Beginning programming: M1 Air or M1 Pro?

[scottSE]

I’ve been wanting to begin to learn programming for quite some time but didn’t have a Mac to do it with.

With these new M1 Macs I’m thinking now may be a good time to get started. Would I be best suited to the Air or Pro?

Thanks.

 

[leman]

Get whatever you like more and what your budget allows. The Pro will have better battery and will be faster. But both will work well.

Another option is the Mini with an external display. The 13" screen might be a bit limiting for long coding sessions.

 

[Lucas284]

Air + keyboard + mouse + ultrawide/2 monitors for portability.

Mini if you just stay coding at one place.

You really don’t need Pro when you’re a beginner.

 

[jav6454]

Budget the purchase out, then think of your needs. The answer will come after that.

 

[scottSE]

Thanks folks! The Air it is!

 

[Reficx]

Programming what? You'll have different requirements for backend vs web for instance.