frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Jul 28, 2025 10:38 AM
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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Jul 28, 2025 10:38 AM
Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (Late 2024): M4, 14.2" 3024x1964, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
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If that's not you (lots of 4k video editing, local LLMs, compiling large code bases - you'd know if it was you) then the MacBook Air is smaller, lighter, more efficient and less expensive.
I think a lot of people would prefer the pro to the air since it has a much, much better display
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The only reason to get the Pro over the Air is if you're doing very processor intensive tasks. The processor intensive tasks will heat it up a lot more and the fans on the pro will kick in and allow you to eek more performance from the M4 chip.
If that's not you (lots of 4k video editing, local LLMs, compiling large code bases - you'd know if it was you) then the MacBook Air is smaller, lighter, more efficient and less expensive.
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I think a lot of people would prefer the pro to the air since it has a much, much better display
If that's not you (lots of 4k video editing, local LLMs, compiling large code bases - you'd know if it was you) then the MacBook Air is smaller, lighter, more efficient and less expensive.
I think a lot of people would prefer the pro to the air since it has a much, much better display
True. Not the only reason. Better speakers. I wouldn't call .9" much bigger, but it is bigger. Higher quality display. There are a few other niceties, but from a "guts" perspective, the MacBook Air and the Pros are pretty similar, with the fans being the biggest differentiator - especially if you're using an external display/speakers/keyboard as a lot of people do these days with laptops.
go 24 GB or 36 GB
that said, it all depends on what you do but IMHO RAM is often my bottleneck for my use cases
if/when I upgrade, my focus is on RAM
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Butwith m5 right around the corner, I'd wait to see the performance gains on that to see if it is worth buying this at a 19% discount
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