Hey man love your video’s I had a question is this Macbook good for coding

Does Pro on the 13" stand for Prosumer?

NO the better upgrade is 16GB of ram NOT to a higher capacity SSD. Do your research....just search it on KZfaq. But none of you planned and bought computers to do that comparison...shame on you all!

Get educated: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7GCgpBlp8--on0.html

@@MichaelSidneyTimpson Well said

Damn I got the M2 air base model 8/256. I’ll be studying data science at uni later this year. Is 16GB a must have? What stack do you use?

I’m going to purchase this laptop for college next year.

@@NoName-ny1bt 16/512 is pretty much a must have for CS, unless you have a more powerful desktop or want to replace your computer after a year.

@@NoName-ny1bt not a must have but the definitely the first (and perhaps the only one) thing you want to upgrade. SQL, R and pandas in python (the 3 most important for data science) benefit drastically from more ram when trying to process big data frames. I had base model M1 and I’m definitely upgrading to 16 gb. For reference, I’m a CS grad student at MIT

@@NoName-ny1bt What made you think that in 2022 8 GB is good for....well.........ANYTHING?

You are right on. Memory and ram along with good screen are so important.

@@debora7523 Especially when macOS is so memory hungry. Both Ram and ssd. Half of my 512gb is used of by system resources or whatever it’s called.

@@Wusyaname_ If you buy a macbook you need at least 16gb so the ram doesnt get completely taken up

mLED is the future not OLED.

So yours ended up arriving a couple days early? Mine is supposed to be ready for pickup on the 17th of august, same day my classes start. Do you know if Apple usually overestimates the delivery date by a few days?

@@BuhBuhBoomer Depends on when you ordered. I ordered on the 3rd day after release and was supposed to get it delivered on 7/29. I think the configuration affects delivery time too. Or maybe I just got lucky with the early delivery. 😁

Office on Mac 🤦‍♂️

Could you tell me what you use for music production? What DAW ? You record instruments or vocals ? I'm a musician and maybe I'll get an M1 since my knowledge it's pretty limited and I would use a few plug ins and stuff, how is the latency? (So many questions, sorry )

I don’t know whether to get 13 pro(16gb, 512) or 14 or 13 air. I use it for drawing, editing some videos and just daily use. I come from 2015 pro 15”. But I feel it’s to big and heavy, that’s why I’m not sure about 14” what would you say about it? How did you feel about size and weight

What specs did you get for both M2 Air and MBP, I'm wanting to do some "light" MainStage things with the Air!

No idea what you're talking about.

“You will.”

Perfect! This is the configuration I want to go with too! How much did you pay for it?

I am in the same bought for you. For the base SSD yes it is slower, but for a writer a few extra miliseconds will not kill us. I did the get the 512 model though cause software updates on my 128GB intel Mac is insane.

Apple advertises the that the machine can encode 8 streams of 8K video on the product page.

I just got my m2. I am using it for KZfaq videos, and IG Reels, however I am not storing any of this on the device. Will I be ok with it? I returned the M2 Pro after 2 days, just to give this a chance. I’ve watched so many videos, but I am still lost as to if I should keep it or not. 😫😫🥺🥺🥺

@@WitdaSmiths personally it is probably over kill. You would have probably be fine with an M1 air, but think of it this way. You’ll be able to have that device for years and since the M2 is newer future proofing it. That and you have mag safe. I love it

Glad you liked it!

M2 pro makes sense..it's for pros it has it's niche people...

I’ll never get why people think the M2 pro doesn’t make sense. It actually makes possibly more sense than the air. For sustained workloads and performance the pro will always be better than the air because of its active cooling system(fan), also, surprise! Some people actually like the Touch Bar

​@@Bambotb The new M2 MacBook Pro is mislabeled. There is nothing pro about it when we have actual pro level machines available in the Mac lineup.

@@sammyjammy6647 Actually I am one of those that is conflicted. I need the 16B/512GB model, but at that price point, the 14 inch M1 Pro is a much much better value as you are getting so much more for the slight top-up. But oh my Gawd, the chunk and the weight of the M2 Pro is what is stopping me right now.

@@JCTY299 The weight of the M2 air is 2.7 pounds versus the M2 pro which is 3 pounds. Seems almost negligible. In any case I purchased a factory sealed new M1 MBP 13in with 16/512 off of eBay for 1300 plus free shipping. Much cheaper than the M2’s with the same configuration

Exactly, and for some people - going for the MacBook Pro is the smarter option especially at the higher price points.

@@GregsGadgets I think it’s the smartest option for nearly everyone because you get more than one external monitor, real ports, and more RAM included. For form factor the Air is unique, but at the cost the Pro makes more sense.

@@ghost-user559 I mean personally looking at m2 on the education store versus others makes it very hard... getting an m1 with 16gb 512 is $220 less than the m2 which is $250 less than the m1 pro... I can probably swallow the $220 but another $250 on top of that is just not in the picture...

@@chanceslaughter3237 The MacBook Pro, either model, is certainly the best bet, because it automatically comes with double the RAM for the base price AND you get three or four external monitors vs ONE with an air, and you get increasingly longer lifespan for components by just having a fan. Heat is what kills computers. And you get the ports. I keep my machines until they are literally too old to function. So for me a machine that is artificially limited to one external monitor and has almost no ports, and no FAN for almost 2000$? Yeah that makes the Air a hard pass for me. You can never get those features back no matter how badly you need them later. It’s not worth buying a pretty machine that gives you half the Ram, a smaller SSD, and in every way is inferior.

@@ghost-user559 configured with 16gb ram and 512gb memory, it goes like this:(pre tax) m1 air:$1260 m2 air: $1479 m1 pro 14:$1849 how is that even close? it's a difference of over $300 from the m2 air and almost $600 for the m1 air

Hahaha tell that to Microsoft...they are still hawking 128GB of storage in some of their machines like the Surface Pro.

@@JCTY299 not even the same device nor price point

@@metroaide0224 not the same device?! Surface laptop 4 13” business is starting $1,199 with i5, 8GB/256GB, +$200 you get 512gb or +$300 you prefer 16GB ram instead of 512GB.

@@JCTY299 o

@@jackwong64 my b, my mind immediately went to surface pro tablet. but whered you get the price? i checked and the laptop starts 899 on my end

I don't understand the new Air design, is just like a thinner MacBook Pro and it appears to have higher dimension because of its squarish format. This was the reason and the lack of the notch (I don't mind the 720p camera at all) I just bought the M1 Air today and it is to me, more elegant than the new Air. I love it.

To each their own, but I prefer the look of the M2 Air to the M1 Air. I also think it fits nicer in the hand when carrying it around, whereas the M1 has a sort of sharp feel to it, which isn’t ideal when you are walking around the office carrying it all day.

While the old M1 AIR is nice I have to say the M2 has the better keyboard hands down. It's the same one on the 14" and 16" Pro models. The key travel is much deeper on the M2. The key travel is way too narrow on the M1 AIR. Was going to go with the M1 AIR as a second computer but the M2 keyboard is just better in every which way including the function key size.

@@BlendingWithHenry I have both the M1 Air and Pro. The keyboards felt the same. Clearly Apple upgraded them on the M2.

Hear Hear. M1 Air 30%+ faster read/write due to 2x128 NAND flash chips vs single 256 on M2 Air. With that, plus no notch but with the iconic wedge, M1 just became an instant classic (ala MB Pro 15" 2015 previously imho). To sum up, happy with my base M1 Air, perfect for YT editing on the road, slices thru even 4k vids, zero lags, renders super fast, doesn't heat up, love the wedge and no notch. I'm good until M3 /4 ish thx.

Thanks for watching

Not someone with first hand experience, but I hear the M2 design is actually more comfortable

m1 pro would suits you well and won’t let you down.

Still has not shipped yet.

@@GregsGadgets I bought one with those specs and wondered if you had received it. I did get the 14 inch macbook pro m1 base model today to try and sure like it.

We may call the wedge shaped tapered design iconic. But did you notice that EVERY. SINGLE. laptop manufacturer is aping this design to death in all their machines that it becomes a bit nauseating. You take a look at rows and rows of laptops in best buy and they really all look the same. So, it is nice to have something that looks different than the rest.

The $999 is for the last generation model with the M1. The new one is $1200 base price.

@@turftrash3971 you are correct! Sorry.

Don't even need to! I edited a full video on it and it didn't even get warm, that's good enough for me lol.

Yes, the 16GB RAM is by far the best option, ArtisRight ddoes extensive tests proving this conclusive. The 256GB doe not slow the machine down, it is having too little RAM for your workflow.

Glad I could help!

Haha. They preemptively decided it was a great video. But thank you so much for the support and understanding how much work can go into a single video, I really appreciate this comment.

@@GregsGadgets That very well could be! I am glad to hear that and the passion you have clearly shows. The insight and effort is noticed and appreciated and I am glad that I had you as a resource to assist with making a decision for classes and development this fall.

I love short and sweet videos!!

It was 18mins long?! Ha so it is, didn’t feel like it. Must be a really good video to have held my attention so long

@@x3ko777 Exactly!

Be that as it may , in some ways it does perform less good than the last years model , and it does cost more , and apple doesn’t mention in the advertising the base m2 air is in fact slower or gimped a little in some ways . Yes it will probably do the job fine in most non heavy use circumstances for a lot off people , but clearly it’s not better in every way , and personally I’m glad KZfaqrs are testing and finding the limits of the devices and letting us know.

Bro I’m a student is it good to buy a air m2 base model for internt surfing playing videos and little bit of editing?

@@badalsingh7626 yes it would work well for you.

@@Princess_T Thanku so much ❤️

Hi Darel. Appreciate your informed feedback. Is the 1TB drive for the M2 MBA as fast as the 512GB?

@@deepsoulfulsounds We have a 1TB MBP and a 512GB MBA. I will say this, the NANDs in the 512GB MBA are fast, really fast; however, those NANDs are about as half as fast as the NANDs in the 1TB MBP. Note though, you don't really recognize the speed difference if you are moving data from online to the computer (You'll be limited by your wifi speed on this, trust me). The only time you might really recognize this difference is if you are playing games that access the drive a lot, or you edit videos using the drive as storage on a regular basis. Even then, the MBA does not appear slow (If this is you, I would recommend a MBP btw). Also, instead of springing for 2TB in the MBP, I built an external NVME 4TB drive (ACASIS TBU401 Enclosure with 4TB Inland Performance Plus NVMe, formatted as exFAT - makes the drive Windows compatible). It is as fast as the internal drive in the MBA (~2200 MB/s writes, ~2700 MB/s reads. MBP has ~6000 MB/s writes & reads btw). Finally, with "sound" being in your name, the MBP speakers are WAY better than the MBA (MBA speakers are good btw, just no low end). The MBP speakers do Dolby ATMOS and reproduction of the lower frequencies, 300hz and below, is amazing! I have a set of Beats that I don't even use to watch movies anymore as I love how the speakers on the MBP perform. Hope this helps!!!

Appreciate the detailed answer! Thanks!!

@@DMoneySmooth I pulled the trigger on the M1 MBP 14 and should receive by end of day tomorrow. Looking forward to using it!

@@deepsoulfulsounds how is it

Thank you!

+1 Single NAND Chip for base model SSD