MacBook Air 13" with 24gb ram or MacBook Pro 14" with 18gb ram?

[sidgriffey]

I have a MacBook Air M2 13" with 24gb of ram. I am wondering if there is enough value to move to a MacBook Pro M3 Pro 14" with 18gb of ram. Does the less ram offset the gain from M2 to M3 Pro? I don't do video editing or photo shop stuff. I do general workflow for work and my phd program, and a fair amount of Telehealth sessions on Zoom with clients. I don't want to hit ram bottlenecks, so is the current setup a better place to stay?

thanks.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Regardless of what you choose anything over 16gb RAM is plenty it sounds like, hell 8gb would probably get you by.

 

[Knightimer]

I would go for the 14 M3 Pro. Better Screen. Better Battery. Better Speakers.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Your M2 set up is more than capable. No need to upgrade to the pro unless you have money to burn.

 

[chrfr]

I have a MacBook Air M2 13" with 24gb of ram. I am wondering if there is enough value to move to a MacBook Pro M3 Pro 14" with 18gb of ram. Does the less ram offset the gain from M2 to M3 Pro? I don't do video editing or photo shop stuff. I do general workflow for work and my phd program, and a fair amount of Telehealth sessions on Zoom with clients. I don't want to hit ram bottlenecks, so is the current setup a better place to stay?

thanks.

You'll notice no improvement in performance for this workload. Keep the Air.

 

[Flash1420]

For your workflow, I would recommend going with the 14-inch MacBook Pro. Having that M3 Pro chip will certainly help in the future and that ProMotion display is also nice.

 

[geta]

Unless you need bigger screen, extra connections and dual screen support, the MBA you having will easily serve your needs for the next years.