Advice For My Son's Upgrade

[WacoOne]

Hi, all.

My son has a 2013 Macbook Air. Not sure of the specs but I want to say it's something like a 1.3 Ghz processor with 4 GB of RAM. For basic tasks it's fine but he likes to record himself playing chess (he has a Youtube channel) and he tends to get pretty good lag when playing fast live games. I'm guessing this is because his processor is so antiquated?

Any recommendations on what I could move him up to to get better results?

I have a 2014 Macbook Pro (2.5 Ghz i7, 16 GB) which I use for photo editing. I suspect a machine like this would be ok for him but wonder if there is another recommendation?

Thanks in advance!

 

[barbu]

No need to break the bank. I’d go with an older (but still Retina) MBP or an updated Air if he prefers the lightness.

 

[casperes1996]

He's got surprisingly good audio quality for what I assume is the built-in microphone, since the trackpad click is so loud still.

Anyways, yeah, I recommend having a look at Luke Miani's YouTube channel for tips of buying used MacBooks. You can probably find a good deal on a nice Retina that way

 

[Fishrrman]

There's a brand new MacBook Air just release within the past week or so.
The price is quite nice, too.

Could be a good way to "get him upgraded" without breaking the bank...

 

[WacoOne]

He's got surprisingly good audio quality for what I assume is the built-in microphone, since the trackpad click is so loud still.

Anyways, yeah, I recommend having a look at Luke Miani's YouTube channel for tips of buying used MacBooks. You can probably find a good deal on a nice Retina that way

Yes it's the built in mic. I'll have him check out Miani. Thanks!