This review actually makes much sense. A lot of other youtubers are complaining about how Adobe suites run slow on this but honestly how many people's workflow include video editing?

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Not many. But it is a good measure of performance. Basically, if it can edit well it can do most things well. Thanks for watching!

@alemusicgirl

5 жыл бұрын

if you want to do video editing at advanced and professional level you would never use a macbook air

@alanjimmyabraham6760

5 жыл бұрын

@@alemusicgirl Exactly my thoughts! But what Matt said makes sense.

@yonicute

5 жыл бұрын

Lol exactly, been having the same thoughts. Macbook air was not even initially the "budget" laptop within macbook lineups. It was the Macbook (the white glossy one). Although the current lineup of mac products do not make sense now tbh - I get each products and their uses, but its too much overlapping with price and usp.

@projiuk

5 жыл бұрын

Yoni Caragay there’s always been a weird overlap. You’re right that the air was once a lot of money. But roll back to 2015 and there was almost no difference in price between the 13inch air and the 13inch retina MacBook Pro - yet the pro had more grunt and a much higher res screen. It’d make more sense if the old air was taken away, the current MacBook was put for 999. That way you have a real differentiation between the MacBook (1 port, 5W cpu maybe the m3 once) and the air (2 ports w/ thunderbolt, 7W cpu)

Can someone actually talk about how it performs in real life functions and not just benchscores? How does it handle multiple apps, many word docs, internet and Bluetooth while having 12 google chrome tabs and switching between apps, and syncing calendar, iPhone, etc? How does it handle the REAL world application??

@dylanbertwell

5 жыл бұрын

I've only had the Air for a few days now. But It performs well. I don't notice any difference or slow down in performance from my old Dell XPS 13 with a i7-7560U it performs just as fast as that. But again I don't really do any taxing stuff and mostly use my computer for school and videos.

@Matt-su5fy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking this! Why tf all that matters to people is video editing. Not everyone is a KZread. Some people actually have assignments and stuff

@SuperGomez97

5 жыл бұрын

I use the Air 2018 for programming. Programming itself isn't necessarily that needy, but the programs you use (IDE) to code in can be more processes to run. And the Air does well with that. I have like, at least, one IDE, like 20 Chrome tabs (no joke) up and running at some points plus multiple Terminal windows, and it does well with that. To me, the only 'truly' noticeable performance difference that I've seen between the Air and Pro has only been when rendering videos.

@mupert_rerdok

5 жыл бұрын

@@SuperGomez97 What sort of programming do you do?

@SuperGomez97

5 жыл бұрын

@@mupert_rerdok I've done Android, Java backend as well as front end development. All of which worked just fine with the new Air :)

2:50 dudes For the ONE issue

@noahwarren7739

5 жыл бұрын

Bilama My hero

@nzpunjab8047

5 жыл бұрын

thanks 🙏🏻

@rishav4343

5 жыл бұрын

hero that we don't deserve

@Ai-gj8uc

5 жыл бұрын

waiting for this!

@aliceviegas9501

5 жыл бұрын

Bilama THANK YOU

This is the kind of analysis I need! Thanks. Can’t wait for your iPad Pro review and note taking + reading experience.

Finally! I appreciate this review I’m going to grad school and this seriously breaks it down in non-tech terms! Thank you!

😭😭finally found someone using the silver Mac book air Love it

The first 30 seconds answered my question, thanks

1. Totally, Agree with you about thunderbolt ports on either side, that would've made more sense. 2. Macbook has 1st gen butterfly, Macbook Pro had the 2nd gen Butterfly, and New Macbook Pro + Air now have the 3rd gen. 3. Macbook pro non-touch bar seems to be a better value in terms of performance, for 100 dollars more you get a display that is brighter and more accurate with faster processor, while everything else remains the same. You do miss out on touch ID but priorities.

Thanks for the review. I just did a recent update to this MacBook. I honestly love it. I was holding out for a retina display and when I could get my hands on the funds. This computer is pretty decent.

Tossed out my old 27” iMacs & got The Air & love it👍 great piece of kit for every day portable use with the odd drone footage editing 🤩

Most honest review that I have watched so far. Thank you.

super powerful review! That's exactly i was looking for while traveling!

Thank you for an actual review. I work from home, never really take my laptop everywhere - anyway, I’m going to buy a new one and have been watching countless reviews and this one was the most helpful. Again, thanks!

The video is amazing, Matt! Thank you!

I liked your video. The way you explained and talk is very clear. Great job! greetings from Monterrey, Mexico

Apple brags about the huge power of the ipad pros and then produce anemic airs costing an arm and a leg. It really is time to give Tim Cook the boot!

@coytus94

5 жыл бұрын

You can’t just fire someone because they are making expensive products. It aint easy to give a CEO of a major company the boot. It really depends whether or not the Board of Directors feel that the company is starting to lose profit at a significant level under his leadership. They would be threatened because they are some of the largest shareholders of the company, and if they feel their shares are dropping to an incredible low and notice that it is going to be effective for the long run to where they start to lose money, they can all unanimously vote to fire the CEO of the company (in this case it’s Cook) or make him step down to a lower position within the company in favor of someone more qualified. Obviously they feel that he is doing a decent enough job to where it makes them money, so they have no valid reason to get rid of him. The only other way that Cook would not be CEO is if he were to personally step down.

@piotrmotyka1004

5 жыл бұрын

and a very hard one!

@anshulsanghi8161

5 жыл бұрын

Well, their plan is to get people to move from low-cost laptops to iPads so this sort of thing is bound to happen. If it does end up happening, there really isn't any competition for Apple in tablets which will be a huge benefit for them. Not saying that the iPad is ready to do that at all but then again, the only thing limiting an iPad from replacing computers is it's OS.

The only thing stopping me from choosing the 2017 non touch pad mbp over this Is the keyboard. Great video which helped me decide. As long as this laptop runs photoshop smoothly then I’m buying this.

@marinamaldonadofotografia96

4 жыл бұрын

so... how was it? does it run photoshop and lightroom smoothly? thats all i need to know. Thank you

The reason I bought a MacBook is only because of MacOS. I didn't like the MacBook lineup at the time and I still don't 😅. But MacOS is so f*cking great, and I prefer anything else.

@donquixoterosinante7899

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, MacOS saved us so much headache in the long run..

@razxberrie

4 жыл бұрын

Y not try a mac mini?

@LoganT547

4 жыл бұрын

Build a Hackintosh

That dark theme does not help you with your brightness problem

Nice editing! Good choice of music. You've just earned a new subscriber! I really appreciate your work 👍

dude i swear i see your videos for. the music you use , keep it up !!

Thanks 🙏 a lot Bro. Excellent review.

Sweet editing and shots sooooooo Subbed!

This video really helped my decision, new subscriber.

THANK YOU!

Many thanks!

I feel like I should have waited to buy my wife a Macbook. We went with the Macbook Pro 13" but I had no idea the Air was right around the corner. 😂

@Rohemne

5 жыл бұрын

@pat the Low Tier pro has the old keyboard , that is pretty 'meah' and prone to failing... that is the main reason I went with the Air, a Mac that does not break for a speck of dust is better then some extra cpu power and some extra nits on the screen :/

@MarieF0528

5 жыл бұрын

Rowen Woods Not really, the 2018 pro has the updated keyboard, that’s one of the main updates they did for the 2018 model.

@Rohemne

5 жыл бұрын

MarieF0528 only the model with touchbar has the updated keyboard. The low tier model, the one that competes with the air , has still 2nd gen

@theartfulrogers

5 жыл бұрын

Should of scrapped the idea and gone for a Dell XPS.

@yuvtube1

5 жыл бұрын

@@MarieF0528 Updated keyboards are still failing tho. apple even apologized for it.

Always good, thanks.

Saw the title a couple days ago and kept meaning to watch it. finally searched for it today and it was worth it 😎

Great video. I really like the MacBook Air but I also like the MacBook Pro at the same price . I would mostly be using Final Cut Pro to do my basic editing on and then for the heavy stuff I would go to my Mac Pro. Would love to see how much of a difference and background rendering on both into remodels in FCPX. For its price point I really wish it had a 256 Flash Drive instead of 128.

Great review!

Making good stuffs man keep it up

Gave it a test run at the store the other day as a possible replacement for my old Air. But the dim screen caused me not to buy. I know it would frustrate me every time I fired it up so I decided to take a pass. Hopefully the next iteration will come with a brighter screen, in which case I will be all over it.

I got the new MacBook Air so far I'm loving it, performance hasn't been an issue, very happy with it so far

@almost1403

5 жыл бұрын

hows the keyboard been? any issues with key failure?

Great review! 😁👍

Great review, I’m planning to buy an MacBook air this week and I hate to pay a lot for it but I saved up. I also don’t do editing so it will work great for me. Thank you for your review.

@almost1403

5 жыл бұрын

hows the keyboard been? any issues with key failure?

Crispy as usual Matt! Great vid!

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@palrdahl4226

5 жыл бұрын

EverydayTechno

Hey Matt, I agree with your assessment of the 2018-19 MacBook Air. I'm sold...Thanks Peter

Got one for school and love it

Interesting video.....evaluate our need. Thank You

really happy they brought the air back but ive been running with macbook pro retina 2015 and its been amazing gonna stick with the pros

ok thanks, I have a non-retina mbp and I also set the brightness to the lowest. When other people see my screen they think it's off XD but I always find the screens nowadays way too bright, so I guess the one issue is a non-issue for me! :D

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if you don’t mind a dimmer screen this will be perfectly fine!

Im switching from my MacBook Pro 13” 2015 to new MBA because it’s actually slightly more powerful and display brightness is just the same so not a big deal for me. Just contrast ratio is little bit worse on paper.

Great video Matt! Waiting for the iPad vid!

Nice review! Thanks

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video!

This is the first time I have ever commented on a KZread video. You are by far my favorite KZreadr. Keep up the good work.

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I like the wallpaper you had on the MacBook Air, where did you get it ?

That's crazy, I thought that the brightest setting on this MacBook is EXTREMELY bright. I don't do work outside so maybe there is a difference outside but if you're an inside user then that screen is more than bright. I am always on the middle because the highest setting hurts my eyes.

love your videos

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is a great everyday computer and the display issue has been a common topic since the 2018 Air got into the public's hands. I opted, for a second, portable computer solution, to get a 2014 MBP Retnia I found in mint condition with a 256Gb SSD for less than half the price of the Air.

Great video production. Really like it.

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I think the Macbook will reduce its price and be the "macbook air before" (kinda same trend over here), then macbook air is the portable but has much decent perfomance that will replace the Macbook Pro 13 non touch, and Macbook Pro will completely offer just with touchbar forever. That would lineup of Product offering and Pricing would make more sense. Probably in 2019: Macbook starts at 999 MBA starts at 1299 and MBP starts at 1699

@midnightmunchie

5 жыл бұрын

Yoni Caragay shhh dont give then ideas to steal more money out our pockets man 😂

And this is why I want this one. It is enough as a first Apple computer, as I do not edit and use a pc to play games :D I need it for the beautiful typing experience, its brilliant, name calling design, simplicity....It's just very motivating for me as a (hopefully one day) writer :)

@AtomAnt1

5 жыл бұрын

As a writer, all you need is a $300 typing laptop. All the classics were written by hand or on a typewriter. You think you need a $1200 toy for that?

love mine!

The next big tech youtuber.Nice editing

Looks good and reviews well but I took a look at it in real life at an Apple store and it seems meh I spent more time hanging around the HP Spectre

I’m still really happy with my 2015 MacBook Pro!

Slick af, fam!

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Nice vid. Love your place. Need a tour haha

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Mac Binger thanks! And that is coming 😎

Thanks, great video! Did you up the ram and SSD?

The keyboard that is going to break down is a major issue. The same goes for the failing screen cable.

A few weeks ago i subbed to this channel because i enjoyed your video. Then a few days later i watched a Techno Buffalo video (been subbed for years) and you popped up in that video too. I had no idea 😂 Great video btw...

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah! That’s my day job. Thanks for watching!

Just got one I was in the same scenario and do a lot of the same work as you. I feel the same way. It does the job and I don’t need an overpriced want to be power House.

Good review-- little more on WRITING and Editing. but Thanks!

If it were less expensive, there would be no comparing it with the Pro. The Air’s price needs to come down. Nice review. Thank you.

I got my MacBook Air a week ago and I love it

I would get the Macbook Pro without touchbar but I'm concerned about butterfly keyboards.

Nice video, this was the video I was looking for. All the other videos is just kinds not knowing what they are talking about.

I'm so worried about the brightness issue on these Airs. I haven't seen one in the Apple store yet, guess I need to do that. I'm looking to replace my 9.7" iPad Pro that I'm just sick of but for nothing more than browsing, maybe editing photos and some spreadsheets.

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely check one out. It’s a great replacement for an iPad

@hummel003

5 жыл бұрын

well i was in the same spot as you. I came from the ipad pro 9.7 and i wanted something more. I missed mac os too much, i compared the air next to the pro and i have to say the pro screen just looks so much better than the air and my pro with touchbar was on sale so i went with that one

@michelehogan7868

5 жыл бұрын

I looked at the Air in the store and never noticed any issue with the screen -- until these videos told me there was one. I bought it anyway, to replace my 12" Macbook -- and I couldn't be happier. Two things, though. First, I use my computer primarily for watching shows, surfing, and writing, and I wanted the better keyboard and bigger screen, and was willing to sacrifice a bit of portability for that. I couldn't be happier with how it performs these things. And then, I use it almost entirely indoors and live in a cloudy place. I can see that I wouldn't be able to use it outdoors in brilliant sunshine -- but I would seldom get either the urge or the chance to do that! Indoors, my brightness is cranked all the way up most of the day, but at that level it's fine for me, I never feel the screen is too dim.

@TrentHarlan

5 жыл бұрын

Michele Hogan Would you say brightness level on the new Air is the same as it was on your 12" MB? On paper it's the same (300 nits). I bought my gf a rose gold 12" MB about a year ago and the brightness level on that seems just fine

@michelehogan7868

5 жыл бұрын

@@TrentHarlan It's very subjective, but it feels the same to me. I would say that I turned my 12" MB screen's brightness down from maximum more often than I do this one. And I've only had this one for a week, but I haven't yet encountered a situation where I want the screen to be brighter and it just won't go. Put it next to my son's 2016 Pro, and I can easily tell the difference. But sitting by myself with this one, I have had no issue at all. And compared to the 12", the keyboard, Touch ID, and bigger screen are fantastic!

I’m a student and I bought one of these for school. I basically just need to run school applications, word and photoshop because I do art as a side hobby. Netflix is also is very necessary, and light gaming if possible.

@pandyadipakkumar7579

4 жыл бұрын

Hey how is it holding up??

@JamesGarage06

4 жыл бұрын

PANDYA DIPAKKUMAR pretty good, I kinda dropped the gaming part but for writing essays and other power points and such, it’s a good tool

Very good editing skills, really talented!

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The brightness is best for any eyes issues. Best to not complain...

Good video. Thanks. I have a 2015 Air. I love the keyboard, trackpad, ports and don't really care as much about the screen resolution as others do. It's fine for me and it's bright enough at about 330 nits, but has only 4gb ram and I'm looking to upgrade. On the new one, typical Apple. Got to take something away. Ports, keyboard, screen brightness, lower processor, mag safe and then, increase the price!

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you don’t care about the screen the older Air is just fine.

Would Apple be able to fix the brightness issue through a software update???

Nice Boosted Board in the background!

Subscribed dude...!!!

OMG THE 2018 Macbook Air is gorgeous.

It also works well with DJ Software

Would you reccomend this for serato dj and live performances?

The dim screen is a deal breaker for me. I’m not going to squint at a machine that I work on for 12 to 15 hours a day.

which laptop will you suggest for web designing..bcz I'm really confused ..please suggest some keeping budget in mind.🙃

I never set the brightness level to maximum so i guess i would be totally fine

hey, i know this is long overdue but how have u accustomed to the MacBook Air 2018. Have you gotten used to the brightness? Does it perform tasks easily and effortlessly? Sorry it’s just i am looking for a MacBook and idk which model to get, this or the 2017 pro

@unicarnija7557

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. I am torn between macbook air 2018 vs macbook pro 2017.

@almost1403

5 жыл бұрын

@@unicarnija7557 avoid 2017 macbook pro at all costs, very faulty keyboard, models from 2016 and 2017 got the most heat for how many devices were affected by this issue. true there is a free keyboard replacement program in place but it is only valid for I believe 4 years after purchase and if you plan on keeping it longer than that you might have serious issues later on . I say avoid the 2017 because you're going into a purchase knowing it's keyboard has a decently high failure probability . this is just my personal opinion though, I say go for the air out of those two options.

for me the air is better than my previous laptop I've had for 5 years. It works but it's super slow now because I got a virus on it

I was waiting for this to come out but have now opted for the 13" pro without Touchbar. It has the screen brightness lacking from the Air, more powerful, better graphics, only slightly heavier and Apple has seen fit to promo it for black friday discounting the 256 to the same price as 128 in Canada. Thats basically the same price as the 2018 Air but with more value. All of this tells me the Pro w/o touchbar is due for a relaunch/update and even higher price to make the Air make sense. Until then the Pro blows the Air out of the water.

Hey, can you tell me if the MacBook Air is capable of running on two 2560 x 1440 monitors smoothly? Ideally I would be browsing on one and watching a 1080p resolution video on the other. No one one the internet seems to have an answer to this question. Any guidance would help, Thanks.

One of the most fair review I've seen so far.Well done

The MBAir 2018 is not that bad as other reviewers or youtubers mention. For the price i'm already seeing price dropping. I bought it 5 days ago the "entry level" with 128gb in space gray to an electronic online retailer at 1000 dollars. And 300 nits it's not a bad brightness for a display and looks good. Runs smooth for average video/photo editing usage and also sketchup for 3D modeling works great for light projects... To be honest i'm more upsed about the facetime hd webcam that it's really low quality and so pixelated that doesn't look like an hd webcam!!

@almost1403

5 жыл бұрын

hows the keyboard been after the last few months? any issues?

where did u get the wallpaper?

Do you think 128 go is enough for casual use or I need 256 gb

Hey does it heat up the area above the keyboard?

I think the days of leap frogging the competition tech warsare mostly over with really few great innovations one can add to latops these day, it seems mostly now all we have to do is pick an ecosystem we like to work and play with(price is also a factor) otherwiZe hardware is relatively on par with some exceptions of course.

Lets talk here.. my Macbook pro has the same brightness problems but I think I know what's the problem, it's you have it the max all the time so if you have it on a low setting indoors and turn it back on max it gets very bright

totally agree, the screen is just not bright enough, may go for touch bar pro to get 3rd gen keys t2 chip and tru tone but the price !

@BigChungus-vy2qx

5 жыл бұрын

Jon o you look like squidward, like Jesus fuck bruhv

Nyc video matt... 👍

@mattgonzalez

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I bought a Macbook Air and had to return it. Personally, I thought the screen was fine, but the performance was just too bad. Swiping between desktops or to the dashboard had really low frame rates. Scrolling through pdfs was also choppy and somewhat laggy, even with only one app running. For a new $1400 machine, that should not have been happening. I returned it and got the Pro, and it's way better. I'd say go for the 2018 pro, Bestbuy is always running deals and you could easily score $300 off the base model, bringing it down to $1400 (what you would pay for the Air with 256 gb). The benefits you get are definitely worth it.

Wallpaper?

Just one question. Which is that bike in the background?

Im a designer so I never had a MacBook, so I guess I'll go for the pro though