Go for the higher spec of RAM
There's nothing too little of 8GB RAM unless you have a need for performance then 16GB will work
There's nothing too little of 8GB RAM unless you have a need for performance then 16GB will work
Crippled is a bit hyperbolic. Sure it is slower than the 256 GB of the previous generation and I think that is pretty bad on Apple's part but crippled when talking about 1500 MB/s is a bit much.
I'm glad someone else pointed this out before me. "Crippled" in this context, is both hilariously inaccurate & woefully off-target. I'd be willing to bet that the majority of users would have never even felt a difference, had they not heard/read about it first.
I have not, but I can assume it will show a speed difference between the two laptops? That has already been acknowledged. While I'm certainly not excusing Apple's decision with the M2, I simply cannot label 1500 mb/s as slow or "crippled" for the average user. Two things can be true at once. The machine can be both slower than M1, but not slow in general. That is all I'm saying.Have you two not seen Max Tech's latest videos where he actually tests an M1 Pro and M2 Pro side by side (both with 256GB) doing real tasks while also having a few Chrome tabs open???
I have not, but I can assume it will show a speed difference between the two laptops? That has already been acknowledged. While I'm certainly not excusing Apple's decision with the M2, I simply cannot label 1500 mb/s as slow or "crippled" for the average user. Two things can be true at once. The machine can be both slower than M1, but not slow in general. That is all I'm saying.
16GB RAM - you can always plug in a USB-C/TB4 SSD Hard Drive if you need more capacity.I’m a computer science major who will have big coding assignments but nothing crazy. I don’t do a lot of high end editing on a regular basis. My only professional use would be these coding projects, other than that, maybe a light gaming(not a big gamer at all), Netflix and everyday things on the laptop. I can only afford one of the above, my only thing is I could get an external hard drive later on but I can’t upgrade Internal Memory and I hope to use this laptop Atleast 4-5 years. I need y’alls help to decide what upgrade will be worth the most of my money.
that is the deal!Go for the memory. As the others have stated.
However... Consider I recently acquired a fully loaded M1 Air from the refurb store for £1399. They come up often. 16GB 8/8 core and 1TB. That is a great deal
This is a good advice. The M1 will deliver exception performance even today.Go for the memory. As the others have stated.
However... Consider I recently acquired a fully loaded M1 Air from the refurb store for £1399. They come up often. 16GB 8/8 core and 1TB. That is a great deal
This depends on your definition of hyperbolic. In real-life tests the 256GB M2 Pro has been proved to be nearly 50% slower than it's predecessor in some instance, especially the 8GB model which will spend more time using swap. Now whether you consider that relative-slowness to be a good enough reason to use the term 'crippled', that's going to be down to your individual definition. But I think the term is quite justified for a new computer that's provably-slower than its predecessor due to a design choice.Crippled is a bit hyperbolic. Sure it is slower than the 256 GB of the previous generation and I think that is pretty bad on Apple's part but crippled when talking about 1500 MB/s is a bit much.
This depends on your definition of hyperbolic. In real-life tests the 256GB M2 Pro has been proved to be nearly 50% slower than it's predecessor in some instance, especially the 8GB model which will spend more time using swap. Now whether you consider that relative-slowness to be a good enough reason to use the term 'crippled', that's going to be down to your individual definition. But I think the term is quite justified for a new computer that's provably-slower than its predecessor due to a design choice.
To say that it is “probably slower“ is pure speculation, and poor speculation at that.
Unfortunately we're p*ssing against the tide. Those who know the right answer are always ignored in favour of the loudest shouters, whether or not the loudest shouters are shouting the right answers. It's the view that 'majority opinion must be the right one' mindset, even though sometimes it's not.I think OP should wait until we see whether or not the M2 Air has gone the single NAND chip of SSD route before deciding on 16GB vs 512GB.
If it is indeed a single NAND chip, as it seems it likely will be, I'd highly advise OP listen to the seemingly more knowledgeable users on here. That is, those who have suggested the 512GB option, which would use both NAND slots and therefore bring a much larger performance increase than 16GB of RAM would.
Unfortunately we're p*ssing against the tide. Those who know the right answer are always ignored in favour of the loudest shouters, whether or not the loudest shouters are shouting the right answers. It's the view that 'majority opinion must be the right one' mindset, even though sometimes it's not.
Your posts have the most vitriol. You are the loudest shouter.Unfortunately we're p*ssing against the tide. Those who know the right answer are always ignored in favour of the loudest shouters, whether or not the loudest shouters are shouting the right answers. It's the view that 'majority opinion must be the right one' mindset, even though sometimes it's not.
get the m1 with 16gb tbh
yeah the 14 is heavy compare to the M2 Air.is that enough gb if you have alot of photos on your phone and you want to integrate into the laptop? maybe more memory is better. pay extra. if your budget allows. im just set on getting the m2 over the m1. havent used a laptop since forever. more of a desktop person but i like to try something diffferent. went ot the store again LOL. looked at the colors and saw the pro macbook 14 inch man is that thing heavy.
yeah the 14 is heavy compare to the M2 Air.
I got the 16gb 512gb. 8 CPU core.so whats a good specs. 256gb 8gb combo.?
8 gpu or 10 for yours??I got the 16gb 512gb. 8 CPU core.