Testing out the brand new macOS 27 Golden Gate beta on the baseline M1 MacBook Air with just 8GB of RAM. With Apple officially dropping Intel support with this release, the M1 is now the absolute baseline for the Mac ecosystem.
In this video, we put the new update through its paces—testing the redesigned Liquid Glass UI, pushing the new Siri AI with coding and PDF summaries, and checking out the Photos app AI features like Reframe and Extend. Can 8GB of RAM still survive heavy AI tasks in 2026? Let’s find out.
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🎵 Music Credits:
Artist: Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio
Watch: https://youtu.be/g6hY7dB54bc
📌 Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
0:10 – About This Mac (Specs)
0:20 – New Wallpaper & Liquid Glass Slider
1:10 – Testing the Overhauled Siri AI
1:30 – Web Summaries & Coding Improvements
3:10 – macOS toggles & New Siri App UI
5:40 – Photos AI (Extend/Reframe) & Image Playground
10:07 – Final Score Card & Verdict
