Hiya, first post so don't shoot me if I should post something that has been talked about too much.
So I'm currently working on a MacBook Pro (first gen. retina, mid-2012, see attached image for specs). It is just turned 9 years and it works, but it is starting to be slow.
Now, I'm a graphic designer, but I don't work as it more than freelance anymore. So I mostly use my laptop for light to medium work in Photoshop and I work a lot in InDesign on some 2-3 week projects every year. And my old MBP have done the job.
Like many others I have been waiting lately for the new 16" MacBook Pro with whatever M chip Apple puts in it, always saying I can wait another 6 months and see what happens (for the last few years). And I probably can wait another 6 months to see what comes.
But then I just learned that from tomorrow (Thursday) until Saturday the national equivalent of Best Buy in Norway is having a -20% discount on Macbooks. So I'm wondering if I should just buy the Macbook Air M1/8GB RAM/256GB SSD. Then in 6-12 months just sell it when the new 16" MacBook Pro's becomes available. If I'm able to sell it for the same price I buy it (-20% off retail) I might not even loose anything on it.
What I need to know is just that the MacBook Air can do the job I need for the time period mentioned (6-12 months). Again, mostly Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, light to medium work (I'm rarely the guy who works with huge files many above 3GB or big enough to cover a wall). I otherwise have an iPad Pro (2018) and Apple Watch series 3, so I'm curious about the features I can use those with.
All input would be greatly appreciated ? Sadly the chain do not sell 16GB Macbooks with the M1. So it is mostly for me just a question about Macbook Air M1, or maybe Macbook Pro 13" M1.
I have the money for both, so that is not a big deal. But maybe the Macbook Air might be easier to resell later?
So I'm currently working on a MacBook Pro (first gen. retina, mid-2012, see attached image for specs). It is just turned 9 years and it works, but it is starting to be slow.
Now, I'm a graphic designer, but I don't work as it more than freelance anymore. So I mostly use my laptop for light to medium work in Photoshop and I work a lot in InDesign on some 2-3 week projects every year. And my old MBP have done the job.
Like many others I have been waiting lately for the new 16" MacBook Pro with whatever M chip Apple puts in it, always saying I can wait another 6 months and see what happens (for the last few years). And I probably can wait another 6 months to see what comes.
But then I just learned that from tomorrow (Thursday) until Saturday the national equivalent of Best Buy in Norway is having a -20% discount on Macbooks. So I'm wondering if I should just buy the Macbook Air M1/8GB RAM/256GB SSD. Then in 6-12 months just sell it when the new 16" MacBook Pro's becomes available. If I'm able to sell it for the same price I buy it (-20% off retail) I might not even loose anything on it.
What I need to know is just that the MacBook Air can do the job I need for the time period mentioned (6-12 months). Again, mostly Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, light to medium work (I'm rarely the guy who works with huge files many above 3GB or big enough to cover a wall). I otherwise have an iPad Pro (2018) and Apple Watch series 3, so I'm curious about the features I can use those with.
All input would be greatly appreciated ? Sadly the chain do not sell 16GB Macbooks with the M1. So it is mostly for me just a question about Macbook Air M1, or maybe Macbook Pro 13" M1.
I have the money for both, so that is not a big deal. But maybe the Macbook Air might be easier to resell later?