M1 MacBook Air vs M1 MacBook Pro - Full Comparison!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- Is Apple's new M1 MacBook Pro worth $300 more than the fan-less M1 Macbook Air?
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Apple's new M1 chip is incredibly powerful and efficient.. and Apple packed it into the Mac Mini, the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro.
In this video, we compare the base $999 M1 MacBook Air to the $1299 M1 MacBook Pro to see if it's worth spending the extra $300.
The MacBook Air is completely fanless and silent, so let's see if it throttles and performs significantly worse than the MacBook Pro.
We test various things like the design, the speaker quality, the webcam and microphone quality, the displays, and of course, performance in various tasks like CPU and graphics benchmarks and real-world tasks like video editing in Final Cut Pro and photo editing in Lightroom Classic.
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Timestamps ⬇️
M1 MacBook Air vs M1 MacBook Pro - 00:00
Physical Differences - 0:41
Keyboards & Trackpads - 1:55
Speaker Comparison - 2:48
Webcam and Mic Comparison - 3:43
Display Quality Comparison - 4:10
Geekbench 5 CPU - 5:40
Geekbench 5 GPU Metal - 6:15
GFXBench Metal - 7:08
Thermal Throttling - 7:56
Cinebench R23 CPU Stress Test - 8:26
Blackmagic SSD Speed Test - 10:51
Lightroom Classic Photo Editing - 11:08
Logic Pro Music Production - 13:49
Final Cut Video Editing Performance - 15:45
Which M1 MacBook Should YOU Buy? - 17:34
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@AVIRAL KHANDUJA just save the money for additional storage. If you value brighter screen and slightly longer battery life than an additional 8 gb memory, then go for pro. Otherwise there is nothing wrong with choosing air for coding.
Just play a video(movie)continuously one after one..as along as it drain total battery..from 100 percent...
check thermal for every 45 minutes
The mac pro sounds horrible compare to air in mic
@@Ali1mavi Just play a video(movie)continuously one after one..as along as it drain total battery..from 100 percent...
check thermal for every 45 minutes
@@Ali1mavi How does 31watt & 61 watt is makes the difference in both air and pro.models
my brain : macbook pro
my heart:macbook air
my budget: dell laptop
Dell alienware? :o
this is a perfect comment
Nice
Hahah in the end I have to go with brain because the heart will make u keep wondering if u did the right thing when we talking gadgets
haha nice one but hey dell gaming laptops aint cheap
Apple should start giving you review units. No other channel is even close in giving us this much details and helping potential buyers choosing. Well done!
Hopefully next year! Fingers crossed!
Absolutely agree! MT should be well across a million subs an should be getting product from Apple to review. One of the best channels in general that I've came across on RUclips.
No, to be 100% independent no sponsoring please
@@MaxTechOfficial When you do the memory comparison, pay attention to the hard drive swap file size (or virtual memory). Since everything is integrated on a single SOC, there might not be any performance difference between using "physical memory" vs "virtual memory". So spending an extra $200 for 8GB more of ram might not be needed?
What's up with the mics on the pro vs air? They sound substantially quieter...
Weird, Air mic sounded much better - I actually had to turn it up to hear you on the Pro?!?
lol same thoughts here mate
Nah pro sounded a 1000x better but it needs more amplification to be heard as loud
I guess it did. Its weird, in terms of sound air sounded so much better...unless this video is AIR commercial 😄
quality not aqual to loud
Air mic was much better than the pro....
Great stuff. Really appreciate the comprehensive review and it gives me no pause to jump on the air bandwagon.
Your comparisons are really comprehensive with a lot of tests that can't be found elsewhere. Well done!
Thank you :) we try!
I don't see anything interesting
Exactly
Exactly
👍👍👍
Great video. No fluff, fillers, you get straight to the point; a rarity on youtube.
That’s the goal!
Bruh they start “we do videos about blah blah blah, subscribe and like blah blah we are doing a give away blah blah” I can’t fucking stand it
Me can't afford neither of them: 👁👄👁
@@KingKong-ux3gg when did they say giveaway?
I would love to see a comparison between the 7-core and 8-core MacBook Air!
Same here
Yeah, that would be amazing.
Go with 8 and 16gb ram. Couldn't be happier.
Really appreciate how thorough, informative and well produced your videos are; you guys have become one of my main sources of tech info on RUclips.
Thanks for your review! I went from a 7 year old MacBook Pro 15 and bought the base M1 Mackbook Air hoping I would like the smaller screen and leaving the MacBook Pro. After watching the video, the Air 13" seemed like it had the specs for what I needed. Immediately after unboxing the M1 Air, I knew I wasn't going back to a larger and heavier MacBook Pro. The gold is a rose gold and so pretty! The keyboard is much easier to use. I think the air is so cute, and actually like the smaller screen. The speaker is louder and better than my older Macbook.
One of the only review channels I genuinely trust.
Thank you for another great one.
The Air's speaker are more clear and loud whereas the Pro has more bass
Apple really should hire you to sale their stuff.
Exactly what Max said...
@@ProphetAndLoss Is your Air 7 GPU or 8 GPU cores?
unless they changed the speakers from the early 2020 air, I would have to disagree..the speakers in my 2020 air arent as loud and definitely dont have as much bass as the speakers in my m1 pro
@@rtsstream they improved them
Thanks for the great review. I’m getting the beefed up air.
Fantastic overview. Appreciate it.
Hey! Great review with great tests and very interesting results. Just subbed and liked! Keep up the good work.
This is the channel I usually recommend to my friends if they're in need for a deeper comparison. Hope you achieve 500k subs before the year ends. 💪🏼
You need to start recommending other channels then.
Thank you for this video! This is definitely the type of video I was looking for where you covering everything that I was looking into. Thank you for this comprehensive video! Definitely subcribing!
A lot of work definitely went in to making this video, extremely detailed. Great video, just subscribed.
Do M1 pro vs intel 16". This should be more interesting.
Definitely gonna yes this!
I’ve been waiting for it so I hope it comes!
@@MaxTechOfficial please fix your XCode benchmark before comparing them
@@MaxTechOfficial yes plus the Air should have been 8 Core GPU. If you have both at same config it would make more sense in terms of decision making for buyers
@@MaxTechOfficial Please compare Macbook Pro 2020 Inte i5 10Gen vs Macbook Pro M1 Full comparison including speakers.
Been loving your apple silicon videos since even before the event, keep up the great work, and I can’t wait for the 8 GB vs 16 GB ram video!
Yes, me, too!
As someone else mentioned, your reviews and videos are top notch. I commend you guys for the fact that you keep your videos straight forward and to the point. No non-sense fluff dialogue and no over the top fancy transitions that extend your videos another couple of minutes. The in-depth testing and analysis you guys provide really help us all make wise decisions on which computer and more importantly which upgrades to choose. You're the best.
Your videos are so well done. To the point. I also love the idea of doing the Lightroom comparison.
The MacBook Air had me at “no touch bar”.
Same
@@Davidsworldtravels Yeah, who wants added functionality.
What's wrong with it?
@@Tom_Stevens617 I spend a lot of time undoing escape key presses I didn’t make. And whatever key is next to it.
At least they’ve restored the physical escape key.
I like keys that don’t think they’re being pressed just because I touch them.
Maybe my hands are too big or something but the thing is more trouble than it’s worth.
I am tired of responding to this question:
Display all 644 possibilities? (y or n)
I love how in 9 months Intel went from first to last place by pretty much every metric
RIP Intel
I've been waiting for this review because you simply are the best reviewers on RUclips. Thanks!!
Love your channel buddy! You've been hustling here the past week or so. Keep up the great work, and make sure you're getting some sleep!
Thank you for the support! We have a team of 3 here including our main editor Angelika! Otherwise we couldn’t keep up!
I’m so grateful for you making these comparison video. Despite all the tech channels out there, you guys are the only ones who actually do these straight up versus videos going into such depth. I’m a tech geek. I like specs, but I also want to know what those specs are going to do for me in real-world scenarios. You’ve made my buying decision a whole lot easier this past week. Nice one!!!
Glad we could help :)
Dude, these side by side test are the best! Thank you, are you going to add the mini into the mix?
Hey everyone, I made a couple videos showing how I run two external monitors with my M1 MacBook Pro ruclips.net/video/gzPKfn746Zs/видео.html
Was waiting for this video the whole day
Finally it is here and it was worth the wait😁😁
Nice vid lol I’m addicted to watching this type of stuff
Awesome videos guys! I’m just awaiting your RAM video before I order my configuration! Can’t wait!
The best comparison by far ! Amazing work man keep it up
This is the best review I have seen on RUclips. Thank you Max Tech!
I have watched way way WAY too many of these reviews...and I just love the detail y'all go into, it really gives me all the little extra bits I love to know to help me make a good decision. Thank you, I appreciate all of your hard work!
I couldn't watch the whole video. So which one is better? Pro or Air? I do video editing, graphic designing and streaming. Gaming sometimes.
@@AGSA5 definitely pro for you!
Earned a sub today, Video is full with usefull information that is clearly explained to the viewer. Well done and keep up the great work!
You always do excellent job! Love your frank conclusions and advice. 👍
Fantastic video, straight to the point.
Earned a sub
They did such a great job with the Air, it really makes the Pro seem irrelevant to me. I'd almost prefer it if they had beefed up the Pro even more to justify the price difference.
I mean $300 for a better speaker, better mic, 20% brighter screen, better battery, Touch Bar, 8 GPU cores vs 7, and 2x faster charger. That sounds like a $300 difference
Great video. Clear, well presented, valuable information. Thank you!
Such a great review, you got yourself a new Sub. I plan on getting the MacBook Air with 16 gb ram
Great video!! I agree with most of the comments here that the MBP has a better bass compared to the Air. On a side note, I wonder how the fans could affect the temperature on long usage like playing a CPU intensive game for 6 hours or so. Keep up the great reviews!!
Excellent review. Touched on a lot of points that other reviewers haven’t like the trackpad size and how it feels to type on. I feel the typing on an Air is nicer because the edge of the Pro isn’t digging into your palms.
Thanks for the detailed comparison - very much appreciated! 🙌 💯
this is how you make review , awesome , keep up the good work dude
I’ve wasted my time watching so many other videos for the medium format Lightroom comparison you ran in this one. Thank you so much.
The RAM test is the one I am still waiting for. Only one other youtuber made that test
“It’s a great comparison video, please keep up the good works!!
Outstanding video of yours. Thanks a lot!
I like how symmetrical everything is in this video and you also have a soothing voice! Very informative! Thank you!!!
Good video Vadim. I was paying attention to the CPU and GPU usage. It seems like the Air gets a little more load than the Pro. But thankfully they both perform well. Good work sir and what's next?
Well done! Love the hard work you guys put into this review. Keep up the great work.
I shall be waiting for the M1 16'' Macbook Pro. Hopefully those will have more than 16GB ram.
Great test, thanks alot. Very informative!
this video is super helpful! I was really curious to see how they stacked up in logic pro. how many tracks did the MacBook air end up handling in logic pro?
how much battery life was left on each of them after your tests?
Thank you for a clear cut review
Can you advise the detail of your thermal camera used in the presentation
Much obliged
awesome stuff!
thanks for the Logic comparison bro, very helpful
THANK YOU. i've been waiting for this for too long :D
I’d want to see the comparison between the 8 core GPU MBA vs MBP.
Is the differences we see in some tests solely due to the GPU difference?
This is the Channel that I’m constantly coming back to for Mac reviews. Great job. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING LOGIC PRO X. King 👑
Best review so far 👏🏾 I’m gonna buy one now thanks
Finally they're putting some deeply compelling hardware in the little 13in! I've felt that its small size has let it be treated like some kind of a budget model, but I prefer the smaller sized laptops because I find them more portable. I've been wanting them to put hardware as, or at least close to as good in these smaller ones.
The Macbook Air looks like it’s floating on air from the front edge, and there is nothing like that out there. I like that.
so informative and helpful. thanks so much
awesome video, Ive been trying to decide between the two.
thank you guys for testing out logic pro for music production users.
Yeah but it’s not really a great test, it’s probably at 128 buffer size and multi threading turned off, VERY important settings to check in Logic. No one produces with that low of a buffer size, these Macs should both be able to handle like 150 tracks
Would you be able to do a longer endurance test between the pro and air? I found it interesting that the cinebench results on the pro were marginally better when the fan kicked in momentarily, but what would happened if you did that for a longer sustained period of time so that the fan stays on for longer? I’ve only got the M1 Pro, and with my workloads I constantly hit about an hour of rendering time through compressor, and my fans kick in after the first 10 minutes and stay on for the remaining 50 minutes, so I’d like to see a similar test between these two devices since most of the “pro” sustained workload tests I’ve seen for some reason tend to be around 10 minutes long, which is barely enough for the fans to kick in so it’s not a test of the full capabilities. If the air can still come close to the pro’s performance under heavy rendering workloads for over an hour long, then I’m considering returning my pro and exchanging for an air, but as of now I can’t imagine the air coming close to the pro’s performance in the specific way I use it. Though my wallet would be happy for me to be wrong 🤣
awesome review. Thank you!
Great video (as usual). Thanks for that. I am very curious how Windows 10 with Parallels would run on M1. And would the 8 GB RAM enough for that?
I swear was waiting for this vid! Thanks!
Hopefully you enjoy it! :)
@@MaxTechOfficial I did TY
@@MaxTechOfficial wow you commented
Apple screwed up, they should have offered the Pro with 16GB only, that’s the only way it makes sense paying $300 more.
That, or better yet 16/32 options for the pro vs the 8/16. I mean touch bar, 100nits brightness, and debatable speaker 'improvements' that seem more of a tone shift and a matter of preference for 300 bucks? I'm likely going for the Air.
@@arudanel5542 also the larger battery, a fan to help with thermals, etc. For the first release, the Air the way to go for most people. Those who are serious "Pro's" should wait for the updated Pro models. If I had to buy one today, I'd get the Pro all day long. Additionally, for professionals, it's a business expense and the difference in price gets effectively reduced.
That's only reason why I didn't get the pro, if it had 16gb to start with i would never even consider the air
@@droo3010 You can actually get 16gb on the Air for 300 $ dollars difference ^^
@@MOUMOUK as far as I know they only come with 8gb unless u customize them urself, the pro should come with 16 without having to upgrade and pay extra
You guys did a great job with this video recommended it a lot to friends
This review is so sick!
Very informative👍👍👍
I know I can trust Max Tech for his history and consistency, so can all the viewers
Awesome, detailed comparisons! Close to going with the Pro because of the faster RUclips video upload. Hope you guys did a touch bar vs no touch bar comparison because that will finalize my purchase on your Amazon Link! Going for that last vid, thanks again! 🙋🏽♀️
The best comparison I have seen so far !
You've just earned a new subscriber!
Great video mate!
I got my Air yesterday. It is AWESOME!! I've never used a MacBook Air this fast or snappy. Everything feels so great, even the Microsoft Office suite works flawlessly. Kudos to Apple!! And to MaxTech. Nice videos man!!
They have made the air so good that it makes me believe the pro is going to have some epic upgrades next year, can’t wait
Only 2 days for the new MacBook Pro lets see if u right
You are so right.
Yessir m1 pro and m1 max
This aged like milk
@@sadmansalmansaad4959 nah, this aged like meat
Great review, like to actually see the product and tech! Hate reviews where someone is just talking to the camera the whole time
Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for the very informative video! I have a MacBook Air M1 with 16 GB ram and a 256 GB SSD, so I am looking forward to your next video. Hopefully, there will be some significant benefits with the extra 8 GB of ram? Also, I went with a MacBook Air since I have a Touch Bar on a MackBook Pro 16”, and I much prefer physical keys.
I’ve been waiting for this one! Thank you for great comparisons and reviews. Really helps a lot!
Max Tech guys, you produce great videos and I love them 👍
How? It was 2 different machines with 2 different hardware setups..
maybe if the went with the 8 core air vs 8 core Pro. That would help knowing am I getting better value from what machine. But choosing a slower cpu isn’t a comparison
@@aussiestubabe I think it was meant as base MBA vs base MBP. Same CPU, less GPU core for MBA. For me valuable comparison as I am considering base options
Thanks for these reviews, I enjoy how informative they are.
I bought a silver M1 Air through your link.
Subscribed. Great review!
First time buyer, what’s the consensus recommendation?
Thanks for your videos! I’ve got around $1200 or so to spend in a new Mac. I’m thinking that instead of the pro, my money could be better spent getting the air with 16gb ram. I’ll be using it for basic music and video production as well- but not pushing the envelope. And I’ll need it to last, because I don’t know when I’ll be able to afford a new one again.
thank you so much for this very informative and detailed review…
Hi, your tests and comparisons helps me a lot! I'm wondering if the microsoft office is already compatible for the M1s?? Thanks a lot in advance
Top end m1 macbook air,pro vs all 16 inch model u have ... Plz i know it's a lot of videos and u need to do a lot of stuff for 20min video.. but man..You are the only one on RUclips who does this all awesome stuff.
Great job.. greetings from india..
Is it possible to do these tests at 30 degrees Celsius temperature, might be different results
Hey can you teach me how to eat food
sup!
@@unknownpianist7638 no
woahhhh
The man himself
Thank you for your great video that helped me to choose the air
Good video, thanks
the sound from the mic on the pro was low. speakers both sound good.
I definitely love your work, thank you so much for this test... One extra Air 8GB vs Air 16GB, head to head, would be simply perfect :)
Thanks much for this job done! I wonder what would be my best option for everyday office job (Safari, Numbers, mail etc., no pro apps) - Air with 16Gb or Pro with 8gb of RAM? Thank you!
Great video! But which one do you think will last longer on these levels lets say from today till 3 years?
Thank you for this review. Very comprehensive. As a non techie person, I was able to understand it well. Thank you. :)
Hi Max, very good and awesome video! Just little question... was there any difference in battery at the end of all the testing? If yes how much? :)
From past week i learn so much about m1 and arm now i feel i can design my own processor.
Hey man, thanks for the great video. I'm thinking of finally ditching my 2014 15" pro and getting one of these new ones. I'm currently editing a big project (200 footage feature doc) in premiere. Footage is 1080p and have at times 2-3 hour timelines. Do you think the ram has an influence on that? What about render times? I was gonna go with the top specked pro, but now i'm seeing amazing reviews of the air and the lower specked pro. What do you think? thanks in advance for your answer.