#WHICH MAC TO GET UPGRADE#

If you regularly do the kind of tasks that use all the processing power you can throw at them, like encoding high-definition video and developing and compiling iOS, the $1,500 version of the 13-inch Pro is a worthwhile upgrade over the Air. The Air also omits the older MacBook ProвЂ™s (situationally useful but largely unnecessary) Touch Bar in favor of a row of physical function keys and a standalone Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The Air includes only two USB-C ports (which support Thunderbolt 3) plus a headphone jack-but Thunderbolt 3 docks and USB-C hubs and adapters are common enough and inexpensive enough that this isnвЂ™t as big of a problem as it used to be. The only downside is that some Mac apps that run well on Intel Macs havenвЂ™t yet been optimized for the Apple M1 chip, and you might notice some performance lag until those apps are updated.

Like its predecessor, the M1 version of the Air includes a much-improved keyboard with a deeper, more satisfying feel and improved reliability compared with MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models released between 20. And unlike previous MacBook Air models, the M1 version doesnвЂ™t require a cooling fan, which keeps it dead silent even when youвЂ™re maxing out the processor by exporting a video or playing a game. AppleвЂ™s new M1 processor is much faster than the low-power Intel processors in previous MacBook Airs, and its battery life is so good that you should almost never need to charge it during the day if you donвЂ™t want to. We recommend the basic $1,000 version of the MacBook Air, which has enough speed, memory, and storage for most day-to-day computer tasks.

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