Here's why a used MacBook Air is a fantastic value!

A few short years ago MacBook Airs were overpriced and outdated. Now, however, with the classic silver bezel model discontinued and newer ones taking market share, these older models are becoming a great value used MacBook option for a lot of people. If you're shopping for a cheap used MacBook for school or light productivity, especially if you're considering a unibody MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air is worth a look.

MacBook Air SSD upgrade (works for mid 2013-2017 models)

Gear:

[kentbyron]

I updated a 13 inch unibody MacBook Pro mid 2012 with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB SSD. It works great! I didn’t know it could hold dual SSDs! I’d love to see you update one with that. Luke, bravo overall: Great channel, great communication skills, great angle with used frugal mac strategies! You fill an excellent niche. Gratitude for all your work, Luke! ❤️👍🏼👏🦅👈🏽

[so_ma_music]

I'd love to see a maxed out Unibody MBP!

[ryanmartinage]

I loved my macbook air. The keyboard, battery life, and size just made it wonderful to use. It was just so good to use considering what its specs were.

[Lorenzo-VM]

I'm currently rebuilding a Macbook Air early 2015 at this very moment while a mid 2012 Macbook Pro is on its way to me 😂

[burakb]

Im currently using 2017 mba which is almost the same machine as 2015 air and it stil works perfectly. Im a research assistant at university and using air for light photoshop ( architectural design posters, small editing), small cad files, light 3d modeling and for writing articles and my thesis. It is still a laptop for daily tasks, students and academics 👍

[wjlaws]

Thank you Luke for the video, which I watched on my 2015 MacBook Air! Purchased it from a university student who had just purchased a 2019 MacBook Pro and sold it to me for $350...Core i5, 8gb ram, 256 ssd, in immaculate condition. I upgraded the SSD to an OEM 512 SSD and loving my move from Windows to Mac OSx! Hoping to get a few more years out of this MBA. Again, thank you!

[thatdrummerkid]

I have this 2017 MacBook Air that I have used to edit many of my videos, it's not the quickest, but it gets the job done!

[schirombaseball]

Yes, do the maxed out, 16 GB RAM, for the data double (from OWC), which is a 4 TB + 4 TB SSD = 8 TB combined of storage*. And maybe replace the battery with NuPower

2.5 inch SSD / HDD

Alternate option for storage: 2 TB + 2 TB = 4 TB

[TheBusolaCraig]

Yes to the mid 2012 MBP! I have one and it'll be great to see what they can do

[Zoolookuk]

My wife has that exact MBA from late 2013 with 4GB of RAM. She's used it almost every day for the last 7 years, uses it all day to teach remotely on Zoom and loves it. It's an astonishingly reliable workhorse and I'll be hard pressed to get her to replace it, when it eventually is no longer getting updates. What you need to get work done, Vs what you want to brag on reddit forums, is often vastly different.

[TheiTE]

Bro I haven’t watched the video yet as you might imagine as I am so early
But your content is awesome and I just wanted to tell you that I love your content a lot 😀🔥🔥

[foxyfoxfilms]

I am a die-hard 11 inch MacBook fan. So when buying a MacBook last year, I chose a early 2015 model with 4gigs of ram and 256gigs of storage for about 450 bucks. Now thinking of it, that’s a HORRIBLE PRICE

[MaTTsebastian]

Currently using mid 2012 11" Air and been absolutely loving it. the thin and lightness of it is really great and currently getting around 3+ hours of use from a single charge, which is decent for an 8 year old machine. (i think when it was new it has 5 hr of battery life? not sure though)

[goly]

I've bought recently MB air 2017 in fantastic condition with 256gb ssd for only 480 bucks and now im happy with it. Thanks!

[abcfhdi]

You can upgrade the storage on the macbook air to something faster than the stock SSD and bigger for a modest cost maybe $20-30 and get substantial gains in performance, somewhat negating the argument that the unibody macbook pro is more upgradeable.

[ahmedhusain]

Appreciate that you actually go on ebay and get into the nitty gritty details of the current market.

[heberssoundscabin]

I took your advice and bought into this sweet deal. Just a scratch or two, but everything works perfectly and battery life seems to be great. I appreciate your research and advice. As usual, you're spot on. My first Mac laptop!

[adamwilson]

I just picked up a 2015 11" Air with an i5, 128gb, but most importantly 8gb of RAM for only $250 cash (Craigslist). Super happy with this little guy. It is my second Mac (I have a maxed out 2015 DG 15" Retina). The body is a little beat up, but the keyboard and screen are good (only one little dead pixel. Barely noticeable). Pretty impressed with the performance. Thanks for the great videos, Luke!

[GabrielBoehm]

You just ran through a comparison of my two main MacBooks I use on a regular basis. I have a 2015 Air w/ 8GB / 120 SSD that I found on eBay about a year ago for $325, and I have a 2012 MacBook Pro upgraded to 16GB and 500GB SSD. The Air lives in my backpack and goes to meetings with me, basic office machine, the Pro sits on my desk connected to an external monitor with an external keyboard, mouse and trackpad. I find no wanted for performance on anything I would do on these machines. (I have a work owned Mac Pro 2013 on my desk at work at is super under used)

[ENIGMA-urtb]

yess plllss do a maxed out mid 2012 mbp 13' plsss
love ur content