I bought the new CHEAP Walmart MacBook

Chapter Titles:
0:00 The Walmart MacBook
0:40 Unboxing
2:28 First Impressions
3:43 Battery and Performance
4:43 Value
5:11 Hardware
6:10 Gaming
7:39 Storage
8:27 Is It Worth It?

[notandylincoln]

Got one with only 13 battery cycles off marketplace for $400. Feels like I found buried treasure

[fightnight]

This is probably one of the best laptops that was ever made.

[alwaysasn]

The message of this video is important. I worked in consumer tech retail for a long time. One thing you learn is - as a tech enthusiast what you want out a machine is far from what normal people want.

And this M1 Air actually provides MORE performance than what the average consumer will notice, let alone need.

[Drews]

The m1 MacBook Air is 3+ years old and is still very fast. I’m a graphic designer and do all my work on a base model m1 MacBook Air, it handles everything I do on it with only a few small slowdowns after I open 20+ tabs. It’s the laptop I recommend to anyone that wants a great, affordable machine.

[YasiinClemens]

I have this MacBook with the same specs. It completely outperformed my 2019 iMac with much higher specs but intel chip. Because of that I used it as my main driver from recording music in Logic Pro moving forward.

[mystic]

This is a 3 almost 4 year old laptop but to be fair Apple Silicon honestly has not changed that much for basic computer tasks over the last 4 years and they STILL start at 8GB/256GB in 2024. So in my opinion this is not a bad price for a brand new MacBook with a warranty

[elyzsabethahne]

This is THE BEST M1 Macbook Air video review I have seen in all of YouTube. Thank you very much, Austin!

[ghstbstr]

That is kinda a good deal for that new/sealed Mac Book M1 base model, but I just got a better deal for a new/sealed Mac Mini M2 base model for $499.

[markkodzoaziakou]

as someone who was thinking of buying an m1 MacBook air, all i can say is thank you Austin, you've got a new subscriber

[DanielCrowder]

My wife and I each have one of these and love them. We're pro photographers, and for our workflow and editing, these base model M1 Macbook Air's are absolutely impossible to beat. This thing does photo and video editing better than my gaming computer. The M1 chip with the unified memory are what I feel like Photoshop/Lightroom are optimized for as those run like a dream.

[jugemujugemugokounosurinantoka]

I'm gonna be honest. I thought Austin was wearing his shirt inside-out with how faded it is...

[mattbosley]

BH Photo & Video are selling the base 13" M2 Air for $850 at the moment. So an extra $150 for the M2 chip, and still $150 less than direct from Apple.

[dimes]

To me 500 or less is affordable 700 is not cheap in any fashion

[davis]

This thing is still more powerful than 80% of what the average buyer needs. This is awesome and I bet it’s going to boost Apple’s market share substantially

[Evenmoresteven]

My wife has had this same MacBook since 2020 and it's still going strong. Great computer!

[avoidthevod]

We absolutely NEED to scold Apple for the "8gb of ram on mac = 16gb on pc" bs. We have to actively point it out with every single 8gb macbook going forward

[Makyah]

this video came at the perfect time Austin, thanks mate. Will be snagging one in the coming days as my laptop for uni, but think ill splurge the extra on 16gb to avoid the stress of 8 not being enough, and avoid having to upgrade again anytime soon

[mirelurk-fish]

The memory maybe a rip off but the M1 chip itself is way better than intel trash evo

[jbar_]

The fact that it has no notch in it should be a selling point! I love my M1 Air. I got it with 16gb or ram and 1TB SSD. It’s been great for about 2 years now.

[drunxkills]

It's funny I'm watching this as I'm on break at my Walmart. Lol