Macbook Pro M1 8GB or Air M1 16GB?

Question

macbook

Good afternoon, which macbook on M1 to choose? Pro 8GB or Air 16GB. Prices are about the same with 256GB ssd.

Answer 1

I thought about this question for a long time. I took the air and have no regrets. More to say - very satisfied.
In general, the question is formulated with a lack of information - it would be necessary to specify the specifics - why do you need a computer.
A few personal thoughts.
- We took three Air 16-256s into the family two months ago. In our family, we have one frontend, one backend, and I am an iOS mobile. For all three of these areas (plus movies/music/Internet/drawing pixelated icons), this computer is simply awesome. I moved from MacBook Pro late 2013, the rest from fresh vintel beeches. Everyone is very happy.
- I consider the absence of Carlson inside the air as a plus. There will be no need to serve. no extra holes. Plus, there are videos on YouTube about how a person put a thermal pad, and the air began to cool better than the firmware.
- Regarding the brightness, which Air has less than the Pro by 100 nits. I would not say that this is a problem-problem from my point of view - on the first retinas it was 250-300 nits, on the pros of 2015 they reached 400 - everyone was shouting what gorgeous screens - and now you see it, whether it’s small and dim. Subjectively - I mostly worked at 60-70% brightness on the old firmware of 2013, and it's the same here.
- Personally, I like the body of the firmware more. Well, a die of equal thickness is somehow more solid than an Eyre wedge. But this is a matter of taste.
- 8 GB of memory do not take. There is not much memory.

Answer 2

Proshka, of course, lol.

Answer 3

Here, of course, one cannot fail to notice that Apple has a little confused with the same processors in all of its laptops.
As far as I read reviews and benchmarks - both laptops show the same results. But, theoretically, the firmware should do air in some particularly expensive tasks, when a more powerful cooling system plays its role.
In addition to this, there are only two significant differences:
1. Touch panel for firmware / function buttons for air
2. 4 ports for firmware and 2 for air.
So if ports and touchbar are not needed - I would take a lighter air, as it is super powerful now.

Answer 4

I would take air: 8GB of RAM for the pro is not enough, I don’t like the touchbar for the pro.
Otherwise, it's plus or minus the same thing.