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Need to replace laptop. Macbook Air vs Macbook Pro (15"/14", M5, 24GB 1TB)?
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Date: September 16th, 2026 10:08 AM Author: cowkebe The Pro is about $350 more.
For those who have used both, is the Pro worth the extra cost?
What differences did you actually notice in day-to-day use?
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Date: September 16th, 2026 10:09 AM Author: UhOh i have an air and it's great for normie shit. are you making audio/visual stuff? downloading massive files? if not, hard to justify the pro. i'd rather have the extra inch on the air than performance stuff i'm not going to notice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137580) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 10:14 AM Author: cowkebe Which Air do you have?
The main reason I’m considering the Pro is the fan. My current Air gets ridiculously hot. I usually have a ton of stuff open: Microsoft 365, spreadsheets, video calls, Chrome with 20+ tabs, etc. |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:58 AM Author: UhOh m4 15" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137793) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:01 AM Author: cowkebe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137649) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:03 AM Author: Flared Bass my son has the air and i have a pro
i feel like the extra $ are worth it, but its probably marginal for an average user |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:27 AM Author: cowkebe Describe the difference to make the extra $ worth it. ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137715) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:28 AM Author: Consuela why replace it? my laptop is macbook air from 2019 and it is getting really sluggish, might be time soon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137717) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:28 AM Author: CapTTTainFalcon macbook pro, baby (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137720) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:40 AM Author: cowkebe I like how everyone responds without explaining jack shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137752) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:49 AM Author: CapTTTainFalcon I just wanted to insinuate that you're a huge fucking faggot low energy bitch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137777) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:35 AM Author: The Penis Get the pro with maxed out ram. It's great for running local ai models. Otherwise get the air with extra HD because its lighter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137737) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:44 AM Author: cowkebe Currently have the Macbook Air M1 from 2020. I need a bigger screen, more RAM and more storage. So Macbook Air M5, 15", 24GB, 1TB seems TCR.
However, Macbook Pro M5, 14" with the same specs is just $350 higher in price. Trying to decide if those $350 will ever be of use before those 24GB and 1 TB run out in ~5 years.
How many AI models do you run at once? I'm running just 2. |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:42 AM Author: scholarship I ordered both and kept the pro. Air definitely feels much lighter and more portable if you care about that. I ended up going with the pro because I use it to record music and wanted the extra processing power, I wanted the biggest screen possible and you get an extra inch, and I like having a dedicated hdmi port for court instead of using a dongle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137760) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: cowkebe So you record music professionally?
Did you get the Macbook Pro M5, 16"? How many GB in Ram and Storage?
Total price? |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:57 AM Author: UhOh it's funny how they badger you into it by offering a 14" pro, a 15" air, and a 16" pro. why no 16" air or 15" pro? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137789) |
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Date: September 16th, 2026 11:55 AM Author: the wife guy cinematic universe Get an ipad pro. Better oled screen and can do everything (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5904229&forum_id=2E#50137785) |