Worth updating to Air from mid-2014 MBP?

[Sirious]

Hi all,

I have been using my MBP since 2014 and it is serving me well. Its stuck on Big Sur, but as a teacher I dont really do much else on it other than web browsing and using Microsoft apps.

I have been toying with the idea of getting the M3 MacBook Air but I dont know how to justify the high asking price of £1299. It seems a bit steep for an "Air". My current MBP is more than capable of doing everything, it's not clunky or very slow at all. Battery issues and the infamous screen peeling issue only.

Is there any compelling reason to let go of my MBP and move over to M3?

 

[StoneJack]

yes absolutely. While it is branded Air, it is actually as powerful as Macbook Pro (just have less ports). Also, if you need HDMI, you may consider m2 Macbook Pro as they are cheaper and have HDMI out

Hi all,

I have been using my MBP since 2014 and it is serving me well. Its stuck on Big Sur, but as a teacher I dont really do much else on it other than web browsing and using Microsoft apps.

I have been toying with the idea of getting the M3 MacBook Air but I dont know how to justify the high asking price of £1299. It seems a bit steep for an "Air". My current MBP is more than capable of doing everything, it's not clunky or very slow at all. Battery issues and the infamous screen peeling issue only.

Is there any compelling reason to let go of my MBP and move over to

 

[bellflyer14]

M3 MacBook Air is worth every penny. It is a fantastic machine and unless you need sustained power for prolonged extensive tasks, it will chew through everything you throw at it

 

[DaveEcc]

Unlike the old Airs, the new Airs are a premium machine. Based on your price, I'm not sure if you're looking at the 13" w/ more storage, or the base 15". If you browse with Safari 8GB is okay. If you use Chrome, you will wish you'd opted for 16GB.

Just looked on the refurb store for UK (scroll to the bottom of Apple's site and click on refurbished). The same 13" w/ 8GB/512GB is £1099. For £1269 you can get the M3 13" w/ 16GB + 512GB. That's more RAM in addition to the upgraded storage, and £30 less than you planned to pay.

Or £1099 for the base 15" (8GB+256GB). That's £200 off. I don't see any 15" w/ 16GB (or 24GB) at the moment.

As a teacher you may qualify for the education pricing too.

 

[Howard2k]

I went from a 2015 MacBook Pro 13" to an M1 Air. The performance difference is night and day for any heavy tasks but if you're finding that the 2014 is doing the trick then I'd keep with it for as long as you can get security updates.

There are workarounds but to be honest I'm not that interested in them, I'd rather just have something current.

Big Sur is now unsupported so if finances allow, I'd take an Air.
If not, I'd make sure I'm still getting security updates via some of the unsupported methods.

I loved my 2015 and my daughter still has her 2014 (as well as an M1 Air). Superb laptops, both the old Pros and the new Airs.