Macbook 13 M1 Which one to choose?

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Hello, I need your advice.
I am engaged in frontend development, the question arose of which Mac to buy, I write a work script in JavaScript + react / Vue several projects in a stream + 15-20 tabs in chrome in the future I plan to study Backend, I do not mount videos.

MacBook Air 8/512 ~ 1220$
MacBook Air 16/256 ~ 1400$
or with a reserve for the future to pay extra and take the
MacBook Pro 13 8/512 ~ 1420$
16/256~ 1700$ costs over dofiga budget does not allow (Budget up to 1500 $)

Is 8 GB of RAM enough?
I have a doubt that there is no cooling system in the air, it will not troll. If I buy Air, I won’t regret it in the future (I take a laptop for ~ 5-6 years in advance)
Or instead of Air 16/256, take Pro 8/256 and don’t take a steam bath?
What do you recommend)

Answer 1

I took a basic Proshka 16 inches, I've been using it for more than a month, I'm happy as an elephant.
Since I work on several projects - I decided to try to keep all windows open (sublime, idea, mongo, postman, several tabbed chrome windows). Bottom line - the cooler does not even turn on.
I took a laptop with a margin, so as not to feel a lack of performance for 5-6 years, you seem to have similar goals. I don't regret paying for it at all. Another of the pluses is a larger screen diagonal, an increased battery and (purely subjective) chic speakers.
I also considered buying air for 16GB of RAM, but then I decided to pay extra and did not lose. I advise you to think seriously too, maybe it makes sense to save up for a month or two and take a more expensive solution, but be sure that it will definitely be enough for all your needs and wishes

Answer 2

MacBook Air 16/256, 8 is very small, especially if you are coding in Jetbrain apps

Answer 3

Well, it seems to me that the answer is obvious, if you work in a browser and have many tabs open, then it is better to choose where there is more RAM than ROM. Why exactly a laptop from an apple company, and not a solution with Windows? Just for that kind of money you can buy a good solution on Windows.

Answer 4

MacBook Pro 13 16/512 - for 150k (there are $1500 you will find a couple of hundred more $ - if you really need an apple)
Or an example on intel Evo: Lenovo Yoga Slim 7: Full HD (1920x1080), IPS, Intel Core i5 1135G7, 4 cores x 2.4 GHz, RAM 16 GB, SSD 512 GB, Intel Iris Xe Graphics - 85k - the most for your tasks (I have such a device - I'm completely satisfied - I open hundreds of tabs in the browser)

Answer 5

If for 5-6 years. That's about with 16GB of RAM at least

Answer 6

If you need docker at work (and you definitely need it), then your choice is pro and 64gb operational.
Well, 32 is the bare minimum.
In addition, with a perspective of 5 years.

Answer 7

Air on 16/512 for me is the most adequate option