Hello all.

I am a MBP user since early 2014.

My MBP is the late 2013 model and I am still using it now in fact.

Just that it has been a bit dated, the performance of the mac is not as good as before (of course, it has been serving me for a good 7 years + now already), and that the battery life has worsen.

So I am thinking to get a replacement unit.

question is, should i go with the MBA or the MBP?

Honestly, i feel my MBP has been quite under-utilised over the past few years. I have been doing very little amount of work like photoshop, lightroom, vid editing, etc. my mac is mainly only an entertainment MacBook, which I've been using it to surf the net, youtube, WhatsApp, netflix, etc mostly. (very seldom do gaming on my mac)

I also have a company laptop for my work, mainly on word doc, excel and PPT, etc. so i don't really work on my mac.

I guess the answer is quite clear no need to go for the MBP if i'm going to continue with only these light usage right? what do you think?

Further question is that, if i decide to for go the MBA, does the 7 or 8 cores GPU really matter? for the base model it is RM4399 vs RM5399 for the extra core plus another 256gb of SSD storage. Do you think it is worth the upgrade?

My current MBP is 256gb ssd only. which is just ngam ngam for my use. Won't mind paying a little extra which can benefit me for the next many years to come, right?

My current MBP could still do the job at least for now, guess I will be getting it once it gives up on me. I hope my next mac could last me many years as well.

Thanks for reading my long post.

thanks man, will definitely wait for the year end model. now my mac still can do the job, just itchy only.
timing wise also just ngam, when bonus is out. hahaha

rumour has it that the new m2 chipset MacBook air gonna be premiered by next year. let's say they launch in Q1, likely gonna reach our shore like in Q2, which is about 10-12 months from now.

I'm not sure if my late 2013 MBP could last until next year as it is dying soon.

If I decide to go with the current M1 MBA and I won't mind topping up RM800.

Would you upgrade the ram or just go topup another RM200 to get the 8th core GPU and 512gb of storage?

Edit: Plus right now Standard Chartered credit card can allow doing instalment of up to 36 months interest free (knowing your MacBook could last easily 5 years), not bad to go with interest free instalment right.

Another good thing is also, they are giving a complementary 2 years of warranty (i'm not sure if it's like the Apple Care Plan), anyone has any idea on this?

This promotion ends 31 Dec 2021. still got some time to think about it.

Thanks a bunch

This post has been edited by tehoice: Jul 27 2021, 11:22 PM

thanks guys, definitely will wait for it. just in case if the new one is launched by then. because the moment i buy this, i'm gonna use it for the next 6-7 years already, so just wanna be sure to get the latest possible.

For me, I think I would most likely get the 512gb ones, because i don't normally use external storage (unless I have to), plus i don't have too much of photo and video editing to do, so if possible, might just keep them in the mac. don't wanna bring additional stuff around if I could.
Yes, for me, i don't think I will need 16gb of ram too because most of the youtuber also says 8gb is very sufficient for ordinary user like me, which I can still do editing with ease at 8gb. I mean for me, i would probably be spending the 1k to double the storage and for that extra GPU, imagine if I amortise the 1k into 6 years, each year is only RM167. I don't see a reason why I should not.

as for the other accessories, will need to see what I need before I buy though.

i see.... good to hear that.

But too bad I don't use iPhone though....... hmm, maybe that's why.....

thank you bro. ya, i will likely be going with the 512gb model. as for the ram, will see how it goes. it's not that could not throw in another 800 for the ram but the question is also whether would i really need it.

but understand that new MBA is not upgradable later on.

it depends on one's needs i guess. for me i don't really do rendering, etc. very very minimal of those, 8gb would be more than enough for me, easily for the next 5 years.

Thanks for sharing mate~!
appreciate real user feedback and review.

anyone bought the mac with student price here?

what if you are no longer a student anymore, what kind of checks would they do to you?

I see, please keep us updated. i'm also seriously considering placing one given that my current late 2013 MBP giving way very soon.

I'm more incline to go with the 512gb model only. so it's not a custom made one, should be faster.


Hmm, are you a student still? or at least if you can prove of your status if being asked/audited?
that's more like my question la.

if kena checked, but unable to produce paper to show, then what's next? they will charge you full price instead?

i see, in that case i sure dun qualify if i use gmail or hotmail anymore lah.... right?

Thanks! haven't been reading too much on this yet

just like me, i also diao ppl in other forum, for not doing enough reading on their own before posting it. But it bounce to happen, in any sub-forum, so when people are asking that kind of question again and again, i just choose to press the ignore button rather than getting so worked up.

anyway, thanks for your patience in explaning. appreciate it. have a great week ahead. and no, i dont know buying from SG or Thai gets free airpods. many thanks for sharing once again,

this one confirmed ady ah? thought they were planning to......

did it just cracked for no apparent reason?
it may be worrying for the m1 MBA owner tho.

updated last month, don't really have anything to comment tho, nothing negative for me.

Anyone having any trouble buying apple care plan?

I bought my MBA back in late Sept 2021 using student benefits.

Now, I've been trying to buy the apple care plan, but i am unable to do so. any one experiencing similar thing?

I see, okay thanks mate.

In that case, I will have to call them to do so for me already.

Thanks for this, i just called them and bought this care plan. 799 goneeee...

Hi guys, normally for your MBA M1, how much of battery would it consume assuming you fully charged it at night say 10pm and put it to sleep until next morning? typically, battery drop of a couple of %?

Meanwhile, i replaced my battery, but the laptop just wouldn't be shut down completely, after I shut it down, it would auto turn on (you can hear the boot up sound). and then it will start consuming battery, can consume like 30% battery (with lid closed) in just a few hours.

something not normal? anyone can share your experience?

Alright, thanks for sharing. I will bring it back to the service centre.