16 or 32GB RAM MacBook Pro M2 Pro

[ninjaiphone]

Hello,

I am upgrading from a Late-2013 Dual Core 4th-gen i7 8GB Retina MacBook Pro to a 2022 MacBook Pro 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU 1TB SSD.

I chose the 16GB RAM configuration but this laptop will not be doing crazy video editing, mostly photo editing, surfing, ocassional gaming, Youtube and movies, and AirPlay/HDMI for Sporting events. I know the macOS takes up RAM but is 16GB enough, I don't want it to bottleneck or put more wear on the SSD if it has to switch to that..?

 

[MacGizmo]

Is saving a few hundred bucks worth more than the price of regret?

 

[Bigwaff]

16GB should be sufficient.

 

[3Rock]

I don’t do anything extremely taxing either on my system and I had 16 GB installed, but from time to time it would dip into my SSD a little bit. At the time I was very happy with the 16. Today, since I plan on keeping this computer for a lot longer. I decided to go for the larger memory this time (64gb), though it did cost a good bit more. I now have peace of mind, so I don’t have to worry about it anymore.

 

[Toutou]

I have 16 GB of RAM in my dev machine, and it’s a bit more than what I need. 16 is enough for today.