Thank you so much! I really pour all of my effort into improving and learning to make better content. It means so much to hear that it’s appreciated. Thanks so much!
Reporting from Aug 4th, 2023: Just ReFormated a Early 2015 Macbook Air with 128 GB Flash Storage and 8 GB Ram. MacOS used: Monterey I updated, installed every app i wanted, including my indexing my entire Photo Library. Then i thought about your upgrade: I bought EaseUS To Do Backup, Cloned my drive to a Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD. Bought the adapter ofcourse. Thanks for the attention to detail. Popped off old 128 GB Flash Storage Drive, added the cloned NVME+Adapter and Voila! Works like a charm. I am now going to download all my photos and videos from my iCloud just because i can. Thanks for the great video Brady, Easy to pull the trigger on this project. Im about to do the same to my sister in laws mac, and my wife's macbook air. All we do is photo viewing, sending generated memories, and light word processing.
I recently got this MacBook Air in a trade. For what I use laptops for, this is good for me. While I ill say the display isn't the best, it's not the worst I ever seen. Overall, I am pleased with this.
I can agree with you on the display, but it runs so smoothly and runs like new tbh I don't care for all that extra blah, I even upgraded to Monterey on it. Got mine from BackMarket.
I got a second hand early 2015 MacBook air about 3 years ago and I'm still using it. Just upgraded the ssd to 500gb and it runs like a dream for all my school work. The only thing I needed to fix about it was the battery about a year ago. It's awesome and I am going to use this thing until the day it dies on me
I’m thinking of getting a refurbished 2015 macbook air. Seems like a good choice as it’s cheaper and I just need a laptop for school. I know the new macbooks are really great.. but as a student, saving that extra few hundred dollars means a lot. Do you think this laptop will suffice in 2022? Softwares and everything. Any problems like slow loading etc?
Congrats! The unibody air will continue to be a viable option for many who are just looking to perform average daily tasks (especially students!) for years to come. I’ve enjoyed using mine for college.
Just got the 11in early 2015 MacBook air last week for school. Love the portability and it can be updated to the newest macOS. No lagging and didn't spend no more that $200
Amazing editing and very informative video. Very reliable and easily to understand. You're too underrated, hope you gain more subscribers in the future.
Great video I have an early 2015 with 4 GB and I was getting frustrated as to why I can’t do something as simple as using my Apple ID and now I know I need to upgrade my OS . Thanks for this video I will now order what you recommended .
That’s awesome! Thank you for your support, I sincerely appreciate it. I still use my Air from this video daily and love it. Hope you enjoy your MacBook Air!
I have one of these I bought used in 2019. Has the i7 and 8g ram. Still use it for field machine but it needs a new battery and I'd love to upgrade the storage. Was going to go the iFixit mac approved storage route but looks like this will save me quite a bit. Thank you sir!
Hey, man! I just grub a Macbook Air 13 (2015) 4/128 yesterday for doing the things for my kids's school iPad. That's really a good deal and I looking for upgrade the storage as your video do. Thx for sharing!! Stay healthy stay happy!!
Seems like the best MacBook for me. I got it for $427 so yeah, worth it for a MacBook as I'm a reseller and need to be able to list on the go and transfer photos easily between systems. AND I can install windows if I want. Great
you're awesome dude. this was a great video and very helpful. I also really appreciate the fact that you gave a straight up answer to the question of "should i/ is this worth purchasing"? You were the proverbial icing on the cake in my decision to purchase the 2015 model macbook air. and if anyone happens to be reading this, i am a 4th year uni student.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Really glad that this helped you. I still have mine and it’s a great as a run around MacBook! One note, before you install the upgraded SSD, go ahead and upgrade to Monterey. It’ll save you an extra step with a firmware update
If you get an OWC ssd you don’t need an adapter it’s plug and play. I also use grizzly thermal paste and thermal pads to keep my 2015 MacBook Air running cooler so it doesn’t throttle. Runs like a dream!
You can grab a cheap 2015 MacBook Air on back market. I snagged a 2015 11in air for $200 but it was in fair condition. A little more gets you one in better condition. Not the best in terms of hardware but it runs the latest Max Os but windows 10 is much faster. For my needs it’s perfect.
Nice video. I've owned several of that form factor (2010, 2012, 2015 2x). All 11.6" models. I love the portability, and the 2015 11.6" Air is still a good basic task machine. I did spring for i7 models in the 2012 and 2015 units, as it gave a little more oomph to some of the AV tasks that I was doing with them. The i5 is fine for most folks. 8G is a must. While 4G was available back then, the 4G models can struggle.
I have the MBP Early 2015 version 512gb ssd, i5 dual core 8gb ram handed down to me by my bro in law for free. What's surprising is this 7 yr old laptop is only at 510/1000 charge cycles when I got it so the battery was still fine. I just had it cleaned and repasted and it runs good enough for basic tasks (web browsing, emails, streaming netflix) I'll also remove the anti glare film with alcohol to make the screen better. I love the hdmi port since it makes it flexible as a media source.
I feel SO GOOD now about my somewhat impulsive buy of a 2017 macbook air. Ive never owned a macbook before and wanted to buy something cheaper, now im almost happier I bought the older model!!
It was a bit of an impulse by for me too haha! Really glad you've liked yours. It's such a solid laptop even in 2022. The build quality and software support from Apple are amazing.
I recently got this very MacBook Air on a barter deal & I really like it. It has 256GB SSD & 8GB of RAM. I like it a lot! I now have a complete Apple ecosystem.
Watching your video with my 2015 macbook air! Love the design, light weight and build quality, bought from 2015 and it is still so smooth! P.S. Don't sell the original ssd, you will need it for upgrading Monterey.
@@jackwiley1480 some ppl has freeze and restart problem after updated with other brand nvme ssd, the original ssd is in use for updating boot-rom to fix those problem
THE EXACT VIDEO i was looking for....my dad bought me a macbook air 2015 last year but it is just not as fast as I need it to be in 2022 for college trying to finesse the system like you
I feel that haha. Exactly what I did. You’ll get a lot out of it! Just make sure you upgrade the latest version of Mac OS before you swap the SSD. The firmware update requires the original SSD to update the bios before you upgrade it to Monterray.
I caved picked up a 2017 for $350 and then a 512GB Samsung drive (apple one) for $60. Store everything I need. Hope they support it for a couple more years in software updates!
I did that btw… bought the 2015 MBA a few years ago, put Apple 512gb drive in it for a while then put the ADATA 2TB in it… have all my movies music and pics onboard…
Did you ever do a detailed video or write up about how you copied the drive to SD card and then back to SSD? Also this video was perfect! My friend gave me his 2015 Air (he did NOT take care of it) and I’m in the process of cleaning it up and doing some upgrades. It’s been a fun project and I didn’t even think of dual booting until you mentioned!
hi, halfway through 2022 here. I just upgraded a macbook air 2015 with a 1TB nvme exactly the same way. Still supported with the latest macOS and works quite well. I even do some work with it (Jetbrains IDE's and some Lightroom picture editing etc). All good all fine. These laptops are around £200 on ebay now. If you can find a good 8GB one it would be good enough for daily use just fine in my opinion.
Just ordered 2017 version from Mac of all Trades, biggest thing I need it for is editing in iMovie and then burning a DVD on external burner. I have a late 2019 27" mac, which the fan on it makes so much noise I have to wear headphones to edit. Tried support but no one can seem to solve it, had I waited a few more months I could have got the M1 iMac and not had this issue and save a lot of money! Anyway I hope it will do the job, paid 1/2 the cost of M1 basic laptop. Any comments are welcome, hopefully before return window expires since it was just ordered!
@@ClipPlayTV Jup. I also don’t really care about „only“ 900p. I want a good laptop and with that price I get a better one, than my „more modern“ windows laptop… I checked the specs and I was able to program well with my laptop and so I should with the air. I also want to program with Xcode (Swift) and I hope it works pretty good. Games is something, I don’t really do on my laptops, so maybe Tabletop Sim, but that should work I guess. SC2 maybe not haha
I really wished that i'm seeing this video before i bought the 2017 MBA 😆 Anyway, great video with the such price-to-performance insight. Going to recommend this video if my friends asking for cheap macbook buying guide 😆
MacBook Air 2017 is absolutely fast for 99,99% of users even nowadays. It even plays 4K videos without any delays and of course it can render them fast.
I also use a 28" 4K monitor and I pickup a macbook air 2017 yesterday and the screen is the only thing that bothered me hahaha. I picked it up for $430 I'm outside the US so used goods here are a bit more expensive, but overall it's a nice purchase, the webcam and speakers are surprisingly very good.
Great minds think alike eh? 😂 I love my monitor and I’m content with 4K rather than 5K like other video editors. That’s still a great deal though considering the state of global electronics markets during chip and part shortages. Congrats on your purchase!
I‘d highly recommend getting an M1 MB Air for just a slightly higher price - better display, better speakers, better battery life and especially a way faster processor. Also the OS is still supported and will be for some years to come. The Intel-MBAs are just obsolete, especially the ones with the old TN-panels (silver bezels).
As much as I like reusing old tech, you will probably spend more money in the long term, as you’ll need to upgrade faster compared to a modern M1 MacBook. Definitely more of a holdover for college students until they can get a new one after graduation.
I have lenovo yoga 520-14IKB but just got a free macbook air 2017 128 gb. I don't use any apple product, Should I use the macbook air or sell it? cheers!
much appreciated i bought my daughters she used in university, I wanted to update the memory to give mire room and hope speed, any other suggestions for this dad?
I recently bought the same MacBook Air with a faulty battery for 160€. Then I paid 60€ for a new battery. Now when I use the MBA unplugged it shuts down with around 20% battery left (used to be around 30%). I guess I still need to recalibrate it by completely draining and then charging the battery in one go.
Thank you so much. That really means a lot to hear. I put a lot of time and learning into these videos and really enjoy making them. Comments like yours keep me motivated to continue to improve and grind these out.
I just bought macbook air 13” from 2017 ….I was wondering , do you think I can also add stronger SSD? I’m kinda afraid because it’s already refurbished product 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
So I have the opportunity to purchase a 2015 i5 model for 150$ but the only caveat is that it’s 4gb of ram. Should I still go for it? I do a lot of excel work and use chrome tabs so idk if it’s worth it
For those of you looking for a deal,
My friend is selling his 2015 for $257!
swappa.com/listing/view/LWIN87091
Just buy one in very good condition with 24 months warranty for $127
I just went to BackMarket.
i DID NOT expect the video to be this much high quality when i clicked on the video. You are truly underrated with that production omg
Thank you so much! I really pour all of my effort into improving and learning to make better content. It means so much to hear that it’s appreciated. Thanks so much!
Same!
Way to go clapPlaytvs MoM
Same. I thought it was gonna be one of those generic review videos that come up and show pictures with text to speech overlayed
Reporting from Aug 4th, 2023:
Just ReFormated a Early 2015 Macbook Air with 128 GB Flash Storage and 8 GB Ram.
MacOS used: Monterey
I updated, installed every app i wanted, including my indexing my entire Photo Library.
Then i thought about your upgrade:
I bought EaseUS To Do Backup, Cloned my drive to a Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD.
Bought the adapter ofcourse. Thanks for the attention to detail.
Popped off old 128 GB Flash Storage Drive, added the cloned NVME+Adapter and Voila!
Works like a charm.
I am now going to download all my photos and videos from my iCloud just because i can.
Thanks for the great video Brady, Easy to pull the trigger on this project.
Im about to do the same to my sister in laws mac, and my wife's macbook air.
All we do is photo viewing, sending generated memories, and light word processing.
Just adding a comment so RUclips will push this more. U definitely deserve it.
Thank you so much. That means a lot and I really appreciate it!
i cant belive you only got 5 thousand subscriber you are making a high end content you deserve 1 million at least
Very realistic and helpful review, my man. Good to know practical people like you still exist in this world! 👍💯
I recently got this MacBook Air in a trade. For what I use laptops for, this is good for me. While I ill say the display isn't the best, it's not the worst I ever seen. Overall, I am pleased with this.
I can agree with you on the display, but it runs so smoothly and runs like new tbh I don't care for all that extra blah, I even upgraded to Monterey on it. Got mine from BackMarket.
This is so helpful!!! I’ll be buying a 2015 one
I got a second hand early 2015 MacBook air about 3 years ago and I'm still using it. Just upgraded the ssd to 500gb and it runs like a dream for all my school work. The only thing I needed to fix about it was the battery about a year ago. It's awesome and I am going to use this thing until the day it dies on me
I’m thinking of getting a refurbished 2015 macbook air. Seems like a good choice as it’s cheaper and I just need a laptop for school.
I know the new macbooks are really great.. but as a student, saving that extra few hundred dollars means a lot.
Do you think this laptop will suffice in 2022? Softwares and everything. Any problems like slow loading etc?
Congrats! The unibody air will continue to be a viable option for many who are just looking to perform average daily tasks (especially students!) for years to come.
I’ve enjoyed using mine for college.
Just got the 11in early 2015 MacBook air last week for school. Love the portability and it can be updated to the newest macOS. No lagging and didn't spend no more that $200
Congrats! That’s a steal. They’re still a great value for school.
watching this from my macbook air early 2015 8gb ram and 256 ssd run pretty smoothly tbh still very reliable
Just got myself the 2014 MacBook Air and for daily tasks it runs great!
Amazing editing and very informative video. Very reliable and easily to understand. You're too underrated, hope you gain more subscribers in the future.
Great video I have an early 2015 with 4 GB and I was getting frustrated as to why I can’t do something as simple as using my Apple ID and now I know I need to upgrade my OS . Thanks for this video I will now order what you recommended .
just bought a 128 gb 2017 air for djing after my laptop was stolen, might upgrade it to a 500 gb following your advice, thanks for the vid!
I just got a great deal w/ 2015 like yours and I am so happy with it. Thanks for making this video. I thought of upgrading the same in the future.
That’s awesome! Thank you for your support, I sincerely appreciate it. I still use my Air from this video daily and love it.
Hope you enjoy your MacBook Air!
I have one of these I bought used in 2019. Has the i7 and 8g ram. Still use it for field machine but it needs a new battery and I'd love to upgrade the storage. Was going to go the iFixit mac approved storage route but looks like this will save me quite a bit. Thank you sir!
Buying smart is what more people need to do! Great video
Totally agree. Thank you so much! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Video quality is killer. And all the information is super nice.
Great Video! Really informative, Your channel is truly underrated,
Thank you so much! That means a lot.
Great video!
I'm from Brazil and I'm hoping that your channel will grow a lot. You deserve it.
Hey, man! I just grub a Macbook Air 13 (2015) 4/128 yesterday for doing the things for my kids's school iPad. That's really a good deal and I looking for upgrade the storage as your video do. Thx for sharing!! Stay healthy stay happy!!
Just bought Macbook Air 2017 updated it to Big Sur so far so good... My first mac btw!
Seems like the best MacBook for me. I got it for $427 so yeah, worth it for a MacBook as I'm a reseller and need to be able to list on the go and transfer photos easily between systems. AND I can install windows if I want. Great
you're awesome dude. this was a great video and very helpful. I also really appreciate the fact that you gave a straight up answer to the question of "should i/ is this worth purchasing"? You were the proverbial icing on the cake in my decision to purchase the 2015 model macbook air. and if anyone happens to be reading this, i am a 4th year uni student.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Really glad that this helped you. I still have mine and it’s a great as a run around MacBook! One note, before you install the upgraded SSD, go ahead and upgrade to Monterey. It’ll save you an extra step with a firmware update
If you get an OWC ssd you don’t need an adapter it’s plug and play. I also use grizzly thermal paste and thermal pads to keep my 2015 MacBook Air running cooler so it doesn’t throttle. Runs like a dream!
Great Job with this video, I just bought a 2015 macbook air in 2022. and I'm loving it!!!!!!!!!
your advice is very helpful for someone who has never had a macbook before. I'm an avid iphone user, but macbooks are where i know nothing about
You can grab a cheap 2015 MacBook Air on back market. I snagged a 2015 11in air for $200 but it was in fair condition. A little more gets you one in better condition. Not the best in terms of hardware but it runs the latest Max Os but windows 10 is much faster. For my needs it’s perfect.
Nice video. I've owned several of that form factor (2010, 2012, 2015 2x). All 11.6" models. I love the portability, and the 2015 11.6" Air is still a good basic task machine. I did spring for i7 models in the 2012 and 2015 units, as it gave a little more oomph to some of the AV tasks that I was doing with them. The i5 is fine for most folks. 8G is a must. While 4G was available back then, the 4G models can struggle.
I still love my MacBook Air 2017. Probably not gonna upgrade for a couple more years
What a great introduction. That's simply awesome. Nice video bro. Keep doing like this and you'll get far!! -
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support.
I have the MBP Early 2015 version 512gb ssd, i5 dual core 8gb ram handed down to me by my bro in law for free.
What's surprising is this 7 yr old laptop is only at 510/1000 charge cycles when I got it so the battery was still fine.
I just had it cleaned and repasted and it runs good enough for basic tasks (web browsing, emails, streaming netflix)
I'll also remove the anti glare film with alcohol to make the screen better. I love the hdmi port since it makes it flexible as a media source.
I feel SO GOOD now about my somewhat impulsive buy of a 2017 macbook air. Ive never owned a macbook before and wanted to buy something cheaper, now im almost happier I bought the older model!!
It was a bit of an impulse by for me too haha! Really glad you've liked yours. It's such a solid laptop even in 2022. The build quality and software support from Apple are amazing.
I recently got this very MacBook Air on a barter deal & I really like it. It has 256GB SSD & 8GB of RAM. I like it a lot! I now have a complete Apple ecosystem.
Congratulations! It’s always nice to have the full system setup👌
This is so premium! Thank you. Getting the 2017 one on Plug
I just bought a Mac Mini 2012 for home use. Will consider ‘15/17 MBA for on-the-go use. Nice video!
Awesome! Love the Mac mini. If you enjoy it you’d love the Air for travel.
Watching your video with my 2015 macbook air! Love the design, light weight and build quality, bought from 2015 and it is still so smooth!
P.S. Don't sell the original ssd, you will need it for upgrading Monterey.
[raises hand] I have a question about the P.S. How is the original ssd used for upgrading Monterey?
@@jackwiley1480 some ppl has freeze and restart problem after updated with other brand nvme ssd, the original ssd is in use for updating boot-rom to fix those problem
Glad to hear! And I’ve still got it👍
Thanks for the heads up!
THE EXACT VIDEO i was looking for....my dad bought me a macbook air 2015 last year but it is just not as fast as I need it to be in 2022 for college
trying to finesse the system like you
I feel that haha. Exactly what I did.
You’ll get a lot out of it!
Just make sure you upgrade the latest version of Mac OS before you swap the SSD. The firmware update requires the original SSD to update the bios before you upgrade it to Monterray.
I I got one for $270! Hasn’t come in yet, but I’m guessing it will be amazing!!
I caved picked up a 2017 for $350 and then a 512GB Samsung drive (apple one) for $60. Store everything I need. Hope they support it for a couple more years in software updates!
Super good quality video, I really didn't expect that.❤️
When I first watched the video I thought u must be having atleast 100k subscribers
Video and production Quality is Very good
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it. I try my best to deliver the best quality I can and I’m always learning and improving.
I did that btw… bought the 2015 MBA a few years ago, put Apple 512gb drive in it for a while then put the ADATA 2TB in it… have all my movies music and pics onboard…
Did you ever do a detailed video or write up about how you copied the drive to SD card and then back to SSD? Also this video was perfect! My friend gave me his 2015 Air (he did NOT take care of it) and I’m in the process of cleaning it up and doing some upgrades. It’s been a fun project and I didn’t even think of dual booting until you mentioned!
I used CarbonCopyCloner to clone it to the volume!
The production quality!!!! Excellent video bro. Just subscribed.
Bought a MBA 2017 last year and am loving it 😉
Oh wow this is amazing quality I subbed
hi, halfway through 2022 here. I just upgraded a macbook air 2015 with a 1TB nvme exactly the same way. Still supported with the latest macOS and works quite well. I even do some work with it (Jetbrains IDE's and some Lightroom picture editing etc). All good all fine. These laptops are around £200 on ebay now. If you can find a good 8GB one it would be good enough for daily use just fine in my opinion.
Just ordered 2017 version from Mac of all Trades, biggest thing I need it for is editing in iMovie and then burning a DVD on external burner. I have a late 2019 27" mac, which the fan on it makes so much noise I have to wear headphones to edit. Tried support but no one can seem to solve it, had I waited a few more months I could have got the M1 iMac and not had this issue and save a lot of money! Anyway I hope it will do the job, paid 1/2 the cost of M1 basic laptop. Any comments are welcome, hopefully before return window expires since it was just ordered!
Love your editing style! subbed!
I just got a MacBook Air 2017 refurbished from Amazon. It says it is in excellent condition. We’ll see. For 200 bucks, I don’t know what to expect.
Thanks for the tips. Bought a 2015 macbook air.
Replying to your comment ON my 2015 Macbook Air lol. No problem! Glad you found it helpful. Enjoy yours! I have mine.
Modded my 2015 MBA from 8gb ram to 16 gb ram. Next upgrade will be 4tb NVME, MagSafe USB-C mod and add on USB A to USB C adaptor - all on the way
Wow!
How did you do it?
Funny enough, that the 2015 has a way better screen, than my „more modern“ windows laptop (768px). Hope to get my Air 2017 soon :D
People knock the Unibody MacBook Air’s screen but it’s really good quality and has held up pretty well compared to most others.
@@ClipPlayTV Jup. I also don’t really care about „only“ 900p. I want a good laptop and with that price I get a better one, than my „more modern“ windows laptop… I checked the specs and I was able to program well with my laptop and so I should with the air. I also want to program with Xcode (Swift) and I hope it works pretty good. Games is something, I don’t really do on my laptops, so maybe Tabletop Sim, but that should work I guess. SC2 maybe not haha
Really great video thanks for your efforts
I really wished that i'm seeing this video before i bought the 2017 MBA 😆
Anyway, great video with the such price-to-performance insight. Going to recommend this video if my friends asking for cheap macbook buying guide 😆
I just ordered a 2015 MacBook Air 11 inch from Amazon for $236. I wanted a small portable laptop that would run Monterey OS and this will be perfect.
Thaaaaank youuuuu for such detailed explanation and review. Go you!!🙌🏻
This was a fantastic video, great job
THIS CHANNEL IS SUPERB!
SUBSCRIBED!
You won’t regret it when you own one and sure Big Sur will support it with the latest Monterey that just been releases.
Thank you so much, this cleared up many concerns
thank youuu. i just figure out that 2015 and 2017 have the exact same procesor generation
2015/2017 are exactly the same MacBooks
Excellent video! Keep it up, really helped me make the decision! 🙌
Such great review nd person
This video is so well done and reminded me why I’m looking for a MacBook and not a windows. THE ECOSYSTEM!!!!!!
MacBook Air 2017 is absolutely fast for 99,99% of users even nowadays. It even plays 4K videos without any delays and of course it can render them fast.
I got this on Ebay today for $175 - Seems great for RUclips and light gaming (I know it only has 4GB Ram)
That’s a great deal!
This is super informative!! Thanks!!!
i have a 2011 macbook air and even tho its basically expired it works well for chrome
Web Browsing is always a great use of older machines! Not too intensive.
I also use a 28" 4K monitor and I pickup a macbook air 2017 yesterday and the screen is the only thing that bothered me hahaha. I picked it up for $430 I'm outside the US so used goods here are a bit more expensive, but overall it's a nice purchase, the webcam and speakers are surprisingly very good.
Great minds think alike eh? 😂 I love my monitor and I’m content with 4K rather than 5K like other video editors. That’s still a great deal though considering the state of global electronics markets during chip and part shortages. Congrats on your purchase!
how is it at a 4k monitor? what refresh rate do you get?
It’s excellent. Still using it today. It’s 60hz if you use a DisplayPort 2.0 cable setup which is plenty.
@@ClipPlayTV ok so you can also stream 4k onto external TVs or Monitors without a Problem? Does it use its cooler then or stay silent?
You have just saved me a bit over 1000$ lol.. I wanted go save mondy for 2018 or newer. Thank you for this great video!
I‘d highly recommend getting an M1 MB Air for just a slightly higher price - better display, better speakers, better battery life and especially a way faster processor. Also the OS is still supported and will be for some years to come. The Intel-MBAs are just obsolete, especially the ones with the old TN-panels (silver bezels).
I’m definitely getting one
As much as I like reusing old tech, you will probably spend more money in the long term, as you’ll need to upgrade faster compared to a modern M1 MacBook. Definitely more of a holdover for college students until they can get a new one after graduation.
true but i spent 240 dollars on a 2015 MacBook pro 13" i7 I've just upgraded from a 2012 that a bought new in 2012 with an i5 and 4gb ram
@@Drw4878 Nice work, the more we can use the older stuff the better. And if you‘re happy with the performance that‘s all you need.
Very practical, thanks
No problem!
I recently picked up a 2017 Air for $150 (CDN!!!) that only needed a new trackpad and cable. There's deals out there.
That’s insane!! Congrats👍
I have lenovo yoga 520-14IKB but just got a free macbook air 2017 128 gb. I don't use any apple product, Should I use the macbook air or sell it? cheers!
I am stuck between getting the 2015 or 2017 model. Is there really a huge difference between the two?
much appreciated i bought my daughters she used in university, I wanted to update the memory to give mire room and hope speed, any other suggestions for this dad?
I recently bought the same MacBook Air with a faulty battery for 160€. Then I paid 60€ for a new battery. Now when I use the MBA unplugged it shuts down with around 20% battery left (used to be around 30%). I guess I still need to recalibrate it by completely draining and then charging the battery in one go.
Good review. But how did u tolerate the 1440×900 display?! No retina, no color gamut and weak viewing angles.
Low expectations. Fr
love your video! well done! do you have video about the upgrade? and the kit?
I got a 2015 MacBook Air fo my sister in NZ. She needs it to surf and watch movies. So it’s perfect for their without breaking the bank.
Waiting for my equipment. I order from your videos
Hope you like it! best of luck.
Wonderful video man she probably weekend work think I'm going to pick up all of these
hello, what can you say about buying it in 2023?) How do you think he will cope with learning web programming?)
I still use mine as a couch computer for surfing and web tasks daily, so I’d go for it!
I just bought one for language lessons that I am taking off job.
I hope it will handle it, the only thing that worry me a bit it's his 4GB of RAM...
im sorry but what.. how do you only have 4k subs but make so good content, ur so underrated
that was quick 😳
Thank you so much. That really means a lot to hear. I put a lot of time and learning into these videos and really enjoy making them. Comments like yours keep me motivated to continue to improve and grind these out.
@@ClipPlayTV No problem! 💕
How long can we expect to keep software support from apple for them?
quality vid, earned a sub
Great video, is it also possible to upgrade the RAM?
Not on this model
Would the upgrades you listed here be good for a 2013 MacBook air as well?
Not as much. There are issues with the BIOS in terms of battery life and putting the laptop to sleep with an NVME drive on 2014 and earlier models
I just bought macbook air 13” from 2017 ….I was wondering , do you think I can also add stronger SSD? I’m kinda afraid because it’s already refurbished product 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
So I have the opportunity to purchase a 2015 i5 model for 150$ but the only caveat is that it’s 4gb of ram. Should I still go for it? I do a lot of excel work and use chrome tabs so idk if it’s worth it
Nice video! Id be interested in seeing a 2tb macbook air to!
Guys got mine today just have to wait Friday to be will open it for my birthday
i bought one too man, its a great macbook :D
Is this particular year good for uploading RUclips video and editing as well?