Is Apple's new M1 MacBook Pro worth $300 more than the fan-less M1 Macbook Air?
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Apple's new M1 chip is incredibly powerful and efficient.. and Apple packed it into the Mac Mini, the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro.
In this video, we compare the base $999 M1 MacBook Air to the $1299 M1 MacBook Pro to see if it's worth spending the extra $300.
The MacBook Air is completely fanless and silent, so let's see if it throttles and performs significantly worse than the MacBook Pro.
We test various things like the design, the speaker quality, the webcam and microphone quality, the displays, and of course, performance in various tasks like CPU and graphics benchmarks and real-world tasks like video editing in Final Cut Pro and photo editing in Lightroom Classic.
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Timestamps ⬇️
M1 MacBook Air vs M1 MacBook Pro - 00:00
Physical Differences - 0:41
Keyboards & Trackpads - 1:55
Speaker Comparison - 2:48
Webcam and Mic Comparison - 3:43
Display Quality Comparison - 4:10
Geekbench 5 CPU - 5:40
Geekbench 5 GPU Metal - 6:15
GFXBench Metal - 7:08
Thermal Throttling - 7:56
Cinebench R23 CPU Stress Test - 8:26
Blackmagic SSD Speed Test - 10:51
Lightroom Classic Photo Editing - 11:08
Logic Pro Music Production - 13:49
Final Cut Video Editing Performance - 15:45
Which M1 MacBook Should YOU Buy? - 17:34
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Any update on when the 16GB test will be?
The M1 MBA display does not play HDR on ISpast. I know because when I search for HDR content on ISpast, the MBA does not show HDR options. My 2019 MBP shows HDR options. The quality difference is significant you can see without putting them side by side. I am not sure about the other streaming services or if it is ISpast fault for not enable HDR for the MBA. Another point M1 MBP battery is significantly more than the M1 MBA around 4 hours more from what I gather from testers, contradict to what Apple claim of 2 hours differences. MBP also has the slightly better chip, no throttle no worry about longevity since it has a fan. It is up to you if these worth the $300 difference.
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looks like air's mic is better? louder and more clear than pro's?
Was the Pro heating up the Air, or was the Air blocking the Pro’s vent ?
A lot of work definitely went in to making this video, extremely detailed. Great video, just subscribed.
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I know you guys are more inclined with video and photo editing, but can you also test out some Architectural/engineering softwares too? Like AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketchup (with plugins like enscape) if possible... 3ds max, Maya, Blender, Lumion too if these are possible, 😭
The difference between Pro and Air Price +around 20% Function +around 10% with touch bar and fan
This m1 chip making the intel eating dust.
Hi there, excellent video and you helped me decide which one to buy! Macbook Air , thanks
For html/css/php coding (Coda 2 and Brackets) and light-weight graphic work (Photoshop, Affinity Photo and the two Pixelmators) should I go with the MacBook Pro M1, or would the Air M1 be enough? Thank you. 🙂🙂
The sound of the Air (listening from a Samsung S10) sounds a little bit clearer and brighter to me, whereas the Pro's seems sort of "duller" and a tiny bit...like muffled. Same goes for the microphone: the Air's sounds way louder and clearer than the Pro's.
“It’s a great comparison video, please keep up the good works!!
What about for working on it at least 8 hrs?
im interested in the mic quality difference, in this demo the db level is lower on the MacBook Pro, yes it sounds cleaner but for a comparison it would have been good to boost the volume in post on the MacBook Pro's video. I think they have added some software eq on the MacBook Pro
If the air had the 8 core too the differences had been even less. Considering the price and the advantage (for me!) of having no touch bar the air is the better choice (for me). I ordered it with 8-core and 16gb.
ive had the pro for several weeks and I still can't get over how quiet the speakers are even compared to the iPad Pro 12.9 2020
So the real world difference between the Air and Pro is nominal? About time. Considering the Air can be kitted out with the 8-core GPU and doesn’t force you to have the Touch Bar, I’d say that’s the real winner.
Almost no plug ins on the tracks tho... idk I’m bout to get the air kinda scared
What thermal camera do you use? Thanks
Recently got the m1 pro and I’m definitely not disappointed
I teach online using Zoom for around 3-4 hours a day continually. Which one should I buy? Is this going to heat up the cpu a lot?
thanks i was so confusing buying macbook m1 chp
Thanks for these reviews, I enjoy how informative they are. I bought a silver M1 Air through your link.
For the speaker comparison I would say the pro has more base and the air has better topend
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I kind of want to see the different between the Pro and the slightly upgraded Air with 8 GPU core with the difference being only the fan.
I like the sounds better on the air!
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If I just do college assignments and zoom/Microsoft teams, do you think a base model pro 256ssd and 8gb ram will be just fine?
I would say your good so you can probably multi task while on a meeting pretty good.
I have watched way way WAY too many of these reviews...and I just love the detail y'all go into, it really gives me all the little extra bits I love to know to help me make a good decision. Thank you, I appreciate all of your hard work!
I like how symmetrical everything is in this video and you also have a soothing voice! Very informative! Thank you!!!
Weird, Air mic sounded much better - I actually had to turn it up to hear you on the Pro?!?
lol same thoughts here mate
Can you do a battery test
Thank you ❤️
Wow really a mind blowing bunch of results. I think It would be incredble to work with full native apps
I'm gonna get the pro because of the fan and touch bar along with a brighter display :)
And battery life , maybe ?
thanks for this great review. I think I will be going for air for my daily office work. it will be my first apple laptop, m1 really amazed me
Is it a little late to get a new Mac? Or no?
Nobody gives a toss between Mac vs Mac, come on man, obviously you need to do Mac vs Dell, Mac vs HP, Mac vs etc, come on man!
p.s. don’t respond to that message, just make the videos
i’m going to be a graphic design student, should i get the macbook air m1 or macbook pro m1?
Is the foot material of both mba m1 and mbp m1 plastic?
The touch bar is Apple's biggest mistake since the Newton. They'll never admit it though.
11:50 boy if thats lag, i've been lagging my whole life
Ummm ok...
Thank you so much! Before watching your video I had been struggling to decide which device to get! I am now so excited to get my macbook air m1!
Great video, but i still don't know whether it's better to order an air with 512 GB or instead go for the mb pro base model and add external ssd when both would end up nearly same price?
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Which one do you think will be better for longevity?
Which would be the better option between M1 Air and Pro if someone use remote desktop for office work 8hrs daily?
Very impressed that the Air could hang with these stress tests but the fact that it doesn't have fans just makes me nervous and is making me lean towards the MBP
Can I code in Python in the air?
Amazing review
Does the lack of fan in air reduce the performance over long periods of usage like after an year..!?
I think the air is less future proof compared to the pro due to the fact that when it's aging, it's more likely to throttle down as a result of the more demanding software. This is likely to be a bit compensated by the fan on the MacBook Pro.
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This is called comparison!!...Thanks bro...kudos to you.
3:15 The one on the left sounds less full and tinny on my Mac Pro. so maybe only ppl watching this on an air would think they sound the same
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question: is mac air or pro better for gaming? i have a air soo
So is this air the 7‑core GPU or 8?
First time buyer, what’s the consensus recommendation?
Nice review! Helped me to decide to buy neither because they don't have normal USB ports lol. Wtf Apple
Benchmark are worthless only thing that matters is how fast can it convert a 2 hour blue ray 4 k file to mp3 ( lowest possible quality) and rip the audio faster is better = best laptop ( 80 % battery to start)
Great video mate!
Hey guys buying a laptop for the first time.. wanted to know if 256 gb is enough for normal student usage?
thank you so much for ur vid its so helpful
i have an air and my cousin has a pro and the speakers on the air are much better
You guys deserve more subscribers, the amount of effort that is put into your videos are awesome. How can this go unnoticed!?!?!??!?!?!
They are all the same.apple is just making fool of their fans!
Tell us your broke and move on with your day
There is no display comparison...
How do these 2 compare with gaming?
Air runs Ableton with 120 Tracks under Rosetta right now (CPU 46%!!). 2xDiva,8xNexus NativeM1, lots of Plugins.. Samplerate 265 9ms global latency for me.. unbelievable
I have the M1 MBP, and I don't get the hype. It's lackluster after all the reviews I've seen. All round performance is nothing special, except for staying cool. I'm seeing the beachball way too often, lag here, stutter there. Lightroom is painfully slow, unlike what this review will let you think. I ran all the same benchmark tests and got the same results, so it's not like there's anything wrong with my unit. I'm returning this.
I bought MBA M1 just because no touch bar
Can you help me decide on which one to get? Macbook air m1 or macbook pro intel core i5 2020 (model before m1 version)
Touch bar sucks. Apple needs to kill it.
nice comparison, love it man
just got a MacBook Air. On machine number 3 now and the bluetooth still doesn't work.
The air sounds better
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The real question is: Get the MacBook air and upgrade the ram to 16GB or get the MBP with base 8GB ram??
How will a fanless laptop perform in the long run? Will the fan laptop get louder with a few years on its back? Sorry, im not very familiar with apple products😅
*Mac Book Pro* has better professional sound. The Mackboor Air yes is loud but is not quality at all- coming from sound engineer. The *MacBook Pro* mic is better too. Also for any content creators the *GPU* is first thing to look at than CPU than Memory. Having said that the *MacBook Pro* is best in value and performance overall.
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yes but the air is too low on hard drive
Does anyone know where to get the Wallpapers they use in their MacBook videos?
The air is clearly better as you didn’t get the 8core hahaa
Its a good way to compare
Air is so heavy
Please help! Which one should I choose? Option 1: Macbook Pro m1 base model Option 2: Macbook Air m1 base model + Apple Watch SE I only do light tasks and I will use it heavily for studies with a little bit of gaming (lol, dota 2).
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i can tell you like MBP but think of MBA has only 7cores.
In Sri Lanka MacBook air m1 cost 280000 LKR(1491$)
This is really helpful since I’m getting the MacBook pro
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After knowing the new one, is it better to add some money for mac air m1 than mac air intel 2017? It's still around 900 us dolars here for mac air 2017 in Indonesia. Just for school as student.
Thanks for the detailed comparison - very much appreciated! 🙌 💯
Was the Air camera really with the Air mic? It was soooo much better that the Pro in that case.