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    Alright nerd(s):

    Conundrum...

    ...Getting a new laptop, BUT can't decide between a (refurbished) M4 Macbook Pro (16") OR a (new) M4 Macbook Air.

    The price difference is NEARLY half, AND I'm not generally using the thing for multiple 4k videos, rendering(s), etc. SOOO I think i may be able to pass on the extra power.

    OR

    Anyone have experience gearing down from the "Pro" world?

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    • I have the m2 air and it handles everything flawlessly. The only drawback is internal storage but external drives take care of that I guess._niko
    • @_niko, did you grab 512GB? You cloud storage? I'm 100% Dropbox SOOO I'm unsure I need much more...ideaist
    • I can literally grab a MacBook Air AND an iPad Pro for the price of a MacBook Pro!ideaist
    • Also @_niko, what RAM amount?ideaist
    • the air is so much nicer for travel. I have the 16 pro and I hate schlepping it around
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    • M3 Air does everything I need but I don't do a lot of video, mostly coding, some CS and Logic. 16GB Ram / 512GB.fadein11
    • idealist, yeah on the cloud as well but if it stores some project files locally as well it can fill up fast. 8gb ram and 256GB storage_niko
    • so with even those meek specs it's still insane, I can't imagine how an m4 chip with more ram and storage would perform, just nuts._niko
    • Fantastic wisdom(s) dude(s).

      Thank you.      ideaist
    • I have an M3 air. My 2018 MBP screen died and I didn't have the $ to buy an MBP. The Air is great, no complaints unless you keep a ton of tabs open.mg33
    • @mg33, its downfall is tabs?! Lolz.ideaist
    • From a resource management perspective, Chrome and Slack are dogshit apps
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    • @nb I know Chrome is a bit blaoted/sluggish at times; what browser do you use? Fuck Slack (I work solo).

      ; )      ideaist
    • I'll always reco a MacBook Pro (because awesome), but honestly, 16" is entirely too big. Heavy beast, that.
      I have the M1 14" and that's plenty large enough.      Continuity
    • Safari. There’s a reason Apple invests in a browser. Nothing can compete (on a Mac or iOS device).
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    • Safari, eh?

      I'm ALWAYS avoiding Apple Software; 3rd party for calendar, tasks, mail, browser(s), etc. BUT I guess they DO know their own hardware, eh?      ideaist
    • Yeah same. I don’t like Apple calendar, mail, reminders, Numbers, etc. I do like Apple Notes, but that’s about it.
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    • Still there’s no reason you can’t use safari and google calendar and Gmail
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    • Safari is so good on Mac and iOS. And battery life is significantly better with Safari. Like +50% longer.
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