Budget 90k+ Confused b/w a MBA or MBP

cskartikey

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I'm in a bit of a dilemma about which laptop to buy and when. My current device is on its last legs, and I’ll likely need a replacement soon. However, I'm also planning to move out of India next summer, so I'm debating whether it would be better to wait until then to buy a new MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. My main use will be programming, with some occasional editing, and I’m a power user, so I expect to push the device to its limits. Ideally, I'd like a laptop that can last 5-7 years.

1. What will be your primary usage for the notebook?
My primary use will be coding, with some occasional editing. It’s going to be a heavily used device, so I need something reliable and capable of handling high-performance tasks.

2. What size and weight considerations do you have?
I prefer a screen size over 13 inches.

PS: I might do 3D, ECE & Math stuff too!
 
I'm sure you will hit RAM limit before performance limit with macs, so buy whichever is cheaper with 16GB RAM. 8GB RAM is stupid for any 50k+ laptop.

FYI - I feel 16GB RAM to be limiting at times on my office MBP M1 pro. But then again, for me macOS is the bigger annoyance. I hope you know limitations of macOS vs say Windows or even Linux (PS - I feel all desktop OSes are bad at this point but Win11 is the least annoying)

I bought a 32GB RAM Lenovo with core 5 125H for my cousin who is into UI/UX design for under 75k and has a 100% sRGB panel as well.
 
cskartikey said:
I'm in a bit of a dilemma about which laptop to buy and when. My current device is on its last legs, and I’ll likely need a replacement soon. However, I'm also planning to move out of India next summer, so I'm debating whether it would be better to wait until then to buy a new MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. My main use will be programming, with some occasional editing, and I’m a power user, so I expect to push the device to its limits. Ideally, I'd like a laptop that can last 5-7 years.

1. What will be your primary usage for the notebook?
My primary use will be coding, with some occasional editing. It’s going to be a heavily used device, so I need something reliable and capable of handling high-performance tasks.

2. What size and weight considerations do you have?
I prefer a screen size over 13 inches.

PS: I might do 3D, ECE & Math stuff too!
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MBP with fans. that is the Pro Series chipset not normal one.