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New MBP 14 : Very confused, need advice
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It depends on your use and for how long you intend to keep your Mac.
If you use 12 GB with normal use right now, my take is that you should get 32 GB. In a year or two, software will become more demanding and you will need more than 16 GB.
By curiosity, I talked with a seller from Apple chat and explained her the same things as I did in this post
She proposed this :
-> M1 Max
-> GPU 24
-> Ram 64 Go
-> Storag 2 To
Her arguments:
-> Using multiple apps at the same time
-> Video editing + editing + Windows on it
-> Need for dedicated memory for Windows app
It seems a bit overkill... Your thoughts?
She proposed this :
-> M1 Max
-> GPU 24
-> Ram 64 Go
-> Storag 2 To
Her arguments:
-> Using multiple apps at the same time
-> Video editing + editing + Windows on it
-> Need for dedicated memory for Windows app
It seems a bit overkill... Your thoughts?
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Microsoft is not exactly the bastion of efficiencies, but pretty much any heavy use of Office apps does a number on ram...especially excel when you have many calculations, tabs, etc. Not to mention the bloated Teams.
I regularly use many web apps/websites that easily take up 1gig+ in a single tab. So any enterprise/transactional type web apps definitely call for more.
And if you plan to connect multiple monitors, there is a system process called WindowServer that easily bloats into multiple gigs of RAM.
Absolutely agree. Which is why I would suggest getting the cheapest MacBook Pro that will work for your needs today and plan for an earlier, rather than a later, upgrade.
Ya, if you really plan on doing a lot in Microsoft with parallels, it might be worth considering doing 32 GB of ram instead of 16 GB of ram.
As for getting the M1 Max with 64 GB of ram, why not just buy the base version of the Macbook Pro and then with the extra money you would save, buy a PC laptop as well. Than you don’t have to worry about running anything in parallels.
Just trying to say that the upgrade cost to M1 Max and 64 GB of ram is huge. If your only reason for doing that is to have a better workflow in Windows - than maybe it would be smarter to buy 2 computers for the same price.
A general note:
A lot of people will tell you to get as much as you can afford and go for 32GB to be "future proof".
Personally, I don't believe in future proofing and think it's stupid. I buy what I need right now (or what I need in the very near future) and upgrade my MacBook in 2-3 years.
By then, all sorts of new features and higher specs are out, and you're stuck with your overpriced/overspec'd Macbook of several years old.
I'd rather save that extra cash for unneeded resources now and spend it later to upgrade again.
A lot of people will tell you to get as much as you can afford and go for 32GB to be "future proof".
Personally, I don't believe in future proofing and think it's stupid. I buy what I need right now (or what I need in the very near future) and upgrade my MacBook in 2-3 years.
By then, all sorts of new features and higher specs are out, and you're stuck with your overpriced/overspec'd Macbook of several years old.
I'd rather save that extra cash for unneeded resources now and spend it later to upgrade again.
Why is the 1 TB SSD faster than the 512GB SSD? where are you getting your information from?
I‘m coming around to this way of thinking so pondering the entry level MBP 14” with 1TB SSD. Pretty sure that would do me just fine for 3-4 years. Continually upgrading to the latest entry level machine every 3-4 years is probably better than overspeccing now and paying over the odds for things like extra RAM. I made that mistake with my 2019 MBP 16”
I‘m coming around to this way of thinking so pondering the entry level MBP 14” with 1TB SSD. Pretty sure that would do me just fine for 3-4 years. Continually upgrading to the latest entry level machine every 3-4 years is probably better than overspeccing now and paying over the odds for things like extra RAM. I made that mistake with my 2019 MBP 16”
Me too. And I’m actually considering a maxed out 13” MBP. I mean, I’m coming from a 2010 MBP.
I‘m coming around to this way of thinking so pondering the entry level MBP 14” with 1TB SSD. Pretty sure that would do me just fine for 3-4 years. Continually upgrading to the latest entry level machine every 3-4 years is probably better than overspeccing now and paying over the odds for things like extra RAM. I made that mistake with my 2019 MBP 16”
Exactly, overspecing/overpaying for something you might never utilize is a total waste of cash imho. Get what you need now and upgrade in 2-3 years when "the new best thing" releases.
Wow! That is high-end system. Maybe the lady works on commission.
Finally, I followed all your advices and took the basic 14''.
The only option I tooked was a storage of 1 To
We'll see in a few years what will be... Keep it or resell it and change to a new one
A BIG THANKS to all of you that helped me save money
Now waiting for 19-25 november
The only option I tooked was a storage of 1 To
We'll see in a few years what will be... Keep it or resell it and change to a new one
A BIG THANKS to all of you that helped me save money
Now waiting for 19-25 november
oh sh*t hadnt thought about it,any news on that ? whether the base 8c has fast charging? i mean i suppose so since u can add a 96w charger for 20 euros but...
Wow!
All of Apple's speech on Monday would have been nonsense if this configuration is required to run the sort of things you intend to.
This laptop would cost you $3,899. With that kind of money, you could buy both a 14-inch MacBook Pro and a PC laptop to run Windows apps and games.
If an Apple seller ever told me any of this, I would promptly answer to him that I would choose a Windows laptop instead.
So happy to see a fellow MacRumorite beating the drum I've been beating for many years.
Macs are not like PCs nor pickup trucks - because of high build quality and brand equity resell is higher than one might think, even for a 3 year old machine. And conversely, options are more expensive than one would hope... almost to the point where you'd think the base models are loss leaders. You should always buy the base model if it satisfies your needs right now, because they likely aren't going to materially change in another rev or two... but if they do, resell and buy to your needs at that rev point.
The director of my dept and I got into a tussle about speccing out our developers' machines... unfortunately I got a largely maxxed out 16" (i9, 64gb, 2 tb) a little over a year ago and likely won't be able to move to the new 16" for another 2-3 years min unless I purchase it myself or get a new job - because, ya know, my machine cost about 2x the price of an off the shelf model that probably would have done the job and it's 'future-proofed'. The new 16" leave it in the dust! Sick of this 4 hour battery lap burner.
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