2015 vs 2020 Macbook

[Yogi1984]

Yeah, the new i3/8GB will also be so much faster than your current setup. However, in my personal experience, better CPU and more RAM give you more milage for your money. So the suggestion is not for the current needs, but to make the new machine last 2-3 years longer and stay competitive performance-wise.

I still have a 2015 Air with i7/8GB (it was maximum at the time), and it served me well for 5 years without too many concerns about the performance.

Fair point, I don't want to buy another any time soon. So I'll look and see what I can afford. Thank you again, super helpful <3

 

[Macdctr]

Hi - I hope its ok to post this here...

This sounds really interesting, as I thought the storage couldn't be upgraded? (I'm extremely non-technical with this stuff and Google results are conflicting). I'm having similar problems to the OP where the storage runs low and I use my Macbook in a similar way. To be clear, the upgradable storage your talking about is the same storage you see when clicking "About this Mac - Storage"? If it is possible, how difficult is it to do? I've someone who knows their way around Windows computers and upgrading storage, but not Macs and I'm super nervous about handing it over to someone to do in case they damage it...

And if I would buy a new one, is it more important to have the i3 or i5 model, or does that not really matter? Currently I have:

1.6 GHz Intel Core i5
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
251GB Flash storage

And its been actually great up until the last 6 months or so with storage and super slowness/lagging. The wheel comes up and stays there for a very long time, and I get more and more toolbar messages that the site I'm on is causing the Mac to slow down (sites like Canva or Squarespace). Is this something that your option of upgrading can fix?

Thank you!

All the info you need to upgrade your storage drive can be found in this thread. There have been a lot of useful information detailed here.

Macbook air 2017 SSD Compatibility with Samsung SSD

I'm planning to buy a NVMe m.2 samsung evo ssd. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYFKJR7/?tag=stackoverflow17-20) and wanting to ask you guys is it compatible with my mac ? I have done some research and it says that macOS high sierra supports natively nvme's. Do i need a sintech adapter for the ssd...

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I have posted my findings as others have also posted their findings using their preferred storage drives. I tend to favor performance over battery life because I am always near a reliable AC source to plug my power bricks to and power my laptops when necessary. I enjoy the 3x drive performance speeds as compared to the original Apple drives.

 

[Yogi1984]

All the info you need to upgrade your storage drive can be found in this thread. There have been a lot of useful information detailed here.

Macbook air 2017 SSD Compatibility with Samsung SSD

I'm planning to buy a NVMe m.2 samsung evo ssd. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYFKJR7/?tag=stackoverflow17-20) and wanting to ask you guys is it compatible with my mac ? I have done some research and it says that macOS high sierra supports natively nvme's. Do i need a sintech adapter for the ssd...

forums.macrumors.com

I have posted my findings as others have also posted their findings using their preferred storage drives. I tend to favor performance over battery life because I am always near a reliable AC source to plug my power bricks to and power my laptops when necessary. I enjoy the 3x drive performance speeds as compared to the original Apple drives.

Thank you!

 

[Macdctr]

Thank you!

You're welcome! 👍