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Whats better, to go for 16GB RAM or 8GB RAM or 15 inch screen
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It depends on what you are doing - its hard to answer that without details.
8GB is rather small for a computer with as much potential power as a M3 Mac and its really past time that Apple raised the base spec or cut the eye-watering upgrade price - but it is OK for "light use" (esp. if you avoid having lots of browser tabs open...)
Personally, I'd wait to save up the extra $200 and get the 15" with 16GB.
Are you buying new, or is this a special offer/refurb/used deal?
Just about always go for the most RAM you can afford - I say that as a happy 8GB owner, because it's good advice. My 15-inch M3 MBA is absolutely fine for all the things I do with it, so no complaints about the lower RAM capacity, but I knew it was sufficient for the things I was ever going to do with it.
But unless you are really unhappy with a 13-inch screen (I was, because it's not large enough to work with my declining eyesight) the smaller screen and larger RAM is the better way to go.
But unless you are really unhappy with a 13-inch screen (I was, because it's not large enough to work with my declining eyesight) the smaller screen and larger RAM is the better way to go.