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The MacRumors Show: M2 MacBook Air First Impressions ft. iJustine
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She filled a 1TB drive with the FCP project she was discussing during her review, why would she bother reviewing a tiny drive she simply wouldn't use. The things she would use a base model for wouldn't really show issues related to the slower SSD.
Even if they did - they won't "trash" them, unlike credible reviewers (Max Tech, Miani etc). On the contrary...
She literally has “i” in front of her name. She ain’t gonna praise a Dell laptop.
You really think Apple would provide review units to the likes of Luke Miani? (And I don't even mention Max Tech.) HIGHLY unlikely.
How is it crippled? Seriously? How? Have you seen ANY real-world examples from real people using the machine? If you're talking about professionals then why are they getting 256GB in the first place?
I am starting a YouTube identity called NotJustine in which I hate everything.
There were some comments here that were (rightfully) moderated since, OP was referring to them. Some of these were definitely hateful. Your comment is a fair critic of her work, and I agree with it.
My apple stock thanks her for her work.
I could have commented on her content but, I did that in another thread. I chose to say something good about her apart from the other.
Let me guess. It's terrific. It's great. It's the best. It's magical. Yup.
Max Tech is very good. Tells it like it is. Says it's good when it's good.
LM does not spend any money on the computers he reviews. Buying and returning is the same thing as getting a free review unit.
At the end of the day, it’s the ‘MacBook Air’, it was never intended to be a target for video editing, photography and DAW machine. This the machine you use for Word, edit those vacation videos, catch up on email, maybe a light coding, maybe a few scripts, listen to streaming music, watch YouTube on, walk around the yard or the house with and admire for its thin design.
If you want a mobile workstation, Apple has the 14 and 16 inch. Like this has been repeated tirelessly on the forum.
I do think Apple needs to have a middle ground machine though. A 15 inch MacBook Pro with the MacBook Air design for 1,799 with a fan for doing a little bit more. It would be awkward with the Air. But for those who just want mag safe, larger screen, it would be a great value. Yes, it would cannibalize the 16 and 14 inch.
If you want a mobile workstation, Apple has the 14 and 16 inch. Like this has been repeated tirelessly on the forum.
I do think Apple needs to have a middle ground machine though. A 15 inch MacBook Pro with the MacBook Air design for 1,799 with a fan for doing a little bit more. It would be awkward with the Air. But for those who just want mag safe, larger screen, it would be a great value. Yes, it would cannibalize the 16 and 14 inch.
Wow... People want edge to edge screens... No bezels. See it written all the time... Apples response is a small notch. Now the same people want bezels back. Damned if you do damned if you don't.
I was agreeing with you. I also like that she's positive about technology.
because you can have smaller bezels and put the camera in the bezel like dell does
I used an M1 Macbook Air and could do all the coding I needed which I don't consider to be anything but light.
You're very, very wildly underselling the machine's capabilities.
As it will be better than the M1 it's an extremely capable machine used for FAR more than you're dismissing it for.
I don’t really care about the notch being there, but what really seems strange about it is that it’s a design language taken from the iPhone, that from the leaks seems like it is going away or at least changing. So why would the laptop team use this look, if it’s a short-term thing? I’ll answer my own question - the notch design was supposed to contain FaceID hardware, but chip shortages drove availability issues and costs higher, which forced Apple to drop the idea…for now.
Dell has a 720p camera, Apple has a 1080p camera. Probably easier to fit a smaller webcam in a tiny bezel.
In a broader sense, Windows computer can't have a notch because their TaskBar is at the bottom of the screen, not the top.
When it comes to webcams, Asus literally thought outside of the box. It's such a bonkers solution I kind of love it.
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I love it. If I were running the Macrumors podcast, I’d have iJustine on too if she were willing— even just to troll all the haters 😂
She has a specific brand and type of entertainment she produces— clearly not catering to hardcore tech nerds. I can count on one hand the number of her videos I’ve watched in recent years (which is still more than the other names people keep throwing around, I guess I’m more likely to read and listen to other podcasts), but so what? No one is forcing anyone to watch them… let alone open their browser to the MacRumors homepage.
She has a specific brand and type of entertainment she produces— clearly not catering to hardcore tech nerds. I can count on one hand the number of her videos I’ve watched in recent years (which is still more than the other names people keep throwing around, I guess I’m more likely to read and listen to other podcasts), but so what? No one is forcing anyone to watch them… let alone open their browser to the MacRumors homepage.
Marques hates Apple.
The iJustine and Notch hate in here is nuts. iJustine has been around forever and provides entertaining reviews of Apple products. Yes, they are very positive. If you don't want to watch her, then don't. The notch is barely noticeable at all and I like that my 14inch M1 MBP has the same footprint as a 13inch. The thin bezels do enhance the experience of using this laptop.
1080p camera that acts like a 720p camera, if the web cam was iPhone quality then yes I agree but no its really not great that's why now we can use out phones for a better web cam, so that argument doesn't work 1080p means nothing, my m1 max web cam is soft