New to Mac help

[SoleWoman]

Hello there.
I am finally coming over to Mac and would like a bit of buying advice. I am debating between the new 2020 MacBook Air i5 vs i7 and 8g vs 16g.

I will mainly use it for email, browsing, website building, minimal photo and video editing and document producing (pdf, word, excel) etc possibly for our small business.
Originally I was looking to get the i7 with 8g but after reviewing the opinions and reviews, it almost seems like it’s not worth the price. But then I noticed that several people did a ram bump (I’m aware you can’t upgrade after purchasing).

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Audit13]

I use my late 2013 13" MacBook Pro in a similar manner and it's worked quite well after all these years. I'm running the latest Catalina release with no issues. With this being said, I would go for an i5, 16 GB, and at least 256 GB of storage.

 

[SoleWoman]

Failed to mention I wanted to do 512gb of storage also.

 

[Audit13]

I would still go for an i5 and 16 GB if it suits your budget.

 

[twintin]

Even an i3 base modell with 8 GB can handle your tasks easily and save you a bit more money.

 

[SoleWoman]

Thank you for the help. Does Apple typically do holiday sales ie Memorial Day?

 

[SoleWoman]

Micro center had a good deal so I went with them. Apples delivery was taking way too long. Anyone familiar with micro centers plans vs apple care?

 

[Ghostrider72]

These are machines that cost. When you spend your money you want to keep good value over time so I would go for the top dog: i7, 16gb 512 gb storage