2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple
2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple
M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) – Space Grey
About this item
- Apple-designed M1 chip for a giant leap in CPU, GPU, and machine learning performance
- Go longer than ever with up to 18 hours of battery life
- 8-core CPU delivers up to 3.5x faster performance to tackle projects faster than ever
- 7-core GPU with up to 5x faster graphics for graphics-intensive apps and games
- 16-core Neural Engine for advanced machine learning
- 8GB of unified memory, so everything you do is fast and fluid
- Superfast SSD storage launches apps and opens files in an instant.
Top reviews
The biggest problems with laptops are battery life, heat, and speed.
It has all three covered and then some without a fan.
It lives up to the hype reviewers are giving it, and as an everyday laptop and the cheapest base model, it’s a leap ahead of notebooks from the likes of Intel. Previously Air has been hampered on the above problems, but all of that has gone away with Apple Silicon.
Don’t let the 8GB Ram fool you, with the M1 Chip memory handles differently, and although shares with the GPU (7 core in this model), the efficiency of apps means you can churn through multiple tasks that can compare with machines several times the cost. As of this review’s posting, many apps are not optimized for M1 but still run well under “Rosetta 2”, which translates apps designed for Intel. iPhone & iPad apps also run (though many developers have opted out), which is janky but works in a pinch. It is the early days of Mac OS Big Sur, and the transition has been surprisingly smooth. It’s hard to adjust from laptops that slow down and drain battery with just a couple of apps open.
It sounds like an ad, but if you’re not convinced, try this in an Apple Store, the best way to explain it is to put a keyboard on an iPad, keeping its snappiness, memory efficiency, and battery savings. The only drawback is the ports, but those used to the dongle life won’t mind for the benefits.
Yes, there are cheaper laptops, but this is an exceptional all-rounder. If you’re on the fence, push the button, you won’t regret it.