Apple M1 MacBook Air & 13″ MacBook Pro Review – CPU Revolution!

Apple M1 MacBook Air & 13″ MacBook Pro Review – CPU Revolution!

Lisa Gade reviews both the late 2020 MacBook Air and 13” MacBook Pro with the new M1 Apple Silicon processors. ** Get the M1 13” MacBook Pro on Amazon

These ARM-based CPUs offer tremendous performance, heat and battery life improvements, even when relying on Apple’s Rosetta 2 Intel emulation mode. ** Get the M1 MacBook Air on Amazon

Apple’s own programs are ARM-native as is the Big Sur operating system these laptops ship with. A growing list of third-party programs are going universal or native with M1 support.

The casing and design for both machines is identical to their Intel predecessors. We compare the two laptops, look at compatibility issues, and compare them to Windows competitors and more powerful Mac laptops like the 16” MacBook Pro. And yes, they can run iOS and iPad apps, though that list is short, and the experience is challenging without a touch screen.

New Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) – Space Gray (Latest Model)

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Brand	Apple
Model Name	MacBook Air
Display Size	13.3 Inches
Operating System	Mac OS
Processor Count	8

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
• Up to eight GPU cores 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

• Fanless design for silent operation
• 13.3-inch Retina display with P3 wide color for vibrant images and incredible detail
• FaceTime HD camera with advanced image signal processor for clearer, sharper video calls

New Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) – Silver (Latest Model)

** Get the M1 13” MacBook Pro on Amazon

Brand	Apple
Model Name	MacBook Pro
Display Size	13 Inches
Operating System	Mac OS
Processor Count	8

About this item

• Apple-designed M1 chip for a giant leap in CPU, GPU, and machine learning performance
• Get more done with up to 20 hours of battery life, the longest ever in a Mac
• 8-core CPU delivers up to 2.8x faster performance to fly through workflows quicker than ever
• 8-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

• Active cooling system sustains incredible performance
• 13.3-inch Retina display with 500 nits of brightness for vibrant colors and incredible image detail
• FaceTime HD camera with advanced image signal processor for clearer, sharper video calls