2018MBP 15 vs M1 Air

[Evader115]

I found a MBP, (1TBssd, 32gigsRAM, 2.6i7, Radeon Pro 560) for the same price as a M1 air, (256Gigssd and 16gb ram) that I have been looking at from apple. The MBP is off craigslist. My work load is fairly light, school mostly, some gaming. Witch one should I get.

 

[chrfr]

I found a MBP, (1TBssd, 32gigsRAM, 2.6i7, Radeon Pro 560) for the same price as a M1 air, (256Gigssd and 16gb ram) that I have been looking at from apple. The MBP is off craigslist. My work load is fairly light, school mostly, some gaming. Witch one should I get.

Get the M1. The 2018 has an unreliable keyboard that can't be fixed.

 

[topgunn]

I "upgraded" from a 2019 16" MBP with Radeon 5500 to a base model M1 MacBook Air and I could not be happier. There are a few edge cases where the 16" inch is faster/better but it is outweighed by the benefits of being on M1. This M1 MacBook Air is my favorite computer I have ever owned.

 

[jerryk]

Unless you need to run Windows, a bigger screen, larger drive, or GPU I suggest the M1 Air.

 

[Geepaw]

Go with the M1 without question as it is the way to the future. The 2018 MBP keyboard is awful. The Touch Bar us yesterday's news as well. The M1 is a rocket ship. IMHO