lol the guy from the video really couldn’t come up with a favorite non-apple device? Cmon it’s not like Apple sells a product of everything.
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The MacRumors Show: M2 MacBook Air First Impressions ft. iJustine
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M1 MBA: 13.3 inch display
M2 MBA: 13.6 inch display, 13.3 below notch
You’re losing nothing.
The old MacBook Air had a 13.3 inch 2560 X 1600 display.
Take away the notch, and the new Air has a 13.3 inch 2560 X 1600 display.
It’s almost 40% thinner.
It’s around a pound lighter
it’s overall volume is much smaller
It’s quieter
Not everyone needs or notices XDR/120hz
It comes in more colors
It has a significantly better battery than the 14 inch (11 hours of web on 14 vs 15 hours on Air)
People know they don’t need half of the stuff the pro has, and it would be better in someone else’s hands.
And finally, no matter how small the difference is, no matter how many people are trying to convince everyone else otherwise, price does matter and cheaper is cheaper.
The Air with 512gb of storage and 16GB of RAM straight from Apple is $400 cheaper than the same specification 14 inch.
Sure, you can get the almost year old pro for a major discount on Amazon or BestBuy, but everyone knows that, in five months or so, You’re gonna see those same discounts on the air and it’s gonna make that price difference just as drastic all over again.
I don’t even want to dive into this debate, but one thing a lot of people are forgetting about iJustine is that she has been in this field for a loooooooooooooooooooong time.
She’s been posting YouTube videos quite frequently since 2006.
She was attending Apple events since as far back is 2007, maybe earlier.
Her first video that got quite a lot of traction across tech blogs and such Was her AT&T iPhone bill video which came out 15 years ago.
Her content may not be for everyone, but you can’t deny her ethic is impressive.
She was one of the first to do it, and she’s still here
She’s been posting YouTube videos quite frequently since 2006.
She was attending Apple events since as far back is 2007, maybe earlier.
Her first video that got quite a lot of traction across tech blogs and such Was her AT&T iPhone bill video which came out 15 years ago.
She was one of the first to do it, and she’s still here
I'm a 50 year old white male and it's obvious what's going on here with these comments... sexism and jealousy. How dare a blond female discuss tech!! I think she's great to watch and my girls love watching her, which makes them interested in tech too. Is she my preferred tech reviewer? No, but that doesn't mean she's a "shill" or whatever else you call her. She seems to know her stuff too, certainly more than a lot of us more casual readers interested in Apple products.
Nice! MacRumors could bring other Youtubers also on the show. Last show with Ross was very good.
Next guest: Jon Prosser
I believe his appearance going to get a lot more reactions than iJustine.
People can find a thousand ways to rationalize just about anything but that doesn’t mean it’s rational.
If a user doesn’t “need half of the stuff the pro has,” and “price does matter,” then the base M1 Air is a FAR better choice than the crippled M2 Air.
The M2 Air with 16/512 is a whopping $1700! If a user doesn’t need performance, why in the world would anyone pay that much for a laptop, especially when the faster, better 14” MBP is going for $1800??
In 5 months, we might see the M2 Pro/Max MBP built on a 3nm process that won’t have the overheating and throttling issues of the current M2 Air and the crippled SSD (so that Apple could save $1.50) which will drive down the price of the M1 MBP even further so your point is not only speculative, but myopic.
It's the same reason as Hollywood selects attractive, young women as stars of their action movies. These action movies are mostly targeted at / consumed by males. An old, fat etc. woman wouldn't attract so many folks. That's how evolution and biology works:
1, men are attracted to attractive, young women as we're programmed to prefer fertile women
2, women are attracted to 'sixpacks' because they need somebody that could be able to defend them and also to receive the best possible genes from
He even has cited and shown a lot of "hey, MaxTech, you're an Apple shill" comments in one of his latest videos.
Luke Miani is one of the best apple reviewers ever, but somehow he has hardly any subscribers on YouTubeWe all know Luke Miani is the best reviewer
Just watched the episode. She's a fun guest thanks for having her on.
Justine Ezarik, also known as iJustine, joins us...
MBP users need to stop trying to convince everyone else on here that the 14” pro should be bought over the Air almost all the time. If you are a MBP user, there is also really no need to keep bashing the Air and Apple over pricing. Each product has its place with users.
So you just completely ignore all of my points about esthetics and battery life, two things that are very important to normal customers.
And once again, price is price, $100 is still $100 that could be going to something else like AppleCare.
Clearly you don’t understand the average consumer who couldn’t tell you a 3nanometer chip from a barbecue chip.
To them for $200 less they get pretty colors, smaller and lighter design and longer battery.
Why do you care what they purchase as long as they’re happy?
Personally, I know for my needs that a 14 MBP would be absolutely overkill and I’d never use even half of its power.
120hz isn’t something that I notice or care about.
I also do quite a bit of traveling, so the thinner, lighter design and longer battery are of major benefit to me.
I’d rather put my money towards an air then a pro, and I am in the majority.
I have absolutely no reason to lug around an extra pound of computer just because… well… it’s only an extra $200
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Buy apple refurb w militsry discount
I do, and I always sell at close to what I pay yesrs later
I do, and I always sell at close to what I pay yesrs later
On the flip side, maybe everything isn't always as awful as everyone makes it out to be, and publishing an opinion that matches, maybe what, 5-10% of consumers will think doesn't make sense when you make content to appeal to the other 90%.
I see so much hate for her in these forums and I don't get it. If you don't like her, don't watch her content, don't watch her reviews. Hold out for the ones you care about instead. You will probably never see the 90%/casual audience moaning about the more in depth technical reviewers, so why do we always see the 10%/hardcore audience getting upset about content aimed at a more casual audience?
I agree with most of that, however disagree on your last statement. One of the reasons the Pros are discounted at Amazon or Best Buy or Costco is because they carry stock configurations which are 16/512 and 16/1TB. The MBA stock configs are 8/256 and 8/512. So if you do want a 16GB version or a 1TB version they BTO only which rules out those retailers and the discounts.
Hardly surprising when she's a complete shill.
No. Not buying that.
I look at motoring shows and there are loads of people that might have mad enthusiasm for a particular brand or for cars in general.
Some talk crap and some don’t. Some shill the entire way through the segment and some don’t. No amount of enthusiasm should serve as a license to lie or be too subjective. It hurts everybody.
There are two reasons why she does.
1. She loves the ‘fame’ and money it brings in.
2. She has no real attachment or culpability to the people she influences. I like Apple products a lot. When I speak to friends, relatives and colleagues I’m open and honest about them. Part of the reason is that I know these people well and feel a sense of responsibility about the recommendation I’m giving. Justine I suspect, does not.
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I've always been just like this also
Honestly, it's been a really mixed bag on recommendations over the last decade or so.
On the whole though, I will say the MBA has definitely been one product I've always felt pretty much great recommending to most anyone.
That’s an angry reaction to the post. Or is it an angry reaction to Justine?
I don’t know.
Or to the poster?
They’re not necessarily the same.
I’m not sure.
A statement can certainly be sexist, but a question?
This is the real world. Rightly or wrongly Pretty women I would suggest often get a break simply because they are pretty.
Are you seriously telling me you don’t see that?
Whilst we should have evolved past it. People like to look at things, (including other people), that are easy on the eye.
In my opinion, men are a lot more easily influenced by pretty women than they would like to believe.
Probably gonna be flamed but I think a lot of men would love the attention of a pretty woman regardless of the setting or reason.
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