Best Buy has
Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Laptop (MYD92LL/A; Late 2020 Model) on sale for $999.99
Now-> $1049.99.
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Thanks to community member
harenbrahmbhatt for finding this deal
Note, curbside pickup may vary depending on location. Item is available in both
Silver or
Space Gray colorway
Specs/Key Features- Apple M1 8-Core GPU
- 13.3" 2560x1600 500-Nits Retina Display w/ 720p Front-Facing Camera/Built In Microphone
- 512GB Solid State Drive SSD
- 8GB LPDDR3 RAM
- WiFi 6 Network (various compatible network; A/AC/AX/B/G/N)
- Apple Touch Bar w/ Touch Trackpad
- Fingerprint Reader
- Built-In Siri Voice Assistant
- 61W Lithium Polymer Battery
- macOS Big Sur 11.0
Warranty- Includes a standard 1-year manufacturer warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)
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The reason I ask is late last year Resolve was updated to run natively on the M1, so if your bad experience was prior to the update, it's possible things have changed.
A couple years ago, Apple moved away from Intel CPUs (i3, i5, i7) and started making their own (M1, now M2). I'm oversimplifying things, but when software runs natively, these systems perform amazingly well, even with 8GB of RAM.
Prior to the shift, and with Windows, it's like we've gotten used to driving around in a truck with the bed full of concrete, towing an RV. We all know that 8 gallons of gas isn't enough to drive 20 miles to the beach and back. But if you take that concrete out of the back and unhook the RV, suddenly 8 gallons of gas is more than enough.
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I would say not to approach the ram choice as if it was any non M1/M2 cpu computer. I would never buy a laptop with less than 16 or make a desktop with less than 32gb if it was intel/amd cpu.
If you get a new MBP, get a 14/16" M1 Pro at minimum. The 13" air/pro are decent bang for the buck (get the air instead) but the screens and ports alone on the 14/16" models are well worth the upgrade.
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No one should buy these 8GB RAM models for work. Most professional applications are either not compatible, even in VM things don't work well, and 16GB is bare minimum. However, professional workstations are usually $2500-3000 and up, so even latest 16GB MBPro 14/16 Apple actually is a good cheap alternative.
M1 uses RAM more efficiently has to be one of the most widespread BS ever.
It is a fast CPU and the memory is on the same chip reducing latency significantly for access.
But there is NOTHING that makes it use LESS memory for the same applications on an Intel machine. In fact, the available memory is less since the same memory is shared between video, neural engine, etc. All that makes for a very powerful processing power but if an application uses a lot of memory or you multi-task between apps, it will suffer the same swap delays that comes from less memory.
The reason this BS exists other than Apple shills is that the newer Macs have a much faster SSD than previous Intel models so the swapping in and out is much faster.
The 8GB is the minimum that Apple could get away with.
I had posted a head to head comparison between an M1 and an Intel i5 equivalent in SSD speed using exact same OS snapshot and applications. M1 does very well in benchmarks and does slightly faster Xcode compilations. But video processing using Handbrake was actually a bit slower on the M1. The M1 is actually much more powerful than what is required for use on these Macs and so the far superior processing brings very little benefit.
Applications are becoming much more memory hogs than before, so do yourself a favor and skip the 8GB version unless you use it for about the same level of use as an iPad. You will find future OS upgrades and apps suffering from swapping delays very soon requiring an upgrade as Apple intends.
Yes, I agree that 8gb is low, especially since most browsers with multiple tabs can peg memory usage but again for the people using this 8gb of ram is plenty. My wife wouldn't get much more about of a 16gb upgrade on her Air she got last year. However, I would which is why I went with the 14" 10/16core machine with 16gb ram.
What people need to say is "if you have a need, get the machine with more ram. however, if you don't, then 8gb will get you by just fine".
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If you get a new MBP, get a 14/16" M1 Pro at minimum. The 13" air/pro are decent bang for the buck (get the air instead) but the screens and ports alone on the 14/16" models are well worth the upgrade.
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