MacBook Air M3 (13 & 15): Fantastic BUT Beware...
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One of the best reviewers out there, telling us the reality that 8GB is not enough instead of excusing Apple’s absurd decision and saying it’s “enough”.
WIth M3 starting with 8 GB baseline basically even all Apple shills criticized or downright mocked the idea.
I agree. The claim that it's equivalent to 16GB in a Windows laptop doesn't seem right. RAM is definitely more efficient with these M chips, but efficiency is not the same as capacity.
If you're using the M3 and your workload is light enough to not need 8GB, just get the Air.
Tbf, I have M1 MacBook Air base model. The 8GB Ram is good for working on one app at a time. Till now I didn’t face any problems working on FCP, Logic Pro, OBS, and other apps… once I start using multiple apps at once I may get a notification that I have to close one app.
@@OthMar39 My friend who is not in tech told me that his laptop starts slowing down once he opens a few chrome tabs and MS office. He also does occasional gaming for fun and has seen noticeable lags. So clearly 8GB RAM isn't enough even for normal users. Stop justifying 8GB RAM in 2024 on a $1000+ laptop, period.
They'll play this game it's ridiculous I don't care whether you like Mac or Windows or Linux but the bare minimal should be 16 gigs dual Channel no exceptions
I agree. Just an FYI DDR5 single stick is dual channel, so that is less of an issue than it was in the DDR4 days
I have been around since the start of PCs. And basically used 8GB over the last 40 years. And have no issues at all. I know many people that use only 8 GB and are fine. We are not all in the TH-cam bubble that uses Pro apps. I don't even think I use an app that would stretch a MacBook Air. It is hard for me to accept your conclusion that we should start at a higher config and obviously a higher price as that would mean I would have to pay extra like I would do in Windows land and that is unfair on someone like me that only needs base spec but love a premium device as I keep my laptops for 7 to 10 years and I'm willing to pay extra for quality.
@@andyH_England Sure, if you run one application at a time and literally don't use any professional apps, then you MAY be able to get away with 8 GB for now. But for $1100? Come the hell on!
@@cameronbosch1213 the surface laptop 6 just released by Microsoft is also priced the same and also cost £200 a pop for every upgrade. So when Microsoft the founder of Windows also follows this path then we have to ask why the two biggest companies in the world have agreed? Maybe they know more than we do.
@@andyH_England while that may be true. My aim at this channel is to help people get the best deal on the best laptop for their use case. Buying a laptop for over $1k with 8g of soldered memory and 256g of soldered storage is not acceptable
I just upgraded from my 2020 M1 13" Pro 16GB / 1TB SSD to a M3 PRO 14" 18GB / 1TB, and I couldn't be more pleased! I do software development and photography professionally, and honestly my fav feature is the SD card port. I use it everyday and it's just so nice that when I need it, I don't have to think about where I put the dongle. Oh and the performance / screen is crazy. What a worthwhile upgrade! Hoping to keep this for at least 4 years like I did with my M1 13.
Great work!
Quickly becoming the most useful laptop review channel. Great work Josh!
Thanks Kevin
@@JustJoshTech Unlike most TH-cam reviewers, you actually seem to understand the technology behind the device, & not just see the surface level detail. I'm tempted to buy the new Spectre, but i'm holding off for the reviews of the new range of SD powered laptops.
Thanks Josh!, I waited for the new air 5 M3 to come out before buying, then I waited for you to do your thing before I put my money out, your the only guy I trust to give me not only the whole story and put in perspective, keep up the great work!
Thanks a ton!
Your review is so good and concise I had all the info I needed on minute 3 and didn’t need to stay for the rest of the video. Hard past on this shiny slick looking box😂
Thank you for trying to edit video on it that's what I've been looking for! We got the 15 with 16GB RAM I've only tried very light video editing in premiere rush. Worked fine but i plan on getting into more complex work flows
the pace of your content gives the aura of confidence and credibility. keep it up.👍
i cant wait to see the first pc powered by the snapdragon x
Snapdragon can’t even make good phone chips 😂😂😂
YES
Will only have taken PC manufacurers half a decade to catch up to Apple's level of CPU efficiency 😂
Lol, your braincell needs abit of updating on the window side, bro. Just look at Ryzen latest power efficiency, or josh latest laptop review showing those efficiency. They are almost identical to those M3 chip.
But but but Mac battery is a lot longerrrrr you might ask? Arm vs x86 architecture, bro. Arm can't run Cad application without lagging on their M1 chip while windows can.
And if you're talking about Arm cpu, take a look at Galaxy s22 pro vs iphone 15 pro. The S22 destroys iphone in term of continuous runs, power efficiency and heat management.
And if you look at the comment section, apple fanboys are complaining that they won't ever run that much of a heavy load to justify their little reasons for buying an iphone.
Great video once again! Im definetely looking for 16/32GB RAM in a laptop.
Oh, and is there a video coming on the new Samsung book4 series by any chance? :)
Thanks for the video.
Superb review 👍🏻 that' is what I was looking for
Hi Josh, how does the HP pavilion plus 14 Ryzon 7 perform for coding? I've got one on the way.
Are you planning on reviewing Samsung Galaxy Book4? They seem to be equivalent to Spectre and Carbon. Bought one recently, high pitch of the fan is a little bit annoying otherwise is a good laptop
Hey Josh I just wanted to ask that should I get apple care while buying the laptop or not? And what would be the advantages of buying it?
I gave in and went back to Windows after a decade using Macs. I do a lot of data analysis and needed multiple external screens for spreadsheets but not a lot of power.
I just could not justify the price of a MacBook Pro for my use case, so I got a Lenovo yoga 6 with 16GB RAM on sale for $600. And it has been quite nice actually!
I agree this is great value for money. Only weak point is max screen brightness but otherwise it feels quite premium.
Hopefully Snapdragon Elite and other ARM based chips from AMD and Intel are going to have comparable battery life and power/wattage than Apple silicon, we can happily ignore Apple once and for all.
Good honest advice!
What's the window's equivalent laptop for Macbook pro Max.
If you're comfortable with opening the machine and add a 1mm layer of thermal pad on the CPU that makes contact with the bottom case then you don't need the base 14" Macbook pro, as long as you don't care much about the screen and the ports. I would do that and of course I will upgrade the Macbook airs ram and storage even if it's very expensive, it would be still cheaper than specking up the 14" Macbook pro (with the base M3 chip), the best thing to do as long as you don't come from a pro, max or Ultra M chip, it should be perfectly fine for content creation, just upgrade the ram to 16gb and the GPU to 10 core (storage is optional since it doesn't make a difference performance wise) it will get the job done.
Should I get a new M2 MBA 15" 16gb 1tb or a refurbished M3 MBP 14" 16gb 512ssd. Both are the same price at $1.5k
It’s so nice seeing an honest Mac review.
best reviewer for sure, dishing out info like no other. These videos are so informative and to the point. I recently made a big decision to ditch my 16pro for the 15 air, one big reason being the weight. I plan to travel a lot later this year and the lighter chassis brings so many benefits. Tried the 14pro but unfortunatly the screen real estate is simply not on par with the 16/15. So 15 air is my only choice. I do wish it has more ports though. I do mobile dev and windows laptop simply wouldn't cut it since they cannot run Xcode haha.
Wish Xcode could be run in Windows. I would be sooo happy.
Those 48GB MBPs are so darn expensive
Been Waiting for Josh's opinion of the new Macbook's and safe to say was totally worth it.
I'm glad we could deliver
So where I live right now there is a limited time offer for a brand new 14'' M3 Macbook Pro with 16gb ram at 1650. (so basically free ram upgrade to 16gb) . Do you think thats a deal I should not miss? I was waiting all this time for the Macbook Air M3 16gb ram but now I'm hesitating.
Josh can you please make a video about your workout routine?
Superb review!
Thank you
Hi what ThinkPad is best for programmers beside x1 car on?
Did u guys put a screen protector?
What do you think about the Asus Zenbook Pro 15 flip (UP6502)? I am considering buying it because it's currently on sale for -$500 coming in at $1300 CAD.
Good points.
5:13 I've seen some other channels record screens at slow-mo speeds to show the difference in screen refresh rate since even if you film at 60p (looks like you record at 24p?) you can't see the difference because 60 fps is the max supported frame rate on TH-cam.
Great review as always, I’m wondering if the issue with the 256gb SSD being slower than a similarly specced 512gb has been solved this time around?
Yes, it has. M3 MBA now has 2 128GB SSDs connected by a high speed bus just like M1 MBA and performance is far better than M2 MBA.
I have been on a youtube binge for information on these M3 Macbook Airs (at the spec you recommend), trying my hardest to find answers.
I want to use one as a portable workstation and for what i guess some would call "complex" video editing, but now I'm very unsure, and you may have just convinced me to look at the Macbook Pro lineup instead. Im not very wealthy, but i do like the continuity and quality of these systems, so it may be worth it overall! It doesnt help that I'm also a novice, only relying on my knowledge from a few years using the latest iMacs and Adobe CS5 in high-school, and some self teaching in Filmora with my current rtx 3070 powered gaming desktop.
Hi Josh, is a used base model Macbook Pro 14 with M1 Pro be a better value than any current Macbooks with M3 chips? Love the vid btw!
Go with M2 MacBook Pro with M2 Pro/Max chip, I have heard people getting them in good discounted deals. Definitely better than base M3 MBA and M3 MBP.
Can you review the new Legion 7i which replaces the legion slim 7? Thanks mate!
so would the macbook pro with M3 chip have the best battery life?
What about the new GoFetch vulnerability baked into the chips? This vulnerability prevented me now from buying a new M3 Air.
Best laptop review channel. Period.
Hey Josh! What do you mean with "new model soon" regarding the Zenbook 14? Is there a new AMD variant coming alongside the Core Ultras? Thanks!
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I just got the new 15” McBook air 16gb and I am loving it, despite the lack of ProMotion (120hz) and other screen specs.
would these laptops be very well performing and efficient for basic school work stuff? will it perform well if the main purpose is for word documents, google docs etc?
Yes. The air is basically just a macbook without a cooling system, so low intensity use is the intended purpose. It's like an iPad pro, but with an included keyboard and macOS, making it far more useful than any ipad.
This was an excellently explained video! Your comparison to the MacBook pros and description of it was really fantastic! Definitely agree with May things you said and learnt things too!
Silly- but do you think MacBook pros last longer? Just seem to be hardier(?) or something? I’ve always had pros and they last me many years ( still using a 2015 15” pro! 🫣 love it!)
@@paigeme886 You asked a question and then answered it yourself while contradicting your original opinion. Were you high?
@@dwight.shrute no, are you high? I didn’t ask a question and then answer it.
I made a statement, then below it I asked a question - sometimes I’m unable to edit my comments on TH-cam if I’m on my iPhone so i just comment below it.
Perhaps I should have just made a completely different comment but still… not sure why you thought i answered my own question when my first comment wasn’t a question or an answer to anything. And he didnt address my question in the video.
Im usually on my phone at night watching these so if my wording isn’t perfect for you, my sincere apologies- I hope you get a life
@@paigeme886 You need a life bro, seriously and sincerely requested.
@@dwight.shrute 😂 you are the one that needs a life… you initially stupidly replied to a strangers comment on TH-cam in an attempt to put them down & somehow lift your dumbass ego up 🙃my guess is that reading and replying to strangers on TH-cam is a habit of yours. Be nice and get some manners.
how is this channel not at 1 million subs already?
Hey josh, your very helpful website is always down
I think the main problem with the M3 MBA is that if you want to do anything demanding on it, you're better off with a MacBook Pro, particularly if you want to upgrade RAM or storage. However, if you're not looking to do anything demanding you can just as easily get by with an M1 or M2 MBA.
I agree with this completely i have the macbook air m1 and for years is been a pain to use to edit 4k videos, unless i do s very simple edit of one clip where i have to just cut the sequences.But as soon as you put color grading 4k 10 bit and some even light effects and transitions the machine is a pain to use.Not even mentioning the ssd that for video editing is unusuable in the long term and you have to use sn external ssd card which slows down the process even more.I am never buying a macbook ever again not even the pro as the price for me is not justifiable
I can’t decide on size.. I’m using 15 inch laptops all my life but want 13 one cuz of portability but I’m worried about the size cuz 13 may feel too small and I’m gonna regret buying it… like is 13 inch ok for reading forums and scrolling the websites and reading TH-cam comments?? I’m afraid the texts will be impossible/hard for me to read… idk… maybe I should just go and check it out myself in the store… but 10 minutes in the store won’t be enough time 😢
and Space Grey vs Silver. Those of you that thought first that keyboard on Silver would be too distracting from the screen: what do you think now after usage?
I bought the macbook air M3 15.3 with 16gb of memory and 512 gb of storage. I do some light video editing and it performs very well. However, I feel that if my tasks were more intensive, the pro 14 would be the right choice. I payed 1700 dollars for mine with a dongle for extra ports and apple care. Very happy with the laptop.
Just thought of how I got an Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16" with 7840hs, 512fb storage and 32 gb of ram + 120hz 350nits 2k ips panel for 780€. If power lowered to max 15 watts the fans are dead silent too and u don't have to worry about anything ram related and still have the ability to go up to 65w plugged in to get around 920 score in cb24.
Over 200€ less for more performance and enough ram to edit photos or videos (only fhd otherwise performance isn't enough) even with some heavy edits.
And the battery life is quiet good too. Simply love it :)
For the cheaper alternative I would have said the HP Pavilion Plus 14 that you can get at Costco for $600-$700 it has 1TB of storage, 16GB memory, 120hz OLED screen and AMD 7840U
Yes but they are tailored for a different market offering those that cannot afford a premium laptop. And of course they are not macos.
don't buy this hp crap
Based on Josh's review of the HP P+ it's pretty much the best bang for your buck in the laptop market right now. I just wished more laptops gave you a AMD's U-series chip option...
For 700 i bought intel nuc x15 laptop with 12gen intel and dedicated arc 730m 12gb vram, also nice build quality and decent screen 24 gb ram
@@Tatar_Piano bad deal 😬
Do you think matte or glossy display is better for your type of usage, like video editing, programming or graphism
Doesn't matter to me. Glossy needs to be 500 nits or higher for me, though, as it needs to combat reflections
Glossy is best for everything. Just ban matt finish. I just hate matt finish.
I love matte finish. Dirt is not spotted as easily, easier to clean as well, less reflections too.
Glossy display laptops get more dirt from even the keyboard, as the glass can touch the keyboard slightly, while matte display are a bit into the bezels.
I'd only get glossy for OLED screens if it's touch screen.
@@HDRPC Most dumbest and unpopular opinion in this entire comments section.
On my experience the air keyboard is more comfortable than the pros because it's lower, felt that after typing for hours.
I just got my M3 Air with 16/512GB, absolutely in love with it. I guess no one with common sense would buy the base model. 8GB in 2024 is hilarious
True. But $400 is just way way too much, I mean how on earth Apple gets away with such practices ?
@@dwight.shrute honestly...I've been a windows user my entire life (not counting iPads and macs at work) and I eventually switched to macbook because I could no longer endure the crappy windows updates, jet engine style fan noises, heating and the unreliability of the system in general. After trying out ridiculously expensive gaming laptops, ultra portable ones and military types, I still was frustrated with every single one of them. Apple ecosystems are simply reliable and robust, and better spend money on something reliable than replacing your laptops yearly as random updates eat your nerves.
If you read the review for the M3 Air, there is no difference between the M1 if you are using the laptop for basic use which is probably 80 percent of the users. I would go with the PRO for heavy intensive work, Best Buy/B&H sometimes have the PRO on sale for 1599 which is 100 dollars more than the full spec M3. Air is fanless and the machine will throttle performance while the PRO has a fan.
I wanted this configuration of MBA, but after watching these videos, I now want an M3 MBP pro 18gb. I'm a novice video editor and I need a machine that can do whatever comes to mind as i build up my skills, as I'm not a "one or two layers with minimal VFX effects" type of guy, apparently lol
I got the 8gig one and use it for video editing and runs fine.
Joker.
Will you do reviews for the legion gen 9 2024 lineup? And the zenbook duo 2024?
Yes to Legion, we haven't received them yet. Re Zenbook Duo, we have it, and it is in the queue
Thank for your information, I am using my M1 Pro 14" basic model for my daily work and photo editing (at home I will plug in my 28" 4k mon), I wish to looking for a lighter and bigger mon for use, it is good to trade for m3 air 15" 16G 512 ?
NO. M1 Pro 14" will still be perform better than M3 MBA for 2 reasons: fans and better SOC to handle extensive workloads. M1 Pro 14" should only be compared with M2 and M3 Pro Chips.
Im curious about still photo editing with Adobe Lightroom. Im concerned about overheating and throttling, but it's always editing one image at a time. What does anyone think? I am currently using a 2020 MI MacBook Pro.
Maybe I missed it but you failed to note that the 14" Pro base model doesn't have an M3 Pro processor but a normal M3, it does have a better screen, more ports and a fan so a little better but not necessarily a "pro" IMHO. We have multiple Pros in the family but got a 13" Air with 16/512 and it's quite amazing for everything we purchased it to do. Definitely more impressed than I thought. I would not get one with 8GB or 256, that is simply not enough IMHO. Luckily we found it for $200 off which is a decent price.
I’m still rocking with my windows Acer predator triton 300 se 12th gen i7 14” 165hz screen 16gb ram 512 ssd and a rtx 3060 for 899 from Best Buy.
Don't need to buy a laptop right now (rocking a 14 inch m1pro mbp refurbished for1800€ last year from apple themselves (taking out taxes and using freedom currency it translates to around 1550$)), but this channel is absolutely amazing! Calling out apple bs decision with the M3 lineup, but at the same time acknowledging the benefit of quiter, colder systems with longer battery instead of just looking at how high the GPU score is and recomending gaming laptops to everyone. Keep it up!
So first of all:
Thanks for your videos. I'm currently looking for a replacement for my 2015 MBP and your videos seem the most trustworthy!
One comment on the recommended Thinkpad though: I got this thing as a worklaptop from my employer. That thing annoys me so much. As soon as I just look at it, the fans turn up full blast. I can't even do the simplest tasks on it without the fans being extremely loud. It's really annoying. I previously had a Yoga X1 from 2017. Less performance, yes. But at least that thing was quiet.
Which ThinkPad? The X1 Carbon? Normally they are extremely quiet. Is it a T series you have?
@@JustJoshTech
On the back of my device it just says ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (Type Number: 21HM-S3PU00, if you know what to do with it - searchin in the internet leads to a "T"). It really is a disaster in terms of noise. I've had the device for a week and almost miss its predecessor.
To the round: I know the MacBook Pro 14 with M3, 16/512 is not often recommended. I actually wanted to order the Air (same specs), but now I'm a bit unsure whether the fanless design could be a problem. My most intensive tasks: Parallels + Magic The Gatering Online and Magic Arena (native Mac OS). Does anyone here have any experience with this? Expect of this, just general surfing/browsing and music edition 2 times a year. Pro costs 1800 in this configuration, the Air 1400 (Europe). 400 more for just Promotion wouldt be worth it, but the missing fan on the Air confusses me... M3 Pro is sadly around 2100.
Great work. Thank you.
I am getting the MacBook Pro 14, some people may say, 14 inch is small, reality is 99% of the time I will use it with an external Monitor.
I spent a good month seriously considering switching to Mac and all apple eco system. Luckily my budget was ONLY 3000.00 lol.
I love to se your review on Z series from Lenovo. I heard there AMD clips are great in battery life..love to see them stack against Macbooks
Hi I am thinking of buying the m2 pro base 16 gb ram, 512 storage (10 core gpu and 16 core cpu) for 1,712.39 usd or m3 base MacBook Pro with 16 gb ram 512 storage for 1,736.26 usd . I am a business student and I do lots of coding and video editing. Which is better ?
I am switching from the dell inspiron 5310 with intel 11320H. First MacBook so I really care about performance and battery life. Which is better between m3 or m2 pro
@josh, if I want to stay with windows what laptop can go head to head with the m3 max.
The Strix Scar 18 destroys the M3 Max. Yoga Pro 9i 16 in the 16inch form factor is my favorite
Speaking of Zenbook - I have 410UA with 7th gen i3, 8 GB of RAM (one slot upgradeable! ), TWO SATA SSDs ( m2 and normal) running 2nd replacement battery. Yeah, age shows, but it is quiet, surprisingly snappy, IPS display is still VERY nice and matte (!). I'd love to get 15" MBA but ffs value proposition is terrible.
I use the base model m3 and it does everything I need... I even live stream with it and it 100% performs just as well as my M2 MacBook Pro in this use case!!
@NOTREALHARSH stop lying. Base M3 MBA is not even comparable to M2 MBP be it any demanding task, simply due to increased RAM and better processor. Who are you fooling here?
Thats true you can live stream using obs but it wont last long because MBA doesnt have fans. That put stress inside the machine.
This guy proofs that speaking with confidence even the most useless information ever is key
Really? Are you so smart or so f**king dumb that you don't understand how computers work in general?
thank you for mentioning the poor display of the macs. I got tricked into buying a new air, had to send it back as I am so used to more color accurate and faster screens, my eyes started bleeding instantly when opened it.
I think they should change to:
- Base model 12GB/256GB (some people really do most in the browser but RAM is important for that)
- Ram upgrades to 18/24/32GB
Comparison of premium 14" laptop so far please
I bought a 15-in M3 MacBook Air with 512 GB/16 GB but it was still technically a build-to-order device because I specified the 70 Watt charger over the 35 Watt standard one. In the 13-inch M3 Air, once you upgrade the storage from 256 GB to 512 GB (even if for some inexplicable reason you stay with 8 GB memory) the option for the 30 Watt charger is gone: you can have either the 35W dual USB-C port OR the 70W single USB-C port charger.
Few months ago I got Yoga Slim 7 with 90 Hz OLED, 32 GB memory and 1TB storage for price of the base Macbook Air model. What a joke
3 hours of battery life and fan noise. what a joke
@@neugeburt1952 My ASUS S13 (AMD 6800U) can run for 15-16 hrs on light tasks. Typically 12 hrs for day to day productivity work. Not all Windows laptops have poor battery life.
I feel sad for you that you bought an overpriced yoga crap
Yoga battery life does suck but noise wise they're much better than I was expecting. Great value for money.
I hope your one lasts. I have had a crap experience with Lenovo, but that was a while back, and they may have improved since then.
My ten year old Air still browses etc absolutely fine, no need to spend a grand just for that.
My m1 8gb is amazing really not an issue for a lot use cases, get a pro one for non casual use
The second Apple upgrades the Air displays to at least 90hz I will jump on board. I am just a basic user I don't need the extra power my current M1 MBP offers at all but my eyes are super sensitive to anything below 60hz and I wanted the reliability of the macbook hence I was forced to get the MBP...
if possible do a comparision video of good 14 inch laptops
Dave2D
Great content sir,
I have seen some real life battery test of MacBook Air m2 on TH-cam and it drops 26% BATTERY in MacBook Air 15" and 29% BATTERY in MacBook Air 13" after 3 hours of online video streaming.
I also did same test in my GalaxyBook4 Pro 14" and i got 11 hours of BATTERY LIFE in balanced Mode and Optimised mode from Samsung setting. 27% drop after every three hours which is exactly same as MacBook Air. OLED displays consume more battery than ips Icd.
I got galaxy book 4 pro for ₹108490 imcluding 18% tax (1084 dollars)
lol didnt see the "windows booting up" part coming
So what config to get if you use the laptop for browsing (Safari 20+ tabs), Music app, TV app, books and photos app open all the time?
No coding? No professional use, right?
Go for M1 MBA with 16GB RAM as RAM is still required for basic tasks and keeping a lot of open applications will consume equal amount of RAM. You can get 16GB M1 MBA for under $800-$850 in sale.
So I've been a PC guy for 40 years. I've worked professionally in the industry. I never used Apple. Due to work, I was forced to use a Macbook air for 3 years. I also had a premium 4k touchscreen dell laptop. I never used the Dell, it's slower, clunkier, bigger, battery dies quickly (despite it being a $2500 laptop).
So now 4 years later, I want a new laptop. I got the macbook air m3. You mention the price for the hardware as an issue. The VALUE proposition isn't about the hardware value--it's about the experience of the system. No crashes, lightning fast, incredibly simple, and MacOS which is just undeniably superior to any awful bloated windows system.
You're paying for the experience, not the hardware--and that's what makes it most vaulable.
Outstanding video, as always, mate! I traded in my M1 Air for the 13" M3 Air (16GB/1TB). I love the portability of the smaller Air. My main computer for work/fun is my desktop PC (14700/4080), so an MBP is some serious overkill -- love that miniLED screen, tho.
If you had the money to go with 16GB + 1 TB M3 MBA, you made a huge mistake tbh. You should have gone with 14 inch M3 Pro MBP, way better laptop with slightly increased weight and nearly similar size.
@@dwight.shrute The huge mistake would’ve been spending hundreds more $$ for a bigger, heavier, more expensive laptop that’s built for serious video production and using it for nothing more than Word and Photoshop.
@@MadMaxx.1977 If you need nothing more than word and photoshop, why on earth did you spend $200 for 16GB RAM upgrade and $400 for SSD upgrade, are you real?
@@dwight.shrute Because that's what I wanted and my total cost was $700 with the M1 Air trade in.
@@MadMaxx.1977 it's good that you wanted to waste your money by purchasing an inferior product.
I won't go to M3 MacBook Pro, let's just stick to M2 MacBook Pro still available in a lot of stores. That one at $1500-1600 offers similar if not more RAM, far far better processor and unmatched performance. 14inch MBP is just very slightly bigger than 13 inch MBA, and weight difference is hardly noticeable if you carry it in a bag pack.
You got a far inferior device for the money, no matter how much you justify using a much weaker MBA (when compared to MBP) with bumped up specs.
@justjoshtech, any updates on the long term use of the Asus ZenBook Duo 2024 laptop?
We are still testing it. Sorry, alot of laptops here :)
@@JustJoshTech Cool sounds, no worries and looking forward for to the video when available.
Hey Josh. Can you check how docker runs on a MBA 16gb ram ?
Runs fine. I have run it on my friends laptop (16GB M1 MBA). Docker consumes around 5GB RAM in it. Don't even think about purchasing base MBA, you need at least 16GB of RAM.
I did 4k video editing on m3 MacBook Air with 8 gb of ram and it did perfectly fine.
Seriously? Let's meet some time later this year once the next MacOS comes out.
Even today, open a few chrome tabs and try to do some basic video editing, baseline MBA is simply going to give up on RAM and will throttle down quite a bit (since only 5.5 GB of RAM is usable and other 2.5 is VRAM), leading to exponentially higher swaps to SSD reducing it's life and in turn longevity of your device.
@@dwight.shrute how do you know?? Did you test that out on YOUR m3 MacBook Air with 8gb ram??? Because all I know is that my MacBook works and doesn’t break a sweat plus future proofing is a scam since there is always the possibility you drop your laptop
@@ST14_109 Your MacBook works for now on video editing since you are just running one editing software on it, likely not the ones from Adobe. 8GB RAM is insufficient even today since it is a shared RAM and just 5.5GB of RAM is actually available for running all you tasks as 2.5GB is reserved for VRAM (graphics). Yes, future proofing looks like scam if people purchase an overpriced and over the top spec hardware which they don't really use, but in this case 16GB RAM is one upgrade most if not all tech youtubers and every sensible member of the tech community is recommending on MBA.
Maybe you didn't have enough money when going for the purchase but don't misguide others to purchase the baseline MBA as it is useless in the long run, primarily due to the RAM.
You have either a) never used a faster computer or b) edited a very simple project that only requires decoding of basic video.
I bought and returned a m3 pro macbook pro with 18GB of ram. I returned it because it was too ram starved and too slow to edit even my basic videos.
But obviously it is fantastic that you have a machine that does what you need it to do. I'd say Josh is totally right about the base spec air being too ram starved to edit (well) though.
@@ST14_109 You can purchase any device and have the risk of dropping it, this is such a foolish basis of any argument related to longevity, handle with care or don't purchase- simple as that.
You have to consider how much RAM is currently used by the system and basic tasks, trust me 8GB in 2024 is a JOKE esp. when the RAM is shared and part of it is utilized for graphics. You can justify for now, that's what gives Apple leverage to ship a $1200 laptop with 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD in 2024, in a world where 16GB + 512GB should be bare minimum for any sensible purchase.
Editing h264 video in Premiere Pro is not indicative of the MacBook's performance at all. H264 is a long gop video codec, not suited for editing. And APP just can't handle it. Which will result in dropped frames during playback. And don't even mention stacking multiple video tracks with effects in this format.
Still it conveys one message effectively- 8GB RAM on laptops costing $100-$1600 is a JOKE in 2024.
Hey Josh would you suggest 8gb and 512 gb ssd for a normal user . No editing or coding required
have a base model M3 and use it for studying and some schoolwork and it is perfectly fine
16GB RAM upgrade is a no brainer compared to 256GB SSD upgrade. RAM is shared in Apple silicon which means a portion of it is used for graphics (VRAM) and hence baseline 8GB RAM MacBook Air effectively leaves you with just 5-5.5GB of actually usable memory and this is too less even for basic tasks like MS office, browsing with multiple tabs, etc. in the long run.
There is a reason why most educated and sincere tech youtubers have called out Apple for shipping a laptop with just 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD for over $1100 in 2024.
Did HP already fix that palm rest problem? Or is it still there?
Still there but a driver update will probably fix it if it causes too much complaints.
Can you PLEASEE review the lg gram style that's probably coming in a month or two? i'm comfident it will be an interesting laptop.
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@@IlyasSahnoun Nope
I got a 15 inch MacBook Air M2 with one terabyte storage and 16 GB ram for 1500 which I think is a great deal. MacBooks can be great values of their on sale.
Yes, a family member got 24GB/512GB MB Air M2 13-inch for £1200! It was secondhand.
Why every TH-camr compares these to prior M models . I have zero models and looking to buy a laptop
sir please suggest me a good laptop under 1600 i been to your website and seen zephyrus g14 but it only has 16 gigs of ram i have to last this machine for 3 years or more so i am worried that i will feel ram issue after some time because i already bought mac mini m2 with 8 gigs of ram and now regretting after seeing swap after just no use just 4 chrome tab and another 3 application open i want future proof machine that last me long enough for 3 to 4 years.
any help is appreciated please sir.
16 gb will do just fine. The reason 8gb is bad is because your OS needs a large portion of the ram to function in the first place, so it gets shaky or bogs down when you try to multi-task or do heavy workloads on 8gb. With 16gb the OS now has breathing room and you're other applications do as well. I'd only recommend higher than 16gb if you do really intensive things like make very large multi-layer videos at high resolution with a lot of VFX or do 3D rendering, then the extra ram kicks in to help render speed or just give those kinds of programs more to work with , but even then 16gb of unified memory on a mac will be really decent for a long time and the swapping will be much smoother.
I saw another video that compares 16gb MBA to the 24gb MBA and the low level multi-tasking performance was equal. With the heavy renders the 24gb only saves a few seconds. The heavy renders weren't very large in this test, so if you had a really big file to export then the 24gb could get it done faster.
Hopefully i was able to clear up the misconception that more than 16gb of ram is needed just for every day multi tasking. You only need more than 16 for very resource intensive professional applications.
@@smittyvanjagermanjenson182 Thank you very much this is very helpful information you given i really appreciate that.
Do we get a review of the new Samsung laptops?
Hi. Here's an idea for an interesting video. A video about best Ryzen 7 7840u laptop. No such video exsists on YT, and since its best processor other than Mac, it should be a very popular one, especially that not all of them display same performance, despite having same cpu, ram, etc
Limiting ram to 8gb on a base model in this day and age is worse than paying $400 for a 4050 GPU, but I'll admit, it's damn close.
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