Hey guys. It's day 3 of me using my MBA M1 8GB/256GB. A few quirks

1. I can't drive my 144hz monitor. It runs at 60hz. Still trying out multiple different cables. Tried terminal commands, and they all don't work, so that's annoying. If anyone has better luck, do give a shout.

2. No matter if I'm on my MBA 8GB RAM or MBP 16GB RAM, it still eats into my SSD SWAP. There's no noticeable difference in smoothness on my daily use. Some have said that because the SSDs on these Macs are so fast anyway, the computer eats into the SSD swap regardless of whether there is enough RAM or not, as contingency.

3. Opening my usual apps;

- thinkorswim
- safari
- discord
- Davinci pro
- QuickTime to record my screen

on both my 8gb and 16gb laptops make no difference in how it feels. It's not because the 16GB isn't smoother. It's because the 8GB isn't at all laggy with all this. While I'm also a strict single Safari page user and no more than 5 tabs, I had my sister use it and she's a multiple browser and has nearly 30 tabs open.

No issues on her side with the 8GB either.

If you're set on getting 16GB, because you know you'll need it, all power to you. IF you're on the fence, I think 8GB might be surprisingly sufficient if your workflow's like mine.

Oh and get used to hearing "phantom" fan noises. I keep thinking I hear my MBA ramp up the fan because that's all the Intel Macs would do. But nope, no fan installed so no fan noise.

Thanks for the inputs. I was somehow regret not upgrading to 16gb ram but your post means I made right decision. I wanted to upgrade but delivery will be after christmas or next year while without upgrade I would get it on 21-23 Dec.