MacBook Neo (8/512) or MacBook Air M4 (16/256)
Hello everyone! I am a physical therapist and I want to buy a new laptop...
After a little bit of research, I have come to the following laptops:
- Macbook Neo (8/512) which costs 800€
- Macbook Air M4 (16/256, new) which costs 900€
((Here is the catch though... Right now I am using my Samsung Galaxy S23 with DeX and it pretty much does everything I want. It has its limitations and it's tiring, so I can't keep on using this.
I argue with myself that I don't need such an expensive device if my mobile phone is kind of enough, so I tried to look on Windows budget laptops around 400€... Based on my previous Dell laptop back in 2016, I would want to buy another one like this, since it showed a lot of problems from the first month... Not to mention that after a year or two it started lagging a lot.))
The main use will be:
- Researching the databases for articles, internet stuff like YouTube, streaming, write documents/excels/PowerPoints, reading PDF's.
- I am also thinking of taking an MSc course or any seminars, so mostly reading and zoom calls.
- Normal daily stuff for an average user.
I want this laptop to hold in time, like at least 5+ years.
Will the RAM of Neo be enough? Will the storage of M4 be enough?
P.s. my GF uses a Macbook Pro (8/128) from 2017, and does the same stuffing want to do just fine. Maybe it is a little slow to respond, but it's much better than my Dell laptop in 2016.
What is your suggestion?