I’m currently deciding between the M1 Air and 13” Pro, both at 16GB/512GB, the price difference is £235.
Unfortunately I had to return the 14” as I found out I’m sensitive to PWM at that level, so only have the option of these two. My current laptop is a mid-2014 MBP which I’ve had since release, so am hopefully planning on keeping a new one as long as possible (7yrs+). I do prefer the design of the pro but am not sure on the Touch Bar. Apparently the screen is slightly brighter as well, I use my laptop to watch tv so would like a decent screen. I’m also going to be using it with an external monitor a lot.
I’m fairly new to programming but would love to make a career out of it & spend all day on my laptop atm so need something that will hold up. It would be great to know if anyone has either of these and your experience with it, especially using Xcode. Am just wondering whether the price difference is worth it considering the performance is pretty similar.
Unfortunately I had to return the 14” as I found out I’m sensitive to PWM at that level, so only have the option of these two. My current laptop is a mid-2014 MBP which I’ve had since release, so am hopefully planning on keeping a new one as long as possible (7yrs+). I do prefer the design of the pro but am not sure on the Touch Bar. Apparently the screen is slightly brighter as well, I use my laptop to watch tv so would like a decent screen. I’m also going to be using it with an external monitor a lot.
I’m fairly new to programming but would love to make a career out of it & spend all day on my laptop atm so need something that will hold up. It would be great to know if anyone has either of these and your experience with it, especially using Xcode. Am just wondering whether the price difference is worth it considering the performance is pretty similar.