I feel the same way about my 2020 Intel MBA.
Oh. Forget what I said above.
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M1 MB Air - changed my view on laptops forever
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intel was/is (currently at least) too greedy and "fat and happy" making mediocre CPU's and high profits + margins.
But I'd have to push back against your statement (respectfully).
intel only specializes in CPU's and not much else. (they don't provide OS's or design/manufacture their own hardware/computers). And they thought they were the best and biggest game in town. and Apple had to sit on the sideline taking table scraps. While intel is designing (or lack of design improvements) most of their CPU's for the majority of computer manufacturers, Apple was designing their own custom ARM processors to work with their OS + hardware to a great degree of detail.
Intel is in a precarious situation because, if they did make a "end all be all" laptop built to their own specifications and works flawlessly with windows (extremely unlikely). Then all other laptop manufacturers would lose marketshare and reputation.
Now that Apple has delivered a revolutionary product at an excellent value proposition (probably the best I've ever encountered for technology). From top to bottom design + hardware + software + manufacturing. We as the general public/consumers benefit. There's really no way intel can do such things and not shoot themselves in the foot in some way shape or form.
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Yeah, it definitely set the bar HIGH AS F@CK for the CPU industry.
From price to performance value proposition it can't be beat.
(we will have to wait until AMD and intel release their *"NEW"* CPUs this spring into the general public)
Apple definitely sparked something that is catching WILDFIRE in the CPU market. (its now competitive!) and maybe I'll consider going back to windows (probably not) if they can get their Shtuff together.
"when Apple does something like this!?!?! they do it really well! Competition is good! We as consumers benefit from competition!" - Dave2D
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Intel is not even remotely going to compete here in power efficiency to performance. AMD’s new chips, however, are more powerful and more efficient than their last ones now, so they’re the one to keep an eye on. Interested to see how they do with battery life.
Isn’t text extremely blurry at that resolution?OMG, I had a Ryzen 4000 series with a D-GPU laptop and that thing was noisy to say the least. battery life sucked, maybe 2.5-4 hours at best! 😢
Typing on my M1 air right now and its cool to the touch
Barely gets warm when connected to a 24" 1080p monitor at 240hz.
This thing is truly amazing.
I have an M1 MBA that I use for software testing. The keyboard is good and the laptop is powerful enough, but the display is too small for extended use without an external monitor. When I need a mobile computer, I still prefer my old MBP 2017. Despite all the deficiencies of the touchbar models, larger display makes it a better laptop than the MBA.
A 16" MBA with an HDMI port would be pretty close to an ideal laptop.
A 16" MBA with an HDMI port would be pretty close to an ideal laptop.
depends on how far you sit from you monitor. I'm about 2 feet (24 inches) away from mine and its clear.
But I am contemplating getting a 28" 4k monitor for more screen real estate.
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Give it a few years to get the competition in a new territory. I agree, intel should adapt or die.
AMD is making the right moves with engineering+design. They are working with TSMC for mfg. 5nm chips. They are also playing around with ARM designs for CPUs and GPU like Apple has done with M1.
If I were a betting man, I'd take AMD (vs intel)
AMD vs. Apple (why not both?)
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Intel is definitely making powerhouses, but those powerhouses are also power hungry, which is fine for desktops, but definitely not for laptops. The only reason Intel is even making good CPUs again is because Apple and AMD have lit a fire under them. Competition is a wonderful thing. I'm rooting for everyone. The result is cool things for us.
One that I'd add is service. Can you bring it to a local store and replace the battery or do a repair? It's not something you want to do or something you do frequently but the ability to do so is worth something.
My daughter has the M1 MBA and loves it. She told me that she was on an Acela train and that MacBook Airs were all over the place.
I have the 2021 MacBook Pro and I really love MagSafe as I use mine in the dark and the ability to connect to the charger in the dark is nice. The LED is nice to see the status too.
AMD seems to thrive in these situations--I think they'll come up with some good stuff.
I'm a PC guy by necessity but I bought a base model M1 MBA for misc usage and love it, it's just so easy to use, batt lasts forever, trackpad is awesome, and with almost everything on the cloud with either MS or Google there are simply no cross-platform issues at all.
That plus it costs less than many iphones...which is a real head-scratcher to me.
That plus it costs less than many iphones...which is a real head-scratcher to me.
Apple really wanted to build up volume to prove the concept and to get software vendors to do native ports.
a 15"-16" MBA with same (or better) performance of my current m1 13" air?????
Apple, please just go ahead and take my money.
I'll also need 16gb, and 1-2TB SSD while I'm at it. yeah, just go ahead and "super-size" my order. 😂
Purchased 8-8-16 1TB Air in mid-Nov and haven't really challenged it much yet but am impressed by responsiveness and battery life. Spec is beyond what I really require but wanted to have a laptop that would be sufficient for anything I throw at it for the next few years.
I'll have to check out the other threads here, want to get a skin for it and will need to do some looking around to find one that looks nice.
I'll have to check out the other threads here, want to get a skin for it and will need to do some looking around to find one that looks nice.
I vinyl wrapped mine.
4 reasons:
1. If you get a protective case, the lid cover makes it heavy for the screen hinge and it wobbles/makes the screen hinge *feel* loose
2. my plastic case cracked
3. I got a smokin' deal on my rose gold M1 and don't really like the flashy color. (beggars can't be choosers)
4. vinyl wrap and a razor blade are a lot cheaper than pre-cut skins. plus you have a lot more designs to choose from.
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It's an insane machine. Over a year old and still feels like it's from the future. I used an m1 air for a few months before the M1Max came out and honestly, the Air is a better machine for the vast majority of use cases. I'm happy with my 16" M1Max (love the screen, and I specced this one to finally replace a 2013 15" with no GPU and heavily upgraded OpenCore 2009 MacPro), but it's not on another planet from its competitors like the M1 air is.
I've seen the M1 air as low as $750. With mulitple day battery life. 8 core power. stupid fast browsing and day to day computing. Can charge from a phone charger (seriously, I charged mine with a 15-20w usb charger in a pinch sometimes). Silent. Bulletproof. There is nothing else that comes even close to competing with the M1 Air, it's so good that it makes every Pre-2023 at least sub $2000 laptop obsolete before release.
After my M1 Macbook Air, I am planning to sell my 2018 i7 MBP and get a M1Pro MBP..
This processor is a game changer and Kudos to Apple for going this route..
This processor is a game changer and Kudos to Apple for going this route..