What macbook should I get with 1500 Euro budget? My requirements are 16gb ram and 14-15 inch display. Going to use for web development & design, programming in general and college. What I'm currently considering is the Macbook Pro M1 14 16GB, but not sure if it's the best I can get with the money. I'm in Europe and willing to import from the US which would have around 350 Euro for customs
#Macbook for Web Dev & College
icy igloo
white garnet
Hello. I own a Macbook Air M1, and it really work fine for day to day use. Meaning, project leading, creation of document with Pages, knowledge base management with Obsidian and Craft. I also use Webex, Zoom, and Teams, all together, and the machine shines with "only" 8gb of memory. I don't know if the machine you talk about is the best for the price. But it will handle the workload you need.
limber bobcat
What macbook should I get with 1500 Euro budget? My requirements are 16gb ram an...
If you can find a MacBook Air 15” 16GB in M2 or M3 (whichever fits your budget best), you’d be golden.
The MacBook Air is the single best laptop out there for students in mine and many other peoples’ opinion
icy igloo
If you can find a MacBook Air 15” 16GB in M2 or M3 (whichever fits your budget b...
I found €1,610.00 - Brand New - MacBook Air 2024 M3 15.3” 8-Core CPU | 10-Core GPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD (1 year global warranty can go to local service + 1-2 years warranty but would have to ship overseas)
It's from Italy
I'm in Malta
in Malta it costs €2160
what do you think?
limber bobcat
If you can afford it go for it
icy igloo
If you can afford it go for it
would it be worth it
i plan on keeping it for at least 5 years
limber bobcat
lemme convert the currency super quick and compare to what I can find here
limber bobcat
That might be a bit expensive, see if you can find that same laptop a bit cheaper?
oh
icy igloo
in malta where i live it's €2160
limber bobcat
Yeah that’s ridiculous
icy igloo
Yeah that’s ridiculous
so yea id be saving 550
limber bobcat
That same laptop is only $2000 CAD from apple directly
icy igloo
oh wow
icy igloo
That same laptop is only $2000 CAD from apple directly
still if i get it from canada id have to pay import taxes
and customs
limber bobcat
Which is roughly €1350
limber bobcat
What is the price from apple themselves?
Oh
Yeah idk man
Keep searching I guess and see what you can find
limber bobcat
Yep
icy igloo
My use case is work/college laptop for software development, mostly web development/design. Usually running a lot of tabs on chrome and a lot of applications at the same time. Coming from a 14 inch E14 Thinkpad with 250 nits, 8GB RAM and 240GB SSD. I intend on keeping this laptop for the next 5-7 years. Which is the better option?
€1630 - 1 Year Warranty - From overseas - MacBook Air 2024 M3 15.3” 8-Core CPU | 10-Core GPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD
or
€2150 - 2 Years Warranty - Locally - MacBook Pro 2024 M3 Pro 14.2” 11-Core CPU | 14-Core GPU 18GB RAM 512GB SSD
distant pawn
I have the m3 pro macbook pro, so speaking from firsthand experience, it runs like butter and its battery can last probably 2-3 days with light usage
it can game (whatever games are compatible) if you're looking for something to do in your freetime
and the XDR screen is so amazing
so if you can stretch your budget, then totally go for the m3 pro, if not the air M3 is a perfectly capable machine and the battery might even be better than the m3 pro (thats what claimed by apple)
However, i am not too sure about euros and any import taxes but the M3 pro MBP is actually $2000 starting and if i directly do a "usd to eur" conversion it should be 1800 euros but im guessing there is import taxes.
icy igloo
However, i am not too sure about euros and any import taxes but the M3 pro MBP i...
i ended up getting the m3 pro
really loving it so far
icy igloo
lol
the transition from windows to mac was actually really smooth
i didnt expect that
distant pawn
fr
icy igloo
only took me 2 days