We noticed bigger fluctuations during our review of MacBook Air with the quad-core i5. Our Cinebench Multi loop also results in a similar power usage. The performance also drops very quickly: We see a maximum power consumption of up to 18 Watts (2x 3.2 GHz), but this value drops to just 10-11 Watts (2x 2.3-2.4 GHz) within a couple of seconds. The new Core i3 is a little bit faster than the old Core i5-8210Y in the predecessors, but the advantage is not huge.

The Amazon Prime Video app for Mac requires macOS Big Sur or later.The base model of the MacBook Air 2020 also gets a modern Ice Lake processor, but the Core i3-1000NG4 only offers two cores (4 threads) compared to the Core i5 and Core i7, so it is closer to the old MacBook Air from 20 in terms of raw CPU performance. And the Amazon Prime Video mobile app was not among the various iPhone and iPad apps that were downloadable and usable on M1 Macs. But the downloading capability seems to be the main reason for this app's existence.īefore now, downloading Amazon Prime Video content to a Mac was not possible-it was only possible on the iPhone or iPad. It is unusual for a streaming-video native app to be released on the Mac, given that most people who watch streaming networks like Amazon Prime Video do so via the web, which is treated as the lead platform by most streaming companies. The app is broken up into home, store, find, downloads, and my stuff tabs.Īpart from the fact that the Mac platform has a history and culture of native apps and that said apps can be a little nicer to use in some minor ways, the main benefit of using this native app is that it allows for downloading episodes to the local machine just like the mobile app does-ideal for preparing for long flights and other periods when you might be away from fast, reliable internet. Checking this means that you'll just see content that is free with Prime.

In fact, there's a prominently placed toggle button labeled 'Free to me' in the top-right corner of the app. That content includes both shows and movies that stream free with Amazon Prime Video, as well as purchases and rentals from Amazon's entire catalog. Further Reading Report: Amazon-designed fridge will use the same tech as Amazon Go storesThe app is free to download but requires an Amazon account to access content.

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