I've had a lot of people ask me
if now is still a good time to buy an M1 Mac
or if they should potentially wait.
Now, I have seen some other videos out there on this topic,
some are like 15 minutes long.
So guys, I promise I'm going to keep this short and sweet.
So spoiler alert, yes, it is a good time to buy right now.
In fact, maybe even the best time to buy
for Apple Silicon in particular.
And this applies for not only the MacBook Air,
but also the MacBook Pro, the iMac, and also the Mac mini.
Now, starting off with reason number one, and that is price.
So if you guys weren't already aware,
or if you don't live in the US,
at the moment, US people are starting to go back to school
and sort of start college and things like that.
And there's generally some pretty good deals on
at the moment for those people
to get back to school devices.
And I've noticed over the last couple of weeks,
Apple in particular is really discounting their products,
which means you'll definitely be able to pick up
a good deal right now.
Now, I think the other part to this is that at the moment,
the M1 MacBook Air is such a great purchase.
Guys, Apple isn't stupid,
they know how powerful and how much of a great
all round device this is.
So they know that it's actually going to beat out
a lot of the cheaper, crappy Windows laptops out there
that students generally buy because of budget constraints.
So Apple is very smart.
They can actually be discounting this device
to get it out there to the masses so that more people
are inclined to buy this.
And what that does is it gets people
into the Apple ecosystem.
So they buy a Mac, they might buy an iPhone,
they might buy a watch.
And that just means that that particular customer
is going to stay with apple for a long time.
So Apple is going to do everything it can to attract
as many people as it can,
because they know this device is so good
with their new Apple Silicon.
And you can see that reflected in the prices
because Apple almost never does sales.
And right now this bad boy,
which is a base model M1 MacBook Air,
originally 999 US dollars is now 899 US dollars.
And that's not just for students, that's across the board.
Now, you can also get refurbished Macs as well,
which I've spoken about in a previous video.
Guys, refurbished Macs are a great deal.
They are essentially brand new and you can save
potentially hundreds off the recommended retail price.
So definitely do check that out if there are any available
in your local Apple store or even on the Apple website.
And this is especially relevant now,
because now that the M1 Macs have been out
for a little while, there are more and more
refurbished models actually available to purchase.
Now, some people might say that you should wait
for black Friday in a couple of months.
I personally don't agree with this.
I think that if there's a good deal on now, get it.
If you're looking to upgrade or get a new laptop,
or even get into the Mac ecosystem,
now is as good as time as any.
And what I'll also do guys is I'll link down below
some of the best deals I've found.
So things like Best Buy, Amazon, BNH,
I'll try and link them all down below.
So if you click on those links,
it should take you to one of the sites with the best prices.
Now, the second reason to pick up an M1 Mac right now
is that you shouldn't wait for a slightly upgraded model
to come out in the near future.
Now you guys know how much I hate talking
about rumors on this channel.
Guys, they're basically just all click bait
to get ad sense on YouTube.
Don't pay any attention to any rumors content out there.
I think I say it in like every single video these days,
but from all the rumors out there,
it doesn't really seem like there's anything
going to be happening soon.
They all point to a 2022 release date,
which is over a year from now.
So don't pay any attention to those rumors,
it could come out tomorrow,
it could come out in two years time, no one knows.
So just listen to me instead,
a random Australian guy who sits in his bedroom,
making YouTube videos all day.
Just joking, but seriously, guys,
it doesn't make sense for Apple to come out and refresh
at least the MacBook Air any time soon.
They've literally just done a massive overhaul
about two years ago, they completely redesigned the chassis,
new screen, new keyboard for the Air models,
they've just put Apple Silicon in it last year.
And at the moment, they're really focusing
on rolling out Apple Silicon upgrades
to the pro level devices.
So last year in 2020,
and for the first half of this year,
they did all of their entry level devices.
So the Air, the base model MacBook Pro,
the Mac mini, the iMac.
Now they're going to be concentrating
at least in my opinion, on the pro level devices
like the iMac Pro or the 16 inch MacBook Pro for example.
And I don't think this is going to get updated anytime soon.
And even if it does,
the upgrades aren't going to be that crazy.
Maybe a slightly different chassis or upgraded screen,
for example, but for 99% of people,
you are not going to notice any kind of performance differences
over the base model M1 MacBook Air,
which I'll touch on in the next point.
But just to wrap up point number two,
if you're looking to upgrade to a new Mac or get one now,
because your old Mac sacks or a key doesn't work,
or you're going back to school and you just want to get it
over and done with now, just get it now and don't wait.
Now as a side note to this,
if you're still worried about software
and if Apple Silicon is actually compatible
with a lot of apps and programs out there, yes guys, it is.
It's been almost a year since the release of Apple Silicon.
So basically, everything out there is compatible.
There are native versions of apps available,
so you shouldn't have any issues at all.
So point number three is performance.
Now, as you guys have probably,
well, hopefully already seen on my channel,
I've made a lot of videos on the M1 MacBook Air,
also the pro and the Mac mini, very extensive testing
as to what it can and can't do.
Guys, this can pretty much do it all,
4K video editing, Photoshop, some 3D modeling, gaming,
basically all developing.
You can even chuck on a few VMs, they will work as well.
But the reality is, guys,
95% of people who currently own an Apple Silicon Mac,
don't use it for anything intensive.
They do multitasking, emails, browsing,
maybe a little bit of light gaming here and there,
but nothing too intensive at all.
So they won't notice a difference if they wait
for a slightly more powerful MacBook Air.
Now, that being said, if you're a pro level user,
for example, you're a professional content creator,
you do 3D design or things like Revert or AutoCAD,
or even developing with big VMs,
you might be worthwhile waiting for the M1 Mac,
the future MacBook Pro.
And I know I said you shouldn't wait,
but in my opinion, and yes, coming back to rumors,
they're all pointing to a release date any day now.
If you're currently on the fence between a spec doubt
based model, 13 inch MacBook Pro,
and maybe an entry-level M1X MacBook Pro,
I would wait.
So you guys are the only ones that should wait
to potentially see what the new 16 and 14 inch MacBook Pros
are like when they're released
in the next couple of weeks, hopefully.
And you should only wait if you're actually going
to be taking full advantage of that extra power
on a consistent basis.
Anyway, guys, that's it for me.
I told you it'll be a relatively short video.
If you have any comments or questions,
leave them down below,
do check out the links in the description
and the pinned comment for the best prices
and deals I could find on Apple Silicon Macs.
But apart from that, I'll catch you in the next one.
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