Hi team,

would love to hear some of your opinions and experiences.

I am a backend dev and work with java/spring/golang and work with intellij/goland. I also uses stacks like kubernetes and dockers. I don’t run database locally.

For work we are given a macbook pro 15inch M1 16GB ram. It sometimes can get a bit slow.

Now I want a personal computer for coding, and have the flexibility to bring it out when I go travel. I doubt the workload and stress on the computer will be anywhere close to my work laptop, but I still want it to be able to run simple services on a few ports.

I am looking at 13 inch for portability, and preferably macbook air because it is lighter.

What would be a great ram count / chip / storage for this laptop? is macbook air going to be a bad choice as I heard it throttles with simple apps? is m2 chip worth it? Also, if macbook air works, since there is no macbook air m3 yet, should I wait for it to release? (I can wait a bit)