Getting really tired of the small screen on my intel 13” 2020 mac and am hoping to upgrade for easier split screen productivity. I’m considering the 15” 16GB MacBook Air and the M3 14” MacBook Pro. Don’t do any heavy duty video or photo editing but I do like to code/program. Will the air suit my needs? Or is it too weak? I feel a little silly only getting one extra inch with the 14” pro, but the 16” is a bit out of my price range.

  • plagueseason@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    For computer science, I’d recommend a Windows laptop, as that’s what most the software you’ll be using will be most compatible with. Trust me - you’ll save yourself a lot of stress trying to find alternative software or using a VM (which probably *would* require a decently spec’d MBP).

    I know it’s not the answer you want to hear, but as someone who went to school for network admin & tech support, the Mac I went in there with was largely worthless for anything other than writing papers.