Why Pay TWICE As Much?! M1 MacBook Air VS MacBook Pro 14!

The MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro 14 are easily the best you can find when it comes to real usable power wherever you go, but when we compare them which one edges out a win?

Lets find out!

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[toobalicious]

If Apple would have made the equivalent of a MacBook BIG Air (Air specs, but with a 16" screen), I would have snapped it up instantly. You know, M1 processor, 16GB/2TB with a MagSafe power adapter and a 16" screen. However, what I really want/need doesn't exist, so I wound up buying a low-spec 16" Pro and calling it a day. Yes, I have more capability/performance than I need, but I LOVE the big screen. I guess we can't all have what we want. That said, this thing is great and I have no regrets...

[joshuadavis]

Crazy to me that the M1 MAcBook air is now “ relatively powerful”. I think people forget that most of us can get by with an iPad and keyboard 99% of the time

[sbroadbentphoto]

Your videos were part of the reason I bought the MacBook air m1 16gb 1tb with the extra graphics core. It is hard to get your head around it for its size and fanlessness. But when you hook it up to a big display, it feels like you have a beast of a computer hooked up. Can't get over how small and light it is.

[JoshB-zcjb]

To be fair the base model 14 inch MacBook Pro has 16 gigs of RAM when the base air model has 8 gigs of RAM-if you upgrade the air to match the specs of the base pro model its a 400£ difference, not a 1000 quid. The ports, screen quality, extra real estate all make it more worthwhile

[Phenixzero]

My brain know my work only needs MacBook Air to do all my jobs, but my desire wants MacBook Pro way more than anything else

My mind says YES YES YES
My wallet says NO NO NO NO NO!

[LukeBarousse]

Loved the "Apples to Apples comparison" 😂🤣 Personally, I love the Mac Air for the price to performance, but love the speed of the new M1 Max to edit on...

[ClumsyPsychopath]

Dunno why i watch these apple vids, i can't even afford a banana.

[jaydub]

This video came out at the perfect time. My 2015 MacBook Pro has started to worry me as it is beginning to freeze when streaming from certain services, which is probably the service or internet connection but either way I am starting to worry. So I was literally just comparing these 2 exact computers on the Apple site just yesterday. Now I have a video comparison. Thank you sir!

[tvandever]

Best video for comparing these two laptops. I have an Apple MacBook Air M1 and it does everything I need it to do and I paid $899. Don't overpay for the new MacBook pros not worth it unless you do 3D animation or tons of video editing of long movies. Everyday Dad Nailed it with this Video!

[garycorrick]

The more I use my MacBook Air, the more I like it. I don't use it with added monitors nor do I do any heavy computing. For me it is the perfect machine at the right price.

[goobfilmcast]

For "everyday" computer contest. For more demanding video work and other processor-intensive tasks, if you are willing to do SOME of that work in a Preview or Proxy setting along with a little longer render time, the base M1 MBA has identical, indistinguishable final output as the Maxed-out MBP Max....best value for Mobile Mac OS users EVER !

[bab]

I upgraded from the M1 MBAir to the MBPro 14 base model to get the standard 16G memory and 512G SSD storage. I also wanted the new ports. If you upgrade the memory and SSD ($1399) on the MBAir, there is less of a price difference with the MBPro 14. I am very happy with the MBPro! Thanks for the great video.

[tranthanhbao]

i 've using air m1 for 1 year now, and it is the best laptop i ve have. i only use 150GB so far (most media files are on cloud).My daily task is typing with editors, so 2k for 14 inch is not a good deal for me because i do not need it . For those who only need laptop for typing, surfing internet, study, macbook air is the best out there ( 8g ram work fine, 16g ram is the best you can have).

[carlyreadsbooks]

Your videos are very informative, I watched heaps of your videos before I went and purchased a Base model MacBook Air M1. It’s amazing, upgraded from a base model MacBook Air 2015. This new one does everything I need. Love how light and portable it is. The price even in AUD was amazing for what you get. Thanks for these great videos!

[michiganman]

Coming up on a year the air is still perfection for me. Hands down the best computer I have ever owned. Battery life is still insanely good and it is overall a pleasure to use

[Topher]

I have been in the print industry for years… my M1 Air 16g ram 8core 8graphic opens gig files at the same speed if not faster than my intel 9900k desktop Computer with 32gig of ram. It’s legit guys! Do it! No need for pro versions unless your rendering scenes or doing extensive video editing. Cheers!

[zero]

Because I’m a software engineer and I need RAM and hard drive space to devote to virtual environments to build servers and databases. If I spec up the air to match where the pro starts they’re just a couple hundred apart. And, you get a lot of other improvements for that couple hundred price difference with the pro.

[Piketom]

If you don't need the extra performance of the 14", then just get the M1 air and skip the m1 pro. The 14" is very nice but unless there are things you need to do that the MacBook Air can't, stick with the MacBook Air.

[goobfilmcast]

Keep your eyes peeled, Potential M1 MBA buyers... on Dec 14, 2021 Best Buy had the base MBA on sale (in-store, in stock or shipped by Dec 19) for bet that post-holiday, B & H, Adorama and others may offer great discounted pricing as well

[williamgoss]

Very useful component video, but also very fair; if you need this, or if this is important to you, or if you hate dongles …. So if at any point you feel; ‘yes, that’s me’, you have your answer. Essentially the 14” is better in a lot of ways, screen colours & brightness, ports, etc, but it’s battery won’t last as long, it mite not be as comfortable to type on and it’s slightly larger. But for most people the important and prominent diff is the price; the Air is £1k, the MBPro 14” £2k. For most people it’s ‘needs’ vs ‘wants’, for and my pocket, I can’t justify my ‘wants’.