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[2020] MacBook Air with M1 Discussion Thread
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mr-2
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 May 22 2024, 06:11 PM
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Hi All, I am a newbie to MacOS laptop although I had pretty much been invested in the apple eco system with iphone's, apple Watch, Airpod and Ipad for more than a decade.
Had always been favouring Windows laptop over the Apple macbook due to the gaming capability with Nvidia chipset. But I had stop gaming for sometime now and decide to upgrade my laptop.
I will be using mainly for Netflix, browsing, youtube, facebook, basic photo touch up and backup my iphone 15 pro 256gb and ipad via itune. Is the Macbook Air M1 enough for my requirement or shoudl I need something more powerful?
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mr-2
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May 23 2024, 07:37 PM
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QUOTE(tzxsean @ May 22 2024, 09:40 PM) M1 more than enough switched from Macbook Pro Intel to Macbook Air M1 ... no regrets Thanks. Will keep a good deal on it.  |
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mr-2
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May 23 2024, 07:43 PM
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QUOTE(soonwai @ May 22 2024, 11:30 PM) For basic use, M1 Air more than enough. We have 3 M1 Airs and a Mac mini M1 in the house. Last Lazada/Shopee sale, you could get the Air for around RM2900. A steal at that price. Since you have other Apple stuff, you'll love the integration (Continuity, Handoff...) between them. Having said that, I still have a 12400F PC for gaming. Seem you are hardcore MacOS users.  The price that you mention is a crazy bargain since some use unit is selling higher. Will keep a look out in Lazada and Shopee. Now I see most new in shopee is at least rm3499. Yes, can't wait to try out the integration since I had the airpod pro 2/apple watch with the iphone, the ease of use is none to compare. Perhap I might be looking for 512GB since my iphone is almost full with 256GB backup. Thank for the advice.  |
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mr-2
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May 30 2024, 10:01 AM
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QUOTE(tehoice @ May 27 2024, 02:51 PM) Hi guys, normally for your MBA M1, how much of battery would it consume assuming you fully charged it at night say 10pm and put it to sleep until next morning? typically, battery drop of a couple of %? Meanwhile, i replaced my battery, but the laptop just wouldn't be shut down completely, after I shut it down, it would auto turn on (you can hear the boot up sound). and then it will start consuming battery, can consume like 30% battery (with lid closed) in just a few hours. something not normal? anyone can share your experience? I just got my MBA M1 a couple of day now. I had never use the shutdown button yet, just close the lid. So far I never experience the battery drop the next morning when I open the lid. If it is 88%, the next day I open it still show 88%. |
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mr-2
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Jun 6 2024, 08:29 AM
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I was reading some stuff on the SSD for Macbook and seem there is a life span of only 5 years or SSD worn from swapping/copying huge data (250GB - 150TDW / 500GB - 300TDW). Whichever come first. As my understanding, once the SSD fails, the MacBook is bricked since no external bootable device able to boot it up with apple security lock down.
Which got me concern, since the SSD chip is soldered on the mainboard and is proprietary. This also will make me think twice to backup my iPhone to this MacBook. Is there any third party can fix and replace the M1 ssd? If yes, any idea how much it cost?
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mr-2
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Jun 10 2024, 03:36 PM
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QUOTE(mr-2 @ Jun 6 2024, 08:29 AM) I was reading some stuff on the SSD for Macbook and seem there is a life span of only 5 years or SSD worn from swapping/copying huge data (250GB - 150TDW / 500GB - 300TDW). Whichever come first. As my understanding, once the SSD fails, the MacBook is bricked since no external bootable device able to boot it up with apple security lock down. Which got me concern, since the SSD chip is soldered on the mainboard and is proprietary. This also will make me think twice to backup my iPhone to this MacBook. Is there any third party can fix and replace the M1 ssd? If yes, any idea how much it cost? Found a source in Lowyat Plaza KL. Good news is possible to replace the soldered SSD for the M1. Bad new is the price will cost you about RM1.4k.  |
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