M1 MacBook Air Follow Up

After two months of using one of the new Apple Silicon equipped Macs.

I have continued to praise the MacBook Air with the M1 processor in multiple posts since I got it in November last year. Initially concerned that not having Intel would create some issue with using it for my day job, it has actually become a perfect machine to use for work primarily because of the workaround I found in using Microsoft Remote Desktop instead of running Windows.

Before I explain why I find this MacBook so appealing, I want to touch on using macOS full time again after using iPadOS exclusively for many months. It is funny that when I decided to go back to the Mac, macOS Big Sur was being released, which is very similar in its design to iOS and iPadOS. Not only because of certain features but also the bright and colorful aesthetics throughout.

Apple released an abstract Big Sur wallpaper with very vibrant colors, added transparency in app panes and the menu bar, and replaced many black icons and text with white-colored versions. It all screams iOS to me, and is why I feel it was easy to transition from iPadOS to macOS and didn’t feel like I was missing out.