Posts by Andrew Booth31

coastalseal9 said:I picked up a MacBook Air about a month ago, though I haven't even unboxed it yet since I've just been sticking to my old Mac Pro... 😁
So, I saw on the news today that they released a new MacBook Air with the M1 chip at basically the same price point, and now I'm sitting here wondering if it's worth heading down to the store to swap mine out for the latest thing. For context, I just use the laptop for personal stuff like browsing the web, nothing professional or heavy-duty...

Should I make the switch or just stick with what I have?

13-inch MacBook Air
Retina display with True Tone
1.1GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
8GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory
512GB SSD storage
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Backlit Magic Keyboard
Touch ID
Force Touch trackpad
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports

Specs for the new one if I decide to trade up:
Apple M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine
8GB unified memory
512GB SSD storage¹
Retina display with True Tone
Magic Keyboard
Touch ID
Force Touch trackpad
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports

To someone like me who isn't tech-savvy, it all looks pretty much the same... 😁
I heard something about how the M1 doesn't have a fan, but then there's talk about the memory being different or something... I honestly have no clue, so I guess I'll just wait for some advice... 😁

Timothy Kim60 said:If you're grabbing a 3070, aim for 1440p, but if you go with the 5700XT, stick to 1080p at 144Hz... there it is 😁

analogtiger19 said:It really comes down to how close you sit to the screen... A 27" display is pretty much the sweet spot for 1440p because 1080p can look incredibly grainy if you're sitting too close, given that 1080p at that size only hits about 81.59 ppi, whereas 1440p gives you a much smoother 108.79 ppi.