Contemplating buying a MacBook Air. (Yes, i'll definitely wait and see whether the scissors keyboard comes to 2020 model.). Battery life and storage matter a lot. Was wondering which would take the greatest toll on battery life — going from 8GB to 16GB of RAM or going from 512GB to 1TB of storage?
Of course, I may just end up getting both upgrades...
My current usage (word processing, spreadsheets, email, photo editing, and web browsing) is light enough that an old MacBook Air with 8GB never struggles and, even with its old battery, provides well over 7 hours of run time.
I'm running out of space with its 256GB, though, and have already off-loaded 120GB+. 512GB might be enough on a new computer, but 1 TB would ensure there were no issues. Lots of people around here, however, say get 16GB RAM for future-proofing, but some also report that takes a toll on battery life. How big an effect is it?
Is Catalina running well under 8GB?
Any other considerations — and experiences — with the trade-offs between RAM and storage would be welcome — and I imagine of interest to other Macrumors readers, too, who face the similar decisions.
Of course, I may just end up getting both upgrades...
My current usage (word processing, spreadsheets, email, photo editing, and web browsing) is light enough that an old MacBook Air with 8GB never struggles and, even with its old battery, provides well over 7 hours of run time.
I'm running out of space with its 256GB, though, and have already off-loaded 120GB+. 512GB might be enough on a new computer, but 1 TB would ensure there were no issues. Lots of people around here, however, say get 16GB RAM for future-proofing, but some also report that takes a toll on battery life. How big an effect is it?
Is Catalina running well under 8GB?
Any other considerations — and experiences — with the trade-offs between RAM and storage would be welcome — and I imagine of interest to other Macrumors readers, too, who face the similar decisions.
