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MacBook Air (M1)

Creators cited with it
4
From 9 reports.
First cited
May 2021
By Potato Jet. Last reported .
Reviewers
Praised for performance
From 2 reviews. What they said

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Creators cited with this

  • Created TechYouTube, 295K followers
    “Uh here's my 6-year-old M1 MacBook Air. It has been dropped, shoved into my bag countless times, never had one of those plastic cases or screen protector on it, etc. And it still looks and feels almost brand new.”
    Watch the video at 7:35
  • Daniel Norton PhotographerYouTube, 48K followers
    “…well I got a MacBook Air with an M1 chip and Luma worked on that so for a while I've been sitting with my little tiny MacBook Air editing in Luma fusion and it works really well”
    Watch the video at 2:14
  • OliurYouTube, 468K followers
    “…especially because I did use an M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air for quite a while when they first came out to edit all of my stuff and do all of my work, and it handled it completely fine”
    Watch the video at 8:24
    4 more reports from Oliur
    • “…when I connected it up to my M1 MacBook Air it worked absolutely flawlessly right out of the box I was able to get the full 4k at 144hz and you can even enable hdr”
      Watch the video at 5:50
    • “…so I do have a MacBook Air an M1 MacBook Air I also have my MacBook pro my 14 inch MacBook pro and I'll bring those in shots so we can compare them basically”
      Watch the video at 5:19
    • “My laptop of choice is the MacBook Air and I definitely think the MacBook Air is the best value for my laptop you can buy right now”
      Watch the video at 7:21
    • “…so if we look at the geekbench cpu test I compared it with the MacBook Air which has the standard M1 chip in it and then I also compared it against my MacBook pro 14 inch which has the M1 max chip in it”
      Watch the video at 6:53
  • Potato JetInstagram
    “All right, so today we're gonna be talking about this MacBook Air with the M1 processor that I bought for $949.”
    Watch the video
    1 more report from Potato Jet

What reviewers say

Based on 2 reviews (0 press, 2 video), newest May 2026

What YouTube reviews of the MacBook Air (M1) judged, by what buyers compare. Open any line for the quotes behind it.

Where it shines

  • Performance
  • PerformanceRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Handles everyday workflows smoothly, even browser-heavy ones2 reviews›

    Praise (2)

    • “Honestly, that's not bad for running in a browser though.”

      VideoShortCircuit, Linus · November 2020Watch at 6:07

    • “It all just works flawlessly, and my workflow really doesn't get more demanding than this.”

      VideoMarina Morre · May 2026Watch at 1:17

  • DisplayNot covered by enough reviews
  • Battery lifeNot covered by enough reviews
  • Ports & connectivityNot covered by enough reviews
  • Build & handlingNot covered by enough reviews
  • ValueNot covered by enough reviews

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