Im gonna say this video cleared my mind on this overheating issues that i was worried for the past few days and i really love your honest review. Keep it up!! :)
@@asfanebi567 ermm I would say its okay but I experienced 3 times that the fan were loud and quite hot but not overheating as in like it shutdown. The last time which was this evening, that was when I flipped the Mac open and it showed up this colorful beach ball that just kept on going on and at last I just switch off my mba using (control+command and the Touch ID) and now its normal.
And you bought his bullshit logic and actually purchased a faulty computer. Because of people like this it took 5 years for Apple to admit the faulty design in the butterfly keyboard and finally for the love of god they changed the keyboard mechanism!
I recently bought the air 2020 i3 model after watching this video and I’m so glad I didn’t listen to all the negative reviews. I haven’t faced anything like heating or temperature issue and this is in India where it’s crazy hot! I had thought of buying the pro but couldn’t find it available anywhere so actually bought what was available. So glad that I saved money here. I’m an average user so finding the usage pretty smooth and effective. Love the new keyboard! I haven’t tried editing heavy duty videos yet so will update my review once I do that. But otherwise, highly recommend it!
Thank you for such an informative video. I must say Maxtech really freaked me out and stressed me as I recently ordered the new MacBook Air in the quad core i7. There are a few videos out there debunking his claims now and I’m glad and relieved. Thanks for the great work 👍🏻
And how it works the i7? I already ordered I7 with 16gb RAM. And i'm scared with all that shit of overheating... but this video made me happy with my choise for a moment
Ferran Fusté Arjona Well if you wanted that much power with your computer why didn’t you go for the pro? The i7 on the air has weaker bench scores than the base i5 on the pro. Plus the pro is made for wanting that extra performance whereas the air isn’t. If you wanted to use all of that power than the air wouldn’t be a good choice. Remember this is a laptop for causal users. Also the pro has better cooking which would be able to withstand that higher processor.
Thankyou so much for clearing this up I’ve been putting off getting the air because all of the “overheating” I’ve been hearing about. What you said about it makes perfect sense.
You are so right. I ordered my macbook air i5 and I was worried about overheating because of videos I saw. So far, it's been great I edited a video in imovie and that worked fine. I'm now editing my unboxing, no problems so far.
Kudos to you because this is a real honest review...I literally just got the MacBook Air 2020 (i5 version with 516 GB). I have had tabs open on Safari while playing music on iTunes and doing office work on the Air with zero issues whatsoever. No fan noise, no "overheating", nothing outlandish. In my opinion this was a great purchase for web surfing, travel, emails and office work (...also the magic keyboard is the truth)!!!
Don't normally comment on these review videos I watch, but thank you for this video! So many other videos I have watched don't recommend the Air and don't focus on how it performs with basic tasks, instead focusing on these numbers and benchmarks that most people (like myself) don't understand. Now I'm more confident in my decision to possibly buy the Air!
I ain’t Neva seen nobody put time stamps and descriptions in their vids lol. Amazing video! So well spoken and definitely helped me ease my mind. Just ordered for school work mainly and the reviews were scaring me. Thanks for this! Keep it up 👍🏾
only here to help people get to what they want to hear. No need to be scared, and if it turns out to be a horrible product. You can dislike, unsub and call me an idiot :)
This video definitely cleared my mind, I ordered the MacBook Air and was mainly worried about over heating issues but this completely boosted my confidence. Now I can not wait until I get the laptop so thank you!
What part of this video Boosted your confidence??????The fact when he opened up 1 video it SHOT UP to 90C in a matter of seconds??????? These computers are very poorly designed and should not be bought by a single consumer. Get a Macbook Pro or a XPS 13 2020 if you want a lightweight laptop that can do what it was designed to do "EVERYTHING"..
Great video. I ordered the i5 and after that video got a little worried about it. Good to know that for the vast majority including myself this is a nonissue
I have had the 2020 MacBook Air for two weeks now and I've had absolutely no issues at all with overheating or high temperatures. I have done a few times where I had four or five videos running at one time in both Safari and chrome and the temperature never got near 100°C usually is around 70 to 80°. If you're using this for video editing in Final Cut Pro or premier you chose the wrong MacBook. As far as fans going on and making noise I have never heard the fans go on after the initial indexing of the computer at the first start up. I am very happy with this purchase. Keyboard kicks ass.
If constant 70-80 deg in simple tasks is normal for you it is ok. But we still dont know what problems those high temperature s might cause in the future
You are really a breath of fresh air in the tech community. This review is something the average Joe or Jane can understand and it talks of the regular everyday things we all use our laptops for. Thanks. I just subscribe🙂
Finally someone being realistic (or I think so) I will be getting one in a bit, like next week. I been looking for a video that addressed this exactly because so many reviewers say overheating issues should updated to this and that. Anyways I thank you, you cleared any doubts I had about the air. Since the air has been cleared I can happily make this purchase.
Thank you for this video, I almost gave up buying a new 2020 MacBook air until I watched your video. İt helped a lot to make my decision. So thank you, stay good, stay healthy.
Max tech is just bashing the MacBook Air because it can’t keep the cpu cool the cpu was designed for content consumption, Emails, typing documents and light 1080p video editing it is not the MacBook Pro it is a basic laptop to get everything done that you need to do not 4K editing or gaming. All apple wanted the MacBook Air to be a ultra portable laptop that you can slip in your bag when you are on the go!!! Great video keep up with the good work, new sub 😁😁😁
You hit it right on the head! Target audience is important and what you described is exactly what the MBA’s target audience’s for. It’s as easy as watching the original keynote Steve Jobs did when the Air was first revealed.
If I just do regular things nothing special. Why should I pay 1000€ when I could pay 300€ more and get something way better? 1000€ is too much money when I am still supposed to lower my expactations. Still makes no sense to me. Thats why I am considering to buy the pro...
Damn, his video in particular is what made me hesitant. But now I feel a lot more confident in choosing the new Macbook air. Thanks for the informative vid 👍🏽
Thank you, I was so worried because I will hopefully soon get one and I didn’t want to worry about the fans and the whole tech stuff because I don’t know much about it but this really helped, again, tysm!!
Since Apple is only selling the macbook air 2017 and 2020 rn, i’m stuck between those two. I don’t live in the US/Canada so i don’t really trust buying it from third parties (my family had a bad experience in the past) or buying a used one (another bad experience). I almost bought the 2017 version just because I don’t want my laptop to overheat (i travel quite frequently before this pandemic and i’m scared that it would be banned in flights like the 15” mbp). This video cleared my doubts, thank you!
Finally an honest review and the best i have seen! I thought about ordering one but after all the negative reviews I was put off. Then I ask myself, how can people do anything with the Macbook air first generation :) It can't be that bad.
Get the baseline Macbook Pro.. Same price as the i5 Air but not plagued by thermal issues so it's got way better performance. Plus you get better screen and the touch bar.
Thanks for this video. I have had no issues with my unit. Again, I only use it as my travel laptop for streaming my TV service, TH-cam, checking my investments, email, using CHROME, and FaceTime etc. For more serious task I use my Surface Laptop. Apple stands by its products so for anyone questioning potential issues they should rest assured that Apple will take care of them. I have had over 40 different Apple computers over the years (from late 90s to now). Never any major issues or issues that were not taken care of.
@@DayoAworunse Yes sir. lol. Since my college days, started in 1998. I have been an Apple fan since then. Almost 40 now. There were no AirPods, Phones, iPads, iPods or AppleWatches back in those days. Just Pro desktops and laptops and the iMac.
Great video. I am watching this video on my MacBook Air 2020 i5. 7 tabs open in Safari, 9 tabs open in Chrome, Numbers, intel power gadget. The temp is 56c and fan at 0rpm. That tells you the whole story about overheating.
@@DayoAworunse Actually I don't edit, don't play games. I just work on my laptop and watch TH-cam. I use chrome with 4 extensions working at the same time and Numbers. The temp is around 65c with the fan running on lowest speed. This MBA is much faster than my old 2015 pro 13". if you need 4k edit buy Pro model if need gaming don't buy Apple... Just have to know your needs. In my case, good display, good battery life, portable and durable... MBA perfect match. Btw it is running at 46C right now...
Watching 4K videos will burst the fan eventually on any machine. But the reason why we have overheating problems so quickly is a HW design issue. That is it. If Apple were put a bridge between fan and the heat sink then everything would be acceptable. This is the main reason why so many old macbook air users, like me, are shocked. Because the old one gets heated after 5-10 mins of heavy usage. This gets heated very very quickly. And it starts to burn your lap due to absence of bridge. What I mean is that the problem is not 4K videos. The problem is independent from any software context (video, sound, source code compilation, etc.) heat should be managed properly. We all accept that it will overheat after heavy usage. But the proper HW design would postpone it.
Thank You Dayo. Yesterday I ordered the MBA with the i5, 16GB Ram and 256 SSD. I watched a lot of videos of potential overheating, but I took the plunge since I am not going to do Macbook Pro stuff on the MBA. I purchased the 2019 MBA last year but only kept it for a week for personal reasons. My circumstances have changed so I am now purchasing the 2020 MBA. I expect it to last for many years if I take good care of it.
@@vasundharak9536 I have been enjoying the MBA very much. I haven't experienced any overheating issues. Although I don't push it too hard either. I guess I never push a computer too hard, not even my work laptop. The Mac OS is different, but pretty user friendly. I've been a Chromebook user for the past seven years but it has a problem with loading thumbnails of pics that I use a lot. The MBA does not have that problem, nor does my Windows 10 desktop. I am still in the Google world with Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs and Google sheets. I haven't tried Mac Pages yet, I still use Google Docs. I have tried Mac Numbers(spreadsheet), but I doubt I will switch from Excel or Google sheets. The only thing that bugs me is that the "delete" key actually functions as a backspace key. They should label it as "backspace". Hitting the "fn" key with the "delete" key will make it function as a delete key, but I would rather have the "fn" and "delete" key function as a backspace key, and have the "delete" key truly function as a delete key. However the MBA is a very nice machine and the build quality fairly demands the price tag. :)
Your definition is wrong. If your laptops fan is always on and cpu has high temp/thermal throttles, it’s over heating, if your laptop turns itself off due to heat, that is very bad and you are severely shortening the life of your device. This is how some MacBook 12 are dying on its own. Heat causes the cpu die to de-solder from its base.
yoshinosakura it just doesn’t work that way. 100degC is within operating range of the cpu and is not “very bad” and does not “shorten the life of your device”. And it will definitely not de-solder if it stays within operating range temperatures..
I bought the MacBook Air because I really don’t think I need the pro, plus I’m trying to save money and you seriously helped me stop stressing. I was about to cancel and go for the pro instead, but I’m glad I watched your video. I also noticed that a lot of youtubers talking about the MacBook Air when it comes to editing videos and comparing it to the pro. The pro will obviously do better when you’re editing so much. If you don’t edit videos or play games, the MacBook Air should be enough
The Air is a good choice, depending on what you do on a daily basis. Like you said, if video editing is your primary objective, the Air isn't for you. Just curious what's your configuration and day-to-day look like?
Dayo Aworunse I am still waiting for mine to arrive. I upgraded to 16GB RAM and i5 processor. I’d be using word, google docs, emails and a website that I solely use for my job. I often use my phone for Netflix and other streaming. Planning to use my laptop for basic stuff/work.
@@clarkkentll5490 I use it a lot actually. Majority of my videos are edited on the iPad Pro 2020. The new Magic Keyboard makes it feel like an actual laptop as well.
@@DayoAworunse 100c on any chip is UNACCEPTABLE and damaging to the CPU....When the MAX temp allowed is 100c before shutdown, and you hit that from using chrome on a 4k video, then you have a poor design in 2020.
I agree. High temps shorten the lifespan of the cpu, even when doing simple tasks such as running Chrome with several windows open. Plus I’ve seen tear downs of the Air and their heat dissipation is terrible.
I wanted to upgrade my 2011 11” Macbook Air for the 2020 Air. The 2011 Air runs 1080p videos at 61°C. The 2020 MBA cooling solution is a joke. I ended up getting a 16GB 2013 MB pro & saved 800$. My new macbook pro is running at 45°C watching your video at 1080p.
Thank you for this review, Im looking into replacing my Wife's 2016 MacBook in the next few months, and the Air was the one she loved so many years back and likes. This is all good news and verifies my thoughts on the possibly overblown overheating issues. Thank you.
There's a reason why it's Apple most popular laptop. But I do recommend if your wife is doing intensive things, the MBP is better. But I still believe a vast majority of people, and Apple knows this, just need the Air.
Dayo Aworunse I think the Air is enough for her. She loves the size, form factor and loves the Gold, she typically is using MS Office apps, and works over a company VPN, database referencing, and does a fair amount on “Zooming” or MS Teams calls these days. Besides that she’s mainly about her music collection and photos. She does no photo editing or anything like that. Outside of having maybe too many tabs open in her browser I’d imagine that’s what’s taxing her current MacBook the most. Thanks again!!
Hey thank you so much for clearing that out! I was worried about this issue but I’m not a TH-cam or will be doing any editing or heavy stuff on it so I should be fine. Thank you.
Not an issue. Been using mine for a few days now and though I was worried for watching the reviewers you said, I only hear the fans while in very low noise environment, like in bed at night. Got the i5 and don't regret it.
Thanks for a solid and unbiased take of this laptop. I have been trying to decide whether to upgrade my 2014 MBA to this new Air or the new MBP refresh many say is happening soon. I ended up deciding on the 2020 MBA with the i5. Your video helped with that decision. You sort of remind me of a young MKBHD in your video and presentation style. Definitely keep it up because I can see your channel really growing. 😊
hows your macbook air 2020 i5 is performing? I bought air 2020 i5 2 days ago and i am not finding any performance issue, however it gets really hot in seconds. specially cpu temperatures reach 100 degree in just a matter of seconds.
This is the best review for the M1 Air. Honesty getting tired of the bench mark. I use an i3 and it slows down with just word processing on Google Docs
Hi Dayo, looking forward to that. Honestly I am kind of regretting purchasing the MBA 2020 (same spec as in your details), because of this thermal issue that is currently claimed on youtubers. I will use is primarily for productivity EXECPT photo and video editing. Just for Office Stuff (daily Excel and google sheets) plus browsing (more than 5 tabs always open) and have multiple apps like slack, ms-teams, mail and WhatsApp open. I would really consider returning within the 14 days if this laptop seems to run running hot (and respectively loud)...
No need to regret, it's a very good machine. The thermal issues are from people doing outrageous tests on a device that wasn't designed to tackle them in the first place. I tried my best to replicate everything you said and (my tabs are simply stack overflow, I know they aren't that intensive to run) WITH a 1080p video running AND inside chrome you'll see the temperatures are relatively normal ~70. It will boost up when opening applications but drop. I will make a pinned comment of your test so people can get a real idea of what's going on. Here is proof of your tests that I conducted: imgur.com/a/9Cf4lyQ
@@DayoAworunse It would be great to hear a couple minutes of the fan sound test on the video. CPU temp is not an issue but the question is how the system controls fan (temp - fan rpm curve). Some systems keep the fan at low rpm for longer where some just spin it to high rpm then stop and repeat after a while which is extremely annoying.
Dayo Aworunse I don’t agree with you. My air early 15 runs a 1080p video from 52 to 67 degrees depends On a video itself. It’s very comfortable to be able to run a video without it’s being warm enough to make you annoying. It’s ridiculous that in 2020 year mba 20 can’t even run a 1080p video without getting warm on keyboard. My mba 2014 does it! Ridiculous! I got about 42 at googling, watching movies is about 50 it depends... idle temperature is 40. Perfect cold device and very comfortable to work with for a long period of time and not being worried about destroying itself. It’s just ridiculous!!!!!!!!
How we choose to define "overheating" is important. IMO sitting at or near the thermal limits too often is "Too hot" if not "overheated". As a computer builder I never let my CPU set at or near the thermal maximums as what you are doing is shortening the life the CPU (and potentially every surrounding component). Apple consistently makes decisions on thermals that are head scratchers. Everything else can be overlooked but their attitude toward thermals is cavalier and ultimately just poor engineering.
I don't think it's poor engineering, I think it's intentional... If they had a better cooling solution that could sustain a 3.8GHz boost clock, it would suddenly make the 13" Macbook Pro look much less appealing...
@@davidlr97 They did it to shorten lifespan so people will buy more in the future. It's not only an asshole corporate move but really unfriendly towards nature. The worst part is people defend and overlook this shit when it's obvious laptops shouldn't run so hot they could boil water for your tea.
Agreed. The only person who takes a hit is the consumer, which sucks. The design choice was a poor decision and hopefully with enough backlash from this choice similar to the butterfly switches, that Apple will change back. Maybe they are prepping for their in-house ARM processors assembly line? But when you have billions a month spent on R&D, this can't be the best cooling solution.
Great video dude. I love your clarification and the wrong perspective people are using regarding the matter. "It's not overheating", "it just gets HOT". This is normal.
@@DayoAworunse Currently using my Pre Owned Macbook Air 2010 11'inch. Watching youtube. The fan is on. Laptop warm. Normal. Still waiting for a Macbook ARM.
Dayo Aworunse did you upgrade it? My MacBook Pro 2012 had started to suffer performance issues the past year, and then Iupdated to Catalina two months ago and it now essentially does not function.
I’m not technically inclined but it still seems Apple have made a deliberate decision to shorten the life span of this computer. There should be a recall and the cooling system improved. A £1000 computer should be able to do all the basics without hitting such high temperatures. Can anyone let me know if 75-85 degrees is normal on all brands of computers when only having a few programs running.
It seems kinda ok. I am running the same test on my 2017 top of the line macbook pro, exact same 4k hdr video, CPU temp immediately went up to 95, briefly hit 100, and then stabilized at around 90-95, so it seems to me that the Air is not doing much worse after all.
Yes, CPU's regularly reach higher than 85 degrees on most computers for intensive tasks, I guess the main concern is the longevity of it if this isn't properly heated. But if you aren't doing video editing or some other intensive task, you'll probably be fine for a reasonable amount of time.
@@puddingmango I ran that Costa Rica 4k video on my XPS 13 2020, same i5 chip it hits 53c with zero studder. No it is not normal, Apple just enjoys ripping off it's customers.
Best review ever! I normally don't like, comment, or subscribe but I have done all 3 of these things. Amazing content. Loved the time stamps. Looking forward to watching more of you! 💖
Haha, I knew someone would point this out. Simply using the Apple Watch for my comparison between the Versa 2. Versa 2 is still favorite fitness tracker.
I believe your sincerity but I'm truly experiencing disruptive fan noise on what I consider minor tasks. I watched the Maxtech videos after purchasing and using the 2020 MBA i5 because I did a search to see if anyone else was having the fan noise issue. I first noticed the problem on a teleconference meeting on BlueJeans. The only other program that was open was Chrome (no high-res videos on). The fan noise got so loud that others on the call started asking where the "wind noise" was coming from. The fan was even louder than some of the meeting participants! I actually had to switch to my 2017 iPad (not Pro) which performed fine and it didn't seem to get hot. The same issue occurred with TeamLink. Sure I can toggle the mute, but sometimes it's not practical to have my computer muted during meetings. I just don't think the fan noise should happen on these tasks and I don't think we have to be "forced" to not use Chrome because it contributes to disruptive fan noise.
This seems like a re-occurring issue I see and that any type of screen sharing or video conferencing on the Air, the fans spin up way too fast. It's a huge inconvenience to mute or use push to talk all the time as well. Hopefully this can be fixed in the next iteration of the Air.
@@DayoAworunse I returned it to Apple yesterday. I loved the machine outside the fan noise issue so it's unfortunate. Apple certainly didn't anticipate everyone tele-conferencing around the time they released it and probably didn't think they'd heat up from relatively low-res streaming video anyway. I'm now going to hold out new for the anticipated new smaller MacBook Pros and use the trusty iPad for teleconferencing in the meantime.
@@BarclayRoadFilms Agreed, this was unexpected by a majority of people. Video conferencing and any screen sharing and it seems the Air struggles heavily. I am too waiting for the new MBP and use the iPad Pro for conferencing and lots of good feedback! Sorry to hear about your return but glad you are waiting for the new MBP!
What are you using it for? As in whats your most intensive task you're doing on the macbook air? I'm seriously considering this laptop but I'm scared about the overheating issue...
Tyrone Shaquise Tyrone Shaquise not any issue of overheating that’s normal warm every laptop when u do hard works but for regular work like web browsing watching movies even data transfer etc is very smooth try by yiur self of u didn’t like u have 14 days to return
@@VirkSaab007 Thank you for your reply! I've been doing a lot more research and I think for what I'm going to use the laptop for then the i3 mba is perfect for me.
Initially I did not really agree with max tech and decided to buy the i5 16gb model. And honestly it’s a terrible laptop. I’ve had it for 5 days and I can’t stand it anymore. I have safari, Mac photos app, discord, Spotify and word. Just these apps, the laptop is 80 degrees plus. The fan is blaring at 6000-8000 rpm constantly. It chugs along so much sometimes. Also now with how we are using video conferencing apps or screensharing apps for work, the MacBook Air is abysmal. If you share your screen with some other apps open. It shoots up to 100 degrees and the whole computer runs at like 20fps. I was in a discord video call, the computer with just that and some apps like safari and Mac photos, pushes the cpu/integrated graphics so much already. The computer just slows to a crawl. Also these tests need to keep in mind ambient temperature too. Your results might be very different based where you are. Sometimes we get very different results from you tubers everywhere. The thing that’s unsettling is how when you’re just opening tabs and listening to music or opening the email app and you see the temperatures at 80-90 degrees. It just gets too hot for very menial tasks. That’s the issue I have with this laptop. The heat is already bad, combined with the fan blaring at high speeds. It’s just awful.
Sorry to hear about your horrible experience. What sucks about Apple is that users are pretty much stuck with whatever they provide since there is no other macOS competitor (unless you love Linux). So if the product isn't enough, you have to pay more (i.e Pro). If you don't need macOS, the Surface Laptop 3 is a great laptop as well as other Window laptops around the ~$1000 price point. If you do decide to return it, hopefully your new laptop does everything it can to improve your life.
@@DayoAworunse yup i have arranged for a return. This laptop is 80% there for me. It does almost everything I need it to. Just a shame that it chugs and heat up too frequently. If I did not require screensharing, I might be ok with it, but unfortunately atm I use screensharing too much for work due to the covid-19 situation. It can screenshare for the first 5 mins but after that the viewer watching my screen is watching it at like 5 - 10 fps. This is probably due to the clock speeds dropping due to high temps. I think for most people the i3 base model is totally fine for basic tasks. Additionally, I chose to return it for the rumoured mbp 13 coming in May. I think a 28W processor with 2 fans and a heatpipe would add to the longevity of the device and overall run the device alot cooler as the fan can cool it much better for basic tasks and still cool it well for slightly more intensive tasks. I came from a 2015, 15inch and that laptop lasted me 4 and a half years, its an amazing laptop. I think one of the reasons why its able to last that long is just the build quality and heat management, the temperatures for that laptop were always at 35 - 50 degrees idle and never above 70 - 80 degrees. So it is slightly worrying for me seeing the macbook air constantly above 70 and hitting 100 regularly. Anyways, thanks for the reply. I am definitely a macos user, for my laptops and just productivity, I really dislike windows. Great video btw and its good to hear other experiences with this new macbook air. Its quite a tricky device to recommend tbh.
@@AhmadStpats Yup, I have been hearing a lot of issues when it comes to screensharing on any video conference application. I will be getting the new MBP for the channel cause I use my 2012 MBP but that thing is seriously on its last leg and it's almost unbearable using that so I have to use my desktop that I built. I'm the same that macOS is better for productivity, I just prefer the laptop. Real bummer to hear your experience with the Air, but glad you are returning it and getting a product that fits your needs.
My parents just ordered me the i5 for college in September and obviously gonna be used for Netflix and TH-cam and what not too so I was starting to get worried watching these other reviews but yours really helped put that to rest awesome video and a like from me!
Splendid review there brother. ❤️ Just a question. Spotify,many hours of binge watching on netflix,reading articles,light 1080p video editing at times and MS office n outlook. Would the Air 2020 with i5 16GB RAM 256gb suffice?
Dayo Aworunse Thanks a ton for the suggestion.Will be going ahead with the Pro this week. But one last question my friend. Will 8gb RAM in the 13 pro be enough for all the above mentioned coz thats what comes with the Pro base line model. Or is it better or wiser to bump it up to 16gb RAM?
I already bought the macbook air 2020 i3 and i was so scared after watching all the reviews that said it had huge overheat issues. Your video really helped me relax and be happy with my decision!
Im new to your channel and I like how you stamped everything so i can go to the test I may buy this macbook for roblox gaming because my room is cold so this might be the best portable laptop for me. PS im going to be using fpsunlocker for roblox too
Sorry, I have to disagree. I have the 2019 version Air which has the same cooling system as the new 2020 version. And I can tell you one thing - even without pushing the laptop to the max, it gets heat up easily and the fan spinning like crazy. I dont do video editing in final cut. Just a casual small file video editing using a basic filmora software, watching 1440p videos and the tempt gets to 100 and producing loud noise. Mind you I was not doing these 2 things at the same time! Oh by the way, you can never experience this if you are testing this laptop in a shop or just for a short time. You actually have to use it to experience it. People are saying this Air is not for this, not for that...hey, its a $1000++ machines! And the upper tier is a quad core version. What's the point of buyinga $1000 plus laptop just to do typing and watch netflix? You can buy an entry level Ipad for that.
Hi, but I would like to disagree with you. You are right, it does have the same cooling system. However, it has a completely different CPU. The newer version has a 10th generation intel CPU while the 2019 model has the 8th generation (I think). This, of course, means that the 2020 model will run faster. Hence, the laptop will not heat up as much in the first place as the newer CPU should be able to handle the load.
Li Jiashen There is a contradiction in your comment there. And your comment are like reading a spec sheets. Meanwhile I own the model and know what Im talking about. See the comparison between the 2019 vs 2020 version and you can see they both heat up and thermal throttled. It is because both fans are not connected to the heat sink. Your justification of the 2020 are based on it has the 10th gen that wouldn't heat up? Obviously you never used one of these laptops. The Intel's chip has nothing to do with the laptops get hot or not. Its the cooling system the reason of it.
I was worried about the overheating issue because my MBA is on the way from the store😌..this guy gave me some AIR now.. thank you so much for the honest review 🙌🏻👏🏼👏🏼
Everything Videos I’ve been getting questions on if it can. It can do 1080p pretty well but yeah like you said, if you intend to do that everyday, that’s what the Pro line up is for.
Dayo Aworunse Do you have any video for casual users? I’m a college student and I’m getting the I5 model. I do light video editing time to time and sometimes make beats.
Everything Videos from what I’ve heard and seen. It can handle Logic Pro X( if that’s what you use to make beats ) and handles Lightroom as well ( if that’s what you photo edit with). I’ve used pixlr no problem on this device.
I never saw a laptop which gets almost 100 degrees just by watching a 4K video. And I think it’s harmful for devices to usually work on such environment. (no matter i3 i5 i7) BTW, no one will just use chrome one app but use multiple apps at the same time. It’s definitely something wrong on the design or operating system.
I had to return my i5. Fan pretty lound and temps constantly at 85c or above running Zoom by itself. And yes, I checked the activity monitor. Add multitasking to that and temps got above 95. That maybe fine, but do you want to have temps of that level hitting close to threshold when doing that level of tasks. Why would the older MBA run cooler doing those same tasks? Yes, it is a retina screen, but come on. I do not consider that a pro user thing. The intel chips boost too high and thus use too much energy, which causes the MBA to run hotter based on the cooling design. The chess game that came with the computer had serious issues, which were software related I believe. That game alone could cause the fans to go above 8000 rpm and temps at constant 100 or near 100c on all 4 cores.
I agree with you about the mac book air. I had seen the Maxtech MacBook air video and agree with you. The majority of general consumers buying the Macbook air wont have overheating issues.
Yes It's Me not telling you not to use chrome. Just Safari on macOS is more efficient and it’s proven. But if you’re complaining about watching 4K 60FPS on a thin and light computer on a 13” non 4K display and attempting 4K video editing on a Y processor (not really Apple’s fault at this point, more of Intel) then you care too much about specs, benchmarks, and marketing to get you to buy it in the first place
@@DayoAworunse I can watch that 4k video on 10 tabs on my 13 inch, with ZERO studder. So yes this is an Apple problem. Just admit the Air is a pile of junk and Apple should never of released it in it's current state. If not no biggy, thanks for the video :)
Dude you deserve so many subs, great job I never understood tech TH-camrs who gets a product and test it on a aspect it wasn’t design to perform “oh look this fork, it is terrible to drink soup with it” The mca still have its problems and could be way better, but we can’t blame it for nothing doing what it wasn’t meant to do
oh look this fork, it is terrible to drink soup with it 😂😂😂 Thanks for your logic man, target audience is a major factor when designing a product and people seem to overlook this simple business move.
I might be the only one but that tv background is distracting because it looks so crisp and clear that I am kind of amazing at how clear it looks as if I am right there and I am watching this on my phone.
I agree that the Air is working well for its intended audience. But when people aren't able to max out their i7 on an Air because of thermal throttling but can on a Pro, you can quite rightly ask why (if it's just an email, browsing and word processing machine) did Apple try to upsell you on a performance boost in the first place? It's not the processor that provides the ceiling so much as the thermal performance, and that's frustrating if you've paid extra. The fans on my Air were working like crazy and my Air began to slow down when using Sidecar, to the point it was kind of unusable, which was disappointing considering it's marketed as a feature to customers.
Thank you. I have base i3 version. And first 3 days it really was hot. But after all updates, now, it’s best machine for usual tasks. Work, documents, mail, films, music, reading - my usual temperature is around 35-78 degrees Celsius. Great machine. Max tech - did 1 video about overheating of MBA2020, and in other video he was promoted very bad program that can control fan in MBA. Bad soft for 14$. People - Air is not getting hot in usual tasks!
Great for intented use. Good point. But what others have said is the wierd positioning of the fan which apparently does not cool down the cpu at all. But as you righly point out, great for non professional use, 99.99% of purchases.
I stuck with the 2020 Air because I’m just a College Student lol maybe when I finish College and get into my Career job, I’ll probably upgrade to the bigger Pro 😜😜
Some guys are just benchmarking the Macbook Air wrong. The Macbook Air is intended for regular tasks (browsing/seeing docs/etc...) and not for intensive tasks like video editing and such.
That's like taking a prius to a race track and blaming Toyota why it's such a poor performer to cars designed to go around a track. It's absurd to me, but people like to try things out and see capabilities I suppose.
Dayo is the Man. Thanks for your guidance. I actually had an Air on order, and souped it up to 16Gb and the i5 etc., but realised I was paying more than for the base MBP. I cancelled that order and bought the 10th Gen / 4 port model and am very happy with it, although it's a bit over-specced for my moderate music production needs, but it does have a nice bright screen and the fans cool it down very quickly.
I know the test in the video was pretty abysmal so I did a real world test based on another viewer. Edit: Macbook Pro vs MacBook Air (Zoom, Skype, WebEx Testing): th-cam.com/video/Wh3wU37NNhw/w-d-xo.html Link of Proof: imgur.com/a/9Cf4lyQ Tasks Open: Chrome, 5 tabs, WITH a 1080p video playing the entire time Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Teams Microsoft Word Slack WhatsApp Mail AppStore Maps Brave Fans never hit higher than 4000rpm and were virtually silent (around 2700 rpm) after everything was running for 1 minute and temperatures stayed consistent at ~70.
Dayo Aworunse: great stuff. Thanks for trying your best to replicate the jobs that MBA-User will probably do in their daily life. I assume it can handle the bit of excel/g-sheets work then as well, especially with the i5. You got my sub! Looking forward to what’s coming
Dayo Aworunse I have been an Mac user for a while. For the exact reason that some reviewers said the MBA gets too hot I opted for X1 Carbon this time. I like having Word open while having Chrome on the left side of the screen. Do you think that will shoot the temperature of the CPU up to 100 Celsius?
@@harmonjp55 It's not "bad" per say. I'm curious about what cheap device you refer to though. It can run it as I have shown in the video, even in 60FPS. But if your primary consumption is 4K or even 4K 60FPS, the MBA will do it, but it's not really what you should be buying this device for.
Thank you for this review, I have the Air 2020 now for a few days and because of the Corona Virus I need it for Microsoft Teams and with that program it is 100 degrees. What happens after 15 minutes is that I have difficulty scrolling the list of participants, it slows down. Luckily they stay seeing me OK. The fans will be loud after a while, but when I am busy it is not annoying me. My work PC is a HP Pavilion i3 (2019), but that will also heat up extreme and also slows down, these fans are more loud than the Air. I think it is an issue with most notebooks. Camera on the MacBook is just much better, my students can see good what I am demonstrating, with the HP there is to much brightness. I am still doubting a little bit to keep the Air or to go to the Pro, but that is just so much more expensive, your video helped me, so I think I keep the Air.
Hi, just now reading this. When Apple releases the new Pro, you could probably get away with buying an older model (2019, but you have to enjoy butterfly keyboard switches). I think most people overlook that ultrabooks and thin&light laptops are small devices and we are asking a lot of them. If you don't need macOS, Surface Laptop 3 is a very good buy as well.
Yes It's Me most webcams in this segment suck. I did say I recommend the surface laptop 3 because that laptop is better overall and has a better camera.
@@bigdisme5622 compared to for example my 2019 HP notebook it is much better. But it is indeed the same quality as my 2009 iMac. So yes that is dog shit after so many years. These camera's are shitty, you must have luck, my 2017 iMac has a purple picture that is really bad, but no service by Apple, just maximum profit.
this dude is the guy i want to be in my group assignments lol he literally put time stamps on his video
LOL! I like to do it all.
@@DayoAworunse periodt
@@DayoAworunse really helpful
ARMYYYY
Andrew Cho yes! hi 🙋♀️
I’ve probably watched 50+ videos of the 2020 Air and I feel this is the most honest and real world realistic by far. Thanks, I’m subscribing.
thanks for the sub!
Im gonna say this video cleared my mind on this overheating issues that i was worried for the past few days and i really love your honest review. Keep it up!! :)
Hope you enjoy the Air. Thanks for the feedback.
how's your Macbook Air performance so far?
@@asfanebi567 ermm I would say its okay but I experienced 3 times that the fan were loud and quite hot but not overheating as in like it shutdown. The last time which was this evening, that was when I flipped the Mac open and it showed up this colorful beach ball that just kept on going on and at last I just switch off my mba using (control+command and the Touch ID) and now its normal.
Is it still working well for you? Any problems?
And you bought his bullshit logic and actually purchased a faulty computer. Because of people like this it took 5 years for Apple to admit the faulty design in the butterfly keyboard and finally for the love of god they changed the keyboard mechanism!
I recently bought the air 2020 i3 model after watching this video and I’m so glad I didn’t listen to all the negative reviews. I haven’t faced anything like heating or temperature issue and this is in India where it’s crazy hot! I had thought of buying the pro but couldn’t find it available anywhere so actually bought what was available. So glad that I saved money here. I’m an average user so finding the usage pretty smooth and effective. Love the new keyboard! I haven’t tried editing heavy duty videos yet so will update my review once I do that. But otherwise, highly recommend it!
Only goes to prove that benchmarks only tell half the story.
Have you done any video calls? Wondering if this would be good for my daughter for virtual school
Ashley Odom check out my MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro video!
@4:50 “I really wanna clear the air” lol, nice pun
Wasn't intentional, but hey it works!
Just watching this one video makes me feel like you deserve way more subs. You’re a good reviewer.
Working on improving day-by-day! Thanks for the kind words.
I've never seen anyone do that with the timestamps on the video. Great video all round.
I recently learned about this too. Definitely makes it easier for the viewer to see what they are watching.
Zollotech is another channel who use timestamp all the time
Thank you for such an informative video. I must say Maxtech really freaked me out and stressed me as I recently ordered the new MacBook Air in the quad core i7. There are a few videos out there debunking his claims now and I’m glad and relieved. Thanks for the great work 👍🏻
Glad I could be helpful, that was my main goal. Reduce fear & stress from people buying a very good product for its intended use.
And how it works the i7? I already ordered I7 with 16gb RAM. And i'm scared with all that shit of overheating... but this video made me happy with my choise for a moment
@@ferdinandcarpenter I cancelled it in favor of a MBP 13 i5 16 GB.
Ferran Fusté Arjona Well if you wanted that much power with your computer why didn’t you go for the pro? The i7 on the air has weaker bench scores than the base i5 on the pro. Plus the pro is made for wanting that extra performance whereas the air isn’t. If you wanted to use all of that power than the air wouldn’t be a good choice. Remember this is a laptop for causal users. Also the pro has better cooking which would be able to withstand that higher processor.
Ferran Fusté Arjona plus the base i5 pro model is cheaper than the air with an i7
Thankyou so much for clearing this up I’ve been putting off getting the air because all of the “overheating” I’ve been hearing about. What you said about it makes perfect sense.
Wow, if there is a video, what is the quality of the video, I stand up and clap for it 👏👏
You are so right. I ordered my macbook air i5 and I was worried about overheating because of videos I saw. So far, it's been great I edited a video in imovie and that worked fine. I'm now editing my unboxing, no problems so far.
Hope you enjoy it!
Should I buy it ? I mean I need macbook urgently and the stores aree closed so I can go and check on Apple store.
Is it loud?
Kudos to you because this is a real honest review...I literally just got the MacBook Air 2020 (i5 version with 516 GB). I have had tabs open on Safari while playing music on iTunes and doing office work on the Air with zero issues whatsoever. No fan noise, no "overheating", nothing outlandish. In my opinion this was a great purchase for web surfing, travel, emails and office work (...also the magic keyboard is the truth)!!!
Hey bud, I got a great computer I got in 2011, it can do everything your doing, and faster, I'd let it go for 800, what do ya say?
Don't normally comment on these review videos I watch, but thank you for this video! So many other videos I have watched don't recommend the Air and don't focus on how it performs with basic tasks, instead focusing on these numbers and benchmarks that most people (like myself) don't understand. Now I'm more confident in my decision to possibly buy the Air!
I ain’t Neva seen nobody put time stamps and descriptions in their vids lol. Amazing video! So well spoken and definitely helped me ease my mind. Just ordered for school work mainly and the reviews were scaring me. Thanks for this! Keep it up 👍🏾
only here to help people get to what they want to hear. No need to be scared, and if it turns out to be a horrible product. You can dislike, unsub and call me an idiot :)
the video quality has improved a lot, great video
Always incorporating feedback and criticism into every video. Thanks.
This video definitely cleared my mind, I ordered the MacBook Air and was mainly worried about over heating issues but this completely boosted my confidence. Now I can not wait until I get the laptop so thank you!
Hopefully the machine is a great choice for you!
Thanks! Wish me luck
DestinyM best of luck
What part of this video Boosted your confidence??????The fact when he opened up 1 video it SHOT UP to 90C in a matter of seconds??????? These computers are very poorly designed and should not be bought by a single consumer. Get a Macbook Pro or a XPS 13 2020 if you want a lightweight laptop that can do what it was designed to do "EVERYTHING"..
Yes It's Me none
Great video. I ordered the i5 and after that video got a little worried about it. Good to know that for the vast majority including myself this is a nonissue
I have had the 2020 MacBook Air for two weeks now and I've had absolutely no issues at all with overheating or high temperatures. I have done a few times where I had four or five videos running at one time in both Safari and chrome and the temperature never got near 100°C usually is around 70 to 80°. If you're using this for video editing in Final Cut Pro or premier you chose the wrong MacBook. As far as fans going on and making noise I have never heard the fans go on after the initial indexing of the computer at the first start up. I am very happy with this purchase. Keyboard kicks ass.
If constant 70-80 deg in simple tasks is normal for you it is ok. But we still dont know what problems those high temperature s might cause in the future
You are really a breath of fresh air in the tech community. This review is something the average Joe or Jane can understand and it talks of the regular everyday things we all use our laptops for. Thanks. I just subscribe🙂
Much love.
Ikr for the life me of me, I couldn’t understand most tech reviewers.
Finally someone being realistic (or I think so) I will be getting one in a bit, like next week. I been looking for a video that addressed this exactly because so many reviewers say overheating issues should updated to this and that. Anyways I thank you, you cleared any doubts I had about the air. Since the air has been cleared I can happily make this purchase.
Great video! I like how you break things down for everyone and simplify it, while also adding a common sense perspective. Keep up the good work!
:) Much Love
I love your opinions truly. Thank you for uploading this video! It really helped me calm down while waiting eagerly for the delivery.
Just doing my job doing informative tech videos.
Thank you for this video, I almost gave up buying a new 2020 MacBook air until I watched your video. İt helped a lot to make my decision. So thank you, stay good, stay healthy.
Enjoy the laptop!
i was worried from all the negative comments on the laptop because i just ordered the macbook air for school and this really helped me cool down.
Max tech is just bashing the MacBook Air because it can’t keep the cpu cool the cpu was designed for content consumption, Emails, typing documents and light 1080p video editing it is not the MacBook Pro it is a basic laptop to get everything done that you need to do not 4K editing or gaming. All apple wanted the MacBook Air to be a ultra portable laptop that you can slip in your bag when you are on the go!!! Great video keep up with the good work, new sub 😁😁😁
You hit it right on the head! Target audience is important and what you described is exactly what the MBA’s target audience’s for. It’s as easy as watching the original keynote Steve Jobs did when the Air was first revealed.
Dayo Aworunse is the i3 512gb good for content consumption and doing online work.
@@spreadthread218 yes
Dayo Aworunse and one more question is will the 2019 cases work on the 2020 model
If I just do regular things nothing special. Why should I pay 1000€ when I could pay 300€ more and get something way better? 1000€ is too much money when I am still supposed to lower my expactations. Still makes no sense to me. Thats why I am considering to buy the pro...
Love the rawness of this video
It's rare these days
Damn, his video in particular is what made me hesitant. But now I feel a lot more confident in choosing the new Macbook air. Thanks for the informative vid 👍🏽
don't do it
Yes It's Me why
Thanks for the clarity I’ve been seeing a lot of over heating vids popping up. Currently waiting on my 2020 Mac book air in the mail.
You'll love it. Guaranteed.
Thank you, I was so worried because I will hopefully soon get one and I didn’t want to worry about the fans and the whole tech stuff because I don’t know much about it but this really helped, again, tysm!!
As long as your machine is fine to you and isn't giving you any troubles, that's all that matters.
Dayo Aworunse thank you, appreciate it
Since Apple is only selling the macbook air 2017 and 2020 rn, i’m stuck between those two. I don’t live in the US/Canada so i don’t really trust buying it from third parties (my family had a bad experience in the past) or buying a used one (another bad experience). I almost bought the 2017 version just because I don’t want my laptop to overheat (i travel quite frequently before this pandemic and i’m scared that it would be banned in flights like the 15” mbp). This video cleared my doubts, thank you!
Finally an honest review and the best i have seen! I thought about ordering one but after all the negative reviews I was put off. Then I ask myself, how can people do anything with the Macbook air first generation :) It can't be that bad.
Get the baseline Macbook Pro.. Same price as the i5 Air but not plagued by thermal issues so it's got way better performance. Plus you get better screen and the touch bar.
@@TomoJSnapey why doesn't the pro have the same thermal issues as the air? what's the difference in them?
Jenni The Pro’s cooling fan is linked to the CPU, whereas on the Air it’s not
Thanks for this video. I have had no issues with my unit. Again, I only use it as my travel laptop for streaming my TV service, TH-cam, checking my investments, email, using CHROME, and FaceTime etc. For more serious task I use my Surface Laptop. Apple stands by its products so for anyone questioning potential issues they should rest assured that Apple will take care of them. I have had over 40 different Apple computers over the years (from late 90s to now). Never any major issues or issues that were not taken care of.
40? O_O
@@DayoAworunse Yes sir. lol. Since my college days, started in 1998. I have been an Apple fan since then. Almost 40 now. There were no AirPods, Phones, iPads, iPods or AppleWatches back in those days. Just Pro desktops and laptops and the iMac.
Amazing! We love you, Dayo. Keep at it!
I love comments like these.
Thank you so much for this! :( I got the Macbook Air i5 and I just get really down whenever I see bad reviews about it.
i’m thinking of getting the i5! how is it? does it overheat most of the time?
Hello is it still running good?
Great video. I am watching this video on my MacBook Air 2020 i5. 7 tabs open in Safari, 9 tabs open in Chrome, Numbers, intel power gadget. The temp is 56c and fan at 0rpm. That tells you the whole story about overheating.
Now that's just downright impressive. Let's hope you don't try to edit 4K video
@@DayoAworunse Actually I don't edit, don't play games. I just work on my laptop and watch TH-cam. I use chrome with 4 extensions working at the same time and Numbers. The temp is around 65c with the fan running on lowest speed. This MBA is much faster than my old 2015 pro 13". if you need 4k edit buy Pro model if need gaming don't buy Apple... Just have to know your needs. In my case, good display, good battery life, portable and durable... MBA perfect match. Btw it is running at 46C right now...
Petar Atanasov Hi!! How long have you been using it?
@@genesisa1592 I've been using it for a month
Have you tried video conferencing? Zoom or MS Teams?
Watching 4K videos will burst the fan eventually on any machine. But the reason why we have overheating problems so quickly is a HW design issue. That is it. If Apple were put a bridge between fan and the heat sink then everything would be acceptable. This is the main reason why so many old macbook air users, like me, are shocked. Because the old one gets heated after 5-10 mins of heavy usage. This gets heated very very quickly. And it starts to burn your lap due to absence of bridge.
What I mean is that the problem is not 4K videos. The problem is independent from any software context (video, sound, source code compilation, etc.) heat should be managed properly. We all accept that it will overheat after heavy usage. But the proper HW design would postpone it.
So so much respect for you.
We all are blessed to have a TH-camr giving so high quality unbiased content 💐🌹🙏💯❤️
I'm blessed to have a viewer like you.
Dayo Aworunse I'm with u, don't forget me when u reach 1M Subs here 💯
The greatest video i’ve ever seen in reviewing the macbook air. Just the right kind of words I wanna hear 👍😊
Greatest? Wow. Bold words
Great content your channel is definitely going somewhere. I should be receiving my MacBook Air tomorrow. Nice to have a new tech channel to watch.
Welcome aboard!
Thank You Dayo. Yesterday I ordered the MBA with the i5, 16GB Ram and 256 SSD. I watched a lot of videos of potential overheating, but I took the plunge since I am not going to do Macbook Pro stuff on the MBA. I purchased the 2019 MBA last year but only kept it for a week for personal reasons. My circumstances have changed so I am now purchasing the 2020 MBA. I expect it to last for many years if I take good care of it.
Enjoy it!
Hey, how has your experience been? Thinking of buying it.
@@DayoAworunse Thank You Dayo. So far it has been great.
Stephen A. Glad to hear. Hope you enjoy it for many years to come.
@@vasundharak9536 I have been enjoying the MBA very much. I haven't experienced any overheating issues. Although I don't push it too hard either. I guess I never push a computer too hard, not even my work laptop. The Mac OS is different, but pretty user friendly. I've been a Chromebook user for the past seven years but it has a problem with loading thumbnails of pics that I use a lot. The MBA does not have that problem, nor does my Windows 10 desktop. I am still in the Google world with Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs and Google sheets. I haven't tried Mac Pages yet, I still use Google Docs. I have tried Mac Numbers(spreadsheet), but I doubt I will switch from Excel or Google sheets. The only thing that bugs me is that the "delete" key actually functions as a backspace key. They should label it as "backspace". Hitting the "fn" key with the "delete" key will make it function as a delete key, but I would rather have the "fn" and "delete" key function as a backspace key, and have the "delete" key truly function as a delete key. However the MBA is a very nice machine and the build quality fairly demands the price tag. :)
Your definition is wrong. If your laptops fan is always on and cpu has high temp/thermal throttles, it’s over heating, if your laptop turns itself off due to heat, that is very bad and you are severely shortening the life of your device. This is how some MacBook 12 are dying on its own. Heat causes the cpu die to de-solder from its base.
yoshinosakura for day to day tasks it won’t reach those temps.
TJunction for this chip is 100°C. It is the maximum SAFE temperature.
yoshinosakura it just doesn’t work that way. 100degC is within operating range of the cpu and is not “very bad” and does not “shorten the life of your device”. And it will definitely not de-solder if it stays within operating range temperatures..
I bought the MacBook Air because I really don’t think I need the pro, plus I’m trying to save money and you seriously helped me stop stressing. I was about to cancel and go for the pro instead, but I’m glad I watched your video. I also noticed that a lot of youtubers talking about the MacBook Air when it comes to editing videos and comparing it to the pro. The pro will obviously do better when you’re editing so much. If you don’t edit videos or play games, the MacBook Air should be enough
The Air is a good choice, depending on what you do on a daily basis. Like you said, if video editing is your primary objective, the Air isn't for you. Just curious what's your configuration and day-to-day look like?
Dayo Aworunse I am still waiting for mine to arrive. I upgraded to 16GB RAM and i5 processor. I’d be using word, google docs, emails and a website that I solely use for my job. I often use my phone for Netflix and other streaming. Planning to use my laptop for basic stuff/work.
I’m getting the i3 and I’m happy about my decision. I plan on upgrading again in 2-3 years.
Great choice!
ill get one too in summer i hope, but imma probably upgrade in 4-5
Erica H what do you think of the iPad Pro 2020
@@clarkkentll5490 I use it a lot actually. Majority of my videos are edited on the iPad Pro 2020. The new Magic Keyboard makes it feel like an actual laptop as well.
Dayo Aworunse ok cool ..I’m tempted to return my iPad Pro for the MacBook Air I’m not sure if I’m making the right decision
"You could be listening to my videos" So smooth! But seriously, this video is the last push I needed to buy it. Thanks for the review.
That was a bit egotistical for me to say, but it's true lol. Hopefully you enjoy your Air!
Okay its not overheating but still too hot
Agreed, this was the point I was trying to make. Thanks for understanding.
@@DayoAworunse 100c on any chip is UNACCEPTABLE and damaging to the CPU....When the MAX temp allowed is 100c before shutdown, and you hit that from using chrome on a 4k video, then you have a poor design in 2020.
Yes It's Me ok
I agree. High temps shorten the lifespan of the cpu, even when doing simple tasks such as running Chrome with several windows open. Plus I’ve seen tear downs of the Air and their heat dissipation is terrible.
your unbiased reviews will get you so far in the tech youtube world! thanks
I wanted to upgrade my 2011 11” Macbook Air for the 2020 Air. The 2011 Air runs 1080p videos at 61°C. The 2020 MBA cooling solution is a joke. I ended up getting a 16GB 2013 MB pro & saved 800$. My new macbook pro is running at 45°C watching your video at 1080p.
Great results, what browser?
@@loloshga friendly streaming
Still use my 2012 MBP!
Thank you for this review, Im looking into replacing my Wife's 2016 MacBook in the next few months, and the Air was the one she loved so many years back and likes. This is all good news and verifies my thoughts on the possibly overblown overheating issues. Thank you.
There's a reason why it's Apple most popular laptop. But I do recommend if your wife is doing intensive things, the MBP is better. But I still believe a vast majority of people, and Apple knows this, just need the Air.
Dayo Aworunse I think the Air is enough for her. She loves the size, form factor and loves the Gold, she typically is using MS Office apps, and works over a company VPN, database referencing, and does a fair amount on “Zooming” or MS Teams calls these days. Besides that she’s mainly about her music collection and photos. She does no photo editing or anything like that. Outside of having maybe too many tabs open in her browser I’d imagine that’s what’s taxing her current MacBook the most. Thanks again!!
How was it for your wife? No loud fan noise in zoom calls?
Hey thank you so much for clearing that out! I was worried about this issue but I’m not a TH-cam or will be doing any editing or heavy stuff on it so I should be fine. Thank you.
Don't get lost in the benchmarks
Not an issue. Been using mine for a few days now and though I was worried for watching the reviewers you said, I only hear the fans while in very low noise environment, like in bed at night. Got the i5 and don't regret it.
Thanks for a solid and unbiased take of this laptop. I have been trying to decide whether to upgrade my 2014 MBA to this new Air or the new MBP refresh many say is happening soon. I ended up deciding on the 2020 MBA with the i5. Your video helped with that decision. You sort of remind me of a young MKBHD in your video and presentation style. Definitely keep it up because I can see your channel really growing. 😊
Glad I could help! I have been seeing a lot of recent growth and I do get that a lot that I am a younger MKBHD. Road to 1K.
hows your macbook air 2020 i5 is performing? I bought air 2020 i5 2 days ago and i am not finding any performance issue, however it gets really hot in seconds. specially cpu temperatures reach 100 degree in just a matter of seconds.
This is the best review for the M1 Air. Honesty getting tired of the bench mark. I use an i3 and it slows down with just word processing on Google Docs
Appreciate it homie. I’d check out my m1 air vs intel air
"im not an apple fanboy" *wears apple watch, has an iphone and macbook*
4 iPhones to be exact and 2 MacBooks :) Along with androids and windows laptop in the mix
Its called being part of the ecosystem.
@@bhsbass An ecosystem but still open to trying competitor products.
Haha
@@fiftydreamsvlogs the video is about a specific product?
You have nicely put this issue into context. Well presented. You now have a another subscriber.
Thanks for the sub, really do appreciate it.
Hi Dayo, looking forward to that. Honestly I am kind of regretting purchasing the MBA 2020 (same spec as in your details), because of this thermal issue that is currently claimed on youtubers. I will use is primarily for productivity EXECPT photo and video editing. Just for Office Stuff (daily Excel and google sheets) plus browsing (more than 5 tabs always open) and have multiple apps like slack, ms-teams, mail and WhatsApp open. I would really consider returning within the 14 days if this laptop seems to run running hot (and respectively loud)...
No need to regret, it's a very good machine. The thermal issues are from people doing outrageous tests on a device that wasn't designed to tackle them in the first place. I tried my best to replicate everything you said and (my tabs are simply stack overflow, I know they aren't that intensive to run) WITH a 1080p video running AND inside chrome you'll see the temperatures are relatively normal ~70. It will boost up when opening applications but drop. I will make a pinned comment of your test so people can get a real idea of what's going on.
Here is proof of your tests that I conducted: imgur.com/a/9Cf4lyQ
@@DayoAworunse It would be great to hear a couple minutes of the fan sound test on the video. CPU temp is not an issue but the question is how the system controls fan (temp - fan rpm curve). Some systems keep the fan at low rpm for longer where some just spin it to high rpm then stop and repeat after a while which is extremely annoying.
Dayo Aworunse I don’t agree with you. My air early 15 runs a 1080p video from 52 to 67 degrees depends On a video itself. It’s very comfortable to be able to run a video without it’s being warm enough to make you annoying. It’s ridiculous that in 2020 year mba 20 can’t even run a 1080p video without getting warm on keyboard. My mba 2014 does it! Ridiculous! I got about 42 at googling, watching movies is about 50 it depends... idle temperature is 40. Perfect cold device and very comfortable to work with for a long period of time and not being worried about destroying itself. It’s just ridiculous!!!!!!!!
thank you so much , I was so scared and stressing out so much thinking somethings wrong with my MacBook Air!!!
Great video my friend you did a great job. I don't see why this wouldn't go viral.
Good point. We will have TH-cam decide what to do with this video lol.
I like how you breakdown issues logically.
I like the way you comment logically
How we choose to define "overheating" is important. IMO sitting at or near the thermal limits too often is "Too hot" if not "overheated". As a computer builder I never let my CPU set at or near the thermal maximums as what you are doing is shortening the life the CPU (and potentially every surrounding component). Apple consistently makes decisions on thermals that are head scratchers. Everything else can be overlooked but their attitude toward thermals is cavalier and ultimately just poor engineering.
I don't think it's poor engineering, I think it's intentional... If they had a better cooling solution that could sustain a 3.8GHz boost clock, it would suddenly make the 13" Macbook Pro look much less appealing...
@@davidlr97 yea, they gimped the MBA cooling so they can charge you an extra by going MBP. classic apple. ripping off ppl.
@@davidlr97 They did it to shorten lifespan so people will buy more in the future. It's not only an asshole corporate move but really unfriendly towards nature. The worst part is people defend and overlook this shit when it's obvious laptops shouldn't run so hot they could boil water for your tea.
Agreed. The only person who takes a hit is the consumer, which sucks. The design choice was a poor decision and hopefully with enough backlash from this choice similar to the butterfly switches, that Apple will change back. Maybe they are prepping for their in-house ARM processors assembly line? But when you have billions a month spent on R&D, this can't be the best cooling solution.
@@DayoAworunse Yes yes, enough backlash is what we need. But instead you defend them lol.
Great video dude. I love your clarification and the wrong perspective people are using regarding the matter. "It's not overheating", "it just gets HOT". This is normal.
Ah, another liked-minded individual. Much love.
@@DayoAworunse Currently using my Pre Owned Macbook Air 2010 11'inch. Watching youtube. The fan is on. Laptop warm. Normal.
Still waiting for a Macbook ARM.
I own a macbook pro 2019, the best laptop I've ever had. (the most expensive too before starts the joke)
Still using my 2012 MacBook Pro, great machine
Dayo Aworunse did you upgrade it? My MacBook Pro 2012 had started to suffer performance issues the past year, and then Iupdated to Catalina two months ago and it now essentially does not function.
Elegant Mr. yeah I added more ram and SSD. It’s been alright on Catalina
@@DayoAworunse Thanks, I appreciate that. I shall look into it. Great video, by the way. I have also been looking into getting a 2020 Macbook Air i5
Elegant Mr. If you are still on a mechanical hard drive, swap the HDD for a SSD, it will be like a completely different machine
Thanks for this video. Whew! Now I feel more at ease with buying this laptop today. I do basic computer stuff like social media and watching TH-cam.
I’m not technically inclined but it still seems Apple have made a deliberate decision to shorten the life span of this computer. There should be a recall and the cooling system improved. A £1000 computer should be able to do all the basics without hitting such high temperatures. Can anyone let me know if 75-85 degrees is normal on all brands of computers when only having a few programs running.
It seems kinda ok. I am running the same test on my 2017 top of the line macbook pro, exact same 4k hdr video, CPU temp immediately went up to 95, briefly hit 100, and then stabilized at around 90-95, so it seems to me that the Air is not doing much worse after all.
Shuyang Sheng Thanks very much appreciate your time in replying.
Yes, CPU's regularly reach higher than 85 degrees on most computers for intensive tasks, I guess the main concern is the longevity of it if this isn't properly heated. But if you aren't doing video editing or some other intensive task, you'll probably be fine for a reasonable amount of time.
@@puddingmango I ran that Costa Rica 4k video on my XPS 13 2020, same i5 chip it hits 53c with zero studder. No it is not normal, Apple just enjoys ripping off it's customers.
Best review ever! I normally don't like, comment, or subscribe but I have done all 3 of these things. Amazing content. Loved the time stamps. Looking forward to watching more of you! 💖
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"I'm not an Apple fanboy" said with MBA, Iphone on the table and AW on the hand))) Thanks for the good review, BTW!
Haha, I knew someone would point this out. Simply using the Apple Watch for my comparison between the Versa 2. Versa 2 is still favorite fitness tracker.
Bruh he's not even using the newest iphone and you call him a fanboy lmao.
Let's not forget the Apple TV in the background :P
Thank you for that review. Finally a proper review
Glad it was helpful!
Dude, I just came across your channel. You seem like a good reviewer, subscribed!
Dude I just came across your comment. You seem like a good comment-er.
I believe your sincerity but I'm truly experiencing disruptive fan noise on what I consider minor tasks.
I watched the Maxtech videos after purchasing and using the 2020 MBA i5 because I did a search to see if anyone else was having the fan noise issue. I first noticed the problem on a teleconference meeting on BlueJeans. The only other program that was open was Chrome (no high-res videos on). The fan noise got so loud that others on the call started asking where the "wind noise" was coming from. The fan was even louder than some of the meeting participants! I actually had to switch to my 2017 iPad (not Pro) which performed fine and it didn't seem to get hot. The same issue occurred with TeamLink. Sure I can toggle the mute, but sometimes it's not practical to have my computer muted during meetings. I just don't think the fan noise should happen on these tasks and I don't think we have to be "forced" to not use Chrome because it contributes to disruptive fan noise.
This seems like a re-occurring issue I see and that any type of screen sharing or video conferencing on the Air, the fans spin up way too fast. It's a huge inconvenience to mute or use push to talk all the time as well. Hopefully this can be fixed in the next iteration of the Air.
@@DayoAworunse I returned it to Apple yesterday. I loved the machine outside the fan noise issue so it's unfortunate. Apple certainly didn't anticipate everyone tele-conferencing around the time they released it and probably didn't think they'd heat up from relatively low-res streaming video anyway. I'm now going to hold out new for the anticipated new smaller MacBook Pros and use the trusty iPad for teleconferencing in the meantime.
@@BarclayRoadFilms Agreed, this was unexpected by a majority of people. Video conferencing and any screen sharing and it seems the Air struggles heavily. I am too waiting for the new MBP and use the iPad Pro for conferencing and lots of good feedback! Sorry to hear about your return but glad you are waiting for the new MBP!
I am happy with my i3 model 2020 macbook air nothing overheat issue
You might be the first to comment something like this...it's almost as if you are using it for its intended purpose...
What are you using it for? As in whats your most intensive task you're doing on the macbook air? I'm seriously considering this laptop but I'm scared about the overheating issue...
Tyrone Shaquise Tyrone Shaquise not any issue of overheating that’s normal warm every laptop when u do hard works but for regular work like web browsing watching movies even data transfer etc is very smooth try by yiur self of u didn’t like u have 14 days to return
@@VirkSaab007 Thank you for your reply! I've been doing a lot more research and I think for what I'm going to use the laptop for then the i3 mba is perfect for me.
Tyrone Shaquise yup go ahead
Initially I did not really agree with max tech and decided to buy the i5 16gb model. And honestly it’s a terrible laptop. I’ve had it for 5 days and I can’t stand it anymore. I have safari, Mac photos app, discord, Spotify and word. Just these apps, the laptop is 80 degrees plus. The fan is blaring at 6000-8000 rpm constantly. It chugs along so much sometimes. Also now with how we are using video conferencing apps or screensharing apps for work, the MacBook Air is abysmal. If you share your screen with some other apps open. It shoots up to 100 degrees and the whole computer runs at like 20fps. I was in a discord video call, the computer with just that and some apps like safari and Mac photos, pushes the cpu/integrated graphics so much already. The computer just slows to a crawl. Also these tests need to keep in mind ambient temperature too. Your results might be very different based where you are. Sometimes we get very different results from you tubers everywhere. The thing that’s unsettling is how when you’re just opening tabs and listening to music or opening the email app and you see the temperatures at 80-90 degrees. It just gets too hot for very menial tasks. That’s the issue I have with this laptop. The heat is already bad, combined with the fan blaring at high speeds. It’s just awful.
Return it to apple you still have some time
Sorry to hear about your horrible experience. What sucks about Apple is that users are pretty much stuck with whatever they provide since there is no other macOS competitor (unless you love Linux). So if the product isn't enough, you have to pay more (i.e Pro). If you don't need macOS, the Surface Laptop 3 is a great laptop as well as other Window laptops around the ~$1000 price point. If you do decide to return it, hopefully your new laptop does everything it can to improve your life.
@@DayoAworunse yup i have arranged for a return. This laptop is 80% there for me. It does almost everything I need it to. Just a shame that it chugs and heat up too frequently. If I did not require screensharing, I might be ok with it, but unfortunately atm I use screensharing too much for work due to the covid-19 situation. It can screenshare for the first 5 mins but after that the viewer watching my screen is watching it at like 5 - 10 fps. This is probably due to the clock speeds dropping due to high temps. I think for most people the i3 base model is totally fine for basic tasks. Additionally, I chose to return it for the rumoured mbp 13 coming in May. I think a 28W processor with 2 fans and a heatpipe would add to the longevity of the device and overall run the device alot cooler as the fan can cool it much better for basic tasks and still cool it well for slightly more intensive tasks. I came from a 2015, 15inch and that laptop lasted me 4 and a half years, its an amazing laptop. I think one of the reasons why its able to last that long is just the build quality and heat management, the temperatures for that laptop were always at 35 - 50 degrees idle and never above 70 - 80 degrees. So it is slightly worrying for me seeing the macbook air constantly above 70 and hitting 100 regularly. Anyways, thanks for the reply. I am definitely a macos user, for my laptops and just productivity, I really dislike windows. Great video btw and its good to hear other experiences with this new macbook air. Its quite a tricky device to recommend tbh.
@@AhmadStpats Yup, I have been hearing a lot of issues when it comes to screensharing on any video conference application. I will be getting the new MBP for the channel cause I use my 2012 MBP but that thing is seriously on its last leg and it's almost unbearable using that so I have to use my desktop that I built. I'm the same that macOS is better for productivity, I just prefer the laptop. Real bummer to hear your experience with the Air, but glad you are returning it and getting a product that fits your needs.
This review was awesome, thank you❤️
Thanks for the awesome comment!
My parents just ordered me the i5 for college in September and obviously gonna be used for Netflix and TH-cam and what not too so I was starting to get worried watching these other reviews but yours really helped put that to rest awesome video and a like from me!
Hope you enjoy the laptop and best wishes in college!
Thanks for the video.. I like your honest opinion 👍🏻
Honesty is the best policy
Outstanding presentation, Brother. Keep up the great work.
Splendid review there brother. ❤️ Just a question. Spotify,many hours of binge watching on netflix,reading articles,light 1080p video editing at times and MS office n outlook. Would the Air 2020 with i5 16GB RAM 256gb suffice?
Sooraj Menon At that price, get the Pro. Same price and more value for your money
Dayo Aworunse Thanks a ton for the suggestion.Will be going ahead with the Pro this week. But one last question my friend. Will 8gb RAM in the 13 pro be enough for all the above mentioned coz thats what comes with the Pro base line model. Or is it better or wiser to bump it up to 16gb RAM?
@@soorajmenon3957 8GB will be fine
Thanks for this man 🤘🏻 I’m buying a MacBook Air at the end of the month and I watched his video yesterday. Got me really worried. Thanks for the info.
Glad I could help!
Ok thanks for the reassurance buying it now 😊😂
No problem 👍
I already bought the macbook air 2020 i3 and i was so scared after watching all the reviews that said it had huge overheat issues. Your video really helped me relax and be happy with my decision!
The real question is, have you had any problems yourself?
Im new to your channel and I like how you stamped everything so i can go to the test I may buy this macbook for roblox gaming because my room is cold so this might be the best portable laptop for me. PS im going to be using fpsunlocker for roblox too
Great video! You really gave me peace of mind as I’m considering buying the air
Sorry, I have to disagree. I have the 2019 version Air which has the same cooling system as the new 2020 version. And I can tell you one thing - even without pushing the laptop to the max, it gets heat up easily and the fan spinning like crazy. I dont do video editing in final cut. Just a casual small file video editing using a basic filmora software, watching 1440p videos and the tempt gets to 100 and producing loud noise. Mind you I was not doing these 2 things at the same time! Oh by the way, you can never experience this if you are testing this laptop in a shop or just for a short time. You actually have to use it to experience it. People are saying this Air is not for this, not for that...hey, its a $1000++ machines! And the upper tier is a quad core version. What's the point of buyinga $1000 plus laptop just to do typing and watch netflix? You can buy an entry level Ipad for that.
Hi, but I would like to disagree with you. You are right, it does have the same cooling system. However, it has a completely different CPU. The newer version has a 10th generation intel CPU while the 2019 model has the 8th generation (I think). This, of course, means that the 2020 model will run faster. Hence, the laptop will not heat up as much in the first place as the newer CPU should be able to handle the load.
Li Jiashen The MBA have a y chip whereas the MBP have a higher tier U chip
Li Jiashen There is a contradiction in your comment there. And your comment are like reading a spec sheets. Meanwhile I own the model and know what Im talking about. See the comparison between the 2019 vs 2020 version and you can see they both heat up and thermal throttled. It is because both fans are not connected to the heat sink. Your justification of the 2020 are based on it has the 10th gen that wouldn't heat up? Obviously you never used one of these laptops. The Intel's chip has nothing to do with the laptops get hot or not. Its the cooling system the reason of it.
You got Apple'd, thanks for purchasing your mediocre inferior product :)
I was worried about the overheating issue because my MBA is on the way from the store😌..this guy gave me some AIR now.. thank you so much for the honest review 🙌🏻👏🏼👏🏼
Let's hope I was correct
@@DayoAworunse yeah..its working smoothly so far
Why would anyone use a MacBook Air for video editing? That’s the MacBook Pro job.
Everything Videos I’ve been getting questions on if it can. It can do 1080p pretty well but yeah like you said, if you intend to do that everyday, that’s what the Pro line up is for.
Dayo Aworunse Do you have any video for casual users? I’m a college student and I’m getting the I5 model. I do light video editing time to time and sometimes make beats.
Everything Videos from what I’ve heard and seen. It can handle Logic Pro X( if that’s what you use to make beats ) and handles Lightroom as well ( if that’s what you photo edit with). I’ve used pixlr no problem on this device.
really impressed with this video quality and the way you explained everything. I instantly subscribed to your channel. Good job.
Let’s the aim of the channel Jeremy. Thanks for the sub
I never saw a laptop which gets almost 100 degrees just by watching a 4K video. And I think it’s harmful for devices to usually work on such environment. (no matter i3 i5 i7) BTW, no one will just use chrome one app but use multiple apps at the same time. It’s definitely something wrong on the design or operating system.
If you check the pinned comment, I have an array of apps open with a 1080p video playing with chrome.
@@DayoAworunse subscribed, thank you y for RP
I had to return my i5. Fan pretty lound and temps constantly at 85c or above running Zoom by itself. And yes, I checked the activity monitor. Add multitasking to that and temps got above 95. That maybe fine, but do you want to have temps of that level hitting close to threshold when doing that level of tasks. Why would the older MBA run cooler doing those same tasks? Yes, it is a retina screen, but come on. I do not consider that a pro user thing. The intel chips boost too high and thus use too much energy, which causes the MBA to run hotter based on the cooling design. The chess game that came with the computer had serious issues, which were software related I believe. That game alone could cause the fans to go above 8000 rpm and temps at constant 100 or near 100c on all 4 cores.
Thanks for making a honest point with MBA.
Thanks for making a honest comment.
I agree with you about the mac book air. I had seen the Maxtech MacBook air video and agree with you. The majority of general consumers buying the Macbook air wont have overheating issues.
Thanks!
The problem is telling me not to use Chrome because the computer can't handle it, is absolutely pathetic in 2020, stop trying to justify it being OK.
Yes It's Me not telling you not to use chrome. Just Safari on macOS is more efficient and it’s proven. But if you’re complaining about watching 4K 60FPS on a thin and light computer on a 13” non 4K display and attempting 4K video editing on a Y processor (not really Apple’s fault at this point, more of Intel) then you care too much about specs, benchmarks, and marketing to get you to buy it in the first place
Yes It's Me ok
@@DayoAworunse I can watch that 4k video on 10 tabs on my 13 inch, with ZERO studder. So yes this is an Apple problem. Just admit the Air is a pile of junk and Apple should never of released it in it's current state. If not no biggy, thanks for the video :)
Dude you deserve so many subs, great job
I never understood tech TH-camrs who gets a product and test it on a aspect it wasn’t design to perform “oh look this fork, it is terrible to drink soup with it”
The mca still have its problems and could be way better, but we can’t blame it for nothing doing what it wasn’t meant to do
oh look this fork, it is terrible to drink soup with it 😂😂😂
Thanks for your logic man, target audience is a major factor when designing a product and people seem to overlook this simple business move.
I might be the only one but that tv background is distracting because it looks so crisp and clear that I am kind of amazing at how clear it looks as if I am right there and I am watching this on my phone.
That’s the beauty of AppleTV Screensavers
I agree that the Air is working well for its intended audience. But when people aren't able to max out their i7 on an Air because of thermal throttling but can on a Pro, you can quite rightly ask why (if it's just an email, browsing and word processing machine) did Apple try to upsell you on a performance boost in the first place? It's not the processor that provides the ceiling so much as the thermal performance, and that's frustrating if you've paid extra.
The fans on my Air were working like crazy and my Air began to slow down when using Sidecar, to the point it was kind of unusable, which was disappointing considering it's marketed as a feature to customers.
That' resolve me heat, thank you...
Thank you. I have base i3 version. And first 3 days it really was hot. But after all updates, now, it’s best machine for usual tasks. Work, documents, mail, films, music, reading - my usual temperature is around 35-78 degrees Celsius. Great machine.
Max tech - did 1 video about overheating of MBA2020, and in other video he was promoted very bad program that can control fan in MBA. Bad soft for 14$. People - Air is not getting hot in usual tasks!
The power of the software optimization. We are in the future.
Me: *watches video*
Up next: "Stop Buying the MacBook Air"
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Great for intented use. Good point. But what others have said is the wierd positioning of the fan which apparently does not cool down the cpu at all. But as you righly point out, great for non professional use, 99.99% of purchases.
I stuck with the 2020 Air because I’m just a College Student lol maybe when I finish College and get into my Career job, I’ll probably upgrade to the bigger Pro 😜😜
Check out my new MacBook Pro video giving people a new perspective on it. Unless you meant the 16", then you got yourself a good career lined up
Some guys are just benchmarking the Macbook Air wrong. The Macbook Air is intended for regular tasks (browsing/seeing docs/etc...) and not for intensive tasks like video editing and such.
That's like taking a prius to a race track and blaming Toyota why it's such a poor performer to cars designed to go around a track.
It's absurd to me, but people like to try things out and see capabilities I suppose.
Then why offer anything higher than an i3 processor?
@@DayoAworunse YOur dumb bruh how is that a fair comparison
FIRST TIME SEEING STAMPS IN A VID
Maui Benedicto you seem excited
Dayo is the Man. Thanks for your guidance. I actually had an Air on order, and souped it up to 16Gb and the i5 etc., but realised I was paying more than for the base MBP. I cancelled that order and bought the 10th Gen / 4 port model and am very happy with it, although it's a bit over-specced for my moderate music production needs, but it does have a nice bright screen and the fans cool it down very quickly.
It'll last you a lot longer too
I know the test in the video was pretty abysmal so I did a real world test based on another viewer.
Edit: Macbook Pro vs MacBook Air (Zoom, Skype, WebEx Testing): th-cam.com/video/Wh3wU37NNhw/w-d-xo.html
Link of Proof: imgur.com/a/9Cf4lyQ
Tasks Open:
Chrome, 5 tabs, WITH a 1080p video playing the entire time
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Word
Slack
WhatsApp
Mail
AppStore
Maps
Brave
Fans never hit higher than 4000rpm and were virtually silent (around 2700 rpm) after everything was running for 1 minute and temperatures stayed consistent at ~70.
Dayo Aworunse: great stuff. Thanks for trying your best to replicate the jobs that MBA-User will probably do in their daily life. I assume it can handle the bit of excel/g-sheets work then as well, especially with the i5.
You got my sub!
Looking forward to what’s coming
Dayo Aworunse I have been an Mac user for a while. For the exact reason that some reviewers said the MBA gets too hot I opted for X1 Carbon this time. I like having Word open while having Chrome on the left side of the screen. Do you think that will shoot the temperature of the CPU up to 100 Celsius?
Deng Angela Depending on how you play it back, yes. Honestly if you aren’t watching 4K 60FPS videos, you’ll be alright!
@@DayoAworunse so watching 4k videos is bad for this Mac? But I can watch 4k on literally any cheap device... Can clear it up pls
@@harmonjp55 It's not "bad" per say. I'm curious about what cheap device you refer to though. It can run it as I have shown in the video, even in 60FPS. But if your primary consumption is 4K or even 4K 60FPS, the MBA will do it, but it's not really what you should be buying this device for.
Thank you for this review, I have the Air 2020 now for a few days and because of the Corona Virus I need it for Microsoft Teams and with that program it is 100 degrees. What happens after 15 minutes is that I have difficulty scrolling the list of participants, it slows down. Luckily they stay seeing me OK. The fans will be loud after a while, but when I am busy it is not annoying me. My work PC is a HP Pavilion i3 (2019), but that will also heat up extreme and also slows down, these fans are more loud than the Air. I think it is an issue with most notebooks. Camera on the MacBook is just much better, my students can see good what I am demonstrating, with the HP there is to much brightness. I am still doubting a little bit to keep the Air or to go to the Pro, but that is just so much more expensive, your video helped me, so I think I keep the Air.
Hi, just now reading this. When Apple releases the new Pro, you could probably get away with buying an older model (2019, but you have to enjoy butterfly keyboard switches). I think most people overlook that ultrabooks and thin&light laptops are small devices and we are asking a lot of them. If you don't need macOS, Surface Laptop 3 is a very good buy as well.
"camera on macbook is just much better"....Who the fuk are you kidding, the WebCam on the Macbook is total dog shit.
Yes It's Me most webcams in this segment suck. I did say I recommend the surface laptop 3 because that laptop is better overall and has a better camera.
@@bigdisme5622 compared to for example my 2019 HP notebook it is much better. But it is indeed the same quality as my 2009 iMac. So yes that is dog shit after so many years. These camera's are shitty, you must have luck, my 2017 iMac has a purple picture that is really bad, but no service by Apple, just maximum profit.