Apple finally got revenge - MacBook Air M2

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
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    0:00 Unbox the box
    1:00 Specs
    1:50 Size Comparison
    4:01 Display
    4:40 Issues
    5:29 Speaker Test
    6:05 Craigbook
    6:55 Webcam Comparison
    8:00 Suggestions
    9:04 Benchmarking
    9:42 Pricing
    10:53 Internals
    11:38 First Aid?
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  • @JeffGeerling
    @JeffGeerling Год назад +3174

    lol Anthony's like "wait nobody at MAC Address opened this yet? It's been so long since I got a brand new Apple device in the actual shipping box..."

    • @mattzfn
      @mattzfn Год назад +9

      Will you ever be buying one Jeff? 🤨

    • @coffeefuelsme
      @coffeefuelsme Год назад +7

      @@h7hj59fh3f Jeff is the ansible GOAT

    • @JeffGeerling
      @JeffGeerling Год назад +34

      @@mattzfn I bought one, but BTO is shipping in August :( - it will be useful as an upgrade from my M1 Air since it has the ProRes decoder built into the M2 chip!

    • @mattzfn
      @mattzfn Год назад +3

      @@JeffGeerling then I'm expecting a video about it anytime soon! Take care until then.

    • @7073shea
      @7073shea Год назад +3

      Geerlingguy!

  • @randalls9422
    @randalls9422 Год назад +1626

    Anthony: brags about a body count
    M2 MacBook Air: tries to take a thumb to avenge its fallen family.

  • @1mlister
    @1mlister Год назад +168

    Anthony being allergic to grass really explains why he is so good with computers.

  • @funfuuun
    @funfuuun Год назад +679

    With the slower ssd and everybody saying "better to buy the bigger capacity", i think apple done marketing well

    • @RinoAP
      @RinoAP Год назад +54

      I think even if people buy expensive laptop, they would rather choose at least 512 GB instead because 256 GB is not enough

    • @lateral1385
      @lateral1385 Год назад +116

      256 is laughable, and should not be sold.

    • @PasteurizedLettuce
      @PasteurizedLettuce Год назад +51

      @@lateral1385 I’m not against 256 being sold for people who do cloud computing, however, it’s absolutely unacceptable that it’s so nerfed because the whole point for users should be that its easy to get things on and off the disk? Like… to the cloud or a server or a drive…

    • @112Haribo
      @112Haribo Год назад +113

      @@lateral1385 I’m a DevOps engineer working on a 256gb MacBook Pro. It’s plenty. Professional users don’t store hundreds of photos.

    • @alexamderhamiltom5238
      @alexamderhamiltom5238 Год назад +34

      @@112Haribo thanks mate, i will buy 256 for my blender project.

  • @chrisual
    @chrisual Год назад +568

    It is crazy how good-a-presenter Anthony is. I remember he was a bit nervous when he started but he is now one of my favourite presenters. Great work!

    • @banban5568
      @banban5568 Год назад +15

      He's really one of the best writer/presenter because Anthony is just too knowledgeable about a lot of stuff. It's rare to see someone good at talking in front of a screen while being knowledgeable about the product itself. Even linus comes at second place when anthony is on screen.

    • @Scolio
      @Scolio Год назад

      @@fraserkerr4060he also doesn’t try to force comedy. Just a throws in a tiny snarky comment here and there or subtle little jab. I appreciate the guy

    • @little_fluffy_clouds
      @little_fluffy_clouds Год назад

      I only watch this channel for Anthony. I actually can’t stand any of the other presenters because of their forced attempts at humour and over the top presentation styles

    • @animaniacs538
      @animaniacs538 7 месяцев назад

      he should really lose wait tho

  • @ykhatat
    @ykhatat Год назад +691

    Thanks for displaying the name of the products throughout the video. Helps specially when they look similar.

    • @JettoDz
      @JettoDz Год назад +2

      nice name

    • @core36
      @core36 Год назад +1

      @@JettoDz how is it pronounced?

    • @2small4theMall
      @2small4theMall Год назад +5

      @@core36 I think you just say , might be wrong though

  • @JJ-si4qh
    @JJ-si4qh Год назад +109

    9:27. I got the MacBook Air specifically because it doesn't have a fan. I'm frequently in dusty environments and the fanless design is a game changer. The thermal tape mod works well. I wish more computers were fanless

    • @gbessone
      @gbessone Год назад +6

      i got the m1 pro 14inch, and the fan almost never turns on honestly. So noise wise its almost the same. (unless you are doing something really heavy like video editing)

    • @gasparmxm
      @gasparmxm Год назад +6

      @@gbessone but the problem is dust like he says, dust cannot be avoided with fans, you have to clean then eventually and get inside your computer and reduce your computer's life span

    • @gbessone
      @gbessone Год назад +2

      @@gasparmxm In my case fans almost never turn on (i never do the kind of heavy editing that would require fans to turn on), so i don't see myself ever having to clean them. If i did, would be after 10 years and by then i'd have another computer.

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L Год назад +3

      @@gbessone fine dust floats around and deposits whether or not the fan runs. The fan running merely accelerates it 100x. Sealed still matters in environments with enough fine dust.

    • @johnps1670
      @johnps1670 Год назад

      In dusty environments I would go for a toughbook.

  • @chriscarley
    @chriscarley Год назад +537

    I’d like to point out how easy it would have been for Apple to put those 4 screws underneath the feet, but they chose not to. It’s a start. Well done.

    • @n.g.5234
      @n.g.5234 Год назад +147

      I find it kind of hilarious that we have to compliment that

    • @MrAkaacer
      @MrAkaacer Год назад +21

      Lol... the things we're grateful for.

    • @tylerrex96
      @tylerrex96 Год назад +62

      Not even just apple, all of the laptop manufacturers are so bad about that on thin machines. Try tearing into an HP Spectre jfc

    • @ilovefunnyamv2nd
      @ilovefunnyamv2nd Год назад +41

      @@n.g.5234 its called positive reinforcement, but yes, low bars and all

    • @rebel2809
      @rebel2809 Год назад +6

      i dont understand why apple can be so good at making good products but when it comes to repairability that do a hard no... dont they want to be known for making products that last?

  • @roketootoo1136
    @roketootoo1136 Год назад +49

    After Anythony injured his finger....Linus should have jumped in, "LTT gloves, coming soon to LTT store"

  • @blossom.ch4
    @blossom.ch4 Год назад +742

    For the UFO test, I’ve had some trouble with Safari and delivering proper frame rates. Both on external displays with higher refresh rates or the pro motion built-in screen, it was strange…

    • @dylangarcia9468
      @dylangarcia9468 Год назад +29

      you have to enable high refresh rate (forgot exact name) in the developer settings

    • @flamingkillermc2806
      @flamingkillermc2806 Год назад +7

      You have to use chrome

    • @stormevans6897
      @stormevans6897 Год назад +48

      Well good thing nobody uses Safari.

    • @sdtok527
      @sdtok527 Год назад +13

      @@flamingkillermc2806 You have to boot in Linux /s

    • @Vorrez
      @Vorrez Год назад +10

      @@stormevans6897 I gave it a try but i could only watch a single youtube vid on my work M1 before it restarted itself lol... id rather use edge

  • @plus12gaming
    @plus12gaming Год назад +214

    Strengthening Apple's argument against right to repair: you will just hurt yourself if you try to open it XD

    • @doyi984
      @doyi984 Год назад +5

      WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

  • @liviurosca
    @liviurosca Год назад +294

    It’s interesting how Apple can make a confusing line-up (for me at least) with only 2 products. 😂

    • @B.D.F.
      @B.D.F. Год назад +12

      More than 1 product tends to confuse LTT EXCEPT when it’s a non-Apple product, for some reason being non-Apple tends to last longer for some as-yet-unidentified reason.

    • @millefeuille8851
      @millefeuille8851 Год назад +31

      @@B.D.F. they always call out other brands for confusing naming schemes. You just hear it more often about apple products because they have a horrendous naming scheme and it’s fun to make fun of apple (I’m an apple fanboy btw)

    • @joelv4495
      @joelv4495 Год назад +3

      Then once you get 16gb and the higher spec model, you're only $300 away from a base model 14 pro which has MANY compelling reasons...

    • @cienciabit
      @cienciabit Год назад +6

      @@joelv4495 Circular loop. Difficult to buy the MacBook you like without remorse.

    • @joelv4495
      @joelv4495 Год назад +1

      @@cienciabit For sure. I had a 2013 M1 Pro that I bought knowing I wanted a bigger screen for dev work but the performance was just too good to pass up. When the MBP 14/16s came out, I immediately ordered a 16 Max, but it was too heavy for me... I finally found my goldilocks machine... 14 Pro with 32gb memory.

  • @spiritrulez
    @spiritrulez Год назад +109

    LINUS: let this man do the MS-DOS PC video! Please... he needs it, and so do I =)

    • @enigma776
      @enigma776 Год назад +10

      It needs to be a complete deep dive video too, at least 30mins.

    • @HowieDay82
      @HowieDay82 Год назад +2

      just reviewing and ragging on old pc dos demo discs from PCGamer. :P

  • @tipoomaster
    @tipoomaster Год назад +48

    Even with just a Shortcircuit, you've already gone deeper into the SSD performance than all of these youtubers who think a peak sequential transfer is all. Throw some random 4K reads/writes in, hammer the IOPS, I hope to see more in depth testing on the full review than many of these less technical channels have done.

    • @evrythingis1
      @evrythingis1 Год назад +1

      Why would you even bother testing SSD performance on a laptop like this?

    • @heroninja1125
      @heroninja1125 Месяц назад +1

      @@evrythingis1 Because it sits in the price range of many high performance laptops. Laptops which people will actually care about the performance of.

  • @R8FKL
    @R8FKL Год назад +106

    When you wake the M1 MacBook Pro from sleep, it sometimes will just have that stutter. Only way to get rid of it is to reboot. Pretty inconvenient, and it’s been a problem since it came out.

    • @guadalupe8589
      @guadalupe8589 Год назад +21

      So, Apple has not achieved literal software perfection? I'm shhhhhhhhhh......ocked

    • @NoTimeForNoodles
      @NoTimeForNoodles Год назад +1

      M2 Pro only or any of the MacBook Pros?

    • @xPandamon
      @xPandamon Год назад +1

      @@guadalupe8589 For a company that once had an ego the size of a skyscraper that is pretty pathetic to be honest. Bugs like that are a little more than just "software perfection". At this point MacOS is worse than Windows and probably even more plagued than some Linux distributions..

  • @Kromunos
    @Kromunos Год назад +19

    Anthony has the ultimate countermeasure to the insult: "Go outside and touch some grass" because he's actually allergic to grass...

  • @andrewr1355
    @andrewr1355 Год назад +31

    Aaaayyyy. I love you Anthony. Tell Linus we want the MSDOS gaming PC. I’ve got too much old hardware with nowhere to put it.

    • @fffUUUUUU
      @fffUUUUUU Год назад

      11:44 enjoyed every moment of his pain 😀 narcissism punished just in time 👍

    • @seanonraet8327
      @seanonraet8327 Год назад +2

      @@fffUUUUUU you ok my guy? Need a hug or something?

  • @pudicus2
    @pudicus2 Год назад +104

    Good job Jake and dbrand. That was one of the few sponsor shots that interested me.

    • @KixPanganiban
      @KixPanganiban Год назад +3

      Watch the Manscaped ad by Dennis in Chanel Super Fun! It's one of their bests recently too

    • @josephmanni7491
      @josephmanni7491 Год назад

      Common Craig W

  • @bleedingedge17a52
    @bleedingedge17a52 Год назад +2

    1:33 bro is literally incapable of touching grass, a true gamer

  • @ilovefunnyamv2nd
    @ilovefunnyamv2nd Год назад +10

    sometimes you bite the apple, sometimes the apple bites you

  • @rubyredphoto
    @rubyredphoto Год назад +81

    I don’t like skinning my tech BUT DBrand never fail to make me giggle

    • @ShFred
      @ShFred Год назад

      Same.
      I don't like that for my women either.

    • @RadicalAntifa
      @RadicalAntifa Год назад +4

      @@ShFred who asked lol

    • @suntzu1409
      @suntzu1409 Год назад

      @@ShFred
      Skeletons will be the options for you then

    • @ShFred
      @ShFred Год назад

      @@RadicalAntifa who are you, lol?

    • @ShFred
      @ShFred Год назад

      @@suntzu1409 you can always be thinner, look better.

  • @austinfarley4971
    @austinfarley4971 Год назад +157

    I'm not going to lie to anyone. I want to buy this just to have an excuse to buy the craigbook skin.

    • @crashmatrix
      @crashmatrix Год назад +4

      I'm right with ya bro

    • @Snoop_Dugg
      @Snoop_Dugg Год назад +2

      I want it for a Macbook Pro m2
      If they release it this year

    • @harmvzon
      @harmvzon Год назад +6

      Only Apple can make their senior vice presidents celebrities.

    • @RandomUser2401
      @RandomUser2401 Год назад +1

      I'll too have to admit that. Super guilty.

    • @suntzu1409
      @suntzu1409 Год назад

      /s

  • @StevenConning
    @StevenConning Год назад +5

    Anthony: “I wonder if I’ll break it.” - **MacBook plays Uno reverse card**

  • @Christopher-pe6zj
    @Christopher-pe6zj Год назад +7

    Always fire reviews... not always an injury included!

  • @chaseguap
    @chaseguap Год назад +3

    It’s about time! How else was I suppose to form my opinion without you guys

  • @isuna
    @isuna Год назад +29

    Imagine Craig Federighi posting a video about the Craigbook and ending every feature sentence by "How cool is that?". Yes, I'm sure you read this with Craig's voice. 😎

  • @22tango79
    @22tango79 Год назад +1

    ❤ the side by side comparisons.

  • @eddu4361
    @eddu4361 Год назад +14

    Anthony is as always fun to watch and informative

  • @rivestalex
    @rivestalex Год назад +6

    I've never watched this guy's videos before, but he's great! Super funny and informative. Thank you.

  • @EpicLoot
    @EpicLoot Год назад +44

    $1699 for 16gb + 512 + 2 extra cores. At that point you might as well buy an M1 Pro 14" for $1799 when it's on sale, or $1850 w/ edu discount. I loved the M1 air, but $200 for each upgrade ontop of the increased base price, makes it hard to recommend outside the base 8/256 for general light activity.

    • @JakeM218
      @JakeM218 Год назад +2

      I’ve just come to this same conclusion! 14” pro has a much better screen, much better speakers, supports multiple external displays etc

    • @evindrews
      @evindrews Год назад +2

      Picked up my used 14" for 1500!

    • @m-stat9
      @m-stat9 Год назад +1

      Fully agreed! I loooove my 16“ M1 Pro!

    • @thor.mukbang
      @thor.mukbang Год назад

      You can get the 14" for $1749 refurbished. I agree that while the M2 can do a lot, it is not worth speccing up for performance

    • @samdoidge1054
      @samdoidge1054 Год назад +1

      Depends on how much you value portability / style

  • @doncrispens6932
    @doncrispens6932 Год назад +1

    When I was looking for a MacBook with M2 I was torn between the Pro and the Air, inevitably I went with the Pro as I needed a little more cooling than I would get with the Air. The additional fact that there was the issue with the SSD's that are being presented, it made me go the direction of the Pro. I love the form factor of the Air over the Pro but aesthetics isn't the only thing that got me there. Hope they go this direction with the future updates for all the designs but don't hate what I have.

  • @devKazuto
    @devKazuto Год назад +6

    10:07 Because Apple still enforces only one external display natively on the MacBook Air, even though it's more than capable of running two external displays since M1. That's why I have to use a Wavlink DisplayLink hub.

  • @Letsgotoluna
    @Letsgotoluna Год назад +4

    Apple's long standing rivalry with oranges finally resolved.

  • @Moonwired
    @Moonwired Год назад +1

    Dbrand is absolutely bonkers, and hilarious. I actually enjoy reading the add mails they send.

  • @GreggyAck
    @GreggyAck Год назад +2

    9:22 I’ve been using the M1 Air all year and I’ve never managed to get it to a point where I’d like a fan. The silence is absolutely priceless.
    I don’t do any intensive rendering though.

  • @8bits955
    @8bits955 Год назад +11

    The 13 inch pro has almost always been the sacrificial Mac to bring up the sales of the air as they spec so similar and this year once again they did just that

    • @theNimboo
      @theNimboo Год назад

      Ya honestly I have no desire to buy the Pro anymore. If I need more power it is way more economical to just build a desktop, but if you are gonna have a laptop, better to have the best combo of portability and power, and that's definitely the air

    • @spacecadet2172
      @spacecadet2172 Год назад

      @@theNimboo a desktop is not portable though and cannot run off battery so that’s an irrelevant comparison

  • @ianwalking
    @ianwalking Год назад +3

    Thanks for the review and for sacrificing your thumb! \m/😄

  • @kylehansbrockmann848
    @kylehansbrockmann848 Год назад +1

    Anthony's stage presence and comedic timing has improved so much since he started going solo. I'm so proud of muh boi. He's crushing it.

  • @KC-bi9jw
    @KC-bi9jw Год назад +1

    Anthony’s journey from being awkward on camera to super comfortable is inspirational

  • @harmvzon
    @harmvzon Год назад +50

    So Apple’s cheapest ‘new’ laptop is $1200. But you shouldn’t buy that. You should upgrade it to the $1500 one. And better yet $200 more for 16GB of memory.
    And all that you needed was a light laptop for browsing and office work.
    p.s. the $1500 one is €1870 in Europe. Because Apple tax.

    • @mihnealazar7039
      @mihnealazar7039 Год назад

      Ah yes. Stupid prices in Europe. And the base model is 1500€? Instead of 1200€ that it should be (let’s say 1300€ because of VAT and transport). Retarded prices.

    • @neappx
      @neappx Год назад +10

      $1500 is without sales tax, which you always need to add for US prices unless you live kn a state without them like Delaware.
      With current bad Euro conversion rates (1=1) and let’s say 19% sales tax in Germany, you are at 1785€. Same model is 1850€ in Germany.
      So the Apple “tax“ in Europe is not as bad as you think it is, especially since e.g. in Germany there are also more bullshit taxes like GEMA which actually charge you for any sold phone, tablet and computer to accompany for “private copies of music“. I shit you not, this is an actual tax and costs you like 13,72€ for notebooks.

    • @yellowood252
      @yellowood252 Год назад

      @@neappx Forgive me if this is ignorant, I'm not familiar with the tax systems in Europe. Also, I may not understand what you've said.
      If the product is listed as 1850€ on the German website, would the 19% German sales tax not be applied to that amount making the final cost 2,201.50€? The US cost would be $1,594 (with avg US sales tax of 6.35%) vs $2,201( Germany with 1€=$1). Difference of $607 (32% more expensive). Or is the 1850€ on the website already including sales tax?
      I'm not trying to be argumentative or call you out. I'm just confused on the differences in costs haha

    • @neappx
      @neappx Год назад +4

      @@yellowood252 Listed prices in Europe for consumers are pretty much always the final price, including taxes. So 1850€ listed means I pay 1850€.

    • @yellowood252
      @yellowood252 Год назад +3

      @@neappx Ahh, I see. That makes much more sense then haha. I wish the US would do that with their products, it would be much more consumer friendly. When we buy gas, the price already includes all the taxes, but not with other products. Thanks!

  • @SimpleThingsOne
    @SimpleThingsOne Год назад +5

    the best review for m2 macbook air. Thanks Anthony.

  • @bobbydk123
    @bobbydk123 Год назад

    Remember to also blur the barcodes - not just the text. You could quite easily reverse engineer the barcodes or just screenshot and scan it.

  • @adriantaylor1266
    @adriantaylor1266 Год назад

    The Peter Griffin like Swswswsw aaahhhhh at the end.🤣 Thanks for the good infos by the way.

  • @drdaddy777
    @drdaddy777 Год назад +6

    Nothing better than an Anthony video after a difficult day

  • @ZeryusXD
    @ZeryusXD Год назад +54

    Correction: The MBA M2 has 2 thunderbolt 3 ports just like the previous model

    • @abhishekparmar6702
      @abhishekparmar6702 Год назад

      Yeah that's what I thought lol

    • @abhishekparmar6702
      @abhishekparmar6702 Год назад

      Wait wait, it says thunderbolt/ usb4 ports. I think that's what he meant.
      I fucking should know this, i ordered one 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @gs7828
      @gs7828 Год назад

      @@abhishekparmar6702 They are USB-C, that's for sure. Then, both are equipped with Thunderbolt technology for increased speed. For example, you there are non-Thunderbolt USB-C around.

    • @wocaomade
      @wocaomade Год назад +1

      @@gs7828 but if it’s thunderbolt 4 then it must be able to support 2 4K displays which I believe was what he wanted that the m2 air doesn’t support unfortunately

    • @thor.mukbang
      @thor.mukbang Год назад

      @@wocaomade They are NOT Thunderbolt 4.
      Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
      Charging
      DisplayPort
      Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
      USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
      USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
      M1 / M2 can't support multiple external displays because the chips for displays are in the SoC and they are relatively big, so Apple is only including one.

  • @anticat867
    @anticat867 Год назад

    I like how they blurred the serial number but not the barcode going along with it.

  • @CoolaDiamond
    @CoolaDiamond Год назад +1

    7:20
    "This is the elephant in the room"
    No offense Anthony, but the timing is just funny.

  • @paradoxyou6604
    @paradoxyou6604 Год назад +11

    I waited for the M2 to release, got a great deal on the last bit of remaining M1 air base model stock and bought it

  • @amitojchopra
    @amitojchopra Год назад +7

    Interesting. I saw some videos where the 10 core gpu actually gets worse performance than the 8 due to throttling. Did you do any checks on that?

  • @glukki
    @glukki Год назад +2

    I was investigating our web app performance issues in Safari recently (actually, some Safari dev tools are better than Chrome ones)
    And stumbled upon the following thing, I will cite...
    By default, macOS Monterey enables “Low power mode” on Battery power and disables it when using a Power Adapter. Safari, it seems, is programmed to interpret this setting to mean that it should reduce the number of times it paints to the screen to prolong battery life.

  • @jmacd8817
    @jmacd8817 Год назад

    Worker’s Comp!!!!, lol
    Nice rev, Anthony!
    Hope you heal quickly…

  • @jkcoxson
    @jkcoxson Год назад +11

    I've been using my M1 Air daily for almost a year now. I personally love that it DOESN'T have a fan, because it keeps silent the 99% of the time the CPU isn't at full speed. I'm not afraid to keep the computer at weird angles or on bad surfaces because it's completely solid.

    • @ddrix
      @ddrix Год назад

      @Garrus Vakarian even with the option to run the laptop in passive mode, when it heats up the fan starts to spin anyway...

    • @HungarianManbeast
      @HungarianManbeast Год назад

      MBP M1 has only once spinned up the fan, when I was playing stellaris :D

    • @JakeM218
      @JakeM218 Год назад +1

      Also doesn’t suck up dust etc over time!

    • @Fasneocroth
      @Fasneocroth Год назад

      I agree, it was a big selling point for me. And really makes complete sense considering almost all smartphones and tablets don't have fans and have plenty of power. GG Apple!

    • @azuaraikrezeul1677
      @azuaraikrezeul1677 Год назад

      @@Fasneocroth so apple turned their laptops into smartphones? so when a new update pops up i would expect my laptop to run slow?

  • @salmonjerky
    @salmonjerky Год назад +39

    the problem with buying a reasonable spec on this laptop is that the 16 GB + 512 GB storage option brings the total to $1499 which is just soooo close to the 14’’ MacBook Pro base model with the same specs which went for $1849 iirc on sale on Amazon. For only a couple hundred bucks more there are substantial upgrades over the m2 air. Maybe this was Apple’s pricing strategy to get people to buy the 14’’ mbp though

    • @cody8860
      @cody8860 Год назад +14

      Those specs sound reasonable to us tech geeks but for the majority of people it's not necessary to have 16gb or an internal 512gb storage. A lot of people use airs to write notes at uni, stream video and music and keep their photos mostly on the cloud or an external. If you aren't one of those people and must have an apple laptop then the higher tier macbook pro that antony references makes sense. Because as you've pointed out extras are shit value on all apple products.

    • @suntzu1409
      @suntzu1409 Год назад

      Classic apple way
      Apple does something like this with the new ipad air as well

    • @suntzu1409
      @suntzu1409 Год назад

      @@cody8860
      16-512GB version of air is dangerously close to the pro irrespective of whether or not somebody will actually buy the 16-512GB version of air

    • @pyrocrewZuiden
      @pyrocrewZuiden Год назад +4

      Lol if 16gb is necessary to you then just buy the pro. 95% of the people buying the air do not need 16gb of RAM. The only upgrade that people might wanna do is upgrade to the 512gb ssd so you have 2 NAND chips. And where I live the price difference between the 14” pro and the M2 air with 512gb ssd is still €500

    • @suntzu1409
      @suntzu1409 Год назад

      @@pyrocrewZuiden
      16-512GB version of air is dangerously close to the pro irrespective of whether or not somebody will actually buy the 16-512GB version of air

  • @adam_tarantino
    @adam_tarantino Год назад +1

    9:20 I love that my MacBook Air does not have a fan. Happy to trade a little bit of performance for a silent machine.

  • @AarPlays
    @AarPlays Год назад +1

    Staying awake using Benadryl is one thing, staying awake AND hosting a video is impressive

  • @InfiniteLoop
    @InfiniteLoop Год назад +32

    I was planning on getting a new air in january 22, to replace my 2013 one, and I am so glad I waited mainly for the MagSafe and the new color

    • @spacecadet2172
      @spacecadet2172 Год назад

      @madan pal the 256k and 4K random reads and writes are about the same if not faster in the m2 air so for most users they will never notice the performance difference or have a better experience even on the 256gb air. Also, hardly any users spring for a TB3 nvme pcie SSD external drive. They are either using an HDD or at best a USB3.1 Gen 2 SSD that maxes out around 1GBps. So they will never have an occasion to utilize this speeds pretty much. File copies to the same drive are instantaneous now with the APFS filesystem.

  • @jessedaly7847
    @jessedaly7847 Год назад +3

    Love Anthony, legit nerd energy. We use one of these m2 airs to render 8k video and it absolutely rips!

  • @zachm2698
    @zachm2698 Год назад

    Shoutout to voiceOver being mentioned! I use it every single day on my pitiful little Intel macbook air.

  • @yes-hc6sx
    @yes-hc6sx Год назад

    work for apple and honestly opening those shipment boxes are so satisfying lmao

  • @Lupu-Valentin
    @Lupu-Valentin Год назад +8

    I can't belive I literally enjoyed watching d'brand's comercial 😂 That skin is such a smart move and also looks cool and fun 😍

  • @theredscourge
    @theredscourge Год назад +3

    1:33 Anthony finally answers the question we've all been wondering: Q: How is he so knowledgeable about tech? A: He actively avoids touching grass.

  • @douglascampbell3523
    @douglascampbell3523 Год назад

    Thank you for the air diagnostic.

  • @yoitsblazeable
    @yoitsblazeable Год назад

    The ending reminded me of that one episode of family guy where Peter trips and holds his leg 😂

  • @mannylupercio8194
    @mannylupercio8194 Год назад +16

    I almost feel like they're doing this on purpose. The M1 MBA was sufficient for a lot of professionals. It was almost too good, so they had to throttle it back to encourage people to spend more. Ultimately, I went with a 14" MBP M1 for $1616 at BB (Open-Box).

    • @theNimboo
      @theNimboo Год назад +2

      Seriously the M1 air was more powerful than their best intel macbook pros, which professionals had been using for ages. So ya most people don't need more

  • @pipester
    @pipester Год назад +34

    Great video, big Anthony fan here. When you were talking about the SSD speeds and the toll that stuff like Final Cut will take on it - I hear you, BUT if I'm doing enough video editing where that would matter, I'm not buying a MacBook Air to do it. In that scenario, I would be getting a 14" Pro.

    • @koalaunknown
      @koalaunknown Год назад

      Why? 512gb+ SSD, CPU, and GPU are all the same. It’s not going to make a difference until the M2 pro comes out.
      Edit: I suppose if you need the fan that makes sense but I doubt the Air thermal throttles much.

    • @MonicaHolly143
      @MonicaHolly143 Год назад

      Yeah people are complaining about the speeds but who will buy an air with no fan to use as their machine to make money ??

    • @JMartinsATV
      @JMartinsATV Год назад +1

      @@koalaunknown not the same. M1 pro has 512GB with faster write/read speeds than the Air (don’t know why). Also, base model has 16GB RAM. Like MKBHD said: the M1 Pro runs circles around the M2 Air

    • @sir_wheat_thins
      @sir_wheat_thins Год назад

      fair, the m1 pro is hands down a better product to buy for creative use, *however* the fact that the current controversy is measuring the speed in stuff like rendering final cut projects is amazing. like, it's a MacBook air, the fact it can run final cut renders faster than most last gen MacBook pros is insane. I wish they would disclose the SSD speed thing, but this is a thin and light entry level mac, and it's plenty capable for creative work as long as it's not more than 50% of your use case

    • @Astelch
      @Astelch Год назад +1

      I think if anyone is doing any heavy work go for the 14 mbp. The air isn’t really meant to be your main machine especially without a fan.

  • @zanemcmorris4541
    @zanemcmorris4541 Год назад +1

    The timeline needs a split at 7:25 transitioning from "webcam review" into "SSD testing"

  • @LatexFashionTV
    @LatexFashionTV Год назад

    Pretty sure it has Thunderbolt 3 ports not Thunderbolt 4. The M1 /M2 Airs have Thunderbolt / USB4 ports as listed on Apples site. As opposed to Thunderbolt 4 (USBC) for the Studio and MacBook Pro’s.

  • @doctorkayne
    @doctorkayne Год назад +6

    This man is a God!! He needs his own channel. ALL HAIL ANTHONY #AnthonysTechTips

  • @muffinmonk
    @muffinmonk Год назад +3

    1:32 are you saying you literally cannot touch grass?

  • @850DAB
    @850DAB Год назад

    Fun Game: Do a shot of liquid Benadryl each time Anthony says, "Benadryl."

  • @evindrews
    @evindrews Год назад

    "what was I saying? uhh Benadryl" 😂

  • @theNimboo
    @theNimboo Год назад +17

    Thanks Anthony, I really appreciate your advice. I got the 512gb M1 air a little over a year ago with the intention of using that while I waited for the M1 Pro to come out. I ended up skipping the M1 pro because my M1 air was more capable than I expected it to be, and I loved the light weight as someone with back issues. At this point I'll probably just sell it and get a M2 air instead, the higher end one like you recommended. Thanks so much for your advice pal

    • @ThunderDraws
      @ThunderDraws Год назад +6

      why not keep your M1 air? the M2 air has a big price hike for not much of a difference

    • @2intheampm512
      @2intheampm512 Год назад +4

      Just keep your M1 air dude

    • @theNimboo
      @theNimboo Год назад

      @@ThunderDraws Unfortunately I only got 8gb of ram, which definitely bothers me. I originally tried to order the 16gb, 512gb version, but they said it would take a week to arrive. So I saw I could get the 8gb, 512gb same day and I went for it cause in my mind it was only going to be temporary anyway so what the hell. I wish I had considered that I might actually want to keep the M1 air, in that case I would have definitely been willing to wait the extra week for 16gb of ram. So now I'm not sure what to do lol. but I know I wish I had 16gb of ram.

    • @theNimboo
      @theNimboo Год назад

      @@2intheampm512 See my reply to Thunder Draws. What do you think I should do? In most cases I don't mind only having 8gb of ram, but in others it has definitely hurt having so little :c

  • @daniluvsuall
    @daniluvsuall Год назад +5

    I really want an Air. But 16GB of RAM like you say is essential - immediately that with the not-slow SSD is the same price as the equivalent M2 Pro... and that has a fan so you'll get better performance. It's annoying because it's basically the only 2 things I care about - 16GB of RAM and a super fast SSD. I'd otherwise be happy with the slower or less well-cooled CPU.
    Suddenly we're talking about a 1700 GBP laptop.

    • @tiestofalljays
      @tiestofalljays Год назад +1

      Unless you are doing specific things, you will never notice that SSD speed difference. Copying large files every day? Sure, maybe. The most important figures are the random reads/writes.

    • @andreewert6576
      @andreewert6576 Год назад +1

      @@tiestofalljays copying *where* is my question. If you're using any kind of network or USB 3.0, you're likely limited by that.

    • @tiestofalljays
      @tiestofalljays Год назад

      @@andreewert6576 True. It’s really not a huge deal. Basically, if you’re copying a bunch of vids from one folder to another, that’s where you’ll see a speed difference. Everything else: external storage will be your bottleneck.
      I’ve got a stupid fast PCIE nvme drive in my desktop (PC). 7gigs per second or something? Literally cannot tell it’s that fast lol. I’d still be fine with my old 1.5gig/second Intel drive.

    • @andreewert6576
      @andreewert6576 Год назад +1

      @@tiestofalljays so many people fall for this. My boot drive is a PCIe3 1TB Samsung 970. There are folks who would call sub 3GB/s performance "too slow" today. Meanwhile, i've pondered going for SATA-M.2s as boot disks for friend's builds, because windows, browers, programs and many games just feel the same with 500MB/s as they do with 5000. Not saying i wouldn't buy NVMEs, it just use them for stuff that actually profits.

    • @tiestofalljays
      @tiestofalljays Год назад +1

      @@andreewert6576 Yep for sure. I’ve thrown SATA SSDs in friend’s builds (Samsung EVO models). They work great. No complaints about them being “slow”. Even DRAM Cache is a mostly unnecessary feature **unless you’re using the drive as a system/OS drive**. For a non-power user/someone who doesn’t copy loads of videos/photos, DRAM cache on a secondary drive is pretty much inconsequential. I’m 99% sure my 2TB secondary Nvme drive doesn’t have a DRAM cache. Just use it for games - works fine. Really only matters in a ‘high write’ environment.

  • @bighammer3464
    @bighammer3464 Год назад

    Anthony’s gonna be living off of that workers comp now. Linus get this man a bandaid!!!

  • @dalroberts
    @dalroberts Год назад +1

    Your reviews are great , it’s a joy watching your posts . From UK

  • @Sonicgott
    @Sonicgott Год назад +4

    You ever seen Apple take a bite out of you? I am so sorry Anthony. I hope you’re OK!

    • @AntonioNoack
      @AntonioNoack Год назад +1

      The bite in the Apple logo could have been a warning 😂

  • @theoneneo5024
    @theoneneo5024 Год назад +91

    The extra room accorded by a 512GB SSD that costs Apple $50 max, while they upcharge you $200 for it. Apple is the king of "suck it up and pay us more".

    • @tails618
      @tails618 Год назад +13

      Price is never dictated by cost. It's dictated by demand. If people were willing to pay $500 for it, that's what it would cost.

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck Год назад +7

      Yeah but apple fansimps love it .it's like paying apple for it's onlyfans

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck Год назад

      @@tails618 it's called simping

    • @HearMeLearn
      @HearMeLearn Год назад +5

      yep, that's why I say it's base models or bust with apple, and the m2 air is a bust in the base model so I'd rather get an m1 air, m1 pro, or wait for a new one. It doesn't help that it doesn't have any real cooling either, that's why it will get over 100 degrees while doing anything with the performance cores

    • @johnbuscher
      @johnbuscher Год назад +5

      @@girlsdrinkfeck Hope you didn’t buy whatever device you used to type that comment on, because you’re just simping for those companies.

  • @ecooley257
    @ecooley257 Год назад

    The microphones on those are fantastic!

  • @l337z0r
    @l337z0r Год назад

    Great segway into the dbrand sponsor. Real smooth. 😁

  • @lr2582
    @lr2582 Год назад +9

    i did get that weird stutter on my m1 air too, googled it and found other people with the same issue happening occasionally, no solution other than rebooting and hope it doesn't come back, only happened to me once so far, apple, as always, says nothing
    EDIT: i noticed it when moving the cursor and it was leaving a huge trail behind

    • @thewiirocks
      @thewiirocks Год назад +3

      Sounds like a glitch in the (matrix) Graphics Cores. Probably be fixed in future graphics drivers. Similar nonsense can happen with NVidia and AMD drivers. As long as it's not happening with any regularity, it's probably not an issue.

    • @MrAkaacer
      @MrAkaacer Год назад +1

      @@thewiirocks Yeah but Apple's selling point is "it just works". This is how they justify the premium prices.

    • @thewiirocks
      @thewiirocks Год назад +7

      @@MrAkaacer For the most part Apple devices do "Just Work". But if you think I've never had to reboot my phone or Mac due to some sort of glitch, I've got a bridge to sell you. These devices are way too complicated to expect zero issues.
      With that said, I was a bit peeved the other day when I had to reboot my Windows 10 machine to successfully reconnect to the corporate WIFI after it was power cycled, while my Mac colleague happily reconnected no issues. You definitely see the differences on a daily basis.

    • @Azlbrrr
      @Azlbrrr Год назад +1

      I had a weird glitch on my iphone the top part of the phone got blurred i got scared but when i restarted the phone it went back to the normal

    • @MrAkaacer
      @MrAkaacer Год назад

      @@thewiirocks I've seen mac with wifi connection issues. I've seen win10 and linux machines with wifi connection issues. My current PC (and the 6 I run for my nephews and nieces) have no wifi connection issues and neither does my current laptop. My pc Windows htpc has wifi connection issues. Windows and Linux support a wider range of hardware, so occasionally there are glitches. What's Apple's excuse? As a PC user who also supports the occasional mac from family and friends, I don't see a difference in number of issues, except when its a mac issue, it can be a lot harder to resolve at times.

  • @jonathan__g
    @jonathan__g Год назад +4

    How long until Anthony's face at 11:45 becomes a meme?

    • @fffUUUUUU
      @fffUUUUUU Год назад

      Ikr. 11:44 enjoyed every moment of his pain 😀 narcissism punished just in time 👍

    • @xenajin6827
      @xenajin6827 Год назад

      Dude, it looked like he was having an orgasm😂

  • @MancDerby
    @MancDerby Год назад

    Anthony's perfect impersonation of Peter Griffin at the end

  • @JohnAlzayat
    @JohnAlzayat Год назад +1

    Anthony's reactions while under Benadryl is such a mood for me.

  • @CrypticHashing
    @CrypticHashing Год назад +14

    11:35 And that's why only certified professionals should be allowed to open an Apple device /s

    • @thecon_quererarbitraryname6286
      @thecon_quererarbitraryname6286 Год назад +5

      Because apple literally designed them bad to the point where even a seasoned tech professional can't open the damn thing without hurting himself... Most conventional laptops even use standard phillips screws...

    • @JigabooJoe
      @JigabooJoe Год назад

      Yeah, they broke it so they could fix it

    • @kurtthealien585
      @kurtthealien585 Год назад +1

      i don't think so.. better deburring they should do!

    • @JigabooJoe
      @JigabooJoe Год назад

      @@kurtthealien585 dude they made the thing sharp, its not that complicated, it shouldn't be sharp and i bet you apple employes sliced thier finger on that thing too... its dumb to say people shouldnt fix thier own stuff because apple made that plate sharp(prob didnt meen to)

    • @guadalupe8589
      @guadalupe8589 Год назад

      More like 11:45

  • @SneakyCaleb
    @SneakyCaleb Год назад +4

    At the current pricing you should definitely just get the MacBook Pro 14. Really expensive for the air with similar specs now

  • @ZonixMaster
    @ZonixMaster Год назад +2

    11:40 can we say that is a cutting edge tech?

  • @RareSense
    @RareSense Год назад +1

    I just enjoy Anthony's wit, delivery and reviews LOL :) Keep up the great work! .....

  • @silverwolf6236
    @silverwolf6236 Год назад +4

    I actually can't wait for the LTT/Mac Address video on this laptop since I'm considering upgrading from a base model 13" Intel MacBook Pro. Performance and all that will obviously be better, but I kinda want to see how it holds up comparatively since M2 had a rough start with the 13" MBP.

    • @ForrestAger
      @ForrestAger Год назад

      I'm in the same boat as you. I started with an MBA went pro and now want to go back to the air.

    • @silverwolf6236
      @silverwolf6236 Год назад

      Well I got my Pro for reasons that ultimately fell through. So I got a higher end Mac for basic web browsing and music lol
      So I think “downgrading” will be a better choice this time around.

    • @ForrestAger
      @ForrestAger Год назад

      @@silverwolf6236 I respect that man. I thought I'd be doing a lot more video editing and yet I've done very little. I do more in Logic Pro X than anything else. I like what I see in the new MBAs though. Good luck on your quest sir.

    • @silverwolf6236
      @silverwolf6236 Год назад

      And good luck to you, hopefully this time we both won't have to think of buying another Mac for quite a while lol

    • @ForrestAger
      @ForrestAger Год назад

      @@silverwolf6236 haha. No kidding.

  • @stratonarrow
    @stratonarrow Год назад +4

    Keeping my M1 MBA 1TB/16. It’s the best tech product I’ve ever purchased. Top 3 for sure.

  • @maristheone3237
    @maristheone3237 Год назад

    11:40 literally did the same exact thing doing a MacBook repair yesterday. So painful 😣

  • @pkt1213
    @pkt1213 Год назад +2

    I was like, "What do you mean the Pro doesn't have MagSafe. I specifically waited to get that."
    Then, "Oh, that 13" M2 Pro thing."

  • @nathan7401
    @nathan7401 Год назад +4

    11:38
    Apple: That's our cutting edge technology, that and being able to provide additional 256gb storage for 200$

  • @buzman1985
    @buzman1985 Год назад +10

    Anthony is an international treasure. We must protect him at all costs.

    • @MM-uh2qk
      @MM-uh2qk Год назад +1

      Is anyone after him? 👀

  • @labemolon5739
    @labemolon5739 Год назад

    Someone needs to make a naughty gif with Anthony’s ouch face 🤣

  • @travismoore7849
    @travismoore7849 Год назад

    Oh that looked like it hurt slapping that back together.

  • @insu_na
    @insu_na Год назад +4

    I honestly do not like anything Apple does, but I'm half considering getting an M2 Air and running ASAHI Linux on it (avoids the *awful* non-standard keyboard layout and their walled garden)

  • @Neoxon619
    @Neoxon619 Год назад +10

    Yes, Anthony. The headphone jack is high impedance.
    Anyway, as nice as the MacBook Air looks, the fact that there’s no fan has me greatly concerned. Not that I didn’t expect no fan, but the M2 chip with a fan in the base MacBook Pro is already throttling.

    • @YearsOfLeadPoisoning
      @YearsOfLeadPoisoning Год назад

      It should be telling that reviewers are doing heavy benchmarking figures on what's sold as an ultraportable internet machine. For what it is, this thing is insane.

    • @hockey161616
      @hockey161616 Год назад +4

      No, it’s not.

    • @Thekilleroftanks
      @Thekilleroftanks Год назад

      i mean what do you expect, its apple.
      the vast majority of their fanbase are idiots who are completely fine with their nuclear toaster thermal throating at 30% performance for that cool apple look.
      and then spend a few more hundred dollars on stupid accessories.
      i mean everyone does that, but apple fandies are worse because, well their shit is marked up even more so than the competition.

    • @marinell06
      @marinell06 Год назад +2

      @@YearsOfLeadPoisoning You mean standard benchmarking?

    • @Neoxon619
      @Neoxon619 Год назад

      @@hockey161616 Apple straight-up said it was in their reveal for the device.

  • @connorqb1241
    @connorqb1241 Год назад

    Hey Anthony! Would be nice if you could give advice to the students in these kind of review videos, so we know whether the base model is enough for school or not, for the obvious reason we dont want to spend money unnecessarily on a higher end model.

  • @hitman5593
    @hitman5593 Год назад +1

    I like the audio comparison edit

  • @luislebronaponte2737
    @luislebronaponte2737 Год назад +3

    The pro exists for sustained workloads and also if you only have that laptop available for any PC gaiming (however limited that may be).
    So, yeah. There IS a market for it. But atm, the other M1 pro options are better, I believe.