Today I posted a video titled The best laptop Apple ever made, and tl;dw1 it's the 11" MacBook Air.

  

I acknowledge in the video my pick is slightly subjective, and I also asked a number of other YouTubers which Mac laptop they consider the best (or at least most influential). If you don't want to watch the video, I'll summarize their choices here:

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Jeff Geerling argues the 11" MacBook Air is the best laptop Apple ever made, citing its ahead-of-its-time design and surprising repairability. He also gathered opinions from other Mac YouTubers, whose picks range from the iBook G3 Clamshell and Titanium PowerBook G4 to the modern M-series MacBooks. The post touches on repairability across Mac eras, noting that older machines were more upgradeable while modern Apple Silicon laptops prioritize thinness and efficiency over serviceability.

The best laptop Apple ever made

<p>Totally agree, use mine still, 8GB ram and 512 GB ssd. New battery and Zorin OS. Screen is not top notch anymore, no speed demon at all, but I can occasionally develop with intellij on it.  Even with new battery it doesn’t take that long before it runs out of juice either. But the form-factor is unbeatable.</p>


<p>Mine needs a new battery. I might just do it.</p>
