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Ask HN: Is It Suggested to Upgrade MacBook Air(2015) to Pro/Air M1(2020)

3 points by sanmak 5y ago

daviddever23box 5y ago
The latest M1-based MacBook Air is a joy to use and performs well above its weight.
- sanmak 5y ago
  What about Pro? When to buy Pro or Air?
  - hakanderyal 5y ago
    Only difference between Pro and Air M1 for now is Pro has fans and Touch Bar. I'm using Air M1, and lack of fans hasn't been a problem so far. Get one with 16GB ram if you can.
    - randomopining 5y ago
      Have you tried 8gb vs 16gb?
- randomopining 5y ago
  Is it really that much faster than a well-specced Intel 2019/2020? Just wondering. Or is it the battery life, low heat, etc... the full experience.
approxim8ion 5y ago
If the 2015 works fine for you and you don't need more horsepower, I don't see a need to upgrade. That said, the M1 is a seriously impressive piece of engineering. It's fast and incredibly power-efficient. The M1 MBP however is definitely not worth the extra money from the Air, imo. It has a brighter screen, marginally better speakers, and a touch bar. If you do want a pro, maybe wait for them to release a new 14/16" model later this year.
admissionsguy 5y ago
I'm still using my Mid-2014 MacBook Pro 13". I think I will upgrade to M1 (or M2 if I manage to wait) but only because 1) I don't see alternatives to the ridiculously inefficient JetBrains IDEe, which have become barely functional on this machine (really, come on, why do you need so many more resources to do exactly the same job that ran flawlessly 7 years ago?). 2) I can no longer install the newest Xcode due to disk space requirements (40-50GB for Xcode 12, not counting simulators and other essential tools) - I have no words here, I guess when you are Apple you just demand that the whole world adjusts itself to you). I wish I didn't have to upgrade since I detest giving money to companies such as Apple and find them abhorrent, but I am not ready to leave the dev work yet.
sanmak 5y ago
I think Mac Air 16 GB seems an ideal choice

7 ms·

Ask HN: Is It Suggested to Upgrade MacBook Air(2015) to Pro/Air M1(2020)

3 points by sanmak 5y ago

daviddever23box 5y ago
The latest M1-based MacBook Air is a joy to use and performs well above its weight.
- sanmak 5y ago
  What about Pro? When to buy Pro or Air?
  - hakanderyal 5y ago
    Only difference between Pro and Air M1 for now is Pro has fans and Touch Bar. I'm using Air M1, and lack of fans hasn't been a problem so far. Get one with 16GB ram if you can.
    - randomopining 5y ago
      Have you tried 8gb vs 16gb?
- randomopining 5y ago
  Is it really that much faster than a well-specced Intel 2019/2020? Just wondering. Or is it the battery life, low heat, etc... the full experience.
approxim8ion 5y ago
If the 2015 works fine for you and you don't need more horsepower, I don't see a need to upgrade. That said, the M1 is a seriously impressive piece of engineering. It's fast and incredibly power-efficient. The M1 MBP however is definitely not worth the extra money from the Air, imo. It has a brighter screen, marginally better speakers, and a touch bar. If you do want a pro, maybe wait for them to release a new 14/16" model later this year.
admissionsguy 5y ago
I'm still using my Mid-2014 MacBook Pro 13". I think I will upgrade to M1 (or M2 if I manage to wait) but only because 1) I don't see alternatives to the ridiculously inefficient JetBrains IDEe, which have become barely functional on this machine (really, come on, why do you need so many more resources to do exactly the same job that ran flawlessly 7 years ago?). 2) I can no longer install the newest Xcode due to disk space requirements (40-50GB for Xcode 12, not counting simulators and other essential tools) - I have no words here, I guess when you are Apple you just demand that the whole world adjusts itself to you). I wish I didn't have to upgrade since I detest giving money to companies such as Apple and find them abhorrent, but I am not ready to leave the dev work yet.
sanmak 5y ago
I think Mac Air 16 GB seems an ideal choice