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In what situation should I get the MacBook Air over the MacBook Pro ? I currently have the Pro but I am open to getting the Air. (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Nice_Whole4792@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I really only use my laptop for studying, school work, watching videos of lectures which causes the laptop to heat up pretty hot.

The heating up would be my biggest concern.

I am also on my laptop 10 hours a day for studying.

Would a MacBook Air be okay with these concerns or should I get the Pro ?

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[–] Nice_Whole4792@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks I’ll definitely look into checking out the air

[–] medes24@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The Air is just a really good consumer ultrabook. There's some crossover because the cheaper models of the Pro are comparable in price to the more expensive models of the Air but for me, I know I see no reason to pick up a Pro. I don't need the performance, and I like the fact that the Air has no fan. Granted modern Macbook fans don't get frustratingly loud but I love having a whisper quiet machine.

[–] Elbarto_007@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I just moved from Pro 14 M1 to Air 13 M2 purely as I travel a lot with work the lighter weight helps when i am carrying my backpack and cases through international airports.

It does what I need for me. Log into work system. General web browsing and streaming.

[–] Born_Cryptographer60@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

In the situation that you don’t need a pro powered machine you should get an air, all you need and more for less money 😎

[–] rozflog@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You’ll be fine with the M2. It handles all you can throw at it. I run 3 virtual machines, Office, Safari with 30-40 tabs, Lightroom and it just purrs like a kitten. I’ve never had it get hot on me. I have a M2/16Gb/1Tb. It’s a beast.

[–] chris_gilluly@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Get the 14-inch MacBook Pro, it has a way better display and way better battery life and performance.

[–] rialbsivad@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

If I was buying today to upgrade my m1 air. I would look at a pro model just for the updated screens

[–] InvestingNerd2020@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The M2 Air with 16GB of RAM can do most things where MacOS isn't blocked. Any social science, history, math, medical studies, journalism, philosophy, English literature are fine to use a Macbook.

College engineering programs that use software that doesn't work on MacOS, Power BI, Azure cloud, c# programming, or heavy-duty GPU tasks are the only limitations.

[–] Few_Speaker_9537@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

if u need to use it strenuously for longer than 30m.. pro. u need the fans to prevent thermal throttling

[–] isamilis@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

MBA wins on weight and price. Also, if you’re referring to MBA M2, the screen is more eyes-friendly than MBP (for some people with sensitive eyes). If I were you, I would get MBA either 13” or 15”. Use the remaining money to upgrade storage or RAM (look like you need more storage than RAM).