It’s OVER

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:00]I genuinely didn't think I'd ever be making this video because for years I recommended [music] the MacBook Air M1 to basically everybody. Students, content creators, normal users, people looking to switch from Windows. But recently mine developed a problem that could effectively end the laptop. And the worst part, the fix will cost more than the laptop itself. Yeah, on a product that's considered one of Apple's best laptops that they've ever [music] released and most reliable. If you watched my channel before, you will know that I heavily involved the MacBook Air M1 in the earlier videos. It's the product [music] that started off my YouTube channel to be honest. I featured it a lot. I use it heavily [music] in the editing process, particularly Final Cut Pro. This thing has been insanely reliable. No fan noise, amazing battery, still amazingly fast in 2026. [music] And it is still one of the best value laptops out there, particularly if you can pick it up [music] second hand. But I didn't expect this issue. Let me explain. At first I thought it might be a software thing, like a macOS glitch.

[00:00:56]Random shutdowns, the charging [music] was a bit dodgy, it would suddenly drop to 0% something like that.

[00:01:01]I have a battery issue here. So, I went along to Apple and they told me my whole logic board needed replacing and that the battery was absolutely fine. I couldn't believe it. I researched [music] online, they convinced me that my battery was at fault. Went back to Apple, on the chat at least, and they said, "No, it's a logic board issue that the [music] engineers in store are absolutely right." So, at that point I gave up. So, what was happening was the moment the charge drops below 60%, [music] that's it, the laptop switches off, goes to 0% and I have to have run it on the power plug. Otherwise, 60% to 100% it works quite fine. If you don't know what the logic board is, it's basically the [music] main part of It's the brain of the computer. Without that, the computer fails. I'm sounding a bit dramatic here, but buying another MacBook is no easy feat. Prices are really, really high. I was lucky to get this when I did.

[00:01:46]>> [music] >> And I don't really fancy getting another one. So, here's what I'm going to do.

[00:01:50]I'm going to keep it plugged in. Now, keeping it plugged in won't damage the battery that much. It will reduce the lifespan. I mean, to [music] be honest, I'm just going to stretch it out to maybe 3 years. Keeping it plugged in should be fine. There should be no risk of battery swelling. And to be honest, between 60% [music] and 100%, I can take out the charger plug. It's amazing that one hardware issue can do this and just render [music] a laptop completely disposable. But then that's the problem with these integrated modern laptops.

[00:02:16]You can't repair one thing, you have to replace [music] the whole thing, which is just absolutely irritating. So, my MacBook Air M1 survives, but it's not the same. And the reason why I'm keeping it plugged [music] in is because one, I don't travel around with it. Two, I tend to use my iPad Pro more for editing, particularly with LumaFusion. [music] Do I get disappointed that Apple didn't contribute somewhat to the repair? Mainly because I've had 3 years of AppleCare, but then I understand their point of view. I've had it [music] for over 5 years now. I shouldn't have expected them to contribute anything, to be honest. The logic board itself doesn't cost much. It's just the repair.

[00:02:48][music] But I just don't have the patience or the precision to be doing that. Anyway, let me know [music] in the comments below. Have you had issues with your MacBook Air M1 or maybe another variant of the MacBook Air or even [music] the MacBook Pro? Like this video and consider subscribing. And until next time.