Apple MacBook Air M1 Real-World Test (Performance, Battery Test, & Vlog)

The new Apple MacBook Air M1 is here and after everyone I know has been bugging me to try it with its new M1 chipset, I gave in and bought one. So let's see how someone not using Apple's programs does in terms of battery life, photo editing, video editing, and more in this M1 MacBook Air real-world test.

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[ambuj.k]

This guy is doing some actual practical tests by starting with the lowest base model which most people will buy.

[dylantully]

This is the first M1 review I've seen with coffee and without benchmarks - one of those two things has earned it a thumbs up 👍

[Piketom]

1:32 while your friends have been very impressed with the performance of the new M1 MacBook Air, your workflow is probably more what the computer is actually intended for. I have had my M1 MBA for about 2 days and so far it is my favorite laptop ever.

[lorensims]

Very nice 'real-world' review. I'm getting tired of seeing benchmarks and it's nice to see someone with a real appreciation for battery life.
Yes, more memory is usually the better choice and I really can't wait (nor even imagine) what the next Apple Silicon machines will be like. We've got a pretty exciting couple of years ahead of us.

[aychie.]

This is probably one of the most well explained reviews I’ve seen so far. Also appreciated that you tested it out with Adobe since that’s also what I use to edit stuff. I guess you just got a new subscriber here 😉

[ChatGPT]

This guy is the absolute master at making it look like his camera flies over and sets itself up as he walks in a room.

[EdCruzat]

love these real world tests - great work!

[_sourgrapes_]

every part of this video was everything i wanted and it's just so satisfying

[junaidahmad]

One of the best real world tests I've seen on this Macbook

[yellit]

I think it’s a smart move for Apple to move to its own chips. Hopefully, this will encourage/force intel, etc to raise their game. I only just bought a new MacBook about 6 months ago and so it’ll be a couple of years before I need a new one. Seeing as I don’t really use a laptop on the move, I might get a Mac mini or an M series iMac.

[DavidImel]

I hate you for convincing me to order one of these.

[jabella]

The thing that impresses me the most is holding that phone for 30 minutes in your hand...

[kcphoto]

I love mine. I was a lifetime Windows user until a month ago when I bought the base Mac Air M1. I am very happy.

[kevinmp]

This is the perfect in-real-life-use case video that I needed. I've been a lifetime windows user and I think I'm leaning more and more towards apples stuff

[DrongoDag]

most of my work is just coding and presenting and reading and no photo/video editing, so I bought a pro one with 8 gigabytes ram, just about 15 minutes ago... now after watching your video, I'm really happy with my new laptop

[Nazy]

This is the most honest practical review i've ever watched

[obidean]

M1 really is a game changer. Can't wait to see the development of this chip in future considering how good this first-gen is. Excited to hear that you want to buy the 16GB as well. I am very curious about how much better the performance can be with more RAM.

[bensgadgetreviews]

Great and informative video man. Thanks

[karmapolice]

This is the most authentic video on M1 chip so far on YouTube 👍

[swaroop]

This kind of video is actually better than reviewing everything inside a room, like to see this more 💯