You Should Buy the M3 MacBook Air: Here’s Why!

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The latest 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models have been available for two weeks now, and Dan has been using the 15-inch version since it launched. Dan has shared his full review now that he's been able to spend some quality time with the machine and has realized that this might be the best laptop for most people out there.
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@VE4NSA Ай бұрын

Just go to 4:14 minutes to avoid the sponsor commercial pitch!

@jadoo16815125390625 Ай бұрын

The hero we need! 🎉

@HA-hr3qx 29 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@messicomps344 20 күн бұрын

He is the 🐐

@Nikiaf Ай бұрын

I think the biggest factor in favor of the M3 MacBook is that you're virtually guaranteed to get a few extra years of OS updates and general longevity out of the device. Considering who usually buys these, having a few more years of not feeling like your device is outdated is worth the price premium.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Agreed but some people just don’t care. Thankfully there are good options for everyone!

@Ifatc Ай бұрын

@@macrumorsThey should care, just for the sake of security patches

@thebrickhiker Ай бұрын

@@Ifatc the good news is that there are easy ways to continue to upgrade OSes on unsupported Macs so one does get those security updates. Doing so can really squeeze more extended life into some gear!

@owenchuarbx Ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up. Another factor in deciding m3 and m2

@mr_nobody_21 Ай бұрын

Doesn't windows laptops get all windows updates? OS update is not an issue in PC world, whether it is mac or windows or linux.

@33kmm33 Ай бұрын

I bought a like new 13 inch M2 from eBay with 512gb of storage and 16gb of RAM for longevity. Paid less than the base M3 and I couldn't be happier - incredible performance for such a thin, light and silent machine. Unless you need dual monitor support, I think this is the best move.

@NPC123UH Ай бұрын

m1 mba is best move.

@AndrewC89 Ай бұрын

@@NPC123UHThe M2 is worth it for magsafe alone. Ppl tend to trip on cords and not having your laptop go flying is invaluable.

@Michelangelo94 Ай бұрын

The best feature of the M3 Air is now an Apple-refurbished M2 Air with 16 GB of RAM is $1019. Just have to really be vigilant with the refurbished store, as those models are usually sold out within 48 hours of being posted.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Bingo

@don_chuwish Ай бұрын

Is that with a 256GB SSD? Right now I see 8GB / 512GB for $1019 but no 16GB.

@Michelangelo94 Ай бұрын

@@don_chuwish yes that’s with a 256 GB SSD. If you don’t see them on Apple’s refurbished site, it’s because there aren’t any available.

@wazitSomethingISaid Ай бұрын

this is the video i needed to see :) thanks

@myworkrota1928 29 күн бұрын

How have you found the battery life for this M3 MacBook Air?

@RonaldEpstein Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for getting to the point in the first minute of the video. Most people would have drawn out that conclusion to the end of the video

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@alexmeh Ай бұрын

Apple could just be the better company and start their base Macs at a decent 16gb RAM. They're so cheap on this.

@NPC123UH Ай бұрын

awwwwwww

@calorion Ай бұрын

I think this video disproves that. Sure, *techies* need 16gb. But lots and lots of regular folk, schools, etc. do not.

@JimzAuto Ай бұрын

Do you have an M-based mac; if so how much RAM? Lotsa 8GB users out here without issue.

@MrVerniers 25 күн бұрын

@@calorion He says his in-laws still use a computer from years ago that still functions fine in it's current application. It's silly to suggest anything on how the new MBA in base configuration will fare in 5-10years based on an anecdote. Websites and applications are getting larger and larger, as the average pc improves so do the applications running on that hardware. This has nothing to do with techies but rather with common sense. I mostly agree with what he's saying, but as an MBA M1 user I can tell you that you won't need much more than a browser and a mailclient to reach those 8GB.

@calorion 23 күн бұрын

@@MrVerniers Yes, if you want to keep your Mac current for 10 years, you need to pay more up front. …So?

@GurdevSambali 2 күн бұрын

Out of curiosity, can it stay on all day? I usually keep my laptop turned on and connected to an external monitor, engaging in various activities like video editing with Premiere Pro, using Photoshop, Figma, Chrome with about 10-15 tabs open, Firefox, and Notion.

@stevegresock5939 Ай бұрын

The base model MacBook Air would great for me. I won’t be scared to buy the base model when starting online college courses. I check my email, Facebook, watch KZfaq and that’s it. I am hoping to buy the M1 MacBook Air. GREAT VIDEO!!!!

@macrumors Ай бұрын

You’d be totally happy with a base model 🙂

@mimandshaindy4906 Ай бұрын

Totally go for the M1 - She's an irreplaceable beauty and Zippy for all those things.

@KatysCampKitchen Ай бұрын

What video editing software do you use? I am heavily considering this model. I currently have a 2017 MBP that needs to be upgraded as I am starting to have some problems with it. I edit using iMovie currently, but am thinking of going to FCP. Thanks for the time and effort you put into making this video! -Katy

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Final Cut Pro!

@TylerAllenmichael Ай бұрын

My 2012 MBAir just streamed two days of march madness, 10 hours, 2 games on two monitors and it didn’t hick up once. I also just bought an M2 MBAir M2 15inch - 16 GB - 1TB for a steal and it’s wonderful.

@gvalo Ай бұрын

I’m debating between a MBA or a MBP (either with 16/512) It would be for personal use and my job… a bit of gaming (mostly retro stuff), some scripting, some VSCode dev work, a lot of zoom/teams, and a lot of remoting into servers via terminal or Remote Desktop apps. I want to use two monitors but I hear the dual monitor with the lid closed on the MBA is causing serious performance drop I would likely try to sell my m1 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard and pencil to get one. I don’t use it as often as I expected to

@nerdonthebike9713 25 күн бұрын

I just bought my apple MacBook Air M3 for college work, I think it may be a bit over kill but I’m doing automotive engineering so I’ll need a good portion of power to do task.

@peteherrera1502 Ай бұрын

people complaining about fingerprints crack me up since no one seems to complain about finger prints left behind on the glass of there Ipad or Iphone or any other glass type device that people have to touch to use.

@FFCOACHDAN Ай бұрын

Midnight looks nice but everyone has a black or grey laptop, Starlight is unique and my fav, enjoying my upgrade to the M3 and looking to set up duel monitors.

@EnronnSierra Ай бұрын

Still on a M1 2020 13 inch MBP and I have no desire to upgrade. It sits at home everyday and for the average stuff I do on it, I am probably gonna still be using it at the end of the decade.

@gregb2892 24 күн бұрын

Is the air ok for djing ?

@LloydSturdy Ай бұрын

I'm still rocking a 2012 non-retina macbook pro for all my professional photography work - 16Gigs of memory and I've just upgraded the SSD from 4TB to 8TB - plenty powerful enough! I've got a spare mint one in case this one gives up the ghost - not planning un 'upgrading (LOL)' for a few more years!

@barath4545 Ай бұрын

Dan, one BIG question from me: With light laptops I have the problem that the base part of the laptop doesn't weight enough compared to the monitor part, so it easily "tips over" when using it on the knees. Does the MBA address this problem this time? ... Or should I just go MBP? Currently using a 15 inch 1.7 kg Lenovo X1 Extreme for 4k video editing etc on the go but want an M3 soon to replace it (OS, np, IT pro etc) and even the 1.7kg can tip easily.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

I have never had that issue on any air or pro laptop so I think you’d be fine. Definitely get a 15” if you want that similar size. It’s great

@Eric-qi9us 8 күн бұрын

I have the 13 inch m2 air and no, that will never happen. The display part is really thin and light so you can't tip it over.

@JJohnson313 Ай бұрын

This MacBook Air is better than the MacBook Pro you purchased during the pandemic.

@AlexanderLindo Ай бұрын

I have completed several professional audio and video productions on a Non-Retina Intel-based MacBook Air with only 4 GB of RAM.

@svustudent6091 11 күн бұрын

How about heat problems?

@Joshylonstoky 17 күн бұрын

I really like MacBook Air, I think the concept of a laptop is that it should be portable. Im currently using an iMac but for for my current work the company is giving me an M3 Air 24GB of ram and 1TB disk. workflow: we use and web base tool for design as well as photoshop so im currently having like 9 ps files open mostly under 100mb some times can get to 500mb per file. and have like 16 chrome tab (because safari doesn't work as well for the company tools that are mostly chrome-windows base) also use media encoder an some illustrator brevely. my current Mac is a 27 inch iMac late 2015 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 16gb of ram and 1tb hard drive. so it will be a big step up.

@DiegoJose-gx8bs Ай бұрын

I purchased my M2 15-inch Air base model for $999 from Best Buy, just before the announcement of the M3 models. As a casual user who doesn't engage in heavy tasks on my personal laptop, I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase. The machine is stunning and a joy to use for any purpose, with its beautiful 15-inch screen providing an excellent viewing experience. As mentioned in this video, for average users like myself, the difference between the M2 and M3 models isn't significant unless specific M3 features are required, such as dual monitor support or ray tracing for gaming-features most users won't need. It's remarkable that the current landscape allows for such powerful M chips, to the extent that reviewers now not only recommend the latest model but also its predecessors. We're living in a time where technological advancements continue to impress.

@realism001 Ай бұрын

I’m considering a 16/512 or 16/1tb 15” M3 MBA or 14” M3 MBP - the only concern I have about MBA is that it’s fanless - would it frequently run slightly warm when hooked to an external monitor while watching vids etc?

@n00g72 Ай бұрын

No, that’s hardly a demanding task.

@hansschauf1804 Ай бұрын

I have several Zoom meetings a day and use share screen with one or two Google Chrome tabs, is the MacBook Air M3 with 8/256 good enough?

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Should be fine!

@aammssaamm Ай бұрын

you'll be good with Pentium :)

@burtdanams4426 Ай бұрын

Buy a 2015 15" MacBook Pro, you'll be fine with that and save yourself a bunch of money

@paulhenricksen5728 Ай бұрын

Just a bit of feedback, that Keeper ad was crazy long to the point I'd never buy it and it turns me off from your videos. We get what a password manager is, try to keep them to less than 30 seconds, that was 80 seconds long, 15% of the video. The actual Mac content was good.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Well we are providing FREE content. Ads help ensure that’s possible. We don’t get a say on the length to an extent.

@paulhenricksen5728 Ай бұрын

@@macrumors it’s just feedback and I was quite polite. No need to capitalise your reply.

@javtimestwo Ай бұрын

@@paulhenricksen5728 Thank you and well said. I understood your original comment and being very polite and also offering feedback that was coming from a viewer who had a strong opinion. That was an extended ad and of course I skipped it entirely because the most recent video also included an ad that ran 75 seconds. I'm not a fan of extended ads so good job pointing it out.

@timothyhumphreys5476 28 күн бұрын

@@macrumorsit doesn’t need to be half the video…

@OC-CPA 2 күн бұрын

@@paulhenricksen5728 Are there actually people who don't skip through the ads? Why would you sit through content you don't care about?

@Denvermorgan2000 Ай бұрын

I have the base M2 model and its great.

@usmcsully7183 Ай бұрын

Hi, what would you recommend for a light fusion 360 software use and some light movie editting. Thank you,

@usmcsully7183 Ай бұрын

I have a macbook air M1 but it cannot handle the more complicated Fusion 360 design

@classicaloracle Ай бұрын

It's what I did and it went against the grain initially. I have a pile of old MacBook Pros now going for recycling and in their place sits this 13" Air with just 8Gb of RAM and 256Gb of storage. I used an SSD from an old Mac for backup and I will buy a Samsung T9 to run apps and anything that needs fast access. Way back in 2011 I found I was spending nearly £2000 for upgraded MacBook Pros but this new M3 Air is streets ahead not least of all in design. I went for the Starlight option and it is truly a thing of beauty. All my concerns have evaporated, particularly stepping down from 15 to 13 in screen size and the aforementioned base spec. At around £1000 in the UK I think this was a relative bargain - almost half what I was paying out in 2011.

@craignelson343 Ай бұрын

M1 base MBA has become VERY sluggish lately on Sonoma even for my wife’s everyday generic workflows (mail, browsing, Photos, FaceTime) - so upgraded to M3 13” MBA with 16GB RAM - chip speed with extra memory plus WiFi 6 and Apple trade-in subsidy at $425 made it a no brainer upgrade for us…very happy

@saisathya6274 Ай бұрын

I am a Graphic Designer and a Photographer from India who works on multiple layers in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom Classic, Figma and Canva, also I am planning to start learning video editing using Adobe's Premier Pro or Davinci Resolve and motion graphics using Adobe After Effects. Currently, I am using an AUS ROG Zephyrus G14 from 2020 with 16 gigs of memory and 1 TB of storage (this is the base model btw which has a Ryzen 5 4600 HS CPU and a Nvidia GTX 1650 ti GPU). I usually have multiple apps running and this is how it might look on average: 1. Photoshop 2. Illustrator 3. Figma (along with Photoshop on rare scenarios) 4. Lightroom Classic (sometimes along with Photoshop) 3. A browser (2 different ones like Brave and Firefox sometimes), 4. Apple Music, 5. Windows file explorer (4 to 5 tabs), 6. A communication app (like Slack or Teams) and 7. Notion. So now can you tell me whether a person like me can get away with a decently specced Macbook Air (like a 15-inch model with 24 gigs of memory and 1 TB of storage) instead of a much more powerful Macbook Pro?

@macrumors Ай бұрын

I think you’d be fine honestly. Definitely do 24GM of ram. That’s a lot of apps at one time. Heavy hitting apps that is but I pretty much have the same amount minus one or two and add in FCP

@calorion Ай бұрын

My wife is still using a 2013 MacBook Air and loves it. It does everything she needs, and there's plenty of disk space left. I can use it for about ten minutes before it drives me crazy. Turns out Apple knows better than tech reviewers what casual users need. 8/256 is fine.

@gugy68 Ай бұрын

I just got a M3 13" for my son studying Archicad program. Hopefully will be enough for now and later when he gets more proficient he can then move into a MacBook Pro. He's testing now and if it doesn't work, I'll return it.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Let us know how the testing goes!

@technicallyme Ай бұрын

Samsungs 410 MB per second usb drive is pretty good clinch storage. I use it for windows to go and it runs the os really well

@NPC123UH Ай бұрын

space grey looks the best without a doubt. its the best looking color to compliment the keyboard color. midnight is too dark, space grey is the perfect stealth gun metal grey that looks awesome against the black keys

@Calibretto9 9 күн бұрын

I have the 16” M1 MBP, and while it’s a stellar device, I’ve come to learn over the last several years I’m not even close to a “Pro” user. I’ve never once put a dent in its overall capabilities. However, I still have all the heft & footprint of the bigger machine. My next purchase will absolutely be an Air. Smaller, lighter, cheaper, and far more fitting for how I actually use these machines.

@jroscom Ай бұрын

I love my 15" m2 macbook air

@JeromeVIP Ай бұрын

The lovely sponsor block extension for safari and chrome removed 2 minutes of useless spnsor messages in this video

@droningharry Ай бұрын

I have the M2 13.6 MacBook with 8GB's of Ram and 512storage and I love it. For my everyday it's perfect. While I would like to have the bigger screen I can really see no reason to buy either a M2 or M3. I'm good and content.

@sublimetulii23 Ай бұрын

I recommend iPads for most people who wish to do basic things like stream, web browse, emails, etc. The only reason to get a MacBook is for actual work purposes that you spend multiple hours at daily. Depending on your work, choose what you actually need & can expect for future uses & go from there.

@nevigo5519 Ай бұрын

I have a MacBook Air M3, and 8 gigs of RAM with 512 disc is more than enough. I only check my mail, visit different forums, and this computer is fine. I understand if you handle big files etc more RAM would be nice, but to me this Macbook rocks. All you KZfaq people with your "we need more RAM" then buy it for gods sake,

@jebaker2 Ай бұрын

Honestly, if you need more than 16gb and 512gb then you aren't a MacBook Air person. You should be getting a MBP.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Bingo

@Faroesx Ай бұрын

I just use iCloud Keychain and will probably let keep doing so! All the products I use primarily are Apple so I have no problems!

@GamingPIPI Ай бұрын

I’m fine with my m2 ☺️ this new macbook is more like a S model. Honestly there’s not much to improve visually. Oled and promotion maybe, but what else would set the pro models apart then

@jessiewang4201 Ай бұрын

Always loved your videos! No BS, no fancy ups, just straight to the point and all helpful info!!

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mursidhossen1070 Ай бұрын

I have a budget of 1.10 L On that range i have 2 options with student discount 1 macbook air m3 8gb ram & 256 gb 8core gpu 2 macbook air m2 16gb ram and 10core gpu & 256gb ssd Which one should i buy Please help me

@_ohxii_9604 26 күн бұрын

Think the M2 with those specs would basically be an M3😂 idk tho

@Jenny_Digital Ай бұрын

Stigma, stigma! No, not for being an Air. It’s obvious that the Air’s aren’t aimed at the same market segment as the Pro’s. Now, Apple has a stigma associated with its anti-repair, and anti-upgrade culture, but the Air was my first Apple laptop and I loved it. A midge for stuck between the layers of the screen in the end and so when I upgraded, I passed it on to my boyfriend, who doesn’t care about such things.

@nsa5 Ай бұрын

Don’t the m2 still have the SSD bug?

@Pranay_singh_ Ай бұрын

Yes

@pranavkarelia Ай бұрын

Get an iPad Pro instead of a MacBook Air if you need to do light tasks If you have High computing requirements get the MacBook Pro

@cranfktubner7677 Ай бұрын

I’m watching your video thinking you are completely right … with a MB Pro M3 Max 128GB RAM 🤣 It absolutely depends on what you need to do with it.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Yep haha

@TheOkinawaBoy Ай бұрын

I don't think you even need 16GB of RAM. Never look at the figures. iMovie and other simple tasks runs smooth.

@djxcel23 Ай бұрын

All we want is more than 8gb base storage. Maybe 12gb would be the sweet spot

@macrumors Ай бұрын

I can see that but Apple silicon runs so well that 8GB is weirdly enough for a majority of the tasks these days. The software is just so well optimized

@djxcel23 Ай бұрын

@@macrumors but you can future proof you rmachine and get more years out of it instead of upgrading so much

@thebrickhiker Ай бұрын

@@macrumors Unpopular opinion as someone who ran an 11" Core i7 on the max 8GB of memory with a large external display and over a dozen USB/Thunderbolt devices for nearly 5 years - running multiple businesses on it [2 different accounts to login to to keep things separated] - 8GB was enough except for when both users had Safari open and 100s of tabs open - then it felt sluggish. That impressed me a lot, as I tend to always put 16GB in, but with that model it was not an option. That's a 2015 model and intel and it ran amazing! I upgraded to an M2 Studio and just bought the $699 M1 air at Walmart with the min. specs and while I am a power user [Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Capture 1, biz apps nobody has heard of, etc], I have no doubt the M1 Air will be perfect for anything I toss at it! Genuinely surprised by how efficient macOS can be with 8GB

@techguy943 Ай бұрын

Ideally 256GB of SSD storage IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE as I MIGHT WANT TO IMPORT my music FROM SCRATCH with MY OWN PHYSICAL DISCS & TRY TO IMPORT MY OWN PHYSICAL MEDIA COPIES of movies TO MY OWN 💻 (yes I WOULD buy the SEPARATE OPTICAL DRIVE)

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Yeah so definitely upgrade accordingly. I agree I don’t think it’s enough but some people might be fine with it 🤷‍♂️

@daliyousef6343 Ай бұрын

I am still using my macbook pro from late 2013 with 4 GB Ram Lol :))))

@nunuvyurbiz123 Ай бұрын

I'm loving my 13" M3 Air. I splurged and got 24/1000. All for travel. 🌏✈💻🎒 This is for general use, with hobby Xcode. No video editing, at least not on a regular basis.

@pfh777 Ай бұрын

The M1 MacBook Air is more than just fine for the average person… in fact it’s still great.

@brentsmithline3423 Ай бұрын

At last a pundit finds normals. Yes if pundits want to beat up on Apple any Mac should not come with less than 16GB shared memory period.

@VicharB Ай бұрын

If you are into Mac, get M2 Pro with 16GB and be happy for few years to come.

@burtdanams4426 Ай бұрын

I still think that the M2 MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for 95% of people. I have a 16" M1 Pro MBP

@suchnerve Ай бұрын

M3 MacBook Air is much more future-proofed thanks to adding Wi-Fi 6E and an AV1 hardware decoder, both of which are already useful and will only continue to grow in importance as 5 GHz congestion keeps getting worse and video streaming services transcode more of their catalogs to AV1 - KZfaq, for example, is already switching to AV1-only for the 4K versions of some videos, so a computer that can’t decode AV1 would be stuck at lower resolutions. Therefore I would only recommend an older MacBook Air for someone who is certain that they won’t ever use it for: a. Streaming more than the occasional short video b. Things where Wi-Fi hiccups would bother them, such as Zoom/Meet calls, wireless transfer of large files, etc. (Unless, of course, they are able and willing to use Ethernet instead - but most people aren’t.)

@ordinarygg Ай бұрын

Forget about this M3, just buy M1 Pro refub or used. Apple did a mistake with M1, use it as opportunity

@sirpotato9478 Ай бұрын

use chapters if you're going to ramble

@NPC123UH Ай бұрын

people parroting that you need 16gb ram should ask apple what sells the most. the dogpiling is redundant

@valdezserra Ай бұрын

I don’t believe you should buy the M3 if you have an M1 already

@Cute_Maxi Ай бұрын

I'm so happy to pay an additional $400 in upgrades all because your in-laws don't care about specs... cool

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Yes I am sure it’s just those two people in the entire world that Apple based its entire pricing model agree

@SinusPrimus 4 күн бұрын

Ich habe ein MacBookAir bestellt 🤩 Greetz from 🇨🇭

@technicallyme Ай бұрын

I still use my 2016 MacBook. It’s a Chromebook and the processor is at 85% all the time 😅 but it’s the tiniest machine I can find with a high resolution. Apple please please please please put out a new 12 inch MacBook

@macrumors Ай бұрын

I do miss that machine

@marcr823 Ай бұрын

your in laws dont need a 700 or 1000 dollar mac for emails and printing. 300 dollar dell would be fine.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

Probably true but when they got this MacBook at the time they got a good deal and knew the longevity would be there. Which it clearly has been

@JCTY299 Ай бұрын

Why is everyone still missing the point??? It is not about whether we can live with the base 8/256 specs or whether there is a need a not. THat is not the point!! The point is for what Apple charges for these machines in 2024, it should come with 16/512 as minimum in 2024!! At such prices especially in 2024, why should I have to compromise?? Worse, why are KZfaqrs becoming apologists for Apple's nickel-diming ways??

@yvan2563 Ай бұрын

Not only that, but having 8GB of RAM in an expensive laptop in 2024 means it won't last as long with future OS and software updates. And since it can't be upgraded later it means more e-waste sooner than it needs to be, making it a really not eco-friendly decision on the part of Apple.

@macrumors Ай бұрын

I think the main point here is that 8GB of RAM for an Apple silicon machine feels like triple the amount because of how well optimized the SoC and the software are. I know it sounds crazy but people can use 8GB of ram and not have issues

@OC-CPA 2 күн бұрын

This is such a stupid comment. Apple is selling a product. Either buy it or don't. Nobody is demanding you buy it. If they offered more RAM and storage, they would simply increase their prices. You ALREADY have that option now. What you're really doing is demanding Apple raise their prices and remove the option to buy discounted models with lower specs.

@yvan2563 2 күн бұрын

@@macrumors You can optimize the CPU, GPU, OS and whatever else you want, but data is still data. Documents, audio files, images and videos don't magically become smaller because they're stored in Apple's devices.

@dassrull Ай бұрын

Well.... My personal opinion is that Apple should stop selling 256GB rubbish and 8GB Ram. My biggest concern is that the users buying these products will exhaust their SSDs fast when peaking at 8GB all the time. Why don't they just introduce a latch where you could put in an extra M2 storage drive? Don't get me wrong, I'm superhappy with my M1 Pro MBP with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, but I had to rob a bank to get it.

@dwpix Ай бұрын

You “changed your MENTALITY”…? Or maybe you simply had a change of heart, or you changed your mind?

@macrumors Ай бұрын

All three?

@dwpix Ай бұрын

@@macrumors If you say so. Be well.

@MegaCynar Ай бұрын

A good quarter of your review video was your sponsor. You need more meat to your video or shrink your sponsor segment.

@6AM-Tech Ай бұрын

If anyone is thinking they need more than 8gb of ram and more than 256 of storage they ABSOLUTELY don't need the MB Air, if they think they need the M3 MB Air they DON'T need the MB Air, they have to go with any of the M series macbook pros, if they want to have more ram and storage in the MB Air then go for it but they don't "need" it