What do you plan to do when the M2 (or whatever the next M chip is) launches?

[trailmonkey]

If you’ve already snapped up an M1, do you see yourself selling it on and upgrading to a 2nd gen device?

Are you purposely buying just the base model now so you feel ‘less’ invested for the above scenario? Or do you think the base will be enough to fend off the lure of M2 power?

Are you planning to keep your current M1 longer, and either expecting the base model to see you through or going 16gb for increased future-proofing?

Or maybe you’re holding back from snapping up a machine now, preferring to wait for 2021?

What might influence your decision to upgrade? Faster CPU, dGPU, 32Gb RAM, 14”/16”?

As for me, I’m pretty sure the base Air would do me just fine and I have the urge to pick one up from a non-Apple store this week. However, I also want to hold on until my 16gb Air arrives mid-Dec in case Parallels actually release a stable Win 10 environment that demands it. The former would make me feel better about upgrading to M2 if appropriate. The latter would make me feel like I have a capable enough tool already.

What do you see yourselves doing?

 

[jabbr]

I might just skip it and wait for the M3.

 

[Yebubbleman]

Not waiting for M2, per se. Unfortunately, as Apple's quality control on OS releases (see High Sierra and Catalina) declines, I find myself going Windows more frequently. I'm due to buy the Intel Ice Lake 4-port 13" MacBook Pro in the very near future (as Boot Camp and x86 virtualization matter more to me than iOS and iPadOS apps running natively). I do and really want and ought to get my hands on an Apple Silicon Mac (for the sake of exploring and playing around with the few differences), but I don't know that I have to own one for the privilege. I might get an Apple Silicon Mac down the road to inevitably replace this one, and if I do, I'm sure whatever replaces the M1 2-port 13" MacBook Pro will be more than enough Mac for me (as again, I have Windows doing a lot of my heavy lifting app-wise). But I may also hop off the Mac bus. Either way, I don't need to buy one of the first couple revs of Apple Silicon; I was among the first to the Intel Macs during the PowerPC-to-Intel transition, I was much younger and more willing to run apps in Rosetta until I had native versions. I can certainly wait on this one, assuming I continue with the Mac platform at all.

 

[acidfast7_redux]

I'll watch and continue to post from my M1MBA

 

[mrchinchilla]

I might just skip it and wait for the M3.

I'm going to wait for the M4. /s

 

[planteater]

I may be waiting for an M2 or just additional release of M1 machines. I'm holding out for the 16" MBP which I'm hoping comes out early next year. The M1 13" MBP looks great, and I'd snap it up in a heart beat if that was the screen size I wanted, but I prefer the greater real estate of the 16". 16GB memory and 1TB SSD are good. The M1 is good. It's all about the screen for me.

 

[LeeW]

I picked up the M1 really to get in on ARM at the ground level, see how it both performs and the pace at which the software develops. If an M2 drops with more power, especially in the GPU department I will sell the M1 and upgrade.

Based on my experience so far the M1 is a beast that can only get better. But I am happy with it until something better comes along that makes me upgrade.

 

[planteater]

I'll watch and continue to post from my M1MBA

I'm so tempted to buy an M1 MBA but when I spec it with 1TB SSD, and then figure if I'm going that deep I may as well get 16GB of memory, it becomes too pricey for something I'd be using for likely less than a year. But, man am I tempted.

 

[brig2221]

do you see yourself selling it on and upgrading to a 2nd gen device?

yes, only if there is a redesign.

Are you purposely buying just the base model now so you feel ‘less’ invested for the above scenario? Or do you think the base will be enough to fend off the lure of M2 power?

Yes, I purposely bought the base Air as it didn’t make sense to go all in when I know I’ll be upgrading soon.

I think the M1 to M2 power difference won’t be what moves me (or many people at all imho) to upgrade, it will be a chassis and screen redesign that will do it for me.

Are you planning to keep your current M1 longer, and either expecting the base model to see you through or going 16gb for increased future-proofing?

Or maybe you’re holding back from snapping up a machine now, preferring to wait for 2021?

What might influence your decision to upgrade? Faster CPU, dGPU, 32Gb RAM, 14”/16”?

As for me, I’m pretty sure the base Air would do me just fine and I have the urge to pick one up from a non-Apple store this week. However, I also want to hold on until my 16gb Air arrives mid-Dec in case Parallels actually release a stable Win 10 environment that demands it. The former would make me feel better about upgrading to M2 if appropriate. The latter would make me feel like I have a capable enough tool already.

What do you see yourselves doing?

 

[Populus]

I'm so tempted to buy an M1 MBA but when I spec it with 1TB SSD, and then figure if I'm going that deep I may as well get 16GB of memory, it becomes too pricey for something I'd be using for likely less than a year. But, man am I tempted.

To be honest I am in the same position. A part of me wants to invest as little as possible on this M1 MacBook Air, but another part of me needs to max it out, to 16GB of RAM and at least 512GB of storage. But investing so much in this M1 machine, it won’t be a good deal to sell it and get the next model/redesign. However, the redesign might come with some flaws, so better take this solid, proven and reliable design right?

 

[planteater]

To be honest I am in the same position. A part of me wants to invest as little as possible on this M1 MacBook Air, but another part of me needs to max it out, to 16GB of RAM and at least 512GB of storage. But investing so much in this M1 machine, it won’t be a good deal to sell it and get the next model/redesign. However, the redesign might come with some flaws, so better take this solid, proven and reliable design right?

I'm kind of hoping that the 16" M1 MBP that I'm holding out on is basically the existing design with the AS processor in it, similar to the 13". A new design throws in a new kink to the decision. lol. And then my current Mid-2015 15" MBP is working perfectly and showing no signs of needing to be replaced. I like to get value from my purchases, and I feel my 2015 has lots of life left in it. But the temptation has never been greater. Exciting times for Mac right now! I want in on Apple Silicon! Just need to come to a conclusion on how to enter. It will be soon, I sure.

 

[dgdosen]

If there's a long runway as far as increasing performance of Mx chips for the foreseeable future, maybe Apple users will want to upgrade more often when compared to the past where Intel's historical yearly gains weren't that great.

I now want a Macbook sized laptop that's more powerful than today's top of the line Mac Pro.

 

[digitalbreak]

Will certainly upgrade if available in MacBook Air. I have the MacBook Air 8GB/8-core GPU/512GB today. But I suspect the M2 will be prioritized for 16" MBP in which case I might not upgrade.

 

[mrat93]

How about a better camera?

 

[pdaholic]

My 2013 MBP is still working too well to justify an upgrade. Even the original battery is still going strong. That M1 chip in the body of an Air is certainly enticing though.

 

[Kung gu]

Unfortunately, as Apple's quality control on OS releases (see High Sierra and Catalina) declines, I find myself going Windows more frequently.

Staying on a Mac forums, will do that to you. Windows too has its fair share of update doomsday, its just u will never hear of it unless u go to pc websites.

 

[smoking monkey]

I'm so tempted to buy an M1 MBA but when I spec it with 1TB SSD, and then figure if I'm going that deep I may as well get 16GB of memory, it becomes too pricey for something I'd be using for likely less than a year. But, man am I tempted.

I did just that, kind of. I got the 7C 8GR 1TB MBA. My 2013 MBP 15" is really starting to struggle in Keynote and Pages and as such is really slowing my workflow down. As soon as a 16" comes out I'll grab that and give the wife the MBA. I've got an exit strategy so I can sort of justify it. I also have bought a new laptop in 7 years so I've put aside plenty of money for purchasing it.

 

[wayoutwest5505]

Waiting for M1 16 or M1 iMac

 

[joelhinch]

Im waiting for the M9

 

[SubMacUser]

actually very tempted to get a m1 mac because my 12 inch macbook has slowed down (core m3 chip really struggles during zoom meetings and multi tasking) but i hope that i can hold for M2 or the next mac major redesign!

 

[August West]

I'm going to start bitching about, well just about everything because I've learned from reading these forums Apple is composed of a bunch of ignorant fools that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground and can do absolutely nothing right or that gives us the supreme pleasure we are entitled to. After that I'm switching to Window and Android because they are perfection. /s

 

[Zazoh]

Like the phone, every other generation.

 

[sittingstill]

I am buying an M1 Macbook Pro 13" with 16gb ram to replace my outgoing 2015 15" rMBP. My take is, I am buying the M1 Macbook Pro as it meets my needs, and I will therefore keep it for at least 1 year (my rule is get something that does what you need, upgrade no more often that once a year). If Macbooks with amazing new chips 5x as powerful come out in April, or August or whatever, they will be just as amazing in December, and my M1 Macbook will be just as capable for my usage until that time. The point is, don't edge yourself on what new Macbooks might be available over the course of the next year....buy or keep what you need to use, and focus more on being productive with what you use the Macbook FOR....

Unless you have lots of money....then just buy every new machine that comes out on the day of release

 

[forgott]

64 GB RAM and superb GPU on 16in or else I'll keep my hackintosh

 

[Mad Mac Maniac]

I have the M1 and would consider returning it and waiting for v2 or v3. But it wouldn't be for the M2 or M3. The M1 is fantastic. My main motivations for waiting would be

1) hardware redesign: possibly with better camera, touchscreen, Face ID, etc
2) software: s/w support for M1 is on a slow roll, the whole iPhone/iPad apps thing is pretty clunky at the moment, and most importantly virtualization (for me specifically Docker). I'm doing a software bootcamp and my old 2013 MBA is rouuuugh going.... so I wanted a replacement for it. But without docker support I really can't use it for coding for my bootcamp right now.