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Video Demos Performance Differences Between 8GB and 16GB Apple M1 MacBook Pro
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I really wish Apple (and other retailers) were stocking many more 16GB configurations
Take your own advice then since you were trashing Apple earlier. 🙄
Very true, but this at least gets him more exposure. He still gets the views on his video through them embedding it here. Plus there’s a good chance I (and presumably many others) wouldn’t have seen it otherwise
Holy moly! I'm glad I went for the 16 gb version then. That's really impressive.
Ordered the base model as a temp device, albeit yet to catch a glimpse of it ! Intel; you’re officially fired 😁
Why?
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I’m using Apple products since 1990 kid maybe u didn’t even born that time yet .No body is trashing anything here.New model doesn’t mean better
The base MacBook Air is really looking like SUCH a good value for the money. The extra core, fan, and RAM is really looking like it adds up to very minimal differences compared to the base Air. Those entry-level Pros are looking overpriced in comparison.
Looking at your post history I would disagree. And don't call me kid or papa John. 🙄
to each their own, but only $200 more to double the ram.
the SSD? I could see shortcutting that. you really only need a system disk and can plug another one in
the SSD? I could see shortcutting that. you really only need a system disk and can plug another one in
I gotcha but you said this is the type of video you were hoping for so an easy search on YouTube 8GB vs. 16GB M1 would've found it. 😁
macOS has a a very specific way of handling system memory, I dont think the youtuber in question understands this, the system will use as much memory as it has available, thats why the first benchmarks in the video turn tied.
@parseckadet pointed out in another thread that these weren't a great test of whether 8GB is really enough. Max Tech is only running one app at a time. And they incorrectly assume that free memory is an indicator of whether the system memory is actually full.
Memory pressure is what you need to look at.
It was fine for Max Tech to get a baseline of app-to-app heads up, but then they should have re-ran all of those tests doing some level of multitasking.
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I am sure they will come up soon.
I think the MBA is the clear option. If anyone needs more than the MBA, they should hold off until they release the top tier MBP with M1x this summer. If they release an M1X MBP with 512GB and 16gb for $1799 (current price for Intel MBP) that’s a deal. An M1 MBP with 512 and 16 is $1699. Only $100 difference at that point.
It definitely sounds like that's what you're hoping for. A quick check of your post history shows that you've been busy crapping on Apple. There's always a few here.
What if there is no tomorrow and all this pondering is the actual waste?
I say "get to it" and "have fun doing so!"
That said, I had a mentor one time say that when it comes to tech purchases, get the most entry-level device thhat accomplishes what you need done today as tomorrow, it will be obsolete. These new chips are pretty salty. I'm sure you'll be happy with either option.
Glad I could help muddy the waters. lol
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You would need 16 GB if you could run VMs on it. So, if VMs become a reality, 16 GB is the way to go.
