Using Apple's TINY 11" Macbook Air + Giveaway!

[@psivewri]

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[@cherrypepsi2815]

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[@davidsalmons80]

I always look forward to watching your videos Psivewri! Sadly I don't have twitter though

[@richkim0607]

Theres a person going around telling people that they won

[@HanamaruAnimeGame]

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[@laxmiparmar6298]

Hii bro i need a laptop for studies i cant afford i am from a middle class family Twitter id dishant1singh

[@BeesonsCars]

My high school issued these to every student when I started freshman year. It was actually a fantastic daily use device and had incredibly good battery life. I would go 2-3 days without charging occasionally. It even had a better keyboard than my current 15” touchbar MacBook Pro. They were also incredibly durable and withstood heavy abuse. I’ve seen them bent, water damaged, shattered, and heavily dropped (like down flights of stairs) and continue to chug along. The only complaint I had was the absolutely terrible 1366x768 display which was disgusting even over half a decade ago.

[@BeesonsCars]

The coolest damage I’ve seen is a shattered trackpad with a really cool triangular design that was totally smooth to the touch.

[@recordcollector0665]

@Ibrahim Anser Same man. Except that ours are made by Acer. We actually found a workaround so we could play Fortnite and Rocket League on them but the teachers put a stop to it real quick

[@mys31f70]

@@recordcollector0665 using the Linux compatibility layer?

[@hongbanphimd1737]

making vid about apple xserve pls

[@theothersri2029]

I still use one :(

[@TRLTheRandomLab]

We have one of these in our laptop fleet. Because it has 4GB of RAM, it's been moved into the "spare/backup" pile -- but it's been quite the lifesaver when we've had to send employees home to WFH if they popped a positive on their covid test.

[@BilisNegra]

How was it a lifesaver with remote working if you only have one of those?

[@lewiedewymountaindewy]

@@BilisNegra he said he has a laptop fleet so his company would send out multiple laptops that are different.

[@BilisNegra]

@@lewiedewymountaindewy But then, saying that the Air in particular "has been quite the lifesaver", is a bit an overstatement. Could have been the Air or whatever spare one they were to pick.

[@AtomicBoo]

Id die if my job sent me to work from home using a laptop with 4 Gb of ram, my current laptop has 32. Id rather buy them a new one with more ram if they don’t allow me to work using my own before using that lol xD.

[@yehezkielallen]

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[@drawingpat]

I still use my 2011 2GB Macbook Air 11inch now and again. I love its size and the keyboard is still one of the best - pretty tactile. Battery was one of the things I needed to change and bought mine for about $300 bucks about 6 years ago.

[@aaronjoosepsepp]

how can you use a 2gb computer in 2021?

[@romella_karmey]

@@aaronjoosepsepp why not? to each their own. what if he wanted to save a lot of his hard earned money instead of wasting it every year buying the latest ones and joining the bandwagon. I wish I was that frugal!

[@meow2148]

@@aaronjoosepsepp MacOS is highly optimized and consumes very less RAM. You can't really tell the difference until you open multiple tabs on Chrome.

[@Windows7Pro2009]

@@meow2148 very true indeed. I myself own an early 2006 MacBook Pro that also has 2GB of RAM (like the OP) and runs Snow Leopard (and Tiger) fast. It does slow down when I open few tabs of FireFox legacy. Although I have triple booted it with Ubuntu MATE 18.04 32 bit (which I use on almost daily basis) on it to get the latest applications (like Zoom for online classes)

[@drawingpat]

​@@aaronjoosepsepp Lets just say if it didn't have an SSD it would be a completely different story :)

[@OscatA]

I had a school-issued 11" MacBook Air many years back. They were fine, though the function keys were ridiculously small, and the screen was barely HD resolution. While most schools believe Chromebooks are the way to go because they're cheaper and more locked down, these machines are still good enough for most students, since they can do web browsing AND more, like editing video for class video projects for example.

[@oandgw]

@iumpeces imagine how small It would be with modern bezels

[@oandgw]

@iumpeces Yeah... they wouldn't though as that would canabalize Macbook sales. I'm happy with Apple offering devices that are fully optimized for their use cases.

[@cphotos153]

Yeah I had one around year ago it was an ok machine for basic tasks

[@Nexpo]

OSRS? A man of culture

[@KatieRose230612]

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[@cozy3532]

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[@johnleonard905]

Nexpo watches eukalyptus guy? cool

[@mrgamer4135]

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[@malawisupasoldier7478]

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[@alextaylor1936]

Currently using one of these as my M1 air decided it didn't want to have a working screen anymore. This thing is a beast, its crazy that with such little ram it's able to handle all the browser tabs, documents, desktops, and displays I throw at it. It's also slightly embarrassing how much better the keyboard is compared to the M1 air (which cost 10x as much : /)

[@moekhdeir]

Bro literally my MacBook Pro M1 did the same thing last week that’s why I’m watching this 😂 I’m not fucking spending 700 euro or so to change the screen 🤡

[@sammywilliam8156]

8 I used windows all my life. Finally got one of these the exact same model the exact same year. And it's absolutely cool how most of the shit that this little guy does even the newer high end macbooks can't even do

[@SandsOfArrakis]

This little machine so reminds me of my own MacBook Air. I have the 2017 version of it, the last with the thicc bezels and the glowing Apple logo. It's happily streaming music in my living room all day. Keeps cool, doesn't crash. I just love it. 💓

[@SgFireAlarms]

I've got a mid-2013 one of these with 8GB of RAM! They are suprisingly usable and with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, you are able to use modern versions of MacOS on it.

[@madebyjiaqi]

Been loving how compact it was the 11" inch little boy. Brings back the old times where we can still carry a laptop around ~ JiaqiLoo

[@chrismv102]

I bought 3 MBA 11 2015 models. All had 8GB's of ram. I had bought a 4GB model but it wasn't really up for much. Just that little extra ram made all the difference. Plus the price. I paid from $85-$100 for each of them including shipping and tax. One needed a battery after a couple of months but they are so light! Better than working with my iPAd Air 5.

[@trailblazercombi]

Makes me wonder how capable will the current M1 be 10 years from now...

[@zaredt]

How did you start up old 32bit games with macOS Big Sur?

[@oldapple101]

I bought one of these a couple years back. Mid 2013 11” with the core i7 and 8 gigs of RAM. When configured as such, it’s a very competent machine even to this day (at least in terms of the usual workload of a college student)

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[@dannyholwell3273]

Do you have any tips on how to fix a headphone jack on a MacBook Air?

[@basic086]

Great travel machine, upgradable SSD, I have found a working logic board for it and was able to swap it to 8GB / i7 SKU. If you don't mind the 720p display, it's a solid secondary laptop, with great battery life. Make sure you get the last one that came out (Early 2015)

[@Zebra_Paw]

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[@jnel4238]

Why shouldn’t I buy an earlier mate? I‘d like to buy the 2014 one because of the i7

[@Zebra_Paw]

@@jnel4238 do it, there nothing bad. Don't forget to clean install macOS

[@JimBobSr]

I still have an Early 2014 model of one of these that I got a while back as my first ever Macbook. It still works well, and I did a surprising amount of stuff on it, despite the 4GB RAM and the 128GB harddrive. It needs a new battery, though, which isn't hard to do.

[@jorgerapalo2673]

It is impressive how well the hardware for these holds up even today. Great job as always with the clean-up and testing. Your example is encouraging me to try changing the thermal paste in my old laptops (something not usually done at maintenance places here in Honduras, Central America).

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[@JCatl3y]

I had an 11 inch MacBook Air a few years ago and loved it.The keyboard was great to type on and it was so light and it was a joy to use overall. I’ve almost managed to replicate that experience with my iPad Air 4th gen and Magic Keyboard.

[@Zebra_Paw]

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[@MULLDAWG]

From jamaica love your channel love computers but never could afford one

[@berkant_k]

GL

[@SeamusFlynn]

2:18 “The postman hid it behind a pot plant” you just keep yours out in the open? 😂

[@tranquang2139]

I love how these MacBooks still remain usable for simple tasks in 2021. Still truly an amazing Apple product.

[@mcnugget9326]

I like hotdogs

[@lg-spook]

So does any windows laptop from even 2008 etc

[@thedeadlygames9716]

@@lg-spook ehh not so much, but it depends

[@DriveCancelDC]

@@thedeadlygames9716 No he's totally right, unless the laptop is filled with crapware. Also what laptop we talking about? A Core 2 Duo or Quad machine is going to be usable today still.

[@thedeadlygames9716]

@@DriveCancelDC I said that they don’t because most of those come with hard drives that fail rather quickly.

[@PedroBastozz]

I used to have one of those the 2012 base one. But it broke when some idiots on my school trew it out of the window.

[@Gamer-ed5gg]

I have been using the 13” version from 2017 for the past four and a half years. Still works well for school work but it can’t game

[@hprxd]

same lmao

[@JDFloyd]

I just came across your channel - good content. I own the last version of the 11" MBA, and still have 2 great use cases for it; 1) note taking during office meetings in conference rooms away from my office (my MBP is hooked up to a OWC dock, so not convenient to undock), and using OneNote for notes, and 2) when I used to travel to China for work pre-Covid, I used it as a "burner" laptop in the very likely event that spyware got dropped onto it.

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[@lucatancreti5627]

I'm going to college in the spring and this would be an excellent daily driver over my chromebook.

[@jordan.7]

Skip the ad @ 2:44

[@lincoln5447]

i have one of these! a 2013 base models what a little champion, ive been using it for 8 years and have had no issues, i plan on using it until it dies

[@SamarthCat]

I remember using one of these in school while my big one was getting fixed by the IT department. Damn those macs age really well.

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[@bmwloco]

Just popped for a Macbook Air 11" i7 8gig with 256 drive ...gonna check the battery and replace if needed and upgrade to a terabyte. $343.24US and free delivery. And as a Mac user since the 80's, small is beautiful. I loved the Duo 210, 230 and the final amazing 2400C

[@Total_Dynamic]

Love from india ❤️

[@aceswag3882]

:p

[@GaffGiff]

I used to have a 2008 macbook, one of the white ones and I like watching old laptops being able to still have a life

[@colio9851]

I'm glad there are people like you who repair these aging machines whereas I feel most people would've just dumped them. Thanks Nathan, your content always leaves me coming back for more! ColioFrye

[@gerryhasni520]

Ofc if u use it only as personal computer even windows xp laptop is still usable. Its different when u use it for ur work. No sane person want their workflow to bottled only because their laptop is slow af and not supported anymore 😂

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[@LocalTechDad]

Ive got an 11" MacBook Air from 2015 still in use today, it also has 4gb ram and the 2015 Air even supports MacOs Monterey

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well i tried to use this loophole but it didn't work for me...

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[@FloppyDiskSOSC]

i have a 11.6 inch 2015 macbook air and it runs beautifully on monterey

[@javierduran2955]

Great video as always! I always enjoy someone fixing and /or collecting old tech and restoring them back to life again.

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[@jonmilley]

I always wanted one of these when they first came out, but couldn't justify a second machine, and I really needed the bigger screen...

[@xD_Blaza]

These Macbooks, I remember them we had them in college. Great design

[@thebusinessfirm9862]

Great video, Nathan. Thanks for making this mate. I have been looking for an 8GB one of these on Gumtree for donkeys ages, but difficult to find. Would make an excellent writing machine to sit at Henley to work on while listening to the waves. Take care and thanks again for the excellent content. Steve.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

It’s nice that these have upgradeable drives, but something I found the hard way on my 15 2015 MacBook Pro is that Apple will only update the efi if the device is using the drive it came with (not sure if it has to be the exact drive or just the correct model), so if you’re upgrading to a m.2, also keep the drive just in case for software updates down the line

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[@physiofreedom2474]

Love to see your work. It is amezing to see you bringing back a device to working even when the device is in worse condition

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[@andresbravo2003]

Looks impressive computer. how you know to like restoring things?

[@ryanserrano4228]

Happy Thanksgiving! I love your videos and every one that comes out I watch. You have such a great personality and I love to see working devices being fixed by somebody with talent. You are the best, never ever stop doing what you love because you are truly talented. Have a great thanksgiving!

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[@mauriciogonzalezfranco1312]

Best size for a laptop...

[@hft_aviations1619]

Nice video as always! So happy to see an old electronic device got restored! Kind of want one for myself, the 11” MacBook Air 😂

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[@ll-jq6nu]

I found one of these on marketplace with a nonfunctioning keyboard for $40. Good buy?

[@mikedaken9752]

These really are neat little machines even to this day, using Ubuntu on the 4 gig models makes a huge difference in terms of speed and reliability, only downside is you can't use the camera without some annoying workarounds.Anyways, great video!

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[@percybrooks6573]

Using a 2011 one still. Good Service and still going. Not that smooth anymore but still going

[@Tech_Champ]

I have one of these with 8gb of ram and it's still the king of web browsing and lighter tasks.

[@HBC101TVStudios]

With 8GB Photoshop & Illustrator runs well. I do graphic design mainly on my Early 2014 Macbook Air with 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD and the latest MacOS 15.3 via OCLP.

[@tanming5167]

When I started commenting yesterday, there were 2.2 k+ comments. Here I am today and the comments are 2.064, youtube do be deleting these comment. -undefinedln

[@kinglizardon6528]

If he unchecks the review comment I think YT will let all comments be

[@shaunmccarthy5449]

Ok this is my favorite size MacBook Air. But does it work ok in 2022?

[@sammyphemsky9345]

my son still use macbook 13 inches of late 2011 and it still works fine for making scratch programs and block bench

[@jennymae2943]

i never have an apple product. It would be cool to own on. huhu

[@Steven-fv8xw]

hope they release a new compact macbook air, smaller than the 13 inch

[@Samuel-eb1gx]

It is cool to know that you are giving a 'new life' to these machines! It shows how much technology we have wasted, but we can still use if we can give some new life with the help of TLC ;). Keep doing your best, man! 149Wel

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[@mariahussain8090]

is this give away applicable to your subscribers from Pakistan also?

[@htien5567]

Love your videos, especially that eucalyptus oil can. Been with you since 120k, i find that your videos are satisfying with the fixing, cleaning, and applying thermal paste. Keep up the good work! :) NgHTn7

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[@LittleBrownToast]

my older sister got this one when it was new, and she still uses it to this day. super impressive and I love this little thing!!

[@pnnytx]

The fact that it can run Unigine Heaven with only 4 GB of RAM shocked me. ~pnnytx~

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[@thomasanderson1416]

Is the Early 2015 MBA the last 11 inch MBA ?

[@MrAlan1828]

I don''t use twitter :(

[@jett.d827]

when did this specific model come out?

[@mundal8987]

It's so fun watching you take apart old laptops, I even learnt how to take apart my laptop and complete basic tasks like changing the RAM, thermal paste and all after watching your videos. So thank you very much! j0ker1357

[@annettemaldonado3373]

Don't trust the guy above me. They're not the actual Psivewri and they're trying to scam you

[@Kartoshka177]

Where do you sell the MacBooks mate? Do you have a website like Hugh?

[@auhperng]

The resolution of 11 inches MacBook is a little awkward, it’s more like tv.

[@miguelangeldelcastillosanc568]

What can be used to clean laptops besides eucalyptus oil? I haven't been able to find any eucalyptus oil where I live! Great video as always!!!

[@allen.mp4124]

As a charlie variant myself, I would like to win this giveaway. - YehezkielAllen2

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[@craterface12]

Got a 2017 air recently, but the hinge is loose. The remanufacturer claims that it is due to age

[@benjamin_the_ginger]

These old MacBooks are still supported!?

[@Gahvn]

Congratulations on such an amazing achievement, can't wait to see your channel grow even bigger.

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[@Guest75899O]

i have one from mid 2013. i got water damaged at the start of august 2022. it has recovered from the water damage and acting fast again

[@EnTeeSea]

I love these things, still usable in 2021 too! Amazing. ~EnTeeSea~

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[@TheBigTala]

They gave me the macbook air 11 for work this year. Imo the resolution and screen size is waaaay to small for working. You cannot simply open 2 word documents with revisions that letters became pixel lines. My device has thunderbolt broken so no external monito, pain for my eyes :(. On the other side for the device being so old and small the performances are simply outstanding.

[@FMudanyali]

Man i love your cleaning process, its so satisfying to watch. It is also surprising to see those still get updates! @FurkanMudanyali

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[@viktorondris536]

Im still using one from 2012 with change battery work perefectly.

[@asdbef3667]

"Wont be waste after a drive failure" That's exactly what i was trying to say to all those delusional m1 mac fans...

[@adriensamuelraj1152]

would be great to have removable drives, but comes at the cost of speed. Getting the same or similar speed on a removable drive, would cost a lot more....

[@asdbef3667]

@@adriensamuelraj1152 there is no speed difference between apple soldered ssd and m.2 slot nvme ssd

[@LW62_Gaming]

@@asdbef3667 yes there is. Apple objectively has the fastest SSD’s in laptops.

[@asdbef3667]

@@LW62_Gaming you are horribly misinformed

[@eulehund99]

@@LW62_Gaming I hardly disagree. I understand soldering the RAM to get that much Bandwidth. The SSD doesn't really get a big difference. Even though I'm still interested in some sources.

[@berkeyelkenci6312]

I got one of these 11" MacBook Air back in 2020 for free. It has lots of problems that's why it was free but I managed to fix all the problems without buying a replacement except the keyboard. Nowadays, my mother uses it to watch Netflix.

[@Baer9471]

You know that old MacBook Air is actually much better than my computer

[@ryzenboii_xtra3869]

i used to use a 2009 macbook pro but then i started using a 2011 dell laptop as a hackintosh which isnt very good for logic it would be so cool to have one of those small macbooks

[@Rockband2991]

I have one of these and it’s an early 2014 11” model MacBook Air. I don’t use it much anymore.

[@jacobmacbock5881]

I using my MacBook Air 2012 11“ today. Also for Gaming, with an GTX1050 ti, its pretty much enough for aoe 2 oder sc2 and more

[@Art_bor]

Hey can you review a Dell latitude e6430 next time thanks it's a cool begginer laptop maybe

[@2xSeth]

I would wanna see you edit a video on one of these macs, feel like it would be good to see how the computer holds up @2xseth

[@nurdzilla4984]

Windows user here!! NEVER used Mac and still here ❤️

[@demar5707]

It's refreshing to watch you breathe new life into older gadgets.

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[@zachg9065]

This brings me back, in 2012 my highschool switched to these MacBook Airs. They were epic. We all installed Minecraft and had a local server in the school. I had my own world and would let people in and we built our own city it was fun as heck!!

[@Lachlant1984]

My mother bought an 11 inch MacBook Air in 2011, I now have it and it still works, but of course it can't run the latest version of MacOS, I think the latest version it can run is High Sierra, which is what it's running now.

[@camjkerman]

How do these compare in size to modern 13" windows PCs? Small bezels are all the rage now and I reckon the 11.6" Air is about the same size as a current design XPS 13, give or take a bit.

[@thebonecarver101]

It's crazy how you're repairing them yourself 😭 so cool!

[@ethanchow9170]

i’ve upgraded ram on some of these which had faulty ram already. doable but not easy or worth the risk and added thermal stress for a working machine

[@siyzerix]

The xps 13 is the same size, but has a 13' screen. Hugely impressive design

[@TirantRex]

A friend of mine gave me one of these computer and I was able to fix it up after it had been run over by a car while in their backpack! Once you apply some new thermal paste these things really are troopers and you can even install macOS 12 on them now! I used mine for a few months while waiting for a newer laptop to ship and it was a great device for quick note taking during class and watching youtube in between.

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[@hassanabuomar1174]

I remember in 2015 I see macbook air 11 inch in apple store I say it's very tiny for laptop back then

[@jimjimhuerta]

I really missed using these in high school such great computers 😮‍💨

[@MrWildchild21]

Do you ever keep ddr2 Ram having trouble looking for some to put in 2 2009 Imacs

[@harunsan3704]

man, now ipads can rival and even overpower this machines.... how technology really can fly _Harunsan_

[@akashnepak504]

I used to mock mba guys for price to performance and ratio fast forward 2021 i am using MacBook air and what a beast it is

[@vitorsimoes2484]

I'm really considering buying and old mac for quick note taking at uni, thanks!