. From what I remember tracking and finger feel where miles ahead as well. The multi touch gestures were ahead of their time as well.

[@samguapo4573]

Im happy with the m1. Just make 16gb/512g the base model plsssss... most creators don't notice ... the mics! the mics!!! Don't need a separate mic with this mba.

[@avataros111]

I will never buy one again and I am selling my APPL stock too. Their products used to be great but now are just money thrown away.

[@umairbashir1846]

i brought M1 air within months of use there was a hardware problems and it is totally useless after that even Apple can’t fix it. then i brought M1 ipad pro after one year of use Some lines occur in screen Apple said its hardware issue Don’t fool peoples M1 chips are totally a biggest failure in history of technology.

[@FLM_OFF]

I'm gonna get the m2 macbook air, for my first MacBook because my hp laptop battery life isn't good. And the camera/res.