My Friends Always Ask Me What MacBook to Buy. Here’s What I Tell Them

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We all have That one friend who is technology-intellectual that everyone returns for advice, especially before such a big sales event Amazon Prime DayThe Ok, me. I’m that guy

When people find out what I do for a living, everything turns up to 11. I review laptops for my work and almost everyone needs one. If people do not know where to start then I guide them through their process here Right apple MacBook is picking up– I suggest you to get started.

Start with MacBook Air

You may think that your laptop choice will help to narrow the bottom of a MacBook, but in these days, choosing the Apple laptop is not as easy as it is. You got two -sized MacBook Airs from M4 to M4 Max, two -sized MacBook Professional and all chip configurations. It does not even include the abundance of old models that flood the results of online retailers’ search results.

That’s why I want to keep it easy. When someone comes to me, which MacBook is asking to buy, I start with them 13 inch MacBook Air M4The This is why most people should buy laptops, that’s why it is on our top The best laptop And The best MacBooks Guide Retail is $ 999, but it is almost always sold for at least 899 and at the time of writing, It has dropped to $ 849The Although it does not bring too much storage (only 256GB), it starts with 16GB RAM (or unified memory, it as Apple).

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MacBook Air (15 inches, 2025)

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MacBook Air (13 inches, 2025)

From there, I force them to give them I Because they should find something bigger or more powerful. I don’t want my real friends and families spend more dime than them and I know something I know Thinking They have to upgrade to the MacBook Pro, even if This is simply m4 modelThe

Let’s get the real. You probably don’t need additional performances of M4 Pro or M4 MAX chips. If you edit the video, produce music or do not shoot photos For a livingIt is not worth spending a few hundred (or thousands) to speed up video renders. M4 MacBook Air People are much more capable of realizing. Upgrading to M4 Pro and M4 Max is basically about the improvement of graphics and Multico’s CPU performances, but only creative professionals will come out of a lot of things.

Cause to upgrade

A part of the problem is that we are still handling it as if it’s 2015. A decade ago, it was not just that the specific tasks were fast at 16 -inch MacBook Pro; It was the old MacBook Airs couldn’t perform them at all. If you are an amateur musician, artist or programmer you were forced to save for the MacBook Pro or these hobbies were forced to go. Apple Silicon has completely changed that equation and after generation, its M-series chips have become more able. Now, we have come to a point where M4 is quite capable, even in the fanless body of MacBook Air.

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