Review on 13.3" Apple MacBook Air 13 Late 2020 2560x1600, Apple M1 3.2 GHz, RAM 8 GB, SSD 256 GB, Apple graphics 7-core, macOS, MGND3ZP/A, Gold, English layout by Janis Kronbergs ᠌

My initial MacBook. This is how a true laptop ought to look. To work on it, please! Touching the casing is comfortable, and fingers go naturally over the keyboard and touchpad. I don't want to offend the old, functional Lenovo, but after using a MacBook on it, the buttons and screen are different, and I need to close the laptop right away. Now, more specifically. 1. Long lasting battery. I usually charge it overnight, use it all day (Internet, office apps, a little Python programming), and still have more than 50% of the battery. 2. Processor passive cooling, in which the fan is not running. The laptop is consequently completely silent! Also, dust won't be drawn into the case, which is vital. 3. Almost no heat. When using Rosetta, I was the only one to experience heating. Knees are not warmed up by the soft, M1-optimized material. 4. Beautiful screen. I have absolutely nothing to offer here. One must look at the screen. It's basically a portal into a new universe compared to the 13" HD screen of my old laptop. 5. A keyboard with a soft, short key travel and a comfortable profile (slightly concave under the finger). You can operate in any light thanks to the very pleasant keyboard backlight. 6. There is no longing for the mouse because of how light the touchpad is, meaning that using it does not tire out the wrists and fingers. So, let's talk about the drawbacks. 1. Obviously, I would like more ports. Two USB-C ports on the side are definitely insufficient. It would be evident that at least one USB 3 port would be necessary to connect anything like a USB flash drive. Although it strains to be carried with you, the adapter assists (the benefit of such goodness on the infamous site from the heavenly heap). 2. M1's software isn't always accessible. Although the processor itself is certainly a marvel of engineering, installing numpy in May 2022 proved to be quite the ordeal. Put opencv a bit later; include tambourine dancing. 3. Apple's keyboard dialect also initially irritated me. In the number row of the keys, there are dots and a comma in the 2022 layout. This is not human. Nonetheless, I'm used to it and it's not a big deal.