MacBook Air

I STILL recommend the M1 MacBook Air. If this thing has the same performance, and probably 16gb of ram, this would be an amazing device.

The MacBook Air base model, is the "best deal in computing right now." For around $1K there is a lot of competition, but the 13"/M4/16 GB/256 GB absolutely blows most of it away. It is just a very high quality and powerful laptop that will last you a long time. I've seen it commonly for $50 off reta

The problem with the M1 chips is that they were apparently too good. Until the discovery of LLMs, it was unclear what if any software would ever require an M1 user to upgrade. That's my current first world problem. I want a new MacBook because itch, but there is absolutely no task in my actual life

M5 ultra hasn’t even been announced. Also nothing you described seems to require more than a 24GB M3 MacBook Air.

This is an example of why there isn't a "best laptop" because everyone has different needs. After moving from an HP to a MacBook Air my build quality standards have changed drastically and so I'd probably hate all those Windows laptops (and their trackpads too). Some also have inferior screens, wors

Seems to do pretty well with 8gb if the benchmark is driving modded Minecraft with shader packs at or above the refresh rate of the monitor https://youtu.be/tRQ9WSi4wKs?si=Z4vKpSzVJMuxIMjG Saw another video of a guy playing regular Minecraft on fancy graphics with discord, YouTube, and several brows

M1 MacBook airs are still going strong after 5+ years especially the 16gb ram models

If you want to do all that stuff at the same time, sounds like you’d be better off with a used M series MacBook Air with 16gb of ram. The neo is great, but not for everything. Take it from someone who was around for the Intel dual core 4GB ram MacBook Air days. Sure those chips and ram amount look a

Honestly, I would prefer a MacBook Air. I can't imagine doing development without dual monitor, keyboard and mouse. So both at the office and at home it is connected to a docking station and tucked away. Which means the screen doesn't matter for me. And performance-wise, it has plenty of power and m

Yes, that's exactly what it shows. In fairness, people did need MacBook Airs and Pros back when they used Intel chips, but once Apple Silicon entered the picture, it's truly overkill for most people. The average person would be fine with an M1 chip; a RAM bump is the main difference for most for tho