Ive been a hardcore windows PC fan my entire life,
and only started to learn about and use Macs a couple years ago when I started
working here at Max Tech. And 6 months ago, I got my first ever Mac, the M1 Macbook Air.
And ever since then, I've been completely turned into an Apple Fangirl, and I can't blame myself
one bit. So in this video I want to talk about my personal experience with the M1 Air, how Apple
stole the show, and if YOU should buy one, OR instead wait for the upcoming M2 MacBook Air.
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At this point nobody can deny that Apple silicon is on a whole ‘nother level,
and setting a standard that is nearly impossible to reach right now.
We’ve even noticed a huge change of heart in our comment section about Apple.
It went from a lot of hate towards Apple, calling them overpriced garbage,
to now praise and excitement over Apple new Macs because of their game changing architecture
and low pricing for the performance. And even diehard windows fans can’t help but admit it.
The M1 Macs are so overpowered, that Intel stole the Mac guy and made ads trying to bash on Apple,
and it completely backfired, only showing people how desperate and scared they really
are now. And if that's not telling on how good Apple Silicon is, I don’t know what is.
I have the $1,000 base model with 8GB of RAM, which by the way,
you can get on Amazon right now for only $899 which we have linked for you in the description.
Now nobody can deny that this price point is insane for what you get. The previous base
Macbook Air also came in at $999, however it was almost unusable due to its thermal issues.
I remember editing a video that Max made, testing the overheating issues on that Air,
and that Mac literally reached 100 degrees celsius just playing back 4K video in chrome.
And when updating fortnite, the fans ran at over 6000RPM,
the system slowed way down, and it stayed at that 100 degrees celsius for the whole time.
And even when Max manually maxed out the fans, it still wasn't able to cool itself
down. And all of that was because the fan was not connected to the heat sink.
And it was that way on all of the models! You could spend $1,250 on the quad core i7 model
and still not have the fan connected to the heatsink.
Fast forward a year, and Apple's own M1 Air doesn't even have a fan,
and completely smokes all of those intel models, getting over twice the Multi-core score as the i7.
This was important to me because I need this laptop to do occasional
video editing and productivity tasks. So not only did I need a thin and reliable laptop,
but something with great performance.
Not only that but the M1 actually outperforms
every single mainstream CPU on the market in Single Core performance,
which leads to basically the fastest web browsing performance we’ve ever seen.
So browsing the web is super quick and snappy. There was never a time where
I had to wait for my Macbook, it always kept up with me. Which a computer should.
While I used Desktop PC’s, my parents always used Windows laptops. And those would be okay
for a while, and then they would start to slow down and have issues. The battery health would
completely drain and they would have to keep it plugged into power 24/7 just for it to stay on.
I remember my parents constantly having to buy new laptops all the time because theirs would become
completely unusable, and all they used them for was web browsing and watching videos.
But after Max gifted her a Macbook Pro, I never heard a single complaint from her again. The
battery life is incredible, the web browsing is super fast, and that laptop is gonna last her a
long long time. And not only that but she won't have to deal with annoying windows bugs anymore.
So in the past 6 months, it’s now clear to me that macOS is so much more reliable than Windows,
since I haven’t experienced any crashes or weird bugs at all with the M1 Air.
And speaking of software, when this M1 Air was announced last year in November,
basically everyone believed that there would be tons of bugs and issues with x86 apps,
but in reality, Rosetta 2 took care of basically everything.
And now, 6 months later, it’s shocking to see just how many popular apps have
already been updated for Apple Silicon. And in my experience, every single app that I’ve
used works perfectly with no software issues, so I’ve been really impressed.
Now getting into some of the hardware of the M1 Air, the speakers are amazing,
they’re very crisp and clean and they’re so loud that I rarely ever turn them all the way up.
This used to be a massive issue with my parents’ windows laptops
because at full blast, you could barely hear them, especially with all of the fan noise.
And it’s crazy because we’ve recently got some brand new windows laptops in the office
and even those have quiet speakers, so Apple knocked it out of the park.
But the even more curious thing is that the speakers on the Air actually seem
louder than the ones on the more expensive Pro. Go ahead and take a listen for yourself,
and let me know what you think.
Now I don't use my webcam, but I’ve been editing videos here for a long time, and I’ve never seen
any webcam that even comes close to the quality of the M1’s, even though it’s still 720p.
So this all comes down to the software, and Apple’s software is unmatched because
the M1 chip comes with a dedicated ISP that fine-tunes everything to make it look great.
Now as far as the battery life, Apple rates it at 18 hours of video playback and 15 hours of
web browsing. So you're getting more battery than you could realistically use in a day,
and in many cases like mine, it will last you multiple days before you have to charge up.
Another couple of additions with this Air, is that it now for the first time
has P3 colors like the pro, so it’s great for photo editing and stuff like that.
And the new instant wake feature is honestly a bigger deal than
it sounds when you use a laptop every day.
And if you're trying to decide between the air and the pro,
here's why I went with the air and why I honestly think you should too.
First, it has so much more bang for the buck,
coming in at $300 cheaper while having the same configuration!
And at first we thought that the Pro would have much better performance because of the fan,
but the difference is so small that it’s not really worth the extra cash at all,
since the Air is still so powerful, more than most people will ever need.
Now there are a couple small downsides to this Macbook, for one,
it only officially supports 1 external display. But for me
this isn't an issue at all because I got this laptop to use as a laptop.
But if you really care about it,
there are ways you can work around this by using special software and adapters.
Now the other downside is that both the ports are on the same side, which isn’t a big deal
but it makes it less convenient for me because my power outlet is on the right side of my desk,
so I have to reach the cable around to the left side to plug it in, which is a bit annoying.
But with all of that said, I’ve been extremely happy with the new M1 MacBook Air,
and I’d honestly recommend it to anyone, even those who’ve never used a Mac before.
However, the only thing you need to consider is that the Macbook Air is getting a redesign
pretty soon, and based on renders made by Jon Prosser and Ian Zelbo, the people
who’ve seen a real photo of the redesigned MacBook Air, the new one is gonna be great!
We’re gonna be getting new colors, likely the same ones that we have on the 24” iMac,
and this new M2 MacBook Air is gonna be super thin,
with a flat top and bottom instead of a tapered design like we currently have.
And the craziest part is that we’re expecting a white keyboard and white bezels,
but I actually kind of like it, since this image with black bezels
just looks a little strange and doesn’t fit.
The only downside is that it’ll likely be priced at $1199 and up,
so if you don’t really want to spend that much, I would honestly not wait and
just go for the M1 which is on sale for only $899 right now on Amazon.
The M1 is extremely thin and light already, the battery life is amazing, more than you could use
in a day, the performance is insane, being more than most people will ever realistically need,
and being almost just as good as the pro, and for that reason being a way
better deal! And it's going to hold its value extremely well for many years.
There's no reason to not get this Air, and I would absolutely recommend it if you're
on a budget or a college student that needs a laptop for simple productivity.
But if you have some money and time and you like the upcoming redesign,
that Air is going to be amazing and pack a lot of value simply for the exiting redesign alone.
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see more videos like it. This has been Angelika with Max Tech and well see you in the next one.