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expiredZXL posted Mar 15, 2024 12:50 PM
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expiredZXL posted Mar 15, 2024 12:50 PM
Apple MacBook Air: 13.3" Retina, M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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are now pounding the same drum about 8GB.
the fact is, 8GB is doable.... until it isn't. and we are closer to it not being enough than we are to where 8GB was more than sufficient. if you have plans of owning this for the long term, i advise against it
if you just need something now, then this is a great deal. $650 was better though from the other week
Some will be just fine with a $700 Apple laptop. And Apple chips seem to be better optimized for their OS and Apps than Intel. 8GB may certainly pose limits to some but it'll certainly go farther than on an Intel chip. If you don't consider yourself a power user, this should be a perfectly fine MACBOOK for you!
I am 47 years old. My journey with Windows started with Windows 3.0 back in 1991. Since then I only used Windows. Used Windows at work used Windows at home. I was afraid of Mac interface. So I wanted to buy the cheapest model so that I wouldn't regret spending money on it in case I didn't like it. I also have 2 kids getting ready for college. Will use this Macbook Air to see if they rather have a Windows PC or a Macbook before they head to college. They both use Linux and they are anti Microsoft and anti Apple.
Okay. Now my impressions. Screen is awesome, I love the keyboard, it starts in an instance. I was able to watch a few youtube videos for first time Mac users coming from Windows. So MacOS isn't as complicated or as scary as I thought before. Maybe being an iPhone user helped as well I don't know. And battery life is insane compared to Windows laptops. I purchased a Bluetooth mouse as I am right click left click guy and life for me became easier.
This is my third day and I love this laptop.
I am 47 years old. My journey with Windows started with Windows 3.0 back in 1991. Since then I only used Windows. Used Windows at work used Windows at home. I was afraid of Mac interface. So I wanted to buy the cheapest model so that I wouldn't regret spending money on it in case I didn't like it. I also have 2 kids getting ready for college. Will use this Macbook Air to see if they rather have a Windows PC or a Macbook before they head to college. They both use Linux and they are anti Microsoft and anti Apple.
Okay. Now my impressions. Screen is awesome, I love the keyboard, it starts in an instance. I was able to watch a few youtube videos for first time Mac users coming from Windows. So MacOS isn't as complicated or as scary as I thought before. Maybe being an iPhone user helped as well I don't know. And battery life is insane compared to Windows laptops. I purchased a Bluetooth mouse as I am right click left click guy and life for me became easier.
This is my third day and I love this laptop.
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As a general purpose/productivity machine, you can't go wrong. You could do cloud based game streaming (ala xcloud) if you really wanted.
I'm in the "32gb minimum" camp on memory, and would prefer apple just make 16 the base. However, I don't think the vast majority of users should be too concerned with 8 on this platform. Even the SSD lifetime write hit as a result is going to be irrelevant to most.
Keep in mind you won't be able to have as many apps in the background as 16GB without it affecting performance, but it's still good for the average user. Using any content creation/"Pro" apps, you should opt for 16GB.
This is a great quick ~4 minute video on the topic. https://youtu.be/8zNuiP9-jkQ?si=yQAXiK7w
https://slickdeals.net/f/17293378-dell-xps-13-laptop-13-4-fhd-i7-1250u-16gb-ddr5-512gb-nvme-719-free-s-h?src=SiteSearc
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