M1 pro 14inch VS M1 Air 13inch , is there much difference in heat?

[DreamLike]

I am waiting to use a Macbook often on the sofa for basic web browsing and media consumption.

Does a pro get hotter than an air in this situation? Or would both be as cold as each other with the fanless design?

 

[Technerd108]

I am waiting to use a Macbook often on the sofa for basic web browsing and media consumption.

Does a pro get hotter than an air in this situation? Or would both be as cold as each other with the fanless

I would get a base model M2 MBA on sale if I were you.

Fanless design is great. Better everything and magsafe.

However for what you are asking I doubt there would be a big fan issue with the base 14". M1 max might be different though.

 

[1BadManVan]

Why would you get a pro for web browsing on the couch? The air makes much more sense for these use cases

 

[DreamLike]

Why would you get a pro for web browsing on the couch? The air makes much more sense for these use cases

That will only be part of the use case.

I have made a separate thread for the below but this is what I am trying to decide:
Currently, the only apple product I own is an iPad 9.7 pro from 2016. It is still running very nice but looking at upgrading now.

I need to do the following:

• Yousician with a Rocksmith cable for guitar
• Rocksmith with a Rocksmith cable for guitar
• Research while on the sofa so should not get too hot (from my understanding Macbooks do not get hot do light tasks)
• General media consumption: Netflix, Youtube, Disney, and I use an app on the iPad called Readly for magazines
• Future photo/video editing. I currently do not do any video/photo editing but might need to do the odd video or photo in the future nothing at a professional workflow level
• I have started my learning experience with the guitar only very recently so not sure where that will lead me and if I will need any software I might not even know about at this stage of my journey but will need in the future.

Options that I have (please add any other viable ones). All the below is brand new with a 20% discount code I have access to.

1. Ipad 9th gen and buy a camera connection kit with the Rocksmith cable. I will not be able to do Rocksmith but might not be the end of the world. £240
2. MacBook Air M1, 256gb SSD 8Gb RAM - £736
3. MacBook Air M1 , 256GB SSD 16GB RAM - £1000
4. MacBook Air M2, 256GB SSD 8Gb RAM - £920 (SSD is a concern as it is slow due to 1 single chip?)
5. MacBook Air M2, 256GB SSD 16GB RAM - £1,160 (SSD is a concern as it is slow due to 1 single chip?)
6. Macbook Air Pro 14inch - 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM - £1384
7. Wait a month and see what black Friday and the new MacBook pros do to the market?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated

 

[Pressure]

If money isn't really a deciding factor just get the 14" MacBook Pro. At that price it is an absolute steal and offers better performance across the board.

It also has a much better 120Hz screen that supports HDR with peak brightness of 1600 Nits and a much better sound system (if that matters).

 

[Zest28]

If you do general media consumption, the mini-LED display on the 14" MBP is alot better. So if you have the money, the 14" MBP is the better choice in your use case, even though you might not use the power of this machine.