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  • My 15’’ Air is my daily carry to and from work. I definitely do not find it inconvenient to bring with me every day. If you do a lot of work that you need to spread out on your screen, the 15’’ is going to be able to do that for you.

    That being said, I used a 13’’ Macbook for years (first a 13’’ Pro and later a 13’’ M1 Air) and got along just fine.





  • medes24@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watchMacBook Buying
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    1 year ago

    That number 3 is a pretty solid option. Apple is selling this configuration for $1500 on their own refurb store, so taking another $500 off the top is a great deal. It’s by far the largest savings out of what you’ve posted.

    I’d say either go that or if you really are uncomfortable with a refurb device just go option 1 to save as much money as possible. Spending the extra money for the M2 won’t really help because you still only have 8 GB RAM.

    Regardless, all three are capable of the tasks you’ve listed


  • medes24@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watchMacBook Air or Pro?
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    1 year ago

    Cheaping out won’t backfire on you as a student. The most basic Macbook Air is capable of running GarageBand fairly well and can even get some ok results with Logic.

    The conversation changes if you are using the tool in a professional sense but for where you’re at, you’ll be pretty alright.

    Just make sure to get at least an M1 Macbook Air. Don’t get an Intel Macbook at all.