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It's excellent. I have the 8-core i9 16" Pro and I prefer the Air in every way for development. The keyboard is better (no touchbar), it doesn't get as hot, the
by STRML 6y ago
It's excellent. I have the 8-core i9 16" Pro and I prefer the Air in every way for development. The keyboard is better (no touchbar), it doesn't get as hot, the battery life is better, it's faster, and it cost 1/4 as much ($999 vs about $4k). I bought the 16" in February, only 10 months ago.
What a leap.
- spideymans 6y agoI've been using my girlfriend's M1 Air, and I am superbly impressed. You can feel how much more responsive the system is with every click. I am so tempted to upgrade my from my 2017 Pro. The only thing holding me back is the knowledge that the M1 is the slowest Macintosh chip Apple will ever make.
- breakfastduck 6y agoFeeling exactly the same. I am trying my hardest to wait for a couple of generations after grabbing a 2019 16".
- rubicon33 6y agoSame boat. Tough to hold out given these incredible reviews!
- STRML 6y agoIt's not even that expensive, so it's a much easier product to recommend. Compare to the 2012 MBPr, a similarly innovative Apple laptop. The 2012 was $2,199 in 2012 dollars (nearly $2,500 today). This is that kind of leap, and more. $999 (sometimes $899) is a bargain.
- andy_ppp 6y agoI am just going to do it and sell the machine once some absolute best of a machine comes out. 32 firestorm cores please! But still have to decide which one...