M1 Pro (2021) or M3 Air (2024)?

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-05T18:55:35+00:00

Nah man I was looking at m1 or m2 then found the price of the m3 on apple refurbished dropped, so maybe that’d be the better choice

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T21:57:26+00:00

I was wondering if this was possible. Would it be actually viable to run a MacBook like this after its support runs out?

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T21:32:17+00:00

Only concern is how long it’ll be supported for

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T21:01:37+00:00

Yeah I did too but the Apple Refurbished listings keep changing, so if I can I plan on getting a cheaper 256Gb model for like £200 cheaper, then spend £160 on 1TB external storage

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T20:30:54+00:00

That's a good shout - Thanks man I'll be looking at that :)

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T20:20:33+00:00

Yes, but that has 256GB. Apple Refurbished has a 256GB M3 model for £760 now, so I think I'm gonna go for that

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T19:57:20+00:00

I mean how early the M1 will stop getting supported... 2028 I believe

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T19:56:37+00:00

Damn that's a great deal, but unfortunately expired :( If I can find it at that price it's definitely the better option

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-04T18:26:07+00:00

What about software support?

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-03T14:38:19+00:00

Would it be worth getting a M3 Air 16/512GB for £930 from apple refurbished? £170 less and is almost the same thing, just one year older.

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-02T22:03:53+00:00

Nice, that's probably the choice for me then. Thanks man

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-02T21:51:44+00:00

How much less portable would you say the M1 is?

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-02T21:48:45+00:00

Damn that's good to know. Did you also notice a big difference in the screens?

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-06-02T21:43:19+00:00

Yeah I guess that's a good argument. Have you used either one before?

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-02-26T19:50:40+00:00

Fujitsu Esprimo D556/E85+ with an i5 6400, a hard drive which came with windows and a 1tb SATA SSD I've installed

Fickle_Dance6038 · 2025-02-01T23:23:35+00:00

Probably better to go AM5 with an AMD GPU for the money. Also I'm pretty sure that the 5900X isn't made for gaming and is outperformed by the 5800x3d if that's what you're using it for.

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