@@istvan368 Except this isn't a Porsche, it's a midrange laptop. For $999 you can get a PC laptop with a vastly superior OLED screen and a usable 16/512 of ram/storage. Is Mac OS worth a $500 premium?
Awesome review! This has been VERY helpful for me on selecting for my son's laptop. I had to explain the difference between a need and a want. He needs a new laptop that can handle his daily school work. He does NOT need an M3 Pro or the 36 GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Your review cements practicality and reality. Thank you.
I think 1TB is a need these days, but depends on what exactly he is doing. Storage certainly provides longevity and a degree flexibility if needs change. 512gb is maybe enough for a couple years imo.
I need this for my skl bc it's now an "apple distinguished" or whatever the hell you call it, so apple products are recommended now. This is the first MacBook I ever bought, hope it's worth it
“M1 Air from walmart” - $699 BRAND NEW. I think thats really the way to go for anyone who just wants a mac and does most of their work in a web browser (lots of people)
I wouldn't say M1 Air is right for those do their work in a web browser. Have this for the past 3 years, and the 8 GB of RAM is definitely limiting my workflow. I can use 20+ Google Chrome tabs and I have to close it all every time I want to do more
@@ilmanakbarI’m a graphic designer and I also have 20 or more tabs open on a base m1 air. It slows down sometimes but it’s not by much. The m1 MacBook Air is still very much a great choice for those who do real work. It’s also very affordable making it the best value Mac right now.
Well it’s also a brilliant idea for Apple to have a competitor to the humble Chromebooks of such low quality that all the schools still refuse to stop buying… it’s bc that’s what they can afford, and if this trend continues maybe we’ll start seeing kids get actually good school computers 💻
@Swashcuff Yeah because its no secret that he owns the full Apple ecosystem. You have to be really sтupid to expect an honest review of Apple products from him. 😂
@@soulfires17 Calling out a person/company doesn't mean you can't recommend their products. You know what? Hold on. What did you mean he didn't call them out? He mentioned their predatory prices (he's always done that) and he mentioned severally the SSD problem.
@@josephjoestar515 True... I mean, the jump was from Intel series to Silicon M1-series . Besides, I feel Apple's RAM & Storage upgrade is.................A HUGE SCAM !!! edit : Also... 8 GB RAM with 2024's workflow need...& must remember that it's not RAM, but "Shared Memory". At least give 12GB on base M3 if it was 8GB on M1.
Same, love my m1 air. I use it for web browsing and music production and technically speaking, probably neither of us will "need" to upgrade until the software is so far ahead that it's actually slow, or our needs change. Though, with consumerism and all, we'll want the shiny new thing sooner or later haha
Yes! No need to getodern stuff to browse the web and pay bills. I love computers and I don't have anything newer than a 6 year old desktop and a 7 year old laptop... All my other computers are much older. I have no need to get a modern computer, no need to pay out for un needed horsepower.
@@volvo09 There is no need to get a Macbook Air at all for most people. They could honestly do virtually all of this lightwork stuff on a $350 Chromebook.
The Air is for people using 80% browser/office apps, 10-15% communication apps and 5-10% creative apps. My wife is using the M1 Air base model and the thing doesn't skip a beat. I have a M1Pro and we always use her Air for travel and even just looking stuff on the couch - the lightweight, size and insane battery life just can't be beat. I used to use it for photo editing, and I never-ever saw it struggle with 25MP raw images.
99% of people use laptops for browsing internet, watching videos and the like. I wonder why Apple sells them? PS you don't need to spend $1k to do that.
I use my M2 Air for all my home based development work. It has 16Gb and 512 drive and I paid the same as the base model M3 on sale. It is in every way comparable to the high powered Windows PC (supplied by my employer) I use for all my daily development work. Plus is has a nicer screen, keyboard, etc.
Left inch of the screen has vertical striping, mostly totally black. It changes frequently when I put any pressure on the screen. Apple wanted ~$400 to fully replace the top display, not just the LCD. @@fasn279
@@fasn279mine screen broke on its own twice. The m1 has a design flaw. The screen will break at some point. There’s a class action lawsuit about it and tons of threads on it.
The "enabler" thing is quite true. I've been doing heavy coding for over 3 years with a base M1 Macbook Air and it's still going strong. It paid for itself hundreds times over haha
@@miffygames9099I have been using base M1 Macbook Air for Dj software and also Ableton Live and it runs pretty well. I would say it starts to run little hot after a certain amount of time
Same here (2021) air with 16gbs of ram. I use premier, avid, and FCPX on it with no issues. Rendering 4K stuff and coloring Slog3 fine. The only slow part is the exports. But if you manage your workflow properly, this isn’t a problem. The only time I find it getting slow is when I’m exporting, and rendering, AND Uploading at the same time. Which is rate
M1 Macbook Pro attached to 2 monitors through DisplayLink, running Geforce Now and 4K Netflix at the same time without any problem! It's now 3 Years old!
I love my M1 MBP. Such a beast. I spilled coffee on it and fried it temporarily, but got it fixed. Had it not been revived I’d honestly just buy another M1 and save the money than get the latest M#.
a 400$ laptop can do that bro, my laptop is 2years old windows machine with m2 ss2 and works flawlessly. Flexing for those things is dumb because the point stands. 8gb ram for 1100$ is too much
Warching this on my M1 MacBook Air, still very happy with it. It is good to see the incremental improvements in each of these releases though, because when one replaces their M1 in a few years there will be a nice jump.
Me too, base model. I have an external USB hub with two 1TB NVME external drives attached on one USB port, and the apple usb white usb connector for power, external monitor and a 3rd 1TB external SSD. After 18 months, I have 65% internal space left, but 256 GB is so small. But love the M1.
@@Franzotm I believe so, it does everything you would need for college work, and it will run small ollama models like phi3 and small llms, as 8gb of memory is not great for AI, but for programming webdesign etc, its great. i don't use adobe so I do no know about that, But 3 years later, its on par with my new Mac Pro M3 with 18gb of ram for AI models. The M1 is soother, if possible upgrade the ram and HDD size, as 256 gb is small, so I use an external nvme 1gb drive using the USB and external case for the nvme drive. i have 2 1gb external drives, 1 monitor another external SSD 1gb drive, and its magic. Add you apps to the external drive to save space on your mac HDD if 256gb, this is great as the nvme drive and USB 3.1 is fast enough for the mac not to know as the speed is great and running apps on external drive called Applications, it works, also t=if folders are big, move them to external drive and right click and make sym link, copy the new folder to the mac drive and then rename to regional name, remove sync. and that saves gb's of space.!! Good luck and the M1 will serve you well, as mine still does.!
@@khanshoyeb7And then OpenCore and the like are going to jump in and make it available for old Macs. Unless there's some kind of hardware revolution coming soon, the M1 and M2 are probably going to run the latest macOS for the next 20 years. I've got an early 2008 iMac and it's still running the latest version of macOS with OCLP. The only thing that's going to stop it from getting the latest version in the future will be the end of support for OS X on Intel. I'm actually really excited for when M1 starts being considered garbage. Outdated Apple computers are probably the best super cheap PCs that money can buy. There's no way an M1 won't be able to run MS Office or web browsing in the future.
I have an observation: I am a designer and filmmaker, I run a studio in Barcelona and for context my main rig is a custom built pc with a 5950x and 3090ti from a couple years back. Now, I bought an M2 Macbook Air, 512gb, 16gb of memory literally just for emails presentations and light work on the go, yet one day as I was on set offloading and SSD from our RED Monstro main rig and our Action shots form the BMPCC 6Ks, I tried laughing between me myself and I, to open a davinci resolve session and dump some of the RAW 5:1 8K footage and some of the 3:1 6K in a 4k timeline, pressed play and to my surprise, it didn't miss almost any frames. I added base convertion LUTs and you know what ? I still had smooth playback. To be fully honest I am still today blown away by how much more accessible handling RAW footage has become, but even more so by the M2 Air, that thing has no business being able to handle such files and yet it does.
This has been my experience too. The leap from Intel to M1 was so great, I don't think our ideas of what sort of computers people need for what kinds of workflows have caught up.
@@spirouzii’ve got an 8gb m1 and it struggles if i’ve got multiple things open or i’m working on some 1080p footage with some effects applied on, 16gb should be the norm nowadays
It's so refreshing to hear this from a tech guru like yourself! I remember back in 2010 I bought my first Apple Laptop - it was an "open box" MacBook Air from Best Buy for hundreds less than a new one. It gave me years and years of use and even was still very usable when I replaced it. Co-signing your advice 💯
I just recently bought a MacBook Air M1 to replace my Mid 2012 MacBook Air. I had a love/hate relationship with my MacBook Air but I never felt like I needed to upgrade to run basic tasks and I have an iPad and iPhone that I primarily use. It is running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 and I intentionally kept it at that version because anything newer would cause the computer to overheat and run slow. When I saw that Walmart had an M1 for only $699 I jumped on that deal. While I am enjoying the UI changes and new features over my old MacBook, it somehow still feels like I am using the same computer when doing the same basic tasks. Nonetheless, I am very happy with my purchase and hopefully it lasts me just as long as my first MacBook Air from 2012. Which in all actually is still in like new condition. I am very proud of that lol, I only ever had to reset it once and replace the battery once. Overall, I highly recommend the M1 for anyone on a budget who needs a computer for work, school or even entry level video production. M series chip is a huge upgrade from any intel based Mac.
Yeah, I agree, these apple silicon machines are very impressive from what I'm hearing all over the world. So, any plans with your old macbook? 😁😁 would you mind passing it over to me?😁😁 please,
I agree, those bezels are huge, but then again, my current pc is a 2009 dell, so even that 2012 macbook air, performance wise, it would be an upgrade hahaha, I wish I could show you the condition it's in right now, hahahaha it's a sad story🤣@xahst 🤣
don't know about that guy but if someone actually gave me a pc for free it can be as slow and weak as it wants to I only care if it works, besides never had a mac one so would be cool (not asking for anything, just explaining the reasoning)
I picked up a 15" m3 with 16gb and 512 storage... fantastic computer. So far it's handled multiple tasks I throw at it flawlessly. Love how light and capable it is. I do have a PC I built out for more power and one thing i love is that with Splashtop, I can remote view my PC and have all the power I need with 0 lag. I play around in Revit for architectural software design and it's a game changer to have a laptop with this battery life, while doing designs on the go and having my PC wherever I need it.
Still rocking my M1 Air with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage; hasn’t given me not one problem since I bought it. Fantastic machine. Thought about upgrading to M2 with more storage, but for what?
At this point, you’d only really benefit if you wanted to free up a port (as it has MagSafe in addition to the 2 usb c ports). But other than that, the m1 is still an excellent machine.
I completed my entire doctorate (coding, modelling, data analysis, video editing to design experiments, and rendering some graphics for publication) on my base model M1 MacBook Air and it didn't miss a beat. There is only a small minority of the population that would actually need anything more. Don't get me wrong I always want a new toy but I wouldn't actually benefit at all by getting the M3.
I have an M1 Pro 16” with 16GB ram and 1 TB hard drive. Fantastic machine, but I routinely bring it to its knees with 20-30 browser tabs, a few VSCode windows for coding projects, and Resolve open for an occasional video project. Unless you are crazy diligent about closing all unrelated apps, 8 or even 16 GB or ram is easily a limiting factor.
I’ve used a base M1 for several years in college and have never ONCE had an issue with RAM or storage or battery. 90% of people will be fine with it. Unless you do video editing or rendering or something intensive like that, which most people don’t, you won’t have any problems. I think Marques’ perspective is skewed because he does so much of that and is constantly surrounded by much more powerful tech. But maybe I’m also biased pretty diligent about closing tabs that I don’t need, and I use Safari which is more efficient than chrome. But I can have several safari & vscode tabs open at once without issue
I have a M2 Macbook air with the base config and i will say Marques is spot on. I use it as my travel device and for browsing, and i run android studio and xcode projects on it from time to time. No issues. My main device is a gaming laptop and that does most of my heavy lifting when i need the additional power. Understanding what your use case is for a new laptop goes a long way in making an informed decision and spending your money wisely.
I was lucky - I wanted to replace my (showing the creaks) 2018 i5 MBP with an M based device. Went the week the M3 air was released. Got a 15 inch M2 with 16GB and 512 drive for the same price as the base model M3... I consider that a bargain. Planning on giving it a 5 year or so life like the MBP. Seems well up to the dev tasks I'm pushing at it so far.
I am a public high school teacher that is currently using a 2020 MacBook Air M1 for 8-10 hours per day of classroom use. Everything I do is projected on a screen and the bulk of of work uses Google apps and Google Classroom. The M1 runs circles around my old i5 MacBook Air that I had been previously using. I never considered a new MacBook before until these M1s came out and changed my mind. I now want to pick up an M3 Air for personal use. Even the $699 M1s that Walmart is selling easily handles basic tasks for a non power user.
I remember I had a 2019 intel MacBook Pro for art school and that thing was DREADFUL I honestly never saw it at peak performance because it was constantly burning
As someone who has used an M1 8GB Air and an M2 24GB Air for software development, the difference in price does not justify the difference in performance. Especially for compute-light tasks like you're doing, I would highly suggest saving money and getting an M1 or M2 instead of the M3. Also, the M1 has better speakers and a bigger trackpad, they took a step backwards with the design there.
I opted to get the M1 Air 16 GB w/ getting an external SSD for storage, probably the best value for my buck. But Apple needs to up their RAM for their base models and the upgrades are so overpriced like everything they sell.
They also need more features. A windows laptop can do better with better features. Comparing my bros Asus ZenBook to my Mac air 16gb. Mine is more expensive but his is better in terms of screen performance , features like charge only to 80% , fan mode, blurry etc. All these l have to install applications etc
@@aliciasam5239not really, the macbook will still last twice as long on battery while being completely silent and not losing any performance when its unplugged from the wall 🤷♂️
Unfortunately not really. Base storage yes, base memory? Nah, virtually everyone is fine with the 8 Gb they give. 8GB of memory is different depending on the device. Compared to a phone it’s probably equivalent to 16 GB especially with how optimised Mac is over windows. Just stop using chrome as a browser and you’ll be a okay
@@aliciasam5239 Optimised charging or charge to 80% is an OS level feature and it's available on Intel and AS MacBooks. Literally I can see my M1 MBP that I'm typing on doing it now.
I got the M2 air base model as a remote work station and have been very happy with it. I use it for emails, web browser based tools, mostly Quickbooks and some Canva, excel, acrobat. Basically office stuff. I’ve never found the need for more RAM or storage space. My main workstation at home is an M1 Mac mini on an ultra-wide gaming monitor.
I have an M1 with 8GB RAM & 256GB Storage. I am this kind of MacBook Air user doing office stuff, watching videos, sometimes bigger Excel's and PowerPoints. For these use cases my notebook is fully enough. I am so happy and satisfied with the performance. I am not even thinking about upgrading in the next 2 years. But well, maybe I am the minority, but honestly - I don't think so :) I might be the minority in these comments. But not in the mass market.
My 2015 base spec MacBook 12“ has 8gb ram and 256gb storage. It has held up strong but I wouldn’t buy a MacBook almost 10 years later with the same specs.
I have the same Mac for the same kind of stuff and it is fantastic. Only reason I’m trading it in towards the new one though is because I’d like more storage and MagSafe is back, which is amazing I’m not sure why they got rid of it to begin with.
yeah you think so now, but if you are regularly going over 8gb of memory needed it will swap memory onto the hard drive. That puts loads of write cycles on the drive that they are not designed for. And if it ever breaks you can't replace it because they are soldered straight onto the mother board.
@@footballreaction7863 he's fair he said his daily driver and what prefers is android over ios still not hating on it for no reason and still even after praised by apple in their keynote he calls out their predatory pricing
I use the M1 entry level MacBook Air for editing on Final Cut Pro using plugins etc, and for photoshop, Lightroom etc. and I love it 🥰- doesn’t slow my workflow. I use an external hard drive though.
I also use external drives since i dont trust macbooks - they may always crash and erase everything you,ve got in storage. It happened once to me (in 2015 i think). Glad to know that you can use your Air for heavy video editing. I always thought macbook airs were for light office work and always opted for macbooks. I use a lot of Photoshop and Illustrator and my files are like 100x70cm big, 300dpi. Would you think it could work with an air like yours?
@@cz2301 - I would say yes because I do heavy editing with it, so just ensure that I keep it quite ‘clean’ - I delete unnecessary docs/images from the computer regularly. I don’t do 4K editing- not sure if that makes a difference. Got all the adobe packages I use loaded on it and some other image upgrade packages. I use LaCie rugged external now as I lost all my data on a normal LaCie - it dropped just 10 cm onto the floor in 2019- everything gone!
I recently got the Macbook Air M3 and so far it's been great. I bought it for creative work, and the battery life has been amazing. I've only used it for work so far and the battery has lasted me 2 weeks on 1 charge.
M1 Air is still amazing for professional software engineering with mid-scale compiling/builds/etc. The fact that you can get it for $650 is pretty wild. Plus it's repairability is pretty decent. I've replaced the battery and monitor myself no problem.
This. Man, you can basically do a lot of things professionally with airs, music production, etc. Obviously not everything, but it’s fine for a lot of professional stuff
Exactly. My daughter studies computer science and still uses the M1 daily (VS code, Eclipse, iTerm2, Docker, etc.), use MS Teams, Office, Azure, AWS, etc, etc. Problem with youtubers like Marques is that they never worked a normal job and when they think "professional" they think video editing.
Damn this is fantastic, my battery is terrible now cause I fcked it up by having the official charger stolen and then using a low-wattage charger - will defo try to replace the battery
I'm a student and I'm still using 2017 MacBook Pro with 8gb of ram. It gets little hot under heavy load of homework over long period of time but other than that still works and does everything today that most students will need. Touch bar works, speakers work, like a normal regular laptop and surprisingly I'm still getting software updates. One thing is battery isn't great but that's expected as it's considered ancient by todays standards.
I got a 2019 MacBook Pro and the battery life is pissing me off. But I also don’t want to replace it because it’s so expensive so in that case I could just buy a new laptop…. but I’m not giving in. I’m keeping the thing for at least another year.
I still have my "day 1" M1 MacBook with 16GB and have no problems, while I do not work with photo/video editing, for C++/Rust development it works great, I also leave tons of tabs and even different browsers open and the thing is super fast.
I’ve been in professional photo retouching for years and the best laptop I had is the MacBook Air m1 with 16gigs of Ram. I hate the sound of the fans so I never went for the Pro and never felt like I need it. I use often Final Cut for my TH-cam videos and I have to say these machines are way more capable than the “normal” causal usage. Looking forward for a 14’ inch air model!
Everything is top notch, every time. The man has a damn robot arm to do some of his really cool shots. Something like $200K to get those perfect shots. That's on top of the $30k-$40k cameras too. It costs a lot to look and sound this good lol.
I just bought an M1 base model from Walmart (Best Buy was sold out) and this is the first Apple product I've bought since 2016 and my first Mac ever. We'll see how it goes i guess.
one i'll always appreciate about you Marques is that you don't encourage people to buy something they don't need. I dont have a macbook at all but have been looking into it and honestly, the M1 air's seem to be a great entry point while not breaking the bank.
Bro your video's are mixed so well lol Out here watching your stuff on various studio monitors and it always sounds SO FIRE and the levels are SO ON POINT! Also, cool video :)
I'm a CS student from saudi, and this is my first time using iOs i was an HP user.. so 11 days ago i ordered the macBook Air M3 15inch with 16 RAM. I'm really scared and excited at the same time
I actually agree with you that 8 GB RAM will allow any average user to do just the basics. The main problem I have with Mac computers, however, and what a lot of average users don't realize, is that you don't need to spend $1000 to do "just the basics". In my opinion, the M1 Macbook Air is finally at the price point it should have cost 2 years ago.
In regular browsing on my Mac, one window for research and one for a google doc, I regularly run up to 11 gb. [edited, I originally wrote 16gb here. I think I meant to write 11/16 gb.]
That kind of reminds me of when people argue how "apple is better than windows/android". They compare a $1000 laptop, or a $900 dollar phone, to the $200 budget android their little cousin uses, or $400 laptop their grandpa got. I think if you're willing to get refurbished/used stuff (which admittedly many users arent and i get it) you could probably get a great day to day web browsing/office use laptop for like... 350/400 dollars, save for the battery life issue (IMO Macbooks' greatest strenght)
That's what I say, my sister does the basics, so I recommended her a Acer Aspire A314 with a Ryzen 3 7320U, 8gb of RAM and 512gb of storage for less than 400€ (I looked deep for a deal, but remember in Europe tax is included) and this does more than she needs, great performance and 10h battery life. Another thing is that stuff like USB-A is super useful for people that only do the basics, sharing any flash drive, connecting a mouse, connecting any phone, connecting to a printer because it's acting up, etc. this doesn't have anything to do with "starting at" issue, but these type of things are much more important for basic use than a nice screen, aluminum body and RT capabilities.
The fact that I’m still using a MacBook Air I got in 2014 with a 1TB external hard drive to edit videos in Final Cut Pro is insane. These things just don’t die lol
I have a mbp from 2015 and I even produce music on it and I don't really see a huge need to upgrade yet almost 10 years later. Like I've been debating on getting a silicon for so long and I still cant justify it.
Been using the base M1 air for the past three years for studying programming and some lightweight app building in xCode and I've genuinely never had a single issue. Of course, I'd love the Pro, but it's wild how good the base Macbook air is.
@@XeZrunneryou have no idea of the 32gb of ram glory 💀 upgraded my windows laptop from 8 to 16 to 32 I’ve got over 70 tabs on 6 workplaces the most I ever use I’d say is between 45% and 55% ram usage everything is smooth and fast never have to close anything
@@XeZrunnerlmao I use a 16gb m1 mb pro and it becomes unusable for development, Apple's ram prices are joke. Sure if you're only running xcode and that's it...but really a developer is running slack, teams, browser with a million tabs, ide, request runner like postman, vpn, etc etc. 8gb isn't enough, 16 isn't either. But I'm not paying Apple 400£ for ram worth like 150£ retail value
super lightweight and yet you can plugin a 4k external monitor at desk . i even got a portable usb-c monitor when i work during “workation” road trips.
I just bought a Windows 11 laptop used for $150. It has 16G memory and a removable m2 250gb. It now has a 500gb Linux SSD. But I don't live on a laptop. I use a desktop for productivity. The laptop can do what the desktop does, I just like the desktop tools more. The laptop is relegated to the couch and is typically networked into the VM on the server
I recently upgraded from MacBook Pro 15 inch 2019 to MacBook Pro 14 inch M3, and so far I'm loving it! I loved my Intel-based MacBook though, but the screen started to glitch and the company I bought it from couldn't fix it. The fans on this model tho....fantastic!
I'm a student.. I am going to buy a MacBook air. Which one would be worth my money? The MacBook air m1 base variant or MacBook air m2 base variant, which is now $200 cheaper.. I am confused about m1 air which has a less brighter display and old vibes on the design including a thick bezel .. suggest me please
@@swadhinnandy I have an M1 and I'm upgrading to an M3. For the usual everyday use? M1 all the way. Works fine, from Office, to recording, even to playing WOW. I just got the M3 because I wanted a 15 inch display. Otherwise I would stick with the M1 because a Mac usually lasts for like years to come and still working fine. So if thats all you need? Log Battery live, watching movies, doing office work and an occasional editing/basic 3D work - Get an M1.
@@tannerbeck8997 have you carried out your MacBook? As I am a college student, I have to carry it with me maximum time. A lot of people faced the display cracking issue. Could you please tell me about this? I am a little bit afraid about it.
I bought an M1 MacBook Air base model when it was released. Now that I’m a graphic design student doing design work I’ve considered upgrading only to get 16GB memory and 512GB storage. For now I’m doing fine but I do worry about storage.
Finally someone who gets it! so refreshing to see a tech channel not focussed on the specs and the price differences - which are granted silly with Apple products - but on what you need. Im working 7-9 hours a day on a m1 MacBook with 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage for the past 2 years and never has this been an issue. Im doing office work, videomeetings, coding and the occasional video edit and many times all of these things at the same time. Never an issue. Granted im not a gamer, but that's my point: buy what you need.
Watching this on my base M1 from the last two years. I run docker for full-stack web development, edit photos and some basic videos and do all the other lightweight stuff anyone does. It's a beast and I couldn't go back to anything else. Due to the form factor, I don't even think I'll upgrade any time soon albeit my intention was to get the pro later down the line.
The Wal Mart thing is not leftover stock of the M1 MacBook Air. Apple is continuing to make them just for WalMart (they've never stocked Macs before) and they start at $700. It's a pretty interesting development and great deal on what's still a solid machine.
Yes, Apple is not discontinuing the M1 MB Air; they are just not selling them on their website. I suspect Apple will keep selling them until their new rumoured MacBook 12 arrives next year, which will be priced around $700-800.
I wonder if Apple staggers the M3 introductions for inventory management-with a big initial buy, you need to stock up, and that will take longer if you have to build up stock for every product at the same time.
Getting a cheaper M1 or M2 model means that Apple's operating system support will likely end 4 years earlier on the 2020 M1 and 2 years earlier on the 2022 M2. In the UK paying an extra £200 for four years more operating system updates makes sense and is better value than the initial saving by buying one of the older models.
@@sys-administrator for 1199 you can get a ASUS Laptop with lower FHD instead of 2k screen, with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and RTX 4060, but with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD. So yeah, you can get a very decent windows laptop with better memory and storage.
I just picked a base m3 air up and I love it. I upgraded from a 2018 macbook air. One of the big reasons I didn't go with the m2 is because of the SSD. I need fast speeds for my work. 8gb sounds like nothing but for what I'm doing it is significantly more than enough for me.
M3 Macbook Pro (Pro chip - 11 cores - 18GB) owner here. What sold me on this generation of Macbook *Pro* was indeed the video performance. I'm one of those weird person that likes to watch their movies with sharpening, shaders, upscaling and saturation filters and that was just not possible on my previous one. The M3 Pro handles 6K and all my crazy mpv pipeline without even running the fans, which is great for comfort. It is an expensive machine but I'm confident that I will use it for another 8-10 years like the previous one so I think it's a good investment.
Yep. Got an M1 MBP to finally upgrade my 2015 Retina. These things do alright on the long haul. I mean .. I also still have a Pentium III VAIO, but that’s just for fun. ;-)
It’s perfect for what I need it to do, not everyone needs it to edit videos like you, if we did we’d purchase a MacBook Pro. You seem to be down on apple, I think most of us know which computer to purchase for our specific needs. I’m loving mine 👌
I've got the 8gb m1 base and was super happy with it for any dev task in front of me. But my company uses vs code dev container now, and with running frontend frameworks through the decontainer, the 8Gb are definitely not enough. Docker tells me that the whole container wants to use 6GB of ram which leaves two GB for OS and the chrome instance running on my host. Everything slows down significantly. So no home office with the m1 air for me anymore. I now need to take the work laptop home from the office each time...
Not just Marques but others have called it out as well. But it is not like Apple will listen - knowing them they might even consider an increase in a few years.
00:03 🚀 Intro to the new MacBook Air update 00:15 🆕 New features: anodization & M3 chip 00:34 🤳 Mention of channel sponsor Dbrand 00:50 💻 Deep dive into the M3 chip upgrade 01:35 🌍 MacBook Air's popularity & user base 01:55 🔍 Why the new MacBook Air might not be the best pick 02:18 🔋 M3 chipset's performance & battery life 02:26 🖥 Dual external display support with M3 02:35 💾 Improved base storage on M3 models 03:20 💸 Addressing the base spec and pricing issues 04:32 🤔 The "starting at" pricing fallacy 05:06 🔄 Apple's markup on spec upgrades 05:39 🏷 2024 MacBook Air pricing tiers explained 06:52 🎯 Who is the base M3 MacBook Air for? 07:39 💡 Walmart and Best Buy's deals on older models 08:02 💼 Use case scenarios for Apple silicon MacBooks 08:56 🌟 Final thoughts on the M3 MacBook Air Key Moments by Agent Gold AI
@@kevinwillis6707 Umm... My 12 year old mac ( I regularly use) still has better build quality and trackpad than $1500 windows laptops.... A $500 windows laptop will be in the trash in 6 years....
Been running hard core machine learning algorithms on M1 Air (256G, 8G) for 2 years since I started PhD. It runs like butter, at the same time feather light. Ain't upgrading aaaaanytime soon.
@@Diekolola10 It has been great for my data science needs, I also use Google Collab though. But yeah, I feel overall the M1 Air is definitely more worth it than any other Mac out today.
Majority of my demanding algorithms work just fine on the M1 Air. Would it be faster with more processing speeds? Yeah. But the price just doesn't seem worth it to me.
One thing to keep in mind when buying previous gen models with Apple is they are closer to the OS update cutoff. If staying with the current OS for years matters to you, Macs get around 5-6 years from when new before they stop getting the big named updates. They still get security updates for a while longer but some features like what syncs with the iPhone etc can get dropped.
I'm glad that the new aluminum treatment isn't all that much of an improvement, it makes me feel better about my m2. Just sad that I'm missing out on ray tracing, but I just emulate older games anyway (and also switch games flawlessly) so I'll get over it. I went with 16gb ram, and for an insanely thin and light 15" I feel like I got my money's worth.
If Apple would just halve their pricing on RAM and storage upgrades it would be more reasonable. They would still clearly gain a profit from this and more people would be willing to upgrade their specs. Also they need to bring up the lousy entry level specs when it comes to RAM and storage. Mainly the RAM needs increased from 8Gigs to either 12Gigs at the minimum to 16Gigs.
I ordered a MacBookAir M3 16GB 1TB model in March and within 2-3 months the logic board completely failed on me. Extremely light usage as this was a spare computer for me. Computer suddenly could not start up. A logic board replacement was done. Several months later, the speakers started having hazy sound and a clicking sound. Apple diagnosed this as a hardware issue (no fault of mine). I asked for a replacement unit since this appeared to be a lemon unit. “Senior Advisors” started quoting the Service Agreement to me and informed me that there was no consumer law protection in Singapore. Good to know Apple has such stellar customer service.
Really good video! Actually one of the best and most honest video. I feel like you can hold back sometimes, giving ur opnions about companies, but today u did great!!
I’m using the base model of the m2 13 inch air for content creation and streaming and I desperately need to upgrade. I might wait for the base model of the m4 max Mac Studio to upgrade.
The 2 main reasons I would say to get this M3 over the M2 version is the 2 Nand chips in the base model and the battery will be better due to the 3nm architecture
So, I'm doing two full-time remote jobs off an M3 iMac in the base 8 / 256 spec. I did this for the same reasons you don't buy a top-spec car to work for Uber. It is a pretty tool that adds to my overall interior, but for the job itself, it is about costs and returns. I am a C-level Product Advisor, my daily routine is mail, trackers, repos, messengers, Zoom & Google Meet calls, Office apps, Photoshop, InDesign, occasional Zoom recordings trimming and slapping together, and some Ableton Live practice + GeForce Now for the spare time. I make 6 to 10 times the price of this tool monthly. As Marques said, sometimes it is bottlenecking on the memory. Just don't use Google Mail in Safari and you're good.
7:03 All the tech reviewers talk about the "light users" v/s the "media creators". But almost no one talks about coding, developing or starting servers etc. So no Marques, we don't already know which group of people we're in 😒
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Thanks for not being afraid of really calling out the ridiculous pricing of upgrading the machines from base. Everyone needs to share this video.
Yeah bro, no one's ever criticized Apple for charging so much for memory. So brave. So courageous.
Agreed! Than you MKHB for not selling us out!
@@MortonSeinfeld Meanwhile Dell, Asus, HP etc do the exact same thing.
They won't stop doing this, it makes them a lot of money
@@MarkWorley-l2gupgrading from 8gb to 16gb of ram in a Dell XPS costs 50$.
$200 dollars too get 8 more gigs of RAM should be illegal
This is the company that sold a monitor stand for $1000
@@RadioNuldon't forget the wheels for like $700 lol
Its like when you want to buy a porsche. If you put everything into it, its waaaaay more expensive
@@istvan368 Except this isn't a Porsche, it's a midrange laptop. For $999 you can get a PC laptop with a vastly superior OLED screen and a usable 16/512 of ram/storage. Is Mac OS worth a $500 premium?
Why? Sheepple will always buy it regardless
repeat after me , if you've already got an m series laptop , you DO NOT NEED THIS
100% I have an M1 Pro and won’t need a laptop for quite a while.
wont be upgrading my m1 air for another 2 years
Also repeat after me, even if you’ve got a capable Intel laptop, you still DO NOT NEED this
Also repeat after me: "even if you don't already have an m series laptop or a capable Intel counterpart, your broke ass can't afford this anyways😂"
Hehe I’m buying it now (I’m not)
Awesome review! This has been VERY helpful for me on selecting for my son's laptop. I had to explain the difference between a need and a want. He needs a new laptop that can handle his daily school work. He does NOT need an M3 Pro or the 36 GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Your review cements practicality and reality. Thank you.
Yeah, pro is just overkill, especially for school work. M3 Air is more than enough. You’re a good dad.
Storage can be useful but 36 GIGABYTES OF RAM. And air would be much easier to carry around chool.
I think 1TB is a need these days, but depends on what exactly he is doing. Storage certainly provides longevity and a degree flexibility if needs change. 512gb is maybe enough for a couple years imo.
This is 2024. My phone, which it's old, has 16G of RAM.
Shame on you Apple.
I need this for my skl bc it's now an "apple distinguished" or whatever the hell you call it, so apple products are recommended now. This is the first MacBook I ever bought, hope it's worth it
“M1 Air from walmart” - $699 BRAND NEW. I think thats really the way to go for anyone who just wants a mac and does most of their work in a web browser (lots of people)
I wouldn't say M1 Air is right for those do their work in a web browser. Have this for the past 3 years, and the 8 GB of RAM is definitely limiting my workflow. I can use 20+ Google Chrome tabs and I have to close it all every time I want to do more
@@ilmanakbaryou do know chrome is a memory hog?
@@BajGer12331 I C BAJ
@@ilmanakbarI’m a graphic designer and I also have 20 or more tabs open on a base m1 air. It slows down sometimes but it’s not by much. The m1 MacBook Air is still very much a great choice for those who do real work. It’s also very affordable making it the best value Mac right now.
Well it’s also a brilliant idea for Apple to have a competitor to the humble Chromebooks of such low quality that all the schools still refuse to stop buying… it’s bc that’s what they can afford, and if this trend continues maybe we’ll start seeing kids get actually good school computers 💻
Marques is the only one that can call out Apple and still get invited and receive review units 😂
and still get called out by haters for not calling out Apple when he does it ALL the time haha
I know right I was like damn way to call them out. 😊
@Swashcuff Yeah because its no secret that he owns the full Apple ecosystem. You have to be really sтupid to expect an honest review of Apple products from him. 😂
Where is he calling out Apple? This entire video is promoting Apple equipment
@@soulfires17 Calling out a person/company doesn't mean you can't recommend their products. You know what? Hold on. What did you mean he didn't call them out? He mentioned their predatory prices (he's always done that) and he mentioned severally the SSD problem.
I have the base m1 MacBook Air and it still runs like butter. Probably won’t need to upgrade until M5 or M6
That’s what I plan on doing.
I bought a M2 because I didn't have any M1 but have an IMac and an iPad so no need for an M3
Same. I don't think they meant to make the M1 Air so good lol.
@@josephjoestar515 True...
I mean, the jump was from Intel series to Silicon M1-series .
Besides, I feel Apple's RAM & Storage upgrade is.................A HUGE SCAM !!!
edit : Also... 8 GB RAM with 2024's workflow need...& must remember that it's not RAM, but "Shared Memory".
At least give 12GB on base M3 if it was 8GB on M1.
Same, love my m1 air. I use it for web browsing and music production and technically speaking, probably neither of us will "need" to upgrade until the software is so far ahead that it's actually slow, or our needs change. Though, with consumerism and all, we'll want the shiny new thing sooner or later haha
It's refreshing to hear someone say "if you are doing lightweight work, consider the older gear"
Yes! No need to getodern stuff to browse the web and pay bills.
I love computers and I don't have anything newer than a 6 year old desktop and a 7 year old laptop... All my other computers are much older. I have no need to get a modern computer, no need to pay out for un needed horsepower.
@@volvo09 There is no need to get a Macbook Air at all for most people. They could honestly do virtually all of this lightwork stuff on a $350 Chromebook.
@@paulcleary8088 of course they choose not to, for obvious reasons
Just get a m1 as long as it isn’t a 13 inch. Unless you really need a smaller screen.
I have an m3 and its amazing and this TH-camr is a joke amongst people who actually give a sh*t about tech but yoodle hoo or whatever
I somehow missed the fact that they released the m3 Mac air
m2 is finally a decent value
Ye
Time to get M1
They didn't do a keynote or anything, just announced on the website. So there wasn't much to miss lol
Same ngl
The Air is for people using 80% browser/office apps, 10-15% communication apps and 5-10% creative apps. My wife is using the M1 Air base model and the thing doesn't skip a beat. I have a M1Pro and we always use her Air for travel and even just looking stuff on the couch - the lightweight, size and insane battery life just can't be beat. I used to use it for photo editing, and I never-ever saw it struggle with 25MP raw images.
My 2015 mbp also doesn’t struggle with my 24mp uncompressed raw files
99% of people use laptops for browsing internet, watching videos and the like. I wonder why Apple sells them? PS you don't need to spend $1k to do that.
I use my M2 Air for all my home based development work. It has 16Gb and 512 drive and I paid the same as the base model M3 on sale. It is in every way comparable to the high powered Windows PC (supplied by my employer) I use for all my daily development work. Plus is has a nicer screen, keyboard, etc.
if you think your 1000$ laptop not struggling with 25MP images is "good performance" then i'm really sorry for you.
@@BrofNeeko But I'd think the fan would run a lot and the battery life would be greatly reduced?
My MacBook Air m1 is the best computer I have ever bought. Zero issues editing. Battery still incredible.
Mine has developed screen issues.
@@EliStettnerwhat issue?
Left inch of the screen has vertical striping, mostly totally black. It changes frequently when I put any pressure on the screen. Apple wanted ~$400 to fully replace the top display, not just the LCD. @@fasn279
@@fasn279mine screen broke on its own twice. The m1 has a design flaw. The screen will break at some point. There’s a class action lawsuit about it and tons of threads on it.
@@Blubbluh did you have a screen protector?
The "enabler" thing is quite true. I've been doing heavy coding for over 3 years with a base M1 Macbook Air and it's still going strong. It paid for itself hundreds times over haha
Hey man what is the best way to learn coding for a dummy. 😂 I'm him.... No but seriously
Still rocking my M1 Macbook Air 2020, and it has been great without any hiccups as per my usage. No need of any upgrade for me for a long time.😌
Do you use any heavy apps on it, just bought one yesterday and i wanna use it for music production
Or just throw it away, MacBooks are useless obsolete machines. Embrace Nvidia and intel.
@@miffygames9099I have been using base M1 Macbook Air for Dj software and also Ableton Live and it runs pretty well. I would say it starts to run little hot after a certain amount of time
Does ur m1 freeze if you have more than few tabs open on browser?
Same here (2021) air with 16gbs of ram. I use premier, avid, and FCPX on it with no issues. Rendering 4K stuff and coloring Slog3 fine. The only slow part is the exports. But if you manage your workflow properly, this isn’t a problem. The only time I find it getting slow is when I’m exporting, and rendering, AND Uploading at the same time. Which is rate
M1 Macbook Pro attached to 2 monitors through DisplayLink, running Geforce Now and 4K Netflix at the same time without any problem! It's now 3 Years old!
I love my M1 MBP. Such a beast. I spilled coffee on it and fried it temporarily, but got it fixed. Had it not been revived I’d honestly just buy another M1 and save the money than get the latest M#.
@@MaicolacolaSame. Bought mine around 6 months ago and it’s an absolute monster for video editing
That's crazy man...A $500 windows PC could never do that lol
a 400$ laptop can do that bro, my laptop is 2years old windows machine with m2 ss2 and works flawlessly. Flexing for those things is dumb because the point stands. 8gb ram for 1100$ is too much
@@gzararifacts
Warching this on my M1 MacBook Air, still very happy with it. It is good to see the incremental improvements in each of these releases though, because when one replaces their M1 in a few years there will be a nice jump.
Me too, base model. I have an external USB hub with two 1TB NVME external drives attached on one USB port, and the apple usb white usb connector for power, external monitor and a 3rd 1TB external SSD. After 18 months, I have 65% internal space left, but 256 GB is so small. But love the M1.
M1 air still good to video editing in Davinci resolve.
Is m1 Macbook air still good, for school work, watching youtube vids, and having a lot of tabs open?
@@Franzotm I believe so, it does everything you would need for college work, and it will run small ollama models like phi3 and small llms, as 8gb of memory is not great for AI, but for programming webdesign etc, its great. i don't use adobe so I do no know about that, But 3 years later, its on par with my new Mac Pro M3 with 18gb of ram for AI models. The M1 is soother, if possible upgrade the ram and HDD size, as 256 gb is small, so I use an external nvme 1gb drive using the USB and external case for the nvme drive. i have 2 1gb external drives, 1 monitor another external SSD 1gb drive, and its magic.
Add you apps to the external drive to save space on your mac HDD if 256gb, this is great as the nvme drive and USB 3.1 is fast enough for the mac not to know as the speed is great and running apps on external drive called Applications, it works, also t=if folders are big, move them to external drive and right click and make sym link, copy the new folder to the mac drive and then rename to regional name, remove sync. and that saves gb's of space.!!
Good luck and the M1 will serve you well, as mine still does.!
@@Franzotm yes
My daughter just got her first MAC and it was an Air M3 with 16gb. She absolutely loves it.
Got procured an M2 at work earlier this year. It’s awesome and I don’t think I’ll need to upgrade in the next few years. Totally love it.
Same, I got 16gb RAM/512 SSD. It will last for a while. Don't think it's worth upgrading.
Apple will make you upgrade it *software updates incoming*
@@khanshoyeb7And then OpenCore and the like are going to jump in and make it available for old Macs. Unless there's some kind of hardware revolution coming soon, the M1 and M2 are probably going to run the latest macOS for the next 20 years.
I've got an early 2008 iMac and it's still running the latest version of macOS with OCLP. The only thing that's going to stop it from getting the latest version in the future will be the end of support for OS X on Intel.
I'm actually really excited for when M1 starts being considered garbage. Outdated Apple computers are probably the best super cheap PCs that money can buy. There's no way an M1 won't be able to run MS Office or web browsing in the future.
Don’t let Apple see this comment you will make them think they are doing something wrong
Ok I just jumped from a MacBook Air 2015 (Intel) to this M3 Air... SUCH an upgrade 😭 I love it!!
YOOO
I have an observation: I am a designer and filmmaker, I run a studio in Barcelona and for context my main rig is a custom built pc with a 5950x and 3090ti from a couple years back. Now, I bought an M2 Macbook Air, 512gb, 16gb of memory literally just for emails presentations and light work on the go, yet one day as I was on set offloading and SSD from our RED Monstro main rig and our Action shots form the BMPCC 6Ks, I tried laughing between me myself and I, to open a davinci resolve session and dump some of the RAW 5:1 8K footage and some of the 3:1 6K in a 4k timeline, pressed play and to my surprise, it didn't miss almost any frames. I added base convertion LUTs and you know what ? I still had smooth playback. To be fully honest I am still today blown away by how much more accessible handling RAW footage has become, but even more so by the M2 Air, that thing has no business being able to handle such files and yet it does.
May i come work for you despite not having film experience and being layed off a tech software development job soon? Just curious 😂
This has been my experience too. The leap from Intel to M1 was so great, I don't think our ideas of what sort of computers people need for what kinds of workflows have caught up.
do you think it will still smooth with 8gb model?
just got the same m2 15" mba thank god I saw your comment and how capable it is i havent really started doing heavy works so this ensured me.
@@spirouzii’ve got an 8gb m1 and it struggles if i’ve got multiple things open or i’m working on some 1080p footage with some effects applied on, 16gb should be the norm nowadays
It's so refreshing to hear this from a tech guru like yourself! I remember back in 2010 I bought my first Apple Laptop - it was an "open box" MacBook Air from Best Buy for hundreds less than a new one. It gave me years and years of use and even was still very usable when I replaced it. Co-signing your advice 💯
Still using my pro 2012 to date, got used for 250$ in 2015 and put an ssd and that’s it
Yes, I love how long Macbooks last.
I just recently bought a MacBook Air M1 to replace my Mid 2012 MacBook Air. I had a love/hate relationship with my MacBook Air but I never felt like I needed to upgrade to run basic tasks and I have an iPad and iPhone that I primarily use. It is running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 and I intentionally kept it at that version because anything newer would cause the computer to overheat and run slow. When I saw that Walmart had an M1 for only $699 I jumped on that deal. While I am enjoying the UI changes and new features over my old MacBook, it somehow still feels like I am using the same computer when doing the same basic tasks. Nonetheless, I am very happy with my purchase and hopefully it lasts me just as long as my first MacBook Air from 2012. Which in all actually is still in like new condition. I am very proud of that lol, I only ever had to reset it once and replace the battery once. Overall, I highly recommend the M1 for anyone on a budget who needs a computer for work, school or even entry level video production. M series chip is a huge upgrade from any intel based Mac.
Yeah, I agree, these apple silicon machines are very impressive from what I'm hearing all over the world. So, any plans with your old macbook? 😁😁 would you mind passing it over to me?😁😁 please,
I agree, those bezels are huge, but then again, my current pc is a 2009 dell, so even that 2012 macbook air, performance wise, it would be an upgrade hahaha, I wish I could show you the condition it's in right now, hahahaha it's a sad story🤣@xahst 🤣
don't know about that guy but if someone actually gave me a pc for free it can be as slow and weak as it wants to I only care if it works, besides never had a mac one so would be cool (not asking for anything, just explaining the reasoning)
valid point. @@dorussecondaccount
I picked up a 15" m3 with 16gb and 512 storage... fantastic computer. So far it's handled multiple tasks I throw at it flawlessly. Love how light and capable it is. I do have a PC I built out for more power and one thing i love is that with Splashtop, I can remote view my PC and have all the power I need with 0 lag. I play around in Revit for architectural software design and it's a game changer to have a laptop with this battery life, while doing designs on the go and having my PC wherever I need it.
Does it get hot?
At this point why not just go for the pro, i don't think it's a significant gap in the prices b/w the both
@@rahulsakharkar4927it is lol
Still rocking my M1 Air with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage; hasn’t given me not one problem since I bought it. Fantastic machine. Thought about upgrading to M2 with more storage, but for what?
At this point, you’d only really benefit if you wanted to free up a port (as it has MagSafe in addition to the 2 usb c ports). But other than that, the m1 is still an excellent machine.
It’s the reason I sold it. Can’t stand it. That extra hole makes everything so much better!! (That’s what he said)
I completed my entire doctorate (coding, modelling, data analysis, video editing to design experiments, and rendering some graphics for publication) on my base model M1 MacBook Air and it didn't miss a beat. There is only a small minority of the population that would actually need anything more. Don't get me wrong I always want a new toy but I wouldn't actually benefit at all by getting the M3.
Yeah this is what drives me up a wall when MB spewed the "it's good for light browsing" line.
I have an M1 Pro 16” with 16GB ram and 1 TB hard drive. Fantastic machine, but I routinely bring it to its knees with 20-30 browser tabs, a few VSCode windows for coding projects, and Resolve open for an occasional video project.
Unless you are crazy diligent about closing all unrelated apps, 8 or even 16 GB or ram is easily a limiting factor.
@@RickGregoryYes, it’s good for far more than that.
I’ve used a base M1 for several years in college and have never ONCE had an issue with RAM or storage or battery. 90% of people will be fine with it. Unless you do video editing or rendering or something intensive like that, which most people don’t, you won’t have any problems. I think Marques’ perspective is skewed because he does so much of that and is constantly surrounded by much more powerful tech. But maybe I’m also biased pretty diligent about closing tabs that I don’t need, and I use Safari which is more efficient than chrome. But I can have several safari & vscode tabs open at once without issue
so its enough if I get a M2 air huh alr
I have a M2 Macbook air with the base config and i will say Marques is spot on. I use it as my travel device and for browsing, and i run android studio and xcode projects on it from time to time. No issues. My main device is a gaming laptop and that does most of my heavy lifting when i need the additional power. Understanding what your use case is for a new laptop goes a long way in making an informed decision and spending your money wisely.
I was lucky - I wanted to replace my (showing the creaks) 2018 i5 MBP with an M based device. Went the week the M3 air was released. Got a 15 inch M2 with 16GB and 512 drive for the same price as the base model M3... I consider that a bargain. Planning on giving it a 5 year or so life like the MBP. Seems well up to the dev tasks I'm pushing at it so far.
@@timsbird1971would you recommend M3pro or M3?
@@hamletgolucky3628 for the money a 2023 M2 Air with 16gb and 512 - it will do 95% of what 95% of people need and save a chunk of money
Just got mine, base 8gb ram 256gb 13 inch 2024 and I'm quite happy with it.. needed a laptop and went for it, loving it!
I am a public high school teacher that is currently using a 2020 MacBook Air M1 for 8-10 hours per day of classroom use. Everything I do is projected on a screen and the bulk of of work uses Google apps and Google Classroom. The M1 runs circles around my old i5 MacBook Air that I had been previously using. I never considered a new MacBook before until these M1s came out and changed my mind. I now want to pick up an M3 Air for personal use. Even the $699 M1s that Walmart is selling easily handles basic tasks for a non power user.
I remember I had a 2019 intel MacBook Pro for art school and that thing was DREADFUL
I honestly never saw it at peak performance because it was constantly burning
why would you get an M3 over an M1 then? or even M2?
So if you are a non power user why are you considering getting an m3 air? Why not get a M1 or M2 for cheaper?
As someone who has used an M1 8GB Air and an M2 24GB Air for software development, the difference in price does not justify the difference in performance. Especially for compute-light tasks like you're doing, I would highly suggest saving money and getting an M1 or M2 instead of the M3. Also, the M1 has better speakers and a bigger trackpad, they took a step backwards with the design there.
@@julm7744 💀
I opted to get the M1 Air 16 GB w/ getting an external SSD for storage, probably the best value for my buck. But Apple needs to up their RAM for their base models and the upgrades are so overpriced like everything they sell.
They also need more features. A windows laptop can do better with better features. Comparing my bros Asus ZenBook to my Mac air 16gb. Mine is more expensive but his is better in terms of screen performance , features like charge only to 80% , fan mode, blurry etc. All these l have to install applications etc
how about buying some other laptop/notebook?
@@aliciasam5239not really, the macbook will still last twice as long on battery while being completely silent and not losing any performance when its unplugged from the wall 🤷♂️
Unfortunately not really. Base storage yes, base memory? Nah, virtually everyone is fine with the 8 Gb they give. 8GB of memory is different depending on the device. Compared to a phone it’s probably equivalent to 16 GB especially with how optimised Mac is over windows. Just stop using chrome as a browser and you’ll be a okay
@@aliciasam5239 Optimised charging or charge to 80% is an OS level feature and it's available on Intel and AS MacBooks. Literally I can see my M1 MBP that I'm typing on doing it now.
We use a base spec M1 MacBook Air for our videos using Final Cut Pro. Still a fantastic laptop and never had any issues with it.
I got the M2 air base model as a remote work station and have been very happy with it. I use it for emails, web browser based tools, mostly Quickbooks and some Canva, excel, acrobat. Basically office stuff.
I’ve never found the need for more RAM or storage space.
My main workstation at home is an M1 Mac mini on an ultra-wide gaming monitor.
I have an M1 with 8GB RAM & 256GB Storage. I am this kind of MacBook Air user doing office stuff, watching videos, sometimes bigger Excel's and PowerPoints. For these use cases my notebook is fully enough. I am so happy and satisfied with the performance. I am not even thinking about upgrading in the next 2 years. But well, maybe I am the minority, but honestly - I don't think so :) I might be the minority in these comments. But not in the mass market.
how does it work with multiple websites of chrome + zoom running at the same time?
My 2015 base spec MacBook 12“ has 8gb ram and 256gb storage. It has held up strong but I wouldn’t buy a MacBook almost 10 years later with the same specs.
I have the same Mac for the same kind of stuff and it is fantastic. Only reason I’m trading it in towards the new one though is because I’d like more storage and MagSafe is back, which is amazing I’m not sure why they got rid of it to begin with.
yeah you think so now, but if you are regularly going over 8gb of memory needed it will swap memory onto the hard drive. That puts loads of write cycles on the drive that they are not designed for. And if it ever breaks you can't replace it because they are soldered straight onto the mother board.
Yup same here
I've always loved Marques for being fair of explaining and calling out the companies like the Apple.
and car people hating him for no reason and say apple rider ... but ya he is fair
He's my #1 tech reviewer/influencer.
@@footballreaction7863 he's fair he said his daily driver and what prefers is android over ios still not hating on it for no reason and still even after praised by apple in their keynote he calls out their predatory pricing
I use the M1 entry level MacBook Air for editing on Final Cut Pro using plugins etc, and for photoshop, Lightroom etc. and I love it 🥰- doesn’t slow my workflow. I use an external hard drive though.
I also use external drives since i dont trust macbooks - they may always crash and erase everything you,ve got in storage. It happened once to me (in 2015 i think). Glad to know that you can use your Air for heavy video editing. I always thought macbook airs were for light office work and always opted for macbooks. I use a lot of Photoshop and Illustrator and my files are like 100x70cm big, 300dpi. Would you think it could work with an air like yours?
@@cz2301 - I would say yes because I do heavy editing with it, so just ensure that I keep it quite ‘clean’ - I delete unnecessary docs/images from the computer regularly. I don’t do 4K editing- not sure if that makes a difference. Got all the adobe packages I use loaded on it and some other image upgrade packages. I use LaCie rugged external now as I lost all my data on a normal LaCie - it dropped just 10 cm onto the floor in 2019- everything gone!
I recently got the Macbook Air M3 and so far it's been great. I bought it for creative work, and the battery life has been amazing. I've only used it for work so far and the battery has lasted me 2 weeks on 1 charge.
2 weeks ? Noooo way that’s incredible !!!!
M1 Air is still amazing for professional software engineering with mid-scale compiling/builds/etc. The fact that you can get it for $650 is pretty wild. Plus it's repairability is pretty decent. I've replaced the battery and monitor myself no problem.
This. Man, you can basically do a lot of things professionally with airs, music production, etc. Obviously not everything, but it’s fine for a lot of professional stuff
That's true, however it's worth considering M1 MBA came out in 2020 and Macs tend to get around 5 years of software support.
I edit my Canon R6s 4k 60fps on my M1 Air just fine using Final Cut.
Exactly. My daughter studies computer science and still uses the M1 daily (VS code, Eclipse, iTerm2, Docker, etc.), use MS Teams, Office, Azure, AWS, etc, etc. Problem with youtubers like Marques is that they never worked a normal job and when they think "professional" they think video editing.
Damn this is fantastic, my battery is terrible now cause I fcked it up by having the official charger stolen and then using a low-wattage charger - will defo try to replace the battery
I'm a student and I'm still using 2017 MacBook Pro with 8gb of ram. It gets little hot under heavy load of homework over long period of time but other than that still works and does everything today that most students will need. Touch bar works, speakers work, like a normal regular laptop and surprisingly I'm still getting software updates. One thing is battery isn't great but that's expected as it's considered ancient by todays standards.
I got a 2019 MacBook Pro and the battery life is pissing me off. But I also don’t want to replace it because it’s so expensive so in that case I could just buy a new laptop….
but I’m not giving in. I’m keeping the thing for at least another year.
Y'all would probably have a lot to gain by switching to an Apple silicon MacBook, the battery life on five year old Intel Macs is pretty bad
the m1 mac air battery life is crazy. i get 20 hours (including gaming, hw, etc.) if you ever upgrade, get the m series macs
@@reduchimaki Ok what the heck? I don't get nearly that much.
Mine died last year 🥲 2017 MacBook Pro gave me a lot of problems 😭
I still have my "day 1" M1 MacBook with 16GB and have no problems, while I do not work with photo/video editing, for C++/Rust development it works great, I also leave tons of tabs and even different browsers open and the thing is super fast.
I’ve been in professional photo retouching for years and the best laptop I had is the MacBook Air m1 with 16gigs of Ram. I hate the sound of the fans so I never went for the Pro and never felt like I need it. I use often Final Cut for my TH-cam videos and I have to say these machines are way more capable than the “normal” causal usage. Looking forward for a 14’ inch air model!
I never noticed but dammn the audio quality of your videos is incredible.
Pretty much professional.
Everything is top notch, every time. The man has a damn robot arm to do some of his really cool shots. Something like $200K to get those perfect shots. That's on top of the $30k-$40k cameras too. It costs a lot to look and sound this good lol.
It's his voice. It's amazing
I just bought an M1 base model from Walmart (Best Buy was sold out) and this is the first Apple product I've bought since 2016 and my first Mac ever. We'll see how it goes i guess.
I love mine and have no complaints.
rip
any updates?
I'm watching this on my base model M1 Macbook Air. This thing is aging like fine wine, love it.
same here, its my daily driver
There are so many people on TH-cam saying exactly the same thing!
same
It's getting better year after year, right?
8gb though... you need 16
Marques, it's your honesty that makes your channel wonderful.
This feels like a classic mkbhd review. Refreshing
one i'll always appreciate about you Marques is that you don't encourage people to buy something they don't need. I dont have a macbook at all but have been looking into it and honestly, the M1 air's seem to be a great entry point while not breaking the bank.
Bro your video's are mixed so well lol Out here watching your stuff on various studio monitors and it always sounds SO FIRE and the levels are SO ON POINT!
Also, cool video :)
I'm a CS student from saudi, and this is my first time using iOs i was an HP user.. so 11 days ago i ordered the macBook Air M3 15inch with 16 RAM. I'm really scared and excited at the same time
من فين اخذتيه.. جالس اشوف جرير و اسعارهم ثابتة على الـM3 MacBook Air 15inch 16 Ram
@@euwpredator862 طلبته من موقع أبل الرسمي وطلع التوتل كله مع السعر والتوصيل بـ5990 وأرخص من جرير بمراااحل
I actually agree with you that 8 GB RAM will allow any average user to do just the basics. The main problem I have with Mac computers, however, and what a lot of average users don't realize, is that you don't need to spend $1000 to do "just the basics". In my opinion, the M1 Macbook Air is finally at the price point it should have cost 2 years ago.
In regular browsing on my Mac, one window for research and one for a google doc, I regularly run up to 11 gb. [edited, I originally wrote 16gb here. I think I meant to write 11/16 gb.]
@@EliStettner Either one of the websites you're using has a memory leak, you're working with large files, or you have too many tabs open.
That kind of reminds me of when people argue how "apple is better than windows/android". They compare a $1000 laptop, or a $900 dollar phone, to the $200 budget android their little cousin uses, or $400 laptop their grandpa got.
I think if you're willing to get refurbished/used stuff (which admittedly many users arent and i get it) you could probably get a great day to day web browsing/office use laptop for like... 350/400 dollars, save for the battery life issue (IMO Macbooks' greatest strenght)
@@EliStettner That sounds like a memory leak lol
That's what I say, my sister does the basics, so I recommended her a Acer Aspire A314 with a Ryzen 3 7320U, 8gb of RAM and 512gb of storage for less than 400€ (I looked deep for a deal, but remember in Europe tax is included) and this does more than she needs, great performance and 10h battery life.
Another thing is that stuff like USB-A is super useful for people that only do the basics, sharing any flash drive, connecting a mouse, connecting any phone, connecting to a printer because it's acting up, etc. this doesn't have anything to do with "starting at" issue, but these type of things are much more important for basic use than a nice screen, aluminum body and RT capabilities.
The fact that I’m still using a MacBook Air I got in 2014 with a 1TB external hard drive to edit videos in Final Cut Pro is insane. These things just don’t die lol
I have a mbp from 2015 and I even produce music on it and I don't really see a huge need to upgrade yet almost 10 years later. Like I've been debating on getting a silicon for so long and I still cant justify it.
@@goated6146 exactly lol
Been using the base M1 air for the past three years for studying programming and some lightweight app building in xCode and I've genuinely never had a single issue. Of course, I'd love the Pro, but it's wild how good the base Macbook air is.
@@XeZrunneryou have no idea of the 32gb of ram glory 💀 upgraded my windows laptop from 8 to 16 to 32 I’ve got over 70 tabs on 6 workplaces the most I ever use I’d say is between 45% and 55% ram usage everything is smooth and fast never have to close anything
@@lockhart1895 Mac OS is way different, I could have eight tabs open on Firefox and be using 14 gigs of ram already
@@XeZrunnerlmao I use a 16gb m1 mb pro and it becomes unusable for development, Apple's ram prices are joke.
Sure if you're only running xcode and that's it...but really a developer is running slack, teams, browser with a million tabs, ide, request runner like postman, vpn, etc etc. 8gb isn't enough, 16 isn't either. But I'm not paying Apple 400£ for ram worth like 150£ retail value
super lightweight and yet you can plugin a 4k external monitor at desk . i even got a portable usb-c monitor when i work during “workation” road trips.
I just bought a Windows 11 laptop used for $150. It has 16G memory and a removable m2 250gb. It now has a 500gb Linux SSD. But I don't live on a laptop. I use a desktop for productivity. The laptop can do what the desktop does, I just like the desktop tools more. The laptop is relegated to the couch and is typically networked into the VM on the server
I went ahead and bought the 15in M3 because this is my first MacBook and so far I’m loving it
Me too
I recently upgraded from MacBook Pro 15 inch 2019 to MacBook Pro 14 inch M3, and so far I'm loving it! I loved my Intel-based MacBook though, but the screen started to glitch and the company I bought it from couldn't fix it. The fans on this model tho....fantastic!
does yours die really fast or just me??
@@kinnn9258 give it back that's fault unit shouldn't day if you are browsing in like 6 hours of usage you should have still around 20% would say
Which color?
Side note, I’ve still got 13’ MacBook Pro 2013 with Retina display and it works like a dream for surfing and streaming! It never ceased to amaze me 😁
my 2014 just shut down after 10 wonderful years niw I need to figure if i want the m2 or m3
I just bought the Macbook Air M1 and have been absolutely loving it!!!
I'm a student.. I am going to buy a MacBook air. Which one would be worth my money? The MacBook air m1 base variant or MacBook air m2 base variant, which is now $200 cheaper.. I am confused about m1 air which has a less brighter display and old vibes on the design including a thick bezel .. suggest me please
I'm responding from one now. Bought it 2.5 years ago. Never owned an apple product before. Best purchase I've made.
@@swadhinnandy I have an M1 and I'm upgrading to an M3. For the usual everyday use? M1 all the way. Works fine, from Office, to recording, even to playing WOW. I just got the M3 because I wanted a 15 inch display. Otherwise I would stick with the M1 because a Mac usually lasts for like years to come and still working fine.
So if thats all you need? Log Battery live, watching movies, doing office work and an occasional editing/basic 3D work - Get an M1.
@@tannerbeck8997 have you carried out your MacBook?
As I am a college student, I have to carry it with me maximum time. A lot of people faced the display cracking issue. Could you please tell me about this? I am a little bit afraid about it.
@@drv3973 is it still relevant in 2024? What's your opinion?
I bought an M1 MacBook Air base model when it was released. Now that I’m a graphic design student doing design work I’ve considered upgrading only to get 16GB memory and 512GB storage. For now I’m doing fine but I do worry about storage.
Finally someone who gets it! so refreshing to see a tech channel not focussed on the specs and the price differences - which are granted silly with Apple products - but on what you need. Im working 7-9 hours a day on a m1 MacBook with 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage for the past 2 years and never has this been an issue. Im doing office work, videomeetings, coding and the occasional video edit and many times all of these things at the same time. Never an issue. Granted im not a gamer, but that's my point: buy what you need.
how’s the battery life been??
you’re in the basic user group. we don’t care, the upgrade pricing is known as predatory pricing for a reason.
I got a M2 MacBook Air in August of 2022 for college, mainly for normal school use (docs, chrome, etc). It’s still really good.
Should’ve got a Chromebook ?
And it's gonna be good for the next 5 years.
What do you mean it‘s still good? This thing ain‘t even a year old lmao.
it’s still good? are you being serious? of course it is
tell me your family is rich without telling me your family is rich
Watching this on my base M1 from the last two years. I run docker for full-stack web development, edit photos and some basic videos and do all the other lightweight stuff anyone does. It's a beast and I couldn't go back to anything else. Due to the form factor, I don't even think I'll upgrade any time soon albeit my intention was to get the pro later down the line.
This guy is always real in his reviews, can’t go wrong with his advice…👌🏽
The Wal Mart thing is not leftover stock of the M1 MacBook Air. Apple is continuing to make them just for WalMart (they've never stocked Macs before) and they start at $700. It's a pretty interesting development and great deal on what's still a solid machine.
Yes, Apple is not discontinuing the M1 MB Air; they are just not selling them on their website. I suspect Apple will keep selling them until their new rumoured MacBook 12 arrives next year, which will be priced around $700-800.
in that case i wonder if they may use different parts… sometime manufacturers may use cheaper or newer, better parts or assembly line for older gen.
I have the M1 air with the tiny amount of memory and... it has never stuttered or slow down. it's great. obviously I don't do video editing.
I wonder if Apple staggers the M3 introductions for inventory management-with a big initial buy, you need to stock up, and that will take longer if you have to build up stock for every product at the same time.
Getting a cheaper M1 or M2 model means that Apple's operating system support will likely end 4 years earlier on the 2020 M1 and 2 years earlier on the 2022 M2. In the UK paying an extra £200 for four years more operating system updates makes sense and is better value than the initial saving by buying one of the older models.
The fact that people actually overpay for what should be a base spec is insane
What choice do you have if want or need MacOS?
@@XxZannexX well thats the whole reason why Apple can and will charge this much for spec upgrade
@@sys-administratorApple has been known for years for overcharging for RAM and storage size.
@@sys-administrator for 1199 you can get a ASUS Laptop with lower FHD instead of 2k screen, with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and RTX 4060, but with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD. So yeah, you can get a very decent windows laptop with better memory and storage.
insaine is selling models from 2017 for £1000 :)
I just picked a base m3 air up and I love it. I upgraded from a 2018 macbook air. One of the big reasons I didn't go with the m2 is because of the SSD. I need fast speeds for my work. 8gb sounds like nothing but for what I'm doing it is significantly more than enough for me.
What kind of work do you do that requires such speed and 180 SECONDS is too slow for you to fill the entire SSD?!
@@furTron you would be surprised by the difference between the m2 and m3 mba speeds. I mean you saw it in the video, it’s literally almost double
M3 Macbook Pro (Pro chip - 11 cores - 18GB) owner here.
What sold me on this generation of Macbook *Pro* was indeed the video performance.
I'm one of those weird person that likes to watch their movies with sharpening, shaders, upscaling and saturation filters and that was just not possible on my previous one. The M3 Pro handles 6K and all my crazy mpv pipeline without even running the fans, which is great for comfort.
It is an expensive machine but I'm confident that I will use it for another 8-10 years like the previous one so I think it's a good investment.
Yep. Got an M1 MBP to finally upgrade my 2015 Retina. These things do alright on the long haul.
I mean .. I also still have a Pentium III VAIO, but that’s just for fun. ;-)
thank god you exist we need more people like you! 🤑
It’s perfect for what I need it to do, not everyone needs it to edit videos like you, if we did we’d purchase a MacBook Pro. You seem to be down on apple, I think most of us know which computer to purchase for our specific needs. I’m loving mine 👌
base m2 macbook air 15 inches has been an amazing machine for me as a software developer
For me two. ChatGPT runs like butter in safari !
what do you develop for
yeah bro, @yalopov, is it for web @@hsvr
I've got the 8gb m1 base and was super happy with it for any dev task in front of me. But my company uses vs code dev container now, and with running frontend frameworks through the decontainer, the 8Gb are definitely not enough. Docker tells me that the whole container wants to use 6GB of ram which leaves two GB for OS and the chrome instance running on my host. Everything slows down significantly.
So no home office with the m1 air for me anymore. I now need to take the work laptop home from the office each time...
@@hsvr java - react dev, running intellij idea and rancher, it's been pretty smooth so far
Glad to see Marques finally calling out Apple for their crazy prices
When didn't he?
Not just Marques but others have called it out as well. But it is not like Apple will listen - knowing them they might even consider an increase in a few years.
he made a whole video on the apple pricing ladder, everyone is aware on how crazy their prices get
It's 2024. It just becoming more and more unacceptable for such base specs and upgrade prices.
When you consider the MacBook as an investment that will be used for 7-10 years it’s actually good value.
00:03 🚀 Intro to the new MacBook Air update
00:15 🆕 New features: anodization & M3 chip
00:34 🤳 Mention of channel sponsor Dbrand
00:50 💻 Deep dive into the M3 chip upgrade
01:35 🌍 MacBook Air's popularity & user base
01:55 🔍 Why the new MacBook Air might not be the best pick
02:18 🔋 M3 chipset's performance & battery life
02:26 🖥 Dual external display support with M3
02:35 💾 Improved base storage on M3 models
03:20 💸 Addressing the base spec and pricing issues
04:32 🤔 The "starting at" pricing fallacy
05:06 🔄 Apple's markup on spec upgrades
05:39 🏷 2024 MacBook Air pricing tiers explained
06:52 🎯 Who is the base M3 MacBook Air for?
07:39 💡 Walmart and Best Buy's deals on older models
08:02 💼 Use case scenarios for Apple silicon MacBooks
08:56 🌟 Final thoughts on the M3 MacBook Air
Key Moments by Agent Gold AI
thank you, for a practical Dad like me I am now leaning towards the M1 for now for my daughters. Appreciate all your reviews!
I bought the base M3. I dont really do much on my laptop other than basic web browsing, youtube, streaming services, etc and it's been great so far.
You’ll be fine I have the 8 gb M1 air and have been fine to this day lol
You could do all that on a 500 dollar windows laptop, Jesus , apple and the gullible are best friends...
@@kevinwillis6707they could be on the Apple ecosystem or just prefer Macs. No need to be hostile
@@kevinwillis6707 Umm... My 12 year old mac ( I regularly use) still has better build quality and trackpad than $1500 windows laptops.... A $500 windows laptop will be in the trash in 6 years....
@@kevinwillis6707 battery life matters
I love my M1 MacBook, an absolute beast for everything I use it for, its just perfect little go to computer, no complaints so far!
Been running hard core machine learning algorithms on M1 Air (256G, 8G) for 2 years since I started PhD. It runs like butter, at the same time feather light. Ain't upgrading aaaaanytime soon.
Is it good enough for data science? Or would you suggest something else
@@Diekolola10 It has been great for my data science needs, I also use Google Collab though. But yeah, I feel overall the M1 Air is definitely more worth it than any other Mac out today.
Majority of my demanding algorithms work just fine on the M1 Air. Would it be faster with more processing speeds? Yeah. But the price just doesn't seem worth it to me.
@@LH454Super thank you. I am coming from a core i3 10th gen pc. I want something future proof and capable
One thing to keep in mind when buying previous gen models with Apple is they are closer to the OS update cutoff. If staying with the current OS for years matters to you, Macs get around 5-6 years from when new before they stop getting the big named updates. They still get security updates for a while longer but some features like what syncs with the iPhone etc can get dropped.
Sir, I would just say that you would be/(are?) an amazing product manager. Great video!
9:09 Would you rather get an M2 w 512Gigs (10core incl.) at $1200 or M3 w base 256Gigs (8core and no SSD issue as the base M2) at $1100?
I’d probably go for the M2 just for the storage alone
The fact everyone mentions their MacBook M1 shows how ahead that chipset is even 4 years later.
Picked this up on sale recently, first ever MacBook. Pretty happy with it!
I'm glad that the new aluminum treatment isn't all that much of an improvement, it makes me feel better about my m2. Just sad that I'm missing out on ray tracing, but I just emulate older games anyway (and also switch games flawlessly) so I'll get over it. I went with 16gb ram, and for an insanely thin and light 15" I feel like I got my money's worth.
The wall paper is amazing
If Apple would just halve their pricing on RAM and storage upgrades it would be more reasonable. They would still clearly gain a profit from this and more people would be willing to upgrade their specs. Also they need to bring up the lousy entry level specs when it comes to RAM and storage. Mainly the RAM needs increased from 8Gigs to either 12Gigs at the minimum to 16Gigs.
Most honest and big balls TH-camr around! Thanks Marques!
Thank you for calling this out. The pricing on these options feel predatory to those who don’t know enough to know they’re being taken advantage of.
BRO where can I get one of those sick M1 encased in glass 0:20
Crazy thing is… I can’t even afford an M1, college poverty is real 😭
700 at walmart
Student loans bro😆
Fr 😭
Gotta get that loan
get a second hand thinkpad
I ordered a MacBookAir M3 16GB 1TB model in March and within 2-3 months the logic board completely failed on me. Extremely light usage as this was a spare computer for me. Computer suddenly could not start up. A logic board replacement was done. Several months later, the speakers started having hazy sound and a clicking sound. Apple diagnosed this as a hardware issue (no fault of mine). I asked for a replacement unit since this appeared to be a lemon unit. “Senior Advisors” started quoting the Service Agreement to me and informed me that there was no consumer law protection in Singapore. Good to know Apple has such stellar customer service.
Really good video! Actually one of the best and most honest video. I feel like you can hold back sometimes, giving ur opnions about companies, but today u did great!!
That was the most excellent approach in delivering concept. I have seen in a very long time. I loved it. I loved it. I loved it.
have a Macbook Pro 2017, just bought the M3 as an upgrade, can't wait to get it
Same but I’m still wondering if I should get this years Mac air, or wait till next release 😢
I’m using the base model of the m2 13 inch air for content creation and streaming and I desperately need to upgrade. I might wait for the base model of the m4 max Mac Studio to upgrade.
Love your reviews man, thanks for the honest tips
Also, new OLED iPad's and 12.9'' inch iPad Air will be released next week with M3
Air is getting M2 not M3
Apple is literally going with the saying: ”It’s not the crazy who asks, but who pays” lmao
dude just made up a saying 😭
Thanks Marques. This is a great honest review, the type I want. Thanks
The 2 main reasons I would say to get this M3 over the M2 version is the 2 Nand chips in the base model and the battery will be better due to the 3nm architecture
The M3 MacBook Air exists to lower the M2 & M1 MacBook Air's price 😂 that is the sole purpose.
😂😂😂
Thanks for the update and the onsite always a pleasure on this channel
I’m suing you for not commenting on Linus Tech Tips video
See you in court pal
This review is quite honest at the same time brutal. I like your advice at the end.
So, I'm doing two full-time remote jobs off an M3 iMac in the base 8 / 256 spec. I did this for the same reasons you don't buy a top-spec car to work for Uber. It is a pretty tool that adds to my overall interior, but for the job itself, it is about costs and returns. I am a C-level Product Advisor, my daily routine is mail, trackers, repos, messengers, Zoom & Google Meet calls, Office apps, Photoshop, InDesign, occasional Zoom recordings trimming and slapping together, and some Ableton Live practice + GeForce Now for the spare time. I make 6 to 10 times the price of this tool monthly. As Marques said, sometimes it is bottlenecking on the memory. Just don't use Google Mail in Safari and you're good.
7:03 All the tech reviewers talk about the "light users" v/s the "media creators". But almost no one talks about coding, developing or starting servers etc. So no Marques, we don't already know which group of people we're in 😒
Hey i am curious to know that is macbook ok for coding and programming and if it is should i get the base variant or something above the base variant?