I know this topic has been broadly discussed already, but I’ve just bought a 15” MacBook Air with 8GB Ram and 512GB SSD and I’m worrying that I’ve made a mistake.
Now, I’m quite computer savvy, have always built my own PC’s, have owned many MacBook Pro’s in the past and recently just sold my M1 MacBook Pro which had 16GB Ram and 512GB SSD as I found the 14” screen a tad too small.
There are two reasons I bought the model I went for, which are:
1) Main reason: It was the only 15” MacBook Air spec (apart from the 256GB model) that the vendor had available (it’s my mobile provider and they’ve started offering MacBooks at relatively low monthly costs, but you’re stuck with stock configurations).
2) I have a relatively powerful desktop PC which I can do any hugely demanding work on, so don’t need a particularly powerful laptop.
I do mainly graphic design in illustrator (but nothing huge) and web development, either in dreamweaver or chrome (if it’s a shopify site). I also do a small bit of video editing but mostly just piecing together vlogs for YouTube that nobody watches lol.
Do you think I’ll be ok sticking with the 8GB model? I completely don’t mind swapping the laptop in a year or so, but it does need to last me a year at least before I can justify an upgrade.
I’m asking now as I have 2 weeks to send it back if I change my mind.
Now, I’m quite computer savvy, have always built my own PC’s, have owned many MacBook Pro’s in the past and recently just sold my M1 MacBook Pro which had 16GB Ram and 512GB SSD as I found the 14” screen a tad too small.
There are two reasons I bought the model I went for, which are:
1) Main reason: It was the only 15” MacBook Air spec (apart from the 256GB model) that the vendor had available (it’s my mobile provider and they’ve started offering MacBooks at relatively low monthly costs, but you’re stuck with stock configurations).
2) I have a relatively powerful desktop PC which I can do any hugely demanding work on, so don’t need a particularly powerful laptop.
I do mainly graphic design in illustrator (but nothing huge) and web development, either in dreamweaver or chrome (if it’s a shopify site). I also do a small bit of video editing but mostly just piecing together vlogs for YouTube that nobody watches lol.
Do you think I’ll be ok sticking with the 8GB model? I completely don’t mind swapping the laptop in a year or so, but it does need to last me a year at least before I can justify an upgrade.
I’m asking now as I have 2 weeks to send it back if I change my mind.
