Unboxing & review of the new MACBOOK AIR (M1 chip)

Today’s inane image/video of the day:

If you prefer a VIDEO version summarizing my review below, here it is!

Introduction

I had an itch to scratch [I wanted to start editing videos!], which led to binging on YouTube videos about the new Macbook Air/Pro with the M1 chip, which led to purchasing the new Apple Macbook Air with the M1 chip [I was actually so impatient that I walked 2 miles to Best Buy to purchase my new Macbook Air rather than wait for shipping from Amazon]. This was an unnecessary purchase and one that was done after being inundated with ads about just how incredible this new M1 Apple chip is. Yes, I fell for the marketing. But in my defense, my trusty Lenovo Yoga [this is the most updated Yoga 740] was approaching its 3rd birthday and I was getting frustrated with the lack of free Windows software for video editing. I wanted to try out YouTube as a new medium to share tips, advice, thoughts, and ideas and there did not seem to be a good way to edit the footage. Nor were there tons of tutorials available for more complex software. So, here we are.

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Anyway, I go through my unboxing and review of the product in my video above. I also break it down in my blog post below.

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