I FAILED at buying a cheap MacBook (this thing is a disaster!)

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A few months ago I tried to buy the cheapest M1 MacBook Air in the world. Instead, I bought this load of garbage that made me regret waking up that day. Today I'll go through what I bought, why I'm sad, and why this thing is a complete load of crap!

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I really blew it this time folks, enjoy my misfortune! This laptop really

lukemiani
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I use my base model M1 MacBook Air daily as a professional machine and despite having 5 desktops and about a dozen safari tabs opened in different windows including YouTube, the CPU us usually always sitting at near idle with temps never going above 35c. I'm still amazed! great video, it really shows how underrated the M1 MacBook Air really is and also shows how sh*tty the intel models were just a couple years ago!

cindykhoh
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The picture is part of the description so, unless they explicitly said they were using a stock photo, they haven't sent you what you bought. Ebay usually comes down on the side of the buyer in any dispute, I am told.

rhiantaylor
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Although as others have pointed out, that's atypically bad performance and heat for that model, I enjoyed your reactions. Things are so good now. My MBP M1 Pro uses about 4-5 watts and runs lower than body temperature to play YouTube videos in Safari.

MacinMindSoftware
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I got this exact model back in 2019 just to do a coding presentation at a conference. Paid for itself in 1 trip.

Still use it daily as an after-work hacking machine, with just a terminal, text editor and compiler

As long as it's not running any other junk, it's still a really snappy and useful machine for coding and debugging. It actually flies, and runs cool and quiet.

God bless it's little dual core processor, 8gb ram and 128g SSD. It's a lovely laptop, and worth keeping.

steveoc
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1 bad deal, but he has like 100 good deals 😂

flamingkillermc
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This reminds me of the time when I got my M1 MacBook Air.It popped up for equivalent of around $567 US (2600 Polish Zloty to be exact).It was sold as is, un tested since they couldn't create an account to test it for whatever reason.Took a shot in the dark and bought it.Turned out to have a corrupted macOS installation that refused to create an account and liquid damaged keyboard (just sticky keys, everything worked fine).I was awed when it activated and reinstalled the OS and eventually got me into the desktop.8GB of RAM, 256 SSD and 39 cycles on the battery, all inside a laptop that looked to be used very little.

thrallfaec
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Ah. I can relate. I have an early 2020 Intel MacBook Air provided by my workplace, and an M1 MacBook Air for personal use. My job often involves using InDesign or even Premiere Pro. It is… painful. Even video calling runs really badly — which is critical to my day to day work. The Intel Airs of that generation are genuinely atrocious, yet I’m constantly amazed by how much my M1 can do.

tsjmcgrath
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That’s crazy, I bought a MacBook Air 2015 from them, it came without the changing adapter had to contact them for it and they shipped it right away, I’ll say there packaging and listing team needs a lot of work to do, but unlike other sellers on eBay, they respond to inbox fast!

a.olareks
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Looks like a working mac, none the less. It's worth something.

bmwloco
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I've bought from them before and they've had a number of laptops mislabeled. I usually tell them if I notice something off just because they are pretty honest sellers.

kevino
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The best way to get deals on Mac is online Apple refurbished or open box. Purchased a M2 MBA base as a Open box for $850. Previous owner must have bought and return. It still had 11 mths, 3 weeks on its base Apple care.

CeasarBergonia
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I currently have a bid in for a 2016 15” MBP. I’m gonna ‘hackintosh’ Ventura on it and use it as my daily. It’ll be my first Mac so I’m buckling in for an adventure!

Kay_Emm_
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Before the M1 MacBook Air came out, all MacBook Airs were trash.
I was planning since 3 years buying a MacBook, and the only valid option that I could see at the time, was buying a MacBook Pro.
Now OBVIOUSLY I have the M1 MacBook Air.
Thanks god I started hearing things about the M1 months before.
So happy now.
Also sorry for you Luke, that MacBook were a crime.

alevalleys
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- Buys broken 2019 Intel MBA
- Complains About Buying broken Intel MBA

Chad

chumbusthings
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I love your videos!

Thank you so much for the great content!!

I never thought that you'd *ever* manage to get a bad deal on a MacBook...
😬😬😬

zsharpmnr
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The eBay listing had the wrong model in the photo for this MacBook. That should allow you to return it. False advertising.

georgeh
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While I do like the new M-Series MacBooks, I'm not really a laptop user so I decided to go for a 2017 MacBook Pro as an on-the-go device. And honestly so far it's served me very well! It can handle light web browsing while messaging people without even breaking a sweat!

Sez_Sonic
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Listing:
2019 MacBook Air
Luke:
Oh no! It's a 2019!

casperes
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Fuckdammit, this is the first time I’ve ever seen Luke get a bad deal!

Epicgamer_Mac