Buying Air M2 - is 16GB RAM really needed for long-term use?
WEBJan 20, 2023 · I Agree with you 100%. I tried a MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM for school. Nothing too demanding, just things such as the Microsoft package and some apps such as WhatsApp, Outlook, etc. I loved that MacBook Air M2 13-inch, but it started to heat up if I had too many apps running.
8GB vs 16GB? : r/macbookair - Reddit
WEBJan 4, 2023 · I know we're trained to think "it's just an Air" but these Apple Silicon MacBook Airs are faster than the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro and that thing was a beast. It will work beautifully for most people, regardless, because most people are in Safari 90% of the time, but the low RAM is absolutely a bottleneck for what is otherwise a MacBook Pro ...
24gb or 16gb ram for the new MacBook Air? : r/macbookair - Reddit
WEBJun 17, 2022 · More RAM is always better and you can't upgrade it later. Get as much as you can afford! I own an M1 MBA with 16GB and always have a ton of Apps open, sometimes in addition to VMs. It's still ok, but it's getting tight. I'll upgrade to the M2 MBA with 24GB. I won't get a Pro because the more portable and …
Macbook Pro M3 8GB RAM vs Macbook Air M3 16GB RAM? : …
WEBIt’s really up to you. The air will have way more than enough power to handle what you need. However, it’s insulting that Apple still has 8GB of ram in their base models that still cost a premium over any 16GB ram PC, then have the audacity to upsell an additional 8GB at an even more astronomical amount compared to high end DDR5 ram.
16GB is just barely ok for serious software development
WEBJun 21, 2022 · I actually ran 8GB for a similar setup to this when I only had an M1 Macbook Air. It was quite miserable. I thought 16GB would be enough but it's just barely ok. I always have to think about closing apps to free up more memory. Configuring a custom Macbook with 32GB of RAM could delay shipping by weeks/months.
If you’re still deciding between 8GB vs 16GB RAM for M1 MacBook …
WEBDec 24, 2020 · This just gives me comfort and relief that I still have room for my RAM without it overflowing into swap memory. I'm sure as my Macbook ages, the RAM usage will become less and less efficient. Therefore, I switched to 16GB RAM. BTW, when I look at the activity monitor with the 8GB Macbook, the graph is …
Is 16GB really necessary on MacOS? : r/macbookair - Reddit
WEBI do programming and some basic video edits. I haven’t faced any issue with having 8GB of ram. But I just changed to s mac book air (used) and got 512/16gb of ram. Not because I need the extra ram but because I want to be sure that I will have enough ram for newer software and I can still use this laptop for a good 5-7 years
Macbook Air M2 16GB vs 24GB : r/mac - Reddit
WEBJul 16, 2022 · Apple Silicon macs have faster SSD than an Intel Macbook, so swap is faster and so the machines handle higher memory pressure more gracefully. That's it. Fast swap is good if you are switching between apps that each, individually, fit …
16GB vs 24GB RAM? (M3 Macbook Air) : r/macbookair - Reddit
WEBMy current 2015 16GB Macbook Pro had occasionally started showing me “Out of Application Memory” pop up warning after 9 years of use. Still, Memory Pressure graph on the current macbook is almost always green. For the new macbook purchase, I need to decide between 16GB vs 24GB RAM based on the above use case.
Macbook Air M2: 16GB RAM vs. 512GB storage - Reddit
WEBJul 14, 2022 · 16GB RAM to make it work more efficiently when having huge Lightroom Classic catalogs open (3,000+ RAW photos at a time). 512GB storage to have increased file transfer speeds when copying gigabytes of RAW files from SD cards to the internal storage. 512GB storage would also come in handy to use as swap memory when I …