Hey everyone, I was looking for some help since I have many doubts regarding a much needed upgrade to my MBP 13 2014.
The usage of my personal laptop consists on everyday light tasks like browsing/email/watch videos + occasional coding and data analysis. I am not a huge fan of using the laptop display for coding and that's why I consider a combination of Mac Mini + iPad in the mix too (I would mainly use it plugged to my monitor and occasionally with the iPad that is a nice touch since I do not own one).
My main goal is to be able to keep my device for a few years, maybe not as long as the current one, while not overpaying. I think 8GB of RAM might be too low for that purpose and also detrimental for the SSD in the long term due to increased swapping. On the other hand I think I can live with 256GB since I've been doing so for 9 years without any problems.
I've listed a few options in the poll (prices are not USD but my local currency in case they seem odd).
I'm not too convinced by the MBA M2 (more expensive, similar performance to M1, slower SSDs) and not considering M1 Pro since there's currently a better deal for M2 Pro.
Any recommendations or opinions from this fantastic community of Apple geeks is highly appreciated!
The usage of my personal laptop consists on everyday light tasks like browsing/email/watch videos + occasional coding and data analysis. I am not a huge fan of using the laptop display for coding and that's why I consider a combination of Mac Mini + iPad in the mix too (I would mainly use it plugged to my monitor and occasionally with the iPad that is a nice touch since I do not own one).
My main goal is to be able to keep my device for a few years, maybe not as long as the current one, while not overpaying. I think 8GB of RAM might be too low for that purpose and also detrimental for the SSD in the long term due to increased swapping. On the other hand I think I can live with 256GB since I've been doing so for 9 years without any problems.
I've listed a few options in the poll (prices are not USD but my local currency in case they seem odd).
I'm not too convinced by the MBA M2 (more expensive, similar performance to M1, slower SSDs) and not considering M1 Pro since there's currently a better deal for M2 Pro.
Any recommendations or opinions from this fantastic community of Apple geeks is highly appreciated!
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