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For many in the HN audience, this may not be a good buy. You'd need to buy the 16GB + 512GB version since the bundled 256GB SSD is considerably slower than the
by jeswin 4y ago
For many in the HN audience, this may not be a good buy. You'd need to buy the 16GB + 512GB version since the bundled 256GB SSD is considerably slower than the previous gen as reported by many people. That bumps the price to $1599, which isn't significantly cheaper than the 14" MacBook Pro - which sells for $1799 on Best Buy.
- theflyinghorse 4y agoThermal issues also mentioned in this thread should be factored in too. I personally ended up going for the pro over waiting for m2 air because of active cooling and multiple display support
- kbd 4y agoI compared the 14" Pro to the M2 Air and here's how it looks to me: MBP 14 base M1 Pro, 32G ram, 512hd = $2400. MBA upgraded M2, 24G ram, 512hd = $1900. Note the Air is almost a pound lighter!
- agloeregrets 4y agoAir also lacks far more ports, MiniLED, 120Hz, the M1 Pro's GPU, 8GB of ram, and cooling. I would expect the M1 Pro's Ram to be faster as well. Finally the M1 Pro supports dual display out while the M2 does not. That $500 still goes pretty far.
- skohan 4y agoIt depends on your priorities. Thin and light is the win for me.