I want to take a moment to express my appreciation for this engineering marvel. Often, people dismiss it as “just a Facebook machine” or criticize it for being “underpowered.” However, my experience with my MacBook has been quite the opposite. I own a lovely rose gold MacBook m5 from Mid 2016, and it has served me exceptionally well.
I regularly engage in graphic design using Adobe CS5 on a Parallels Win7 VM, perform photo editing with Polarr, and even handle video rendering with DaVinci Resolve 17. Remarkably, I experience little to no stuttering during these intensive tasks. The only thing to keep in mind is that patience is required when rendering videos. I’ve been working on a recent project to showcase its capabilities.
While the footage is only Full HD at 100fps, it perfectly suits my current needs. I’m primarily a videographer and photographer for a non-profit bodybuilding organization’s official YouTube channel—not exactly producing blockbuster films just yet. The take-home message is that for anyone embarking on a creative career, even an underpowered MacBook far exceeds the performance of similarly priced competitors. Given my positive experience with this model, I’m leaning toward purchasing a maxed-out M1 MacBook Air instead of the upcoming 16″ M1 MacBook Pro.
The gold color particularly appeals to me. I also hope they reintroduce the 12″ model or make the MacBook Air as compact as the 12″.
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