YOU Should Buy the M1 MacBook Air in 2023, And Here's Why!

No kidding almost 3 years later and you should still buy the M1 MacBook Air if you are looking for a very powerful, very quiet, very portable laptop.

Its crazy that nothing else has come along to unseat this wonder from its throne.

M1 MacBook Air (Crazy good price)

———————What Gear I Recommend!——————————

First Mac ( M1 Mac Mini)

Best Macbook (MacBook Pro 16)

Best Travel Professional Windows Laptop (XPS 17)

Best Thunderbolt 3 Dock (cal digit TS3 Plus)

Best Beginner YouTube Camera (Sony A6100)

Best Overall YouTube Camera (Sony A7IV)

—————What Gear I Use!————————————————

Main Camera (Sony A7IV)

Main Lens (Tamron 28-75)

Secondary Lens (Tamron 17-28)

Main Computer (MacBook Pro 16)

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[jaredbaker]

I agree 100%. I bought the M1 solely on your review. I am so thankful I did.

[mtedwards]

I took the plunge and bought my first MacBook Air just over 2 years ago. I ordered the 16g RAM version. Well, 2 years on and I can tell you that this Air hasn’t missed a beat. It’s still fast, snappy and responsive. The battery life is amazing. It’s great not having to charge it every day. It can cope with the occasional video editing tasks. Simply put, it’s the best laptop I’ve had to date.

[AllgoodthingsTv]

I purchased an M1 MacBook Air with a 1TB SSD drive when they first came out. I was blown away by how fast it was and how long the battery life was. When I "upgraded" to the MacBook M1 Pro I should have sold the Air, but I didn't because I still found it to be impressive. I really didn't even see a huge difference between it and the M1 Pro except the display is so damn good on the Pro. The fact that Apple cheaped out on the SSDs on the M2's Air made me like the M1 MacBook Air even more.

[williamburkholder]

I have to concur. I have a 20-month old M1 MacBook Air with 16GB and 1TB, 8/8/16 cores. It flies. It's been and done everything I expected of it, and more. I may wait another 2-5 years before buying a replacement. BTW, I got this on Apple's Refurbished site, a great place to buy if you can find the model you want when you need it.

[vickyfritz]

Just got a refurbished M1 Macbook air with 16gb RAM and 512gb storage. Loving it !

[jeffbroome]

Hey man! I bought my M1 MacBook Air in late 2020 and couldn't be more happy with it for what I use it for! I did spec it out to an 8 core GPU and 16 Gigs of RAM as well as a 512 Gb SSD in order to future proof it a bit and for what it is.... this thing is a beast! Never overheats or throttles when editing 4K video or editing photos in Photoshop. Even runs most games great for me. Thanks for re-confirming my confidence in my purchase!

[ahrkricardo]

First Mac I’ve ever touched is the one I currently have. MBP 13 M1. It’s basically a MBA M1 with fans and a Touch Bar if I remember correctly. If there is anything I’d criticise these for, it’s the 256gb SSD. I got paranoid after reading about dying M1s controversy. It’s about the units’ writing past the SSD’s cycle and killing the M1s back then. It’s when I learned that an SSD’s life span is predicted by its capacity. There are a lot of articles about this if you want to know more. But with these having built in SSDs, it was terrifying. Needless to say, I did get an external HDD for all my storage needs.

Also, they get hot IMO. The fans don’t kick in, but it’s hot. Probably a location thing. I live in a tropical country so a hot computer for me is probably just warm for you.

[francklonkeng]

still rocking my M1 3 years later still feel brand new : best deal ever

[mark_pherz]

Using 8GB\256GB M1 Air (2020) for 2 years now and it's clearly best price/value laptop EVER created. Always checking everything that comes out when passing Apple Store and until now I be like "it's not the time yet" 😀

[erichill]

I found mine at a pawn shop for 600. It only had 7 battery cycles and it’s still under warranty. There’s no cosmetic flaws at all. I was lucky to find it.

[caroleugenepark]

You are the sole reason why I returned the M2 Air and purchased M1 Air. Have no regrets. It's such a solid machine.

[JeadilsonBezerra]

I owned a MBP m1 8/256 and recently traded for a MBA m1 16/1tb and the performance got even better. It handles my everyday tasks without a sweat and 16gb ram makes it more snappier than ever. Practically no memory pressure at all. I was thinking to upgrade to a 14” model but I’ll stay more an year or two with it.

[MartaZiomek]

Love this series! With every video, I'm reminded of what a good purchase this was for me - even with its elevated prices in Poland.
100% agree - 2 years ago, I bought my baseline M1 MB Air as my second computer to the big chunky gaming Windows laptop I've already had. This thing travels with me everywhere, and the battery life is still unbeatable! I don't plan to upgrade it for at least the next 2 years - or probably even more.
(My first 15" MB Pro from 2009 that I got used is actually still workable as well - after 14 years!)

[Piketom]

The M1 MacBook air was an outstanding value when it first launched at the original price. It's still fast by current standards and if you can find a refurbished example or pick one up on sale, it's an even better value than when it was new. The old design of the M1 version is one of the best computers for typing ever built, period.

[ichangedmyusernamebecausei]

Perfect for college students. I got one with the lowest gigabytes since I just need it for homework and I’m not really that tech savvy. Perfect for using in class and then watching the office when I get home. Watching the office literally refreshes and relaxes my mind and body after a long day of school and work.

[mohdsafwanhafizbinmatradzi]

Best purchasing decision I've ever made. M1 MBA ticked all the boxes for normal consumer users like me, and yes, I agree the battery life is insane.

[yomurita]

I bought one a month ago and haven't regretted it one bit. Replaced my 5 year old HP laptop and it's been better in every single way.

[bobliljenquist]

I bought my M1 MacBook Air when the M2 MacBook Air came out…just thought the M1 was a better price and seemed more appealing to me. Love it! Bought it to replace my aging (and no longer updating) iMac. Thanks, Gary — always enjoy your videos.

[mohammadhasniibrahim]

bought M1 MBA in 2021. love it. for my use case, it is great device.. superb battery life. no need to bring all the charge cable when doing a training.

[jamesgaju]

just got Mac air M1 2 days back and by watching your lovely video I think I would not regret my decision over M2. I shifted to M1 from Mac Air 2017 and my god the machine is a beast in every way. Even the screen. Thanks for the video.