@XIX203 if you’re browsing and watching videos and so definitely but if you’re playing games on max graphics probably not

Could I run Universe sandbox 2 with this M3 MacBook Air without any issues? Could a base model be enough or does the RAM need upgrading?

@@TaulantSelmanaj-k9x I’m not super sure but probably not if you’re doing a lot of stuff, sorry for the not so great answer

I have the M2 with 8 ram also and the graphic tends to yellow also, but like you said, I notice nothing on performance. Although maybe in some years we will notice it. Who knows😅

awesome, I bet that ultra crushes video editing!

@@ByteReview it revolutionized my workflow for sure. I’m a premiere user and with media encoder renders used to take 6x longer than with Davinci Resolve on my 2019 Mac Pro. Switching to Apple silicon day one brought that to only 2x, and since then there have been improvements. Now I can import footage and transcode automatically without skipping a beat.

​@@hayleyharrison5127are you a freelancer?

The MacBook Pros so solid

Fortunately all M4 Macs are supposed to have 16GB at base

It's a great little app!

15” is a beaut!

We only use Linux and Windows at university and work, because of the applications we use and need, Mac is no option. But privately, I also prefer a MacOS/Linux combination.

@@vanCaldenborgh that's fair.

Thanks for the support!

You think I could get away with that as well on a 16/512?

RAM is defo more important in the case! Very interesting to hear it chokes with that smaller workload. I found when I tried the M2 base model last year it held up just fine for me, even with the creative stuff!

@@ByteReview It works fine when I use it less than a hour but it start to buffer when it’s on more than 4 5 hours.

@@Somebody_Else_Now noted. I always try and give out the best information so it's important to know this!

You’ll be a bit futures proofed there too!

Thanks! And yeah I bet that thing still rips well!

Nice! What games are you playing?

@@ByteReview Right now I've just finished up the Tomb Raider games! Would definitely recommend them, they're so good

ayyy thanks for stopping by dude

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Starlight is really nice, I wish they did that colour on the pros!

Thanks man! And it's mad how much it can handle without a fan

Thanks!

Wow amazing deal. Did you go for the 15" or 13"? what color?

@@D37fit 13 inch. Midnight black. I really like the m3. My machine was perfect. Two years old m2 was still nice . I’m very happy with the new m3.

haha what a setup!

@@ByteReview yeah I’m starting college next year. In the interim the iPad should be good enough lol

Wayne.

Thanks, I've honestly not had an issue with brightness on this - did you find it was too dark?

Glad you enjoyed!

Great choice tbh!

it overheats compared to both m1 and m3

@@CalmDinosaur-jz9ej lol it doesn't.. That's what max tech told u? Nobody is running those stupid benchmarks on loop. I have got m1 air and m3 air too (family members) and on day to day usage thermals are exactly same

On the other hand. I went for the Air M1(after the launch of M3)and saved loads of money. Loving it. Will upgrade after a few more iterations. Another 4-5 years - there would be huge bump in performance and most probably required at that point of time. As of now for my use case the base Air M1 is working like a charm.

@@karanm2129 m1 is still overkill for 90% users. Great pick buddy. I'm also gonna use my base model m2 probably for next 3-5 years

Glad you enjoyed it! And ugh I find benchmarks have their place but don’t always paint a ‘real’ picture of using the software :)

@@ByteReview HAHA exactly why I have been binging your videos! Even way back until the M1 Videos!!!

Oh yeah it’ll crush that! Nice!

Only three battery cycles is amazing! That's pretty much new!

Thanks! And yes if you want no lag no if you're fine with lag

Should be all good, I've been using it for that with no issues but my photo edits aren't massive

Thank you!

Yeah the promotion display would be a lovely addition!

24gb and 1 tb on an air???? Why not get a 14” pro. A lot more power

@@davidcooper574 I did seriously think about the 14" Pro but when I did my backpack test I knew right away the Air was the way I wanted to go. It is just so thin and light you don't even notice it whereas the 14" Pro is noticebly thicker and heavier and just chunkier overall which didn't feel much different to my 16" MBP if I am honest. My goal was the lightest, least noticable laptop running macOS I could get and the Air was the best solution for that. Expensive for sure but I am a freelance software developer and these are all business purchases which make them tax deductable for me, so how much they cost isn't of any real concern. That's why I decided to up the RAM and storage to more than I know I need as in reality it doesn't cost me any more once I file my tax returns and it gives me a machine that will hopefully peform better and last longer. As for the power difference between the Air and Pro, you're right it is there but only really for very heavy workloads using many cores, this isn't what I use the Air for. I have my 16" MBP for heavy tasks and if I need that much power on the go I will take the 16" instead. For 99% of the on the go work it is just demoing things to clients and doing small, realtime changes not running on device LLMs or 5 virtual machines so the Air is more than powerful enough that I don't notice any different in terms of actual performance.

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Slight boosts here and there but also hardware accelerated ray tracing and some AI bits - tbh if you’re on M2 there is no reason to upgrade!

@@ByteReview looking for my first mac which is the better bang for the buck

Definitely need a new one. Could not get edit or delete to work! Sorry about that.

@@fiona9088 It didn't heat up in my usage at all and there is a headphone jack so you should be good!

Cause they look awful on a shirt imo haha

@@ByteReview I can see that. Makes sense.

Honestly I've no idea of what of power or apps cyber security uses so I'm not sure. However I think 16GB of ram is a well worthwhile upgrade regardless of what you do

Yes, the rule of common sense does apply. When I bought my M1, I bought the M1 MB Pro 13 as it has a fan for the more intensive workflows. The Air has no active cooling, so your workload means you bought the wrong device. You should have bought one with a fan and 16GB of RAM. Buy a four-year-old Intel Windows machine, with 8GB and turn the fan on and see how well that copes with your usage. It would be miles worse!

Oooh interesting to hear that, sounds like you're pushing that laptop pretty hard, maybe a little more than others? but I would have thought the 8gb could handle all that ok. Thanks for this!

Thanks! It's all Hot, you can get it here : github.com/macmade/Hot

@@ByteReviewhey thanks!

Thanks man!

Very, very rarely - only if im exporting a video with all my other creative apps open and chrome loaded with tabs

Yes, I think it would be fine but 16GB RAM would really be worth going for if you can

​@@ByteReview As much as I'd like to go for the 16GB, the pricing here in my country is absurd. It costs almost $500 for the 16GB, paired with the 512GB of SSD :

I don't have any issues with it but it's way smoother in safari definitely

apple studio display

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@@ByteReviewthanks :)

it's from bark and jack! Desert Sand 👌🏻

@@ByteReview Thanks mate!

Yeah the midnight blue is wonderful but it hides nothing at all haha

I think the point is buying something like that and never pushing it is incredibly dumb in both contexts. Even if it’s more socially acceptable with cars. It’s still dumb

It’s Tom’s own design available on his website.

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Thanks! It’s a moonswatch mission to Jupiter