Im in desperate need of a laptop and am kind of on a budget and am looking for a laptop that I can use to study and editing videos , is the MacBook m1 worth it or should I save more money and get the m2.? I want to buy a laptop that will still be good in 4/5 years from now because I don’t want to be worried about having to buy a new one for a long time I’m done going to the library on rainy days to use their slow pc’s :,)
I have 2015 MBP running Sonoma without issues 🤷🏻♂️ so to answer your question - yes, get m1. best value
easily, from a hardware standpoint, unless apple degrades it from the software side
A used low mileage M1 Air (think <50 battery cycles or >98% of original capacity) with 16GB Ram & 512 GB SSD for ~$850 is an excellent deal for a machine which should easily see you through 5 years of average use (with a bit of physical care).
As far as gaming though, your best bet is to take up chess ";0))
Just bought a m1 air(2t ssd + 16g ram) for a grand and I expect it to last 5 years at least The m1 chip is already powerful enough for all my needs, there isn’t much of a point to get m3
Yes, But 16Gb minimum, if you wanna keep it 4/5 years don’t go for a 8Gb version!
if you are going to get the base model, the m1 has a batter value and a better performance than the m2.
In what way is it better performance? I have an M2 coming today- should i return it for an M1?
If you get the base M1 Pro 14/16. You get 16ram and 512memory. Anything less not worth it.
I got that, and i think that the base M1 with 16Gb and 512 SSD is enough for 80% of the users (Not for Developers, Designers, etc, in that case M1 pro is the best option)