Cannot compare windows laptops with macbook le, the arm based chips tend to produce less heat compared to intel and amd.

I think can pass the 13 pro la.. too old. Im using just productivity apps eg cloud/ms 365..youtube, browsing. Very light photo editing on LR, no issue with heat. Back to back batch process hdr etc prob will heat up a little. mine is on a laptop cooler, i think it helps to dissipate some heat. Im not in aircond room too, just fan mostly.

You are both talking about MacBook Air M2 right? Seriously no heat issues y’a? I’m considering MacBook 13 because of the fan, but 14” one is way too expensive for me to stomach especially I don’t even use it for any rendering work. Just wanna watch shows and surfing….. I think MacBook Air seems like the best choice for me. I guess if I use a fan blowing at it, should be ok? Lol.

if u just surfing and watch movies/YouTube, then the MBA M1 is enough for u. Actually the MBA M2 and M1 performance is quite similar, u pay more $$$ for the MBA M2 new design only which I think it's not worth it.

Either u buy MBA M1 or wait for the MBA M3, the MBA M2 is just not worth in anyway.

I don’t have a laptop now except work one so I need one soon. So I really don’t want to wait for the next one, technology is always changing anyways, how do you expect to chase every single version? at that rate might as well wait for m3, m4, m5…

Also how long does the update support for each device? I assume that M1 Air will have only 4-5 years lifespan left?

This post has been edited by miyakochan89: May 9 2023, 07:19 AM

By the way, what ram are you all using? It seems like 8GB is more than enough for the tasks that I have. But 16GB seems like a better choice.

M1 mba is 1 year less life span than M2 Mba.

If u buy m1, 8gb is enough but for m2 u need 16gb.

what has RAM got to do with the processor choice?

Yup M2 MBAir. Very happy with it so far. It's very efficient, hardly even heat up for normal office productivity tasks, browsing, content consumption and sips the battery. Even if you want to do some light photo editing shouldnt be a problem. I think there are a few comparisons on youtube 13 pro vs 13 air, the fans are mostly useful for sustained loads eg rendering big files.

I bought 16gb 512gb because i intend to keep this for a while. 8gb is enough. But M2 air with 256gb has the slower SSD compared to previous M1 256gb because using "single channel" ssd vs dual 128gb on M1. In real life you wont notice it, only when rendering/transferring big files.

Ahh, what ram do you have?

I intend to keep it for a long time too. Hopefully more than 5 years, if I want to get 16GB I have to order right? Can’t even buy from Switch?

I use 8gb, cukup dy actually

+1 been using 8gb macbook and mac mini since 5years ago.
can survived from intel processor till M1. Thanks macOS which is efficient. so video recording and conversion as well. Better on m1

5years lifespan? im still using my 2014 15" rMBP, marking a decade if can survive until next year.

Kicking strong for a small production machine.

I am using M2 512GB with upgraded RAM to 16GB.

Using it for work and productivity like emails, excel, word, PowerPoint sometimes YouTube and browsing on both Safari and Chrome.

Will run Parallel Desktop on Windows 11 and running macOS at the same time because some office task that I do needs to run in Windows OS.

I've been working from home since last year and I didn't on air condition in my living room and so far my M2 are fine. Don't even feel any heat at all.

Mild warm maybe yes but really barely feel it and won't makes your finger or palm discomfort, but for sure the weather these fews days are much much hotter than my M2.

Hmm… ok ok. Now it’s just a matter of the ram.
Those old MacBooks that you all mentioned are probably like 4GB ram back then? And still smooth as butter now?

mine is
a) 8GB, intel dual cores, 256GB SSD -> 2017 model
b) 8GB, M1, 256GB SSD -2021 model

The 2017 models until now also got no issues?

I wanna use for at least 7 years.

my history

1. warranty claim once - battery
2. change battery X 1

Still running and i always use when go out. so far so good. Now battery last longer as i've changed it.
M1 mac mini use as desktop

apple product last longer. same goes for my ipad. most of time, i changed battery only