I am planning to buy a MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air 15", I need suggestions.

My 2017 MacBook Pro is slowly dying. Can't upgrade software and getting lots of glitches. Anyway, Im looking at buying the new Mac Air 15 inch or The MacBook Pro. I do photo editing, no video. Does anybody have opinions on either or both.

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Posted on Jul 24, 2024 2:38 PM

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Jul 24, 2024 6:02 PM in response to BonSae

I consider "more than 8 GB RAM' the minimum to run modern MacOS versions. if editing photos on top of that, I recommend MORE again.

One important difference with the MacBook Air is it does NOT have a fan. If you push it to work too hard, it must throttle itself rather than spin up the fan to cool down and keep crunching at full speed.

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Jul 24, 2024 2:54 PM in response to BonSae

I have a 2020 MacBook Pro 16" with M1 and a 2023 MacBook Air 15" with M2. Both are excellent. The MacBook Air is slightly faster.

Trying to use the old 2017 MacBook Pro reminds me of my old Mac Plus with dual floppies.

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I am planning to buy a MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air 15", I need suggestions.