Got the "Service Recommended" notification for the battery on my 12" MacBook Retina. It's running hot, and battery health is now 72% (declining by the day.) Under normal circumstances, I'd just pay the $200 for a new battery, but these new M1 MacBooks look so incredible, I think it might be a smarter move to put that money towards an upgrade!
I'm planning to upgrade to an M1 MacBook Air but I don't know if I should get 8gb or 16gb of ram. The heaviest program I run is FCX (not editing feature films or anything...mostly short form content.)
FCX is really taxing on my 2016 12" Retina MacBook (8gb/256gb). I imagine even a base MacBook Air M1 is going to blow it out of the water. But what kind of gains would I see on 16gb of ram versus 8gb? Is it worth the upgrade?
I'm not big on "future proofing" as within 5 years, the displays, hardware design, camera etc. should all be greatly proved and I'll want to upgrade to a new Mac anyway. I just want something that will work GREAT for the next 3-4 years. I'm usually good with the entry-level models. I got 4 years on a 12" MacBook retina base model, and got 5 years out of my 2011 13" MacBook Pro unibody base model.
But I am using FCX a lot more these days. Either way, I'm definitely going to get a 512gb SSD. Is anyone using FCX on their new M1 MacBook? Is 8gb enough? Or should I bite the bullet for the 16gb's?
Thanks!
I'm planning to upgrade to an M1 MacBook Air but I don't know if I should get 8gb or 16gb of ram. The heaviest program I run is FCX (not editing feature films or anything...mostly short form content.)
FCX is really taxing on my 2016 12" Retina MacBook (8gb/256gb). I imagine even a base MacBook Air M1 is going to blow it out of the water. But what kind of gains would I see on 16gb of ram versus 8gb? Is it worth the upgrade?
I'm not big on "future proofing" as within 5 years, the displays, hardware design, camera etc. should all be greatly proved and I'll want to upgrade to a new Mac anyway. I just want something that will work GREAT for the next 3-4 years. I'm usually good with the entry-level models. I got 4 years on a 12" MacBook retina base model, and got 5 years out of my 2011 13" MacBook Pro unibody base model.
But I am using FCX a lot more these days. Either way, I'm definitely going to get a 512gb SSD. Is anyone using FCX on their new M1 MacBook? Is 8gb enough? Or should I bite the bullet for the 16gb's?
Thanks!