The best Mac for under $300 (and why I bought it)

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I have an old DJ controller that I still like and want to use but it's no longer supported and my M1 Air and 2019 Mac Pro cannot run Mojave, last supported version. This meant exploring the bowels of ebay to find the best deal on a used Mac that wasn't complete trash. I could have spent longer on my thoughts and demonstrating it's performance vs a modern M1 but I have a habit of going on long tangents so I tried to keep this as concise as possible. Oh, I edited the title after-the-fact to increase drama. Subtitles aren't auto-genned so it should be more sensible.



0:00 - Intro - Why I did this
2:31 - The Unveil and specs
3:53 - Upgrading the SSD
6:04 - Benchmarking
7:31 - Two things learned about the MacBook Air
8:56 - Geekbench 5 and Retina display?
9:54 - Final Thoughts


If you're serious about picking up a MacBook Air, I'd spend more money on a better SSD DRAMless SSDs have a shorter life and are slower. Plus, the random Read/Writes would be much faster and noticeable even at PCI 2.0 speeds. If you can still find a Samsung 970 Evo or HP EX950, both would be much better.



Links:


Getting Numark N7s, NS7 and NS7FX working on Mojave (10.14)
http://blog.greggant.com/posts/2020/04/13/numark-ns7-ns7fx-mojave.html

Tom's Hardware - Review of the Crucial P2 and why you probably shouldn't buy it.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-p2-m-2-nvme-ssd


Linus Tech Tips - This should be illegal… - Manufacturers are swapping SSD components

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K07sEM6y4Uc


Beer Consumed: Viking Braggot - Ragnarok Imperial Stout
It's not truly a beer but rather a braggot, the cousin of both mead and beer, (much closer to beer, not sweet). It's big, slightly hop forward, with a smokiness and bite, with a blackberry / dates backdrop, giving it a fruited character without being over the top.
https://www.drinkviking.com/


Recorded on em5 mkIII, Rode Go Wireless Mics (when it sounds bad), FocusRite Clarett + Cloudlifter + Shure sm7b (when it sounds good) in Cubase.
Edited in FCPX, Motion, Pixelmator Pro, Sketch on my Mac Pro 7,1.
Music by me.
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