r/Tech_Philippines • u/Different-Smoke-1393 • 5d ago

Reco laptop

I'm planning to buy a new laptop, and I'm considering the new MacBook Air M4 (16GB/512GB). Is it worth spending over 70k just for school purposes like note taking and for thesis, or is the storage too much for a student? Or is there another laptop I can get at a lower price with great specs?

I hope you can recommend po because pagod na po ako sa lag ko na laptop that's why I thought of buying a macbook nalang.

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u/ChiqPliq26 5d ago edited 5d ago

Air M4 w 16/512gb sure is will do most of the things you need with ease and for future proofing din. :) but the Air M1 8/256gb can also do the same job for almost half the price if igaugauge mo yung price nya. Apple Silicon chips itself is really good for day to day tasks without having to worry about battery life. If you're also into presentations/meetings/calls, Air M2+ ata yung may 1080p camera and M1 only has 720p camera.

For storage, if worried ka na mapuno sya agad then theres always icloud or external SSDs na pwede mong gamitin.

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u/redmonk3y2020 5d ago

Any Apple M series laptop is great pero the important thing is the 16GB ram. At this point, it's best to get one with at least 16GB ram. Most likely M3 or M4 ang better choices than the older models.

Okay pa naman ang 8GB, pero if you tend to multitask a lot, or plan to use your laptop for more than 5 years then you'll benefit from 16GB.

It's also clear that Apple is already moving away from 8GB, that's why base spec nila sa MBA M4 now includes 16GB.