M1 vs M2 vs M3 MacBook Air - ULTIMATE Comparison!

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I bought every single generation of the Apple silicon MacBook Air and compared them in everything from CPU performance, coding, Adobe workflows, blender, gaming, battery life, and even thermal performance. The question is - which one should you get? The latest and greatest, or save some money and get the older versions?
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00:00 Which MacBook Air Is Best
00:33 Physical Differences
01:56 M2 vs M3 MacBook Air
03:09 Chip Differences
04:54 SSD Speed
05:21 Everyday and Multitasking Performance
06:39 AnkerWork S600
07:47 Battery Life
10:14 Thermal and Heat Performance
11:27 Is The Air Powerful Enough?
12:42 CPU Performance
12:54 Creative Workflows
13:32 3D Workflows
13:52 Gaming Performance
14:19 Which One Should You Buy?
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@CreatedTech
@CreatedTech 12 күн бұрын
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@sabilza
@sabilza 12 күн бұрын
I won't replace my 8GB M1 Macbook Air until Apple releases the base Macbook Air with a minimum of 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, and a 90hz refresh rate display
@Niasyy
@Niasyy 12 күн бұрын
you can always choose the model with 16GB ram. Even if they offered 12GB ram as a base model, it's hard to believe they'd keep the same price.
@enfisya
@enfisya 12 күн бұрын
is your laptop enough for you? I’m looking into it now :) do you use it intensively? :)
@skepticalmechanic
@skepticalmechanic 12 күн бұрын
Bought a 15" M2 MacBook Air new at Best Buy with 16GB ram and 1TB SSD for $1,499... What a deal! Got it yesterday!
@strike9966
@strike9966 12 күн бұрын
holding my m1 16gb air for as long as i can, i love it
@brotherjoll1802
@brotherjoll1802 12 күн бұрын
lucky you got the 16gb man this 8gb gets laggy with some intermediate music production crafting whilst other tabs are open
@leventelajos5078
@leventelajos5078 11 күн бұрын
same
@AnthonyOlenrag
@AnthonyOlenrag 10 күн бұрын
Just picked up M3 16gb 512gb ssd as my first macbook. Can’t wait to love it as well
@FlyingPigChannel
@FlyingPigChannel 9 күн бұрын
Same
@victorhdmg95
@victorhdmg95 12 күн бұрын
I got MacBook Pro m1 (basically an air m1 with fans) and I can assure u guys, its way more powerful than what I need for my daily use
@jank8456
@jank8456 12 күн бұрын
My opinion (I have all of them): build quality: m1 air; look and feel: better m2/m3; screen: the same; speakers: better m1 (real stereo), performance: exactly the same m1=m2=m3; battery: little bit better in m2/m3 (my m1 has only 20 cycles)
@jaspinderdhillon
@jaspinderdhillon 11 күн бұрын
Brother I want to but a laptop for coding and doing regular sometimes intense works like video editing types so what should I go for ??
@DarKnightRayleigh
@DarKnightRayleigh 12 күн бұрын
I don't understand why these youtubers just throw Macbook air as " email machine " , a $100 phone can do that too .
@slivka_1
@slivka_1 11 күн бұрын
It’s really stupid honestly. People can buy a chromebook for that. These Macs are powerful
@DarKnightRayleigh
@DarKnightRayleigh 11 күн бұрын
@@slivka_1 yeah
@nicolasb.henry294
@nicolasb.henry294 5 күн бұрын
I use a base M2 Air and this machine is quite powerful that I do almost everything with it. Photo editing, digital collage art, organising exhibitions, preparing contest, writing poetry, creating my website and organising my art business. My next machine will be an M4 Air those machines are so powerful it its no need to buy a base M MacBook Pro as the both share the same chips. you really see a difference while using a M Pr or M Max Chips but for the moment I don´t need this power. But those M Air lineup are definitely more than "machine to read emails and surf the web mainly and be use mainly by students"
@OC-CPA
@OC-CPA 12 күн бұрын
Nice comparison. Would love to see a comparison between the 13" and 15" MBA M3 vs the 14" MBP M1 and M2, since they're all within a couple hundred bucks of each other.
@chanchanadissanayake2391
@chanchanadissanayake2391 12 күн бұрын
I just wanted to take the time to say thank you to you. I'm getting my first mac tomorrow, a MacBook Air and I've watched a lot of your videos on MacOS and Macs and they have been incredibly valuable for me. Keep up the good work!!!
@CreatedTech
@CreatedTech 12 күн бұрын
Glad I could help!
@nyx3983
@nyx3983 12 күн бұрын
bought 15" M2 16/256. runs perfectly & love that extra screen space. makes doing anything feel more immersive.
@Lambelio_
@Lambelio_ 12 күн бұрын
You said that you stopped the head of autonomy when the MacBook M1 was at 5% But I would like to know how much time has elapsed from the battery at 100% to 5%?
@patricksantos4199
@patricksantos4199 10 күн бұрын
I'm holding on to my base model M1 Macbook Air until they get rid of the notch on the macbook or if they make it useful.
@mouad7498
@mouad7498 12 күн бұрын
It saddens me how as much as I think the m1 macbook air is impossibly amazing for it's power and efficiency.. I had two m1 macbook airs die on me (motherboard failure) they both lasted me a year and a half so no warrenty lmao.
@gerardrosales
@gerardrosales 8 күн бұрын
4:07 damn I didn't know that upgrading the RAM will also automatically include the non-binned GPU add on. Apparently, this was also the case for the M2 MBA models. I have an M1 MBA and I upgraded the RAM, but I didn't get the upgraded GPU core count back then.This was nice to know.
@mjthethird1
@mjthethird1 11 күн бұрын
I prefer the wedge shape, and I use continuity camera for webcam as it’s far superior to both the 720p and 1080p
@Drew1218s
@Drew1218s 12 күн бұрын
Unless you are a 3D/motion graphics designer (which isn’t that many of you) the m1 will do everything you need. I’m a graphic designer and the M1 chip in my iMac with 8gb of ram runs all the adobe suite programs with no issues for me. I’ll have minor slow downs once I start opening lots of tabs but it’s not that bad.
@sergioramirez196
@sergioramirez196 11 күн бұрын
Really like this channel. Thanks
@DatTruckinGuy
@DatTruckinGuy 11 күн бұрын
Still have my M1 Air 16GB/256GB. Hasn’t lost a step once. Still don’t mind the 13 in. display.
@zimabluexo
@zimabluexo 9 күн бұрын
am looking to buy m1 air now, is it ok or should i go with m3?
@DatTruckinGuy
@DatTruckinGuy 9 күн бұрын
@@zimabluexo Depends what you use it for.
@zimabluexo
@zimabluexo 9 күн бұрын
@@DatTruckinGuy am complete noob, looking to learn programming stuff ! and switch to IT (i play no games)
@DatTruckinGuy
@DatTruckinGuy 8 күн бұрын
@@zimabluexo The M1 Air is still a good all around laptop. It’ll handle programming just fine. If you’re using it for more intensive tasks, like 8K video rendering or something like that, then get a MacBook Pro. If you do get a M1 MacBook, make sure you get the 16GB/ model. If you need more storage, consider your iCloud storage account. Sites like Amazon and WalMart still sells them.
@zimabluexo
@zimabluexo 8 күн бұрын
@@DatTruckinGuy tnx fir replying all i can get is m1 air base model *😅 i was in doubt that will that be enough for me to learn coding? ig its enough fir me.
@DrCeramicDallas
@DrCeramicDallas 11 күн бұрын
Just upgraded from M1 to M3 Air. The speakers are so much better in quality and loudness. Although the older model had a better speaker placement. I'd say it is worth it just for the new design. Don't forget that Apple has $100 education discount so these prices shown can be actually lower.
@Little-bird-told-me
@Little-bird-told-me 12 күн бұрын
very good channel. Underrated
@Everydaykaen
@Everydaykaen 9 күн бұрын
Just ordered the m3 air as my first macbook 😅
@MELOWARMACHINE
@MELOWARMACHINE 12 күн бұрын
I’m still wondering how gaming is on the M3 air with 16gb ram and 512gb ssd. I’m hoping it could play bigger games baldurs gate 3’s late game even if I need to lower the graphics, and pc/Xbox exclusives like starfield. I saw others showing the m3 actually throttles and heats up more with certain tasks so was wondering if the m4 might be even worse or if it’s new tech is for even less heat etc
@ohmahrie
@ohmahrie 9 күн бұрын
did you watch the video
@MELOWARMACHINE
@MELOWARMACHINE 9 күн бұрын
@@ohmahrie yes could you tell me around what time in the video he switched from 8gb to 16gb if I didn’t notice it please?
@luigivelasco175
@luigivelasco175 7 күн бұрын
Just get an upgraded ram and ssd M2 .. M3 user here.
@adambielski2743
@adambielski2743 11 күн бұрын
So it seems that something is wrong. M3 being 3nm, more power efficient uses almost the same energy as older less power efficient M2.
@njpme
@njpme 7 күн бұрын
They increased the cpu clock speed
@picwolf
@picwolf 10 күн бұрын
I use my MacBook Air M2 with 16GB of ram for work and school and it’s a beast , I’m a web developer.
@Stape_Playshion
@Stape_Playshion 4 күн бұрын
My hp laptop is over 5 and a half years old. Im looking to switch to macbook since mt laptom is so damn slow.
@sakibsakic2952
@sakibsakic2952 9 күн бұрын
M2 here, not thinking about switching
@Danishxbr
@Danishxbr 11 күн бұрын
I bought m1 and used it for week but kept looking at m3 air 😂😂 also was not happy with the camera 😂 Finally went to store and returned it and bought m3 air . Very happy with the purchase 😇
@boxrick1
@boxrick1 12 күн бұрын
Why compare old crappy ruined batteries against spanking new laptops. Feels like a pointless test
@MrDucatiV4
@MrDucatiV4 12 күн бұрын
Me: I'll hold on to my M1 pro 16" instead of trading it in for the M3 air 15". Dame I actually thought about it but now nvmd.
@ijlalahmad9652
@ijlalahmad9652 8 күн бұрын
can macbook air handle 4k video editing? please let me know
@JapanPotato
@JapanPotato 5 күн бұрын
Yes, no problem for most cases. I work with heavy (60 gb or more) files from my Sony FX3 camera oftentimes 5-7 streams simultaneously at 4K 60fps on my Air M2 with 16gb ram.
@revenge217
@revenge217 8 күн бұрын
Honestly which one is the best ? M1 ? M2 ? M2 Pro ? M2 Max ? M3 ? M3 Pro ? M3 Max ?
@lehaidang8497
@lehaidang8497 7 күн бұрын
That's exactly the reason why I chose MacBook Air M1 8/256 for better SSD speed rather than M2 8/256 😊😊
@prajetkhule
@prajetkhule 10 күн бұрын
M2- 8,512 or M3- 8,256? Which one should i buy? I am an MBA student.
@daphmaier
@daphmaier 9 күн бұрын
Get an m2 with 16gb of ram and 256 gib ssd + a portable. Thank me later :-)
@nicolasb.henry294
@nicolasb.henry294 5 күн бұрын
@@daphmaier The M2 is still an amazing machine especially fro everyday tasks
@hokage2778
@hokage2778 12 күн бұрын
is midnight on m3 is normal?
@rishabsinghbaran1574
@rishabsinghbaran1574 11 күн бұрын
The fingerprints are pretty bad
@NilosX23
@NilosX23 4 күн бұрын
My niece wants a m3 Mac book air this is going to be her graduation present now she not a gamer so mainly school some games not hardcore i think mainly Roblox . Granted due to her scholarship she got a free xps 13 2 in 1. I want to get her just base M3 should fork over the $ 200 to get the 16GB ram or just base model is good enough for a person starting college she planning to be a nutritionist so not sure what will be required for to do in class.
@PeterEmery
@PeterEmery 12 күн бұрын
Shouldn't call them Airs if they have no fan.
@revenge217
@revenge217 8 күн бұрын
8/256GB in 2024 is ridiculous
@ashwanthk7358
@ashwanthk7358 12 күн бұрын
and now apple launches m4 ipad pro LOL !
@nigel8499
@nigel8499 12 күн бұрын
When are they going to get rid of the horrible 'notch'?
@n.h187
@n.h187 12 күн бұрын
It'll turn into the pill.
@dan8t669
@dan8t669 12 күн бұрын
when people stop buying it
@haruyanto8085
@haruyanto8085 12 күн бұрын
You don't notice it on use, since that's where the menu bar goes
@Sam-pn2kc
@Sam-pn2kc 12 күн бұрын
happy with my M2 air with 16gb ram for now. next upgrade will be a m4 pro or m5 pro next
@skepticalmechanic
@skepticalmechanic 12 күн бұрын
M2 only slower with base model... so it's NOT all M2..
@lorensims4846
@lorensims4846 12 күн бұрын
At least the M1 MacBook Air still really looks like a MacBook Air.
@Macorelppa
@Macorelppa 12 күн бұрын
Snapdragon Owns M series chips. 🔥
@NicolaMastrandrea
@NicolaMastrandrea 9 күн бұрын
m4
@FolkenFarnell-fanelia08
@FolkenFarnell-fanelia08 12 күн бұрын
there should be a lawsuit against apple for overheating damages on the motherboard on all MacBook Air.
@haruyanto8085
@haruyanto8085 12 күн бұрын
They are still cooler than non-Macbook
@Goalier95
@Goalier95 12 күн бұрын
None. M4 chip just came out, wait next year for it or wait until 2026 when the M5 comes out.
@petru8304
@petru8304 11 күн бұрын
You are faierd
@stevemuzak8526
@stevemuzak8526 12 күн бұрын
Non of them. Wait for M4
@OC-CPA
@OC-CPA 12 күн бұрын
In that case, why not wait for M5 or M6? There will always be a better product down the line (at least, until society crumbles).
@stevemuzak8526
@stevemuzak8526 12 күн бұрын
@@OC-CPA M4 was just announced on the new iPads
@OC-CPA
@OC-CPA 12 күн бұрын
@@stevemuzak8526 So? Again, there’s always going to be a newer chip. MacBooks might not get M4 chips until late this year or perhaps even next year. On the topic of the MacBook Air, the M3 MacBook Air JUST came out.
@confusedwarrior4495
@confusedwarrior4495 12 күн бұрын
No, wait for M5
@bemvey
@bemvey 12 күн бұрын
Get M7 or nothing else!
@AlexanderLindo
@AlexanderLindo 12 күн бұрын
I have a question regarding battery temperature which is not spoken about in most videos I have watched. I recently purchased an M1 MacBook Air in August 2023, a fantastic machine with excellent performance and timeless design, however seeing as your personal M1 MacBook Air is just over 3 years old and still has 90% battery health, as one would expect under normal use (With a battery manufacture date of May 2023, mine is at 89% battery health with 80 cycles). I am looking to maintain a healthy battery for as long as possible. While plugged in and with a full battery, I during sustained processor and graphics intensive loads, iStat Menus displays battery temperature increasing to ~44 ℃ until thermal throttling of the M1 kicks in, reducing CPU heat and therefore bringing battery temperature down to 43 ℃ until the task is complete. Watching your "How HOT Will Your FANLESS M1 MacBook Air Get?", I saw your battery temperature climb to a max of 44 ℃ during sustained load. Now while those temperatures are within spec of lithium-ion batteries, seeing the different chassis design of the M2 and M3 MacBook Air, I am curious to know how battery temperatures compare in similar scenarios and while the external laptop cooling pads you tested did not have a dramatic effect on reducing processor temperature, I am curious to find out how effective they are in reducing battery temperature.
@AbeM.
@AbeM. 3 сағат бұрын
It’s interesting to hear yours has aged that quickly. I don’t do anything more intensive than coding and web browsing with my M1, so after nearly 3 years of almost-daily, it’s still at 95% battery health.
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