I feel everytime I decide to get a model, I might miss out on something crucial unless I get the maxed out MacBook Pro. "Why not spend $100 bucks more to get the M3 Pro instead, and then something inside me says 'in for a penny, in for a pound', why not get the M3 Max. What is this? Why am I not satisfied with what I am getting?
This is what most of my routine looks like:
Lots of Safari usage. Work email and Facetime. Keynote. Reading News. Online Banking and Shopping. Social Media(Instagram only). Streaming Spotify music. Photo Editing for Instagram using Creative Cloud.
Was thinking of M3 Pro with 36 GB of RAM hoping to future proof. Am I overestimating or have I fallen into the abyss of materialism?
P.S: Kindly do not recommend Windows machines. Thanks.
Don't get a maxed out model, that's just an exercise in how much cash you can slip into Tim's pockets. 36gb of ram is not a bad idea, although truthfully you should be fine with 18 for the entirety of the laptop's useful life. I think the spec you picked out is great, I am currently using the full-fat M1 Pro and it's a peach.
But that also begs the question, do you need a pro? If you move around a lot, an air might actually be a better machine for you.
I currently have a 2017 MacBook Pro 15 with Touch Bar. MacOS uses swap despite having 16 gigs of RAM while running PS and Safari, hence the hesitancy. Thanks for the advice!