Hey everyone, so with black friday coming up I stumbled upon a great deal for a Macbook Air 15.
My main concern is the longevity of this machine, I was looking into the 16-inch Macbook Pro since it’s safe to assume it’ll last you between 6-10 years if you take real good care of it. But I do wonder, with a fanless, thin machine like this one, with those specific specs I mentioned, how long do you think this laptop will last? Important to mention:
My main concern is the longevity of this machine, I was looking into the 16-inch Macbook Pro since it’s safe to assume it’ll last you between 6-10 years if you take really good care of it. But I do wonder, with a fanless, thin machine like this one, with those specific specs I mentioned, how long do you think this laptop will last? Important to mention:
I’ll be using the laptop for both personal use and work. I usually run a bunch of Chrome tabs at once, 2 or 3 apps at once running in the background. When doing personal stuff, I’d love to edit vacation family movies, manage my future small business start-up, and travel.
Maaaaybe I install a virtual machine or some ps2-ps3 emulators in the future just for fun or for whenever I travel (I often visit the mountains in France, and villages often don’t have WiFi around).
Anyways, thanks for your time and patience!
I’m on my 3rd year on on an M powered Mac and no signs of slowing down and apple supports their devices for longer periods.
WIth those specs though you are approaching the 14/16 price range and the that might give you better battery life, a better screen and maybe a longer expected lifespan. But will be an overkill for what you intend to do with it, I think the 16gb of ram on both air or pro can easily handle your workload.
On the other hand, the fanless design might be an advantage as well since there are fewer points of failure except maybe if you subject it to extreme heat for long periods of time. (my Ipad Pro has been running fine since 2018).
But have you seen the size of the 15? if you are going to travel the 13 might be a better choice, sacrificing a bit of the battery life for portability.