MacBook Air M1 - still worth it in 2024?

Can you edit on this laptop? Is this the best MacBook ever made? Is it good for it's price? Let's test it!

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The most important thing for us content creators is understanding what tools can best optimise our workflow. For most of us, buying a $2000+ laptop just doesn't make sense, YET. Come with me and test this laptop as we analyse how good it is for editing and creating.

We check this MacBook Air M1's price, size, editing test, general use, customers reviews and more!

📌 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Price
00:38 Price Comments from viewers
01:12 Form Factor
01:40 Everlasting
02:15 Performance
02:24 Performance Charts
03:12 Live Tests
09:24 Competition
10:16 Customer Reviews (the fun part)
11:40 Final Thoughts

[That__Outcast]

I just picked one up today for $434 through my local pawn shop and it is flawless and works with no issues

[AshtonMendez]

Got this M1 even when M2 and M3 was avail but i didnt regret one thing, love the battery life, works well for what i need especially web based work as well as multiple excel sheets and canva. i honestly do not regret and i got it at a discount as they were trying to push the newer models

[williamburkholder]

I bought my M1 (8 CPU, 8 GPU, 16 NPU, 16 GB memory, 1TB storage) in August, 2021. It has been a phenomenal machine. Unless you need to do very heavy lifting (very complex video editing, advanced audio editing, Mathematica, etc.), it will be all you need.

[harshalh]

I bought M1 air last week, it runs so well and fast. I bought it for blogging and occasional video editing. N so far i am so happy.

Before I was going to biy M3 and i almost made my mind. Then i came across a video if comparison of M1 vs M3 and the performance was almost same ...So i thought it doesn't make any sense to pay more for M3 and get almost similar performance and so i finalized on M1..one if the best decision i made...

[NewbTasticliveshere]

Just ordered a refurbished 8GB/512GB M1 MBA for around $700, can’t wait!

[BenjaminKanarek]

I am a pro photographer/videographer and purchased the M1 MacBook Air with 512 Go of storage and 8 GB of Ram in 2022. It is an amazing computer that has never let me down or slowed my editing process. We also use the same chip M1 iMac, but with 2 To of storage and 16 GB of RAM. Very fast as well.

[sandeepmore]

You just blow my mind by using charts and tables for comparison. Though so simple in nature, no other youtuber used them for comparing M series macbooks (I am a Samsung fan toooo) . Good work brother. We need more of you-tube

[abhishekdixit]

Purchased one in Feb 24. One of the best purchases I have ever made. If your work does not demand extreme processing capacity, just go for it!

[aira]

Thank you for this video! I am finally upgrading my Macbook Pro Late 2015 to MBA M1 and while I debated if I should get the M2 instead, I just can’t justify the difference on the cost because there’s no really difference on the performance between the two.

Also, thank you for using it for editing because I’ve been looking for someone who tests it for editing and I’m glad I came across your video.

Really appreciate this!

[Elytraed]

just got it a few hours ago, my old school laptop broke

[smsmsm]

main reason to purchase it is battery life its a best compared to any evo or X elite laptops when comes to battery i currenty use hp pavilion it only give 4 hrs with heavy usage mac gve 13-17 hs

[ryanaudioo]

nice video dude, the m1 pro for me is better because IT HAS FANS but id defo rec the air to some people but depends on the work they use or do.

[JohnDeLeon]

I'm still using this MacBook Air M1 as my daily laptop because it's so lightweight and portable. It can still handle not just basic stuff but also gaming (I play The Sims 4 - no issues. The performance is smooth). When editing on Photoshop it can handle pretty well. As well as for video editing, I'm mainly use Final Cut Pro. Everything is smooth when editing and when rendering but It would be wise to use 512GB as when rendering it uses a lot of space on your SSD if you're editing a duration of video for at least 20 mins and above. You need 512GB. 

And the battery life is so amazing! It will last you almost a day from using it.

This is the best Air they ever made. I think they accidentally put the best chip inside And the price is cheap lol

Btw, He's handsome 👍🏼

[SlipSmokes]

I got an M1 like 3 months ago. I really love the purchase got it for around 650 works how i need perfect

[ILLESTTRUTH]

As someone looking to grab an upgrade for my girlfriend, I’m looking at the M2 Air. The upgraded web camera and redesign is the main factor behind the decision. Though the M1 Air is a beast in its own right. Great video!

[kapilmehta]

I saw your video on my MacBook Air M1 and your views about this laptop are absolutely right

[digitalshiftmediadist]

Crazy test! I haven’t seen other good editing tests like this one 🎉

[non_]

How long will m1 be recieving updates?

[infernal-toad]

All I hope for the M-chips is that they can be supported for more than a decade. Not in terms of software updates but in (security and bug fix) updates as a whole.

[d.r.martin]

Got one in December and love it. For all the basic stuff I do, it's perfect. Also, great compact form factor and insanely solidly built. This is all most of us need for the next three or four years.