2020 Apple MacBook Air Laptop: Apple M1 Chip, 13” Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID; Gold

Got this mac to learn mac os and see what it's like as a Windows user coming from custom 32 gb gaming laptop with a 1660ti this was the same price as the m1For everyday use like browsing, HD video making, beginner music production, beginner to intermediate programming, godot game development. The 256gb and 8gb is enough. Beats my gaming laptop hands down with that in efficiency as has no crashes and some slow down but I had many programs running before the average user would struggle. however I would say when I need a more graphical power my laptop has it beatI would advise people to get 16gb of Ram instead of 512gb sdd. If you want an upgrade, 8gb is a little low not an issue as of now. However I can see the cracks when I push the air. That's were I fault apple as if I had 32gb of upgraded ram this would be a monster. However my windows laptop wouldn't hold a candle to the mac with 8gb of ram that's why I upgraded to 32.Battery life is unbelievable Im not used to battery life this long as my laptop would normally last 4 hours before it quit or 2 hours after heavy use plus the charger is easy to carry and not having a bulky power supply trust me it adds up I'm getting 7-12 hours of use out it on average. But you can get 2 days out of it if you want it in sure.Value? Meh you get what you pay for I suppose but 256gb ssd for that price should be 512 however you can get around that with external ssd and cloud storage. My windows pc has 512 m2 as standard and can upgrade to 2tb plus an ssd slot.Oh and give us some USB slots and hdmi ports, at least one on the other side!Gaming... Do even bother buying a mac for that However I've played a few games it can handle what it can run. I have 180 steam games and I can only run 35 on mac.I would highly recommend this laptop for an everyday user and would advise getting this over the m2 if your new, the base m2 has a slower ssd and when you get the 512 ssd you're looking at MacBook Pro 14 Pro territory. Which I'd recommend for a power user on the mac.Really making consider what a MacBook Pro will be like as this is awesome

Own an Asus x502c for 10 or so years, which has fallen apart and a lot slower than most Sunday drivers, and then take the plunge and go all Apple and buy a MacBook Air with the mighty M1 chip.Of course the MacBook Air makes my old Asus look bad, it is bad, its an old laptop, but I could still edit images on it, as well as video, so it wasn't all bad, but this MacBook Air, omg!!!I am 47 and I found the transition from windows 10 to whatever it is the MacBook uses, almost effortless, there were a couple of teething problems, such as using the trackpad as I would on my old laptop by using touch to tap, not press to tap, so I was on the "select your country of origin" page for some time before I realised I had to actually press into the trackpad to make my selection, so that was that fixed, and the other problem? erm, actually, there were no further user errors with this, as it is very intuitive, and there are of course helpful YouTube videos that give you plenty of tips and tricks anyway.I chose the rose gold colour as I always wear rose gold jewellery and aesthetically, this is a pretty little thing, I love the backlit keys, can type in darkness now if need be. I also love how compact it all is, its tiny, but the screen more than makes up for it, crystal clear.The built in stereo speakers are amazing, full range acoustically, it means I can now create music via GarageBand or fruity loops studio without headphones or speakers if I so choose, the bass notes sound absolutely quality for the size of this laptop, cannot praise its sound enough.And yes, I have already connected my midi instruments to it via a OTG cable, and they all work as they should, no compatibility issues thus far. I am yet to download Lightroom, so I cannot say how this will perform for me, but I do have very high hopes indeed.This is clearly not a review, just a first impressions really as I only owned this for a few days now and I'm sure there is more to discover with this MacBook Air, and I honestly have no negatives to offer, no cons to my pros, I mean, even the price is very reasonable, 889 quid, that's all, what a steal!

I am writing this review on my M1 MacBook Air after over two years of owning it. It's incredible! I've owned six PC's in my life time. Each would get really slow really quick after less than a year and it would become a hassle to use them. But the MacBook runs just like it did the day I got it. It's unbelievable.The MacBook is fanless and thus is silent. Also it hardly ever gets warm. It's actual magic! The only time it got warm was when I was rendering a lot of videos in a short amount of time. Even then it wasn't hot. Just slightly warm.The screen is stunning. Very clear and beautiful to look at.The keyboard is illuminated which is great for when you're in a dark room (which is what I'm currently in).Mac comes with apps too that you would have to pay for on a windows machine such as:- Pages (MS Word)- Keynote (Powerpoint)- Number - (Excel)I use these three regularly and it saves a lot of money not having to have MS365. All their apps can be exported to the Microsoft equivalent if you have colleagues that use Microsoft apps.With the MacBook I have edited and rendered up to one hour long videos. I've had 50+ tabs open.I could write a ten thousand word review about this M1 MacBook Air. But I'll stop now.Just know this, if something was to happen to it today, I would replace it in a heartbeat. It's the best piece of tech I've ever owned.