Apple shifted from Intel because they (Apple) felt they could gain better processing power, more quickly than Intel has been able to achieve. It is expected, as good as they are, they will themselves be lapped later this year when the newer chips come out. Even transitioning from a 32GB PC, you should not see any differences in your use case.Īs for worrying about future-proofing, I wouldn't. I've seen videos on trying to memory stress the M1 Macs using productivity apps, creative apps, and machine learning apps all show very, very impressive results for the 8GB compared to the 16GB models.

Thanks!!!Īs others have stated, and as you can see from reviews and some very serious deep dives into the M1 Macs, 8GBs is more than enough. I’m also going to be using it as my primary work and personal computer so I think since I can afford if, I’m better off safe than sorry.

ÉDIT 2: Thanks all for the replies !! I decided to go for the 16GB ! I want to future-proof the Mac and resell will probably be easier down the road. What would you guys recommend ? I'm looking to buy the MBA M1.ĮDIT: I do a looooooooot of multitasking, but nothing involving video or photo editing. I had ordered the 8GB, but someone replied to a comment I made on YouTube to suggest buying the 16GB even if they knew I'd only be doing schoolwork, so I'm now very confused ! I do want to play a little with GarageBand though since I'm curious about it and don't have something similar on the PC. All I need the Mac for is for school work (Google Docs, Microsoft Office, SPSS maybe, a lot of open tabs on Edge) and some streaming. I've never owned a MacBook and am using a 32GB RAM Dell XPS that I bought from my dad.

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