Meh I think you need either have to re-evaluate how you do things (100's of browser tabs, really?), or cough up the money to get a more pro laptop with lots more RAM.
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Will I be frustrated with the MBA M2?
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^^^ this exactly. I hail from the generation that could only load one 'app' at once. From a cassette. If you were rich, a 5.25" floppy disk. This notion of being too bone idle to just manage your resources effectively, opening and keeping open only what you immediately need, is alien to me.
Lol well I remember some of those years too (tho not as many as you perhaps).
I sort of use the tabs as an organizer/memory/research tool I guess.
It isnt the best one but theres a reason they introduced the tabs groups feature
I like using them that way and dont want my next computer to not be able to do it
It sounds like you could get by with a maxed out M2 MacBook Air for what you need to do, but keep in mind you would be pushing it's limits pretty much all of the time. But, if as you say, portability is a key factor, then go for it. You have two weeks to see how things go, so you can always return it if it doesn't meet your needs or expectations.
For what would best fit your workflow, it sounds like a 14" MacBook Pro would be better as you wouldn't be up against its limits all of the time. For that machine, I would go with a minimum of 32 GB of RAM and would also consider upgrading it to a Pro Max processor. You would, however, be spending considerably more money.
Of course, YMMV.
For what would best fit your workflow, it sounds like a 14" MacBook Pro would be better as you wouldn't be up against its limits all of the time. For that machine, I would go with a minimum of 32 GB of RAM and would also consider upgrading it to a Pro Max processor. You would, however, be spending considerably more money.
Of course, YMMV.
I've read comments on here where people say they shouldn't have to manage their resources. It gives these users an excuse to buy 24GB RAM, which is something people here will go to their grave trying to justify the need for. I personally can't imagine what you would be doing on this fan-less machine to need that much RAM. At that point, it seems the MBP would be the more logical option, but that suggestion is usually met with hostility, so I digress.
Ultimately, people can spend their money how they choose. But still, some of these grasping at straws like justifications are slightly mind-boggling.
This way of working also helps explain why I've not yet totally retired any of my Macs - which date back to 2009: each has a reason to exist, and is good at what it does!
I'm with a lot or people on this thread saying your described workflow sounds better managed with the 14" Pro. But if portability is really more important than import speeds since this is, as you say, "just for fun," then I'd go with a higher spec'd M2 Air. At least 16GB and maybe a 1TB SSD. (I'm not sure how big your vids get or if you like to keep lots of them on your laptop for future access, so maybe 512 will suffice.) But as others also said, once you're upgrading both the RAM and SSD, you could get the 14" Pro for similar money. So... is portability the number one consideration? If yes, go Air. If not... go 14 Pro. Also, if you buy from Apple, you do get a 14 day trial period, so to speak.