I’m sorry - I know there’s a bunch of these posts but I’d really appreciate any advice!! I use an older MacBook Pro for work but it’s at the end of it’s life. The company I work for requires me to use Citrix. I work at a bank and I run 3-4 of the bank’s systems at a time along with multiple Microsoft Office programs (typically 2 sessions of Word, 2-3 sessions of Excel). Nothing super intensive here, although the systems I run can be a lot all at once on my older device.
The Best Buy sales on the base M3 MacBook Pro and 15” M2 MacBook Air are great. The problem is I’m worried about 8GB not being enough but I’m not very knowledgeable about what I’d actually need. Best Buy only has the base M2 Air and base M3 MacBook Pro in 8G. To get a higher memory, I’d have to get the M3 Pro chip with 18GB memory which I can afford but I’m not sure if I actually need it.
Unfortunately I want to stick with Best Buy because I have an iPad trade in they gave me a Best Buy gift card for - so I have a lot of money off if I buy it there.
If you edit TONS of video - Pro. Otherwise Air. Very simple
I also agree with Jon. If you don’t plan on keeping it for a while, the air will be fine. You can’t upgrade the memory, so once you buy it, you’re stuck with it. If you do plan on keeping it for a while, I would just go with the 16/18.
Thank you! I do want to keep the laptop for as long as possible so maybe the Pro would be a good choice even if it is kind of overkill for what I use it for. The refurbished MacBook Pro 14” M2 Pro/16GB from 2023 was also a contender. It’s the same price as the new base M3 model.
You’re welcome!!! Also BestBuy has brand new M2 16gb for $1600. They are back and shipping starts in December.