Still using my M1 Air. Still lovin’ my M1 Air.

I think the mac pro is more for those kind of people who just want to carry only one device and do not use any other additional pc/laptops at home 🤔

I still use my M2 mini 16GB. I gave my custom build to my brother. I moved away from gaming and the stupid/toxic community. Now I focus on my first love, making music & playing guitar/bass. I saved on electric bill too.

Would definitely like to see your homelab setup! Refreshing video about a pragmatic use case. So many videos I see with people that say that they need the max and the ultra. This doesn’t make sense to me since most jobs will give job a powerful enough model. The air is fine. Only thing that I’ve grown to appreciate is a bigger screen like in the 15”.

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This is the realest and most refreshing take on how much computer one really needs. You've earned a subscriber. I've been lusting after a MacBook and recently the SnapDragon X laptops. Stepping back, i have to acknowledge that my Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (2020) still does 99% of what I need it for.

i appreciate you giving a take like this especially as a tech youtuber as its pretty rare in the space, the air is super versatile and you really only need the pro if you have a definite use case for it. im also one of the people that thinks 8gb of ram is still fine in base macbook models for most people

I have a study abroad semester in Germany this upcoming Fall, and since my Dell XPS 15 give me various technical issues last semester, I decided to treat myself and get a MacBook for the remainder of my degree. The issue I have is that I over-analyze everything, especially when it comes to the money I'm going to spend. I kid you not, I have spent the last few weeks trying to decide if I want a Pro or an Air, and I have seen every single KZfaq video under the sun regarding this topic. It wasn't until I watched this video that I finally felt the peace and clarity I needed to come to a decision. I've decided the MacBook Air will more than certainly suit my needs and is enough for what I'll need the next few semesters, even though the speakers do worry me. Still, thank you Dayo for your piece, you've earned yourself one more subscriber!

I like you´re completely down to earth! No bullshit talk and dump promo! Thanks and all the best, enjoy your weekend!

"Is the computer good enough for me?" THAT is the question! I've had the base M2 Air since launch day and it is definitely good enough for me. That's all that matters. Great video and new sub.

I remember saying this in your stream chat a few months ago and I think my opinion is becoming a lot more widespread. The M1 macbook air is quite possibly one of the greatest devices to come out in the past 20 years due to how well-built, cost effective, and efficient it is. Being such a powerful device and not having a fan, which is a likely point of failure, helps to mitigate the poor repairability of the laptop, though it doesn't excuse it. Mind you, it's certainly not flawless, spec'ing it to have higher storage or memory like all Apple devices is a huge pain and the repairability isn't great. However, at the price point, there's still no windows laptops that can compete with it in every single front simultaneously.(though there are certainly windows options that outdo the M1 air in one or two areas like power or build quality or battery life, but none beat the M1 Air in every single category at once.)

Excellent outro! Slick! I was looking at a Mac mini, but when Apple Silicon was first announced I fell in love with the M1 MacBook Air that was introduced at the same time. I'm convinced this is the pinnacle of MacBook Air design. This is everything the 2014 MacBook wanted to be but it was saddled with that pathetic intel Core-M CPU. The newer MacBook Airs don't even LOOK like MacBook Airs. I bought my M1 MacBook Air eight months ago with double the RAM and double the storage as future proofing and it's what I'm used to on my old MacBook Pro, the last one with an internal optical drive and ALL the ports. The reviews for the base level M1 MacBook Air generally agreed that it was all anyone would need for at least 90% of Mac users. My sister is a teacher and she's utterly delighted with hers. Luke Miani recently talked about the 16" MacBook Pro, one of the last with and intel chip, that is an amazing laptop but is now selling for about the same as the base M1 MacBook Air. I'm not not sure I didn't overpay for my M1 MacBook Air because I'm not certain I'll ever really use the extra Ram and storage. The speakers on this Mac are surprisingly good.

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For the system data I would recommend showing hidden files in finder, and then going to library and cleaning out your caches, mainly the google chrome one that is probably over 50gb

this mac is legendary from 2020

The system data issue for storage was a problem I had on my M1 MacBook Pro, especially since I used it for all my video editing over the past few years. I was able to clear up most of it after deleting what was essentially a bunch of Premiere Pro backup files living back in cache folders. If there's apps that auto-backup, you can check those folders and delete them to free up a bunch of space.

Which background is that on the TV? I need to use that at work lol

I really love your videos and those wallpapers are always on-point. Can you share from where you get them?

Still rocking the base model M1 MacBook Air ! This thing is fantastic, I can’t seem to be able to kill the battery, it does everything I throw at it… I intend on keep using this laptop as long as I possibly can !

@5:15 You say MacBook airs twice when referring to be the last in line to get chips, are you trying to say like the iMacs?

Bro those wallpapers are absolutely amazing!

I have MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012, bought it in 2013). I'm using it mostly for web browsing, social media and typing some documents. I'm planning to hand it down to my younger sibling. Still choosing between the Mac Air 13" M2 or just an iPad (and accessories).

u can delete the storage that is being used as system data, open finder and go to library, check folders such as application support, mails and caches.. for me these were around 100gb

I got a really good deal on the M1 MBP so I went with that, also I don't travel with my laptop anymore so it works better for me.. If I were to buy a new laptop today a MBA would be fine if the price was right

Brand new M1s are $649.99 today and tomorrow at Walmart. Trying to get my aunt to grab one.

I just sold my m1 pro for $1250 cash. It was pretty good and the screen was dope but I swapped it out for an HP Chromebook. It's not a MacBook but this tech stuff is way too expensive

Where did you get that waterfall screen saver? Also, I love watching your videos!

Bought the M1 Air 16gb RAM last year and it's been nothing short of magical. I will have to upgrade within the next 12 months to a Pro/Mac Mini, because I heat this badboy up way too much when coloring/video editing, but it gets the job done everytime. I'm trying my best to take good care of it, as I want it to remain my travel laptop for the years to come. Paired up with 11" M4 iPad Pro, it's mind boggling how much power/battery life/POSSIBILITES I have in my backpack, weighting in at less than 2kg. I genuinely prefer the design of the M1 Air over the newer ones, it's sleek. If only the bezels were smaller. The keyboard is my favourite keyboard in the world. In a year or so, when my battery health is nearing 80%, I plan to replace the battery, maybe along with a keyboard replacement too, if it makes sense. At that point, most of my work is going to be happening on a different device, so the M1 Air will only be used for light work. I can see myself still using it in 4 years, regularly. What a purchase.

I think companies make new products because they are expected to

Its been a year still loving it its part of my body now

Huge like for you opinion, that different to 99% of tech bloggers!

Love my M1 Air

Now I'm a bit convinced to get Macbook Air instead of the Pro. Just a bit. I'm still not ready to let go of the convenience the Windows gives. Anyway, the bloopers do not disappoint 😂

I am contemplating this machine for my Master's degree study. I multitask and keep tons of tabs open during my research, other than that I only use my laptop for watching YT videos and series. I do not game, edit or do anything of that sort. As a student this would be huge investment and my first MacBook coming from years of using Windows, thus I am thinking of purchasing a new, 16gb model for 1000€. As such I am expecting this machine to last me 4 years minimum. Would any of you recommend this to me? M2 and above are out of my budget.

I think this is the machine I am going to try to pick up brand new in the future!

I would go for a used M1 but I'm reading lots of negative things regarding their screen that can break without any reason.

You really want that 16gb tho. When I have a bunch of Firefox tabs, Notability and maybe Obsidian open the 8gb version already gets to its limits. Not to mention CAD or Photo editing. 8gb are just not enough.

Still use my M1 as well! Absolute beast of a machine. There is no reason to upgrade other than a bigger screen

The M1 air is a great machine, even today. Silent, fast, and light weight. As a developer, I can say it is a very fine machine for software development if you get the 16GB version. The next iterations of apple silicon were just incremental improvements. Nothing compared to the leap from x86_64 to arm64. I agree with everything on your video, including playing on 60 fps 🤣

Great video! People don’t seem to realize how good Apple’s entry level products are. Case in point: M1 MacBook Air. I, too, have the same MacBook and I couldn’t have asked for a better laptop. For my personal use case, I don’t need a MacBook Pro. However. Apple makes it tempting to jump to their Pro-level devices because of features like ProMotion, miniLED display, etc. But those features are only niceties in my opinion. Does having a 120Hz refresh rate REALLY impact your life; your day-to-day operations as a casual user? No, I don’t believe so. The majority of the general population can get on with a MacBook Air and dare I say, a base model with 8GB of RAM!

I use my M1 MacBook Air forever.

Can you make a video on how to use another computer as a server to run things on such as streaming or such?

Great video!

A couple of questions and a my story. Is you M1 Mac the base version with 256 GB storage and 8 GB memory? Second, do you run any programming tools, IDEs, etc. I have an M1 8/256 Air and it is starts slowing when I run more than 2-3 applications. Nothing major, just an IDE, mail, etc. I upgraded to a 14" MBP M2 Pro (16G, 1 TB, much better screen) and am happy with it, but really miss the light and Air form factor. I would love to be able to replace the MBP with an Air.

"with WWDC around the corner" Bruh, WWDC is gone

i dont now how this laptop does it but I just bought a macbook air m1 8gb ram and its unbelievable good to use it dousnt even have a fan and is buttery smooth and snappy even with 8 gb of ram ram I am able to leave 10 tabs open 5 apps a game and documents photos and the laptop dousnt slow down a bit combined with the integration with my iPhone is just amazing I come from windows and having one systeem that has everything one it and can open almost everything you have on your phone is a game changer for me. and the touchpad is the best there is windows laptops don't even come close at least not the one I used this is the first laptop I like working on without mouse because the touchpad is better at multitasking and smoother .

Do you think its worth it if i buy it this year?

I quit using email app. For Mac that eats up storage, I just use the browser for email except for my iCloud Mail.

👏👏 Unless an user does super heavy tasks like 4-5k video-editing or 3D and motion graphics, a MacBook Pro or Max is gonna be absolutely overkill and he’d (honestly and brutally, not just frankly) just be wasting not only his money but the potential and power of the MacBook itself getting one.

As someone who is using 13PM and MBA M1 I totally concur

2015 MacBook Pro + M1 iPad. That’s all I need.

I actually wanna buy a 16gb/1tb model of the m1 macbook air this year. I'm on my last year of computer science and I travel a lot to college and from college. On my last year I'll be doing mostly angular(node js, javascript, etc) and some pyhton machine learning. Do you think it's a good option in 2024 for 1000 euros?(I'm from Portugal btw)

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Only reason I sold my M1 MacBook Air and bought a M3 MBA is because the low power mode with those efficiency cores make the device a battery BEAST.

M1 Macbook Air. The Legend lives on.

Since you make most of your videos on the M2 Pro Mac Mini, the M1 Air is a good choice. The M3 Air is better long-term.

M1 Air from the beginning and still going strong

The Mac Book Air models don’t have twice the Battery Life of the 14” and 16” Mac Book Pros. If you don’t want or need the Power of the 14” or 16” Models, but you are exaggerating about the battery life, the Pro models have over 12 hours of battery life for the exact same tasks, withy the better Screen, Speakers, consistent power, etc.. Battery Life is Superb on all of these Mac Portables, including the bigger models.

I am an IT guy i want to know what software you use on M1 air like virtualbox and is 8gb ram variant is sufficient or 16gb?

hey I sent you the thumbnail for your prev video would love to hear from you

How much storage do you have?

I'll just add they really need to get the weight down of the air and the pro. These things are heavy. I got the MacBook pro m1 for free and I sold it

What editor do you use?

I'm just gonna buy the m2 macbook air and places don't even sell the m1 anymore unless you look at a used market place.

Hey i am a programmer, i heard talk of docker, which windows processor can handle the same type of load.

Is it 8 gb version ?

And this little old thing is going to get Apple Intelligence. How great is that!?

dude than just bus a 200$ crome book if u want everything run in a broswer XD oh and what if u have no internet or just bad service ?

It's the best laptop for students

I will use my m1 MacBook pro forever

Engaging video

I have a Dell XPS 15 (9500) with an i7.....32GB of RAM...a 2TB SSD...running Fedora Linux..and its been running it for a few years now...still as fast as day one...and no issues when it comes to updates! Gotta love the Open Source software and operating systems! Don't think I'll ever use Windows again! (and no..I don't game on it...thats what the PS5 is for...its strictly my coding machine with some Netflix on the weekends!)

Bruh I'm using a core i5-8250u to watch this. It's actually not that bad so long as the video is not encoded in AV1 and greater than 1440p.