If it goes outside the specifications they quote (cycles and percentage), they will replace it.
Poll: *** The official 2020 MacBook Air/13" MacBook Pro thread (it has the M1 chip and everything!) ***
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Exactly, that's why I've said it's not an issue
Yes, that's it. It breaks, they fix it.
There won’t be a new MBA this year, I’m pretty sure of that. They have the rest of the lineup to get shifted to Apple silicon first before they update any existing models.
You do know that it only works with W11 ARM and is therefore pretty much useless?
Because the number of apps that will work on ARM is about six
It may well be Windows but don't expect to be able to download any software that's written for Windows and expect it to run.
Did you order base spec or customise it?
Buy it. Try it for ten days and send it back for a full refund if you don’t like it.That clears everything up. The entry level Air may or may not be enough and the 14" Pro might not arrive but if it does could be much more expensive
I'm in no hurry so I'll see if I can get my hands on an Air to see whether I could live with the smaller screen and then take it from there.
The fourteen day no quibble, no question return policy.
Yes.
I did it with the AirPods Pro - I had them for over a week but couldn't get on with them.
So get one. If you don't like it, send it back within a fortnight for a full refund. You literally have nothing to lose.
Why not get one from Apple and try it. Then if you decide you want one, send it back within a fortnight and buy one from JL instead.
Yup, without a doubt whatsoever.
It'll be a huge increase over what you've already got.
I edit videos from time to time and I'd rather do it on my M1 MBA than my 2017 27" i7 iMac. I recently had about twenty minutes of 4K drone footage to edit and I did it all on the M1 MBA. It was noticeably quicker to work on and then export than the iMac.
Eve Online.
It’s universal so it’ll play on both Intel and M1 but it’s now a native game, not a wine hack.
I say I play it, I log on every few days, spin my ship and log off
No. I have coconut battery installed but that's not management, just monitoring because I like the percentage remaining indicator. I often notice that the MBA itself is keeping the battery at 80% rather than topping it off, so it's doing its own management. I don't see any need for a third party app to do something like that.
/edit - Heat management? Heat? On an M1 MBA? Yeah, that's really not needed
It can handle a lot more than 'casual photo and video editing'. I've been editing 4K video on mine without any issues whatsoever, apart from squinting at the screen.
In normal use, you won’t really notice and difference between an M1 or M2 MacBook Air but even the base model M1 will run rings around your i5 MBA.Really ? i thought everyone was raving about these new chipsMy only concern about them is no fan in these new M chip Airs.
Although the one in the i5 does very little to cool it down.
No need to be concerned about the lack of fan. I never once felt my M1 MBA get warm and I think I’ve only felt the M2 get slightly warm just once or twice. They don’t need fans because they run cold!