I bought a 16" Pro thinking I would need it and realized I never do anything other than simple photo/video editing, occasional VM usage and browsing the internet. Returned it and used the $1000~ savings to book a vacation to the Caribbean instead.

I had fallen for the future proof fallacy when even than, the savings could have been used to buy another new MacBook Air in 3-4 years which would be newer than whatever ‘future proofing’ I can do now. I would rather buy a new and updated MacBook Air every 4 years with the savings than budget for a Pro model every 7-9 years.

I noticed no difference between using the Pro and Air at all, at least not worth $1000. This sub convinced me that the Air is what 99% of the population would need and is very powerful as is!

  • nano_705BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Since you got the Air, have you done any video editing? Recently I was about to get a Pro as well but decided to go with the Air because the Pro was out of stock where I live and I didn’t wanna wait. Plus, I think can save a bit of money because I may not be able to fully use it.

  • liesandthetruthBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The only thing keeping your laptop running good for years is viable RAM.

  • Hypesauce1998BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Issue is people over exaggerating the Mac’s life span. MacBooks last an easy decade and that has been the case for years. Most people use them as a browsing tool and for those it will last a life time being honest.