Great new processor which making work more smooth running. So quiet as it doesn't have a cooling fan. A great unit to have.

We purchased this MacBook for my son as a Christmas gift, it is a great laptop. It does everything we require and is easy to use, the new M1 chip is faster than my daughters 2019 MacBook Pro. We are extremely happy with our purchase and it came very quickly when we purchased it online.

Forget buying anything else and get this. It has amazing battery life, I can go 2 weeks without charging and I never worry about how long the battery has to go. I can never go back to a windows laptop now.

Loved how when I arrived at my local Harvey Norman, there was someone to greet me and was able to assist me with my click and collect product; therefore I was in and out which was perfect!

Great laptop. Lightweight and user-friendly. Would be good to have a touchscreen, however not a deal breaker.

The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) is easily one of the most exciting Apple laptops of recent years. Its M1 chip is a real game-changer, and the ability to run both legacy apps, new M1-optimized apps and iOS apps is very impressive. Battery life is also great, and performance is excellent as well.

macOS Big Sur is fast and responsive; Battery life is great; Silent in use; Keyboard remains very good

No new design; Fanless design could impact performance

There’s an old saying in tech that you should never buy the first generation of any new product – you’re paying to be an early adopter and to iron out the kinks. The thing is, I cannot find any kinks for your average consumer with the new M1 MacBook Air.

super-fast; super cool; extremely long battery life; fanless; great screen; great keyboard; best-in-class trackpad; good speakers; good mics; recycled materials; Touch ID.

poor webcam; only two USB-C ports; can only drive one external display; expensive; some niche apps may have issues running until updated; no BootCamp/Windows.

I was fortunate enough to receive my built-to-order M1 MacBook Air (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 8-core GPU) last Tuesday, and I’ve had a week to truly experience it. We’ve all read the early reviews ( Snell , Gruber , and Bohn are the highlights), and they’ve focused on the specs and the highlights, so I...

The thing with the new MacBook Air with M1 is that it is delivering on all the promises. Performance is, for the lack of a better word, incredible. Battery life is, for the lack of a better word, fantastic. System stability is, without a shadow of a doubt, perfectly nailed in.

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