Hello!
I’m about to get an M1 MacBook. I’ve got the choice between a $€£ 650 M1 Air and a $€£ 750 M1 Pro. My research concluded: they’re the same but the Pro has a little bit more beef when it comes to exporting videos.
So far I’m thinking to get the Pro, because I might need 2 external monitors someday, but I make this post because I think that people here have been using the devices for longer than reviewers.
What’s your opinion to those devices?
Edit:
Okay, they’re about the same, so I’d‘ve gone for the MacBook Air M1. BUT: since I scoured the internet ever since I’ve found a MacBook Air M1 with 16 GB of RAM for 800. And Papa knows that this is more good.
If the difference is only 100 euros and you have a need for the additional power, I don’t see a reason not to (that is assuming you’re not financially tight on money). The Pro has better ventilation but it’s slightly heavier.
The 13" model doesn’t have any extra power. It just has a useless fan which never turns on (with normal use).
CPU temp on my M1 MacBook Air is currently a few degrees warmer than the ambient air temperature and I’ve got several moderately high load developer tools running right now (including two Linux virtual machines and two IDEs).