This is a kinda silly question in some respects, but my younger sister wants to learn how to use a desktop instead of phones and tablets. I'm considering the options to get her one as a birthday present in the next few months. She doesn't need that much power as she's mostly gonna be playing with iMovie, Garage band, Roblox, Minecraft, light browsing/youtube, learning coding, plus Google productivity apps as she grows up and gets more computer based school work (next 3-4 years). My requirements are less than $600 and preferably pink.
1. Get a A18 MacBook when/if they release.
This seems to be the best choice but it doesn't exist yet. Otherwise, would this be enough for the above uses? She's not a power user and not gonna be doing everything at once, so RAM shouldn't be a major concern. The chip would be able to handle all this just fine, right?
2. Get a M1 MBA at Walmart or eBay
I know the M1 is capable of what she needs, I just worry about long term support because of age already. If it's going to stay with her as she grows it needs to be supported for at least 4 years. Plus, finding a new rose gold one is going to be harder to do it seems as Walmart near me only has silver.
3. Get a more modern MBA but forego the pink
A newer MBA, like a M3, would more than fit the bill performance wise, but in the respects of price and color it seems it would be out of my sub-$600 range and won't come in rose gold/pink. Is it better to pay the extra and prioritize usefulness at the cost of not being everything she wants?
Thank you to everyone who has any insight.
1. Get a A18 MacBook when/if they release.
This seems to be the best choice but it doesn't exist yet. Otherwise, would this be enough for the above uses? She's not a power user and not gonna be doing everything at once, so RAM shouldn't be a major concern. The chip would be able to handle all this just fine, right?
2. Get a M1 MBA at Walmart or eBay
I know the M1 is capable of what she needs, I just worry about long term support because of age already. If it's going to stay with her as she grows it needs to be supported for at least 4 years. Plus, finding a new rose gold one is going to be harder to do it seems as Walmart near me only has silver.
3. Get a more modern MBA but forego the pink
A newer MBA, like a M3, would more than fit the bill performance wise, but in the respects of price and color it seems it would be out of my sub-$600 range and won't come in rose gold/pink. Is it better to pay the extra and prioritize usefulness at the cost of not being everything she wants?
Thank you to everyone who has any insight.
