I found the CHEAPEST new Macbook. Is it better than a PC?

Usually when laptop shopping, the choice is between saving money for a feature laden Windows PC, or spending hundreds of dollars more. But now you can get a brand new MacBook for a lot less than you think, so how does it compare to an equivalently priced PC?

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0:00 How much does it cost?
0:58 There's a good Apple deal out there!
1:58 The HP Pavilion Aero 13
2:41 Test Results
4:39 Thanks War Thunder!
5:08 The Ryzen runs, cool!
5:41 IO to dream about
6:32 The real differences
8:16 Uncharted territory

[UndeaKnight]

I always appreciate the variety of shooting locations in Mac Address! :D

[TheDeathmail]

To be fair, it should be noted that one was cheap cause it was old, and the other was cheap cause it was cheap....

Technically, the Mac was a premium $1000 product that's being sold for

[rherydrevins]

8:43 "only slightly [more capacious]" is what going from 256GB to 512GB is considered???

[electricallycanadian]

I was planning on going to bed, but there's a new MAC address, so here I am...

[lasue]

What does it for me is the 256GB SSD on top of 8GB RAM. Like, I can tolerate spitting, but you didn't have to piss on me as well.

[mrgrumpy]

Selling a premium laptop with just 8 GB of RAM even back in 2020 should be considered a crime against humanity

[joseph-montanez]

Give the M1 MacBook another 3 years, find out that's your last OS update. Maybe OpenCore Legacy Patcher will take this on.... Maybe Ashi Linux will mature by then. Yes, sure, for most an out dated OS isn't a big deal, iPhone/iPad development it is.. I use an M1 Mac mini 256GB/16GB, and other than 3D rendering, I've been happy with it. Its never felt slow, even with 4k video editing. Add in Geforce Now / Xbox XCloud and I can sorta make ways with gaming. There is also Apple Arcade.. well kinda

[Elysiabikha]

I like the MA logo when they move the laptops away at 0:56 M for Microsoft and A for Apple

[possamei]

The M1 Air is the best computer I've ever owned. Not the most powerful, and by a long shot. But definitely the best computer. Probably my best tech purchase.

[jippalippa]

Comparing macs and pcs has always been a pretty furile excercise, as they respond to 2 different kind of users.
I know no Windows person that'd get an equivalent mac, even at a lower price.
Same on the mac stide (of which I'm a part of).

[rudymoralesjr]

My M1 MacBook Air is my favorite laptop...but I basically use it like a Chromebook. I just can't get used to MacOS after all these years, and I'm sad I can't run Windows natively without a subscription. And the external monitor situation is a super bummer. Would have expected someone would have gotten an eGPU working by now.

[hellmalm]

The M1 is now almost 4 years old. But I stil don’t see a reason to upgrade from it. I bought the MBP 13 inch at launch and it does all I need it to do. Even some casual games. (More serious gaming is some best done on a desktop pc any ways, so yes I mostly game there on a nice big HDR display). The battery life is still absurdly great at more than 15 hours at about 87% of capacity. I can see this easily being a 7 year full use laptop, the value proposition of this is actually insane.

[shayanmkpr]

if it had 16gb of ram and supported linux it would have been the perfect device of all time.

[pitstab]

6:30 Love the German Mug (It says Love You)

[CoolCrescent]

My girlfriend has been using the M1 Air and hasn't had any issues. Yes, 8GB RAM is not enough in 2024. No, I don't care. Yes, swapping to the SSD is bad. Yes, external storage does actually exist people, and is actually quite good.

[Daggerhead]

I daily drive a powerful windows pc but I absolutely can’t replace my base MBA 15 for uni. The inbuilt apps, macOS comes w/ and the ease of use, battery life, everything in general is something I can’t find a replacement on a windows laptop. Apple should just increase their storage tho ffs, 256 in a laptop really ??? My 13 mini has the same storage ughhhh .

[Artista_Frustrado]

i mean, if they always were on a comparable price range like this, then yeah i would consider Apple products
the lack of memory both RAM & Storage, is still pretty pathetic & only justifiable for Ali express Chromebooks

[TomGreen]

*1am upload?!*
Jeeze, Linus _really_ doesn't like Mac. 💀

[vanCaldenborgh]

How long will there be OS updates for both of the "new" laptops? I am afraid, Apple will support the M1 Macbook Air only for a few more years, I expects Windows for at least 10 years.

[gokkiyoutube]

When Apple offers an iMac for less than 1500€ with 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage i'm buying one (or several). Until then the base specs are definitely overpriced, I ain't about to drop 230€ on 8GB of ram LOL