to be honest, the second video make me confused, for real the normal M1 can be quite good ??

is it enough for beatmaking with 16 gb of ram or i should go for M1 pro ?? dilemma

 

A few years ago, 16 GB was enough. It's enough for making beats. If you don't have 40 sound containers open like Hans Zimmer, 16 GB is of course enough. Today, however, 32 GB is generally recommended for contact workers and 64 GB and more for video editing. With all newer processes, only small performance gains are made due to technological advances.

I think it was only 10% from the M1 to the M2 - so marginal, with the M1 and other CPU processors, they already have high-end processors. P.S:: Hans Zimmer had a custom-made one with 128 GB.

 

i found a used Macbook Air M1 with 16 Gb and 256 storage for 500 $, what do u think bro ?

 

I would take it!!!

Maybe buy a new one?
Apple MacBook Air 13" 2020 M1 - New price €759.00
www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/200840784_-macbook-air-13-2020-m1-apple.html
https://geizhals.de/apple-macbook-air-m1-v46345.html

 

They are here in the US, they do custom laptop builds and send the product. They have excellent customer service as well.

 

great, thank you so much for your help bro

 

i saw the config you bought, with 4Tb storage for sure you do a big work with your laptop mate !

 

I bought mine with 2TB thinking it was enough, back in the day nothing was hardly over 1 or 2 gb lol now everything is 50-100+ gb, especially Kontakt libraries. I upgraded to 4TB and now I have 8TB lol. The ones I compared to that model though were arounbd 3k for what you get, so it's extremely good deal.

 

Check James Zhan video on YouTube .. he got few video comparison which will help you to decide. I have decided to buy the MAX version instead of pro .. and it's flawless .. again it's so freaking heavy btw

 

if you're going to record with mics remember to keep an eye on max dB of fan noise. they can be recording session killers. also, don't trust the hype about macs because they are just as noisy as Pcs. just get a stress test program and have at it and you will see them fans singing like it's the lord of the rings afterparty.
Also about fan noises, these bit#$% a$$ computer makers now found the perfect solution to themselves about investing in new cooling solutions or silent fans. our computer is suuuuper silent. then you find out why: they put it on the consumer. do you want it quieter? then put it in battery mode, never performance. so you have a ferrari engine but have to run it like a fiat punto if you don't want the fans to rise the computers above the table. like olden days iphones: want the battery to last past luch time? then turn off every single feature so you can make it to the middle of the morning with at least some battery in it. if you're not recording with mics, only worry is people around you bitching about the noise. haha

 

The price/performance is indeed very attractive, but what about the assembly quality? They say "alloy chassis", but is it all-aluminum like a MacBook or just some parts?
Do they send to europe, and at what cost? I didn't found any info about their shipping policy...

 

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