Size - the design is nothing new for many however, some of us have been using thick and heavy MacBook Pro laptops over the years. Quick things I love about the MacBook Air M1 in general. Incredible speed and long-lasting battery are two of the standout improvements that the average person will notice. What is the Apple M1? There is a ton of information on this out there and you’re likely already familiar enough if you’re watching this video but to summarize quickly, the M1 is Apple’s first effort at ditching Intel processors for their own system on a chip. I will try to explain how it serves my needs and why it impresses me so that you can see how my experiences might compare to your needs. Question: Can a $1000-$1400 computer compete with high-end Intel Macs / PCs? Short answer: I think so.

And now I want to share so that my experience can be a source for others. Graphisoft made a statement but I was skeptical.

When I was trying to figure out whether or not the MacBook Air with Apple Silicon could serve my needs as an Archicad user, the resources to make that decision were relatively few. “If you don’t make stuff, there is no stuff.” - Elon Musk. If anybody else has experience with the new Macs, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts as well :) Anyways, hope it's helpful and I'm happy to answer and questions I didn't cover if I'm able to. It's in a precarious position now with rumors of 14' and 16' Pro machines coming soon but still relevant because I'm sure they'll cost wayyy more. Hopefully I covered stuff that others might find helpful if you've been thinking about this machine too. I've been trying to do this for weeks and never could get timing to work out. So I created a blog and my first Youtube video (cue disclaimer that it's probably awkward and embarrassing and making a video is hard) to talk about the Macbook Air with Apple Silicon and using Archicad 24.

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