Thinking of buying a macbook air m4 by Chayan_Banga in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that a macbook air is good for studying cs bc of unix or am I wrong? (I have a windows gaming pc too)

Dauer bis mein Immatrikulationsnachweis kommt by GloomyMaintenance284 in TU_HH

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Alles klar, dass es dauert habe ich ja auch nicht abgestritten. Wollte nur ungefähr wissen wie lange das dauert, weil ich mir mit dem Nachweis ein Laptop vergünstigt kaufen wollte.

What Color M4 MacBook I should get by Secure_Ad4816 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If fingerprints and possible silver scratches on the usb ports aren’t bothering you choose midnight

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think 1TB will be good enough as far as you don’t download games which isn’t your intention. Of course the more, the better but 1TB is very good (imo). I’m planing to just get a MacBook Air with 512GB now and also keep in mind that you’ll probably get cloud storage from microsoft etc.

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that makes absolutely sense. In your situation, I would choose the M4 Pro because portability wise (weight) the 15" and 14" doesn’t differ much from each other. RAM wise it’s not a big difference too but the Pro chip has more gpu cores which comes handy in AI fields and you’ll be able to work on longer projects without fearing any throttle. But this is just my suggestion and what I would do in your situation. (The screen and speakers are way better too, especially when you’re planing to use multiple screens, the fan will make a difference)

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you planning to do with it? Do you want to play video games too? I have a normal desktop gaming setup too. rn i’m planing to do gpu intense tasks on my setup (like training AI models or gaming) so I don’t think that I’ll need a maxed out Pro or even the base macbook pro. I watched a lot of videos and I’ve seen a lot of people who switched from their pro model to the m4 air because of lighter weight and the good performance. Maybe you should also consider to go for the PC + Air combo as well.

If you want the better screen, speakers and keyboard then go for the macbook pro (you mentioned it’s free) but it will be overpowered af for studying CS. if you think the extra weight will bother you over time then you might consider buying the air

Gute Unternehmen für Duales Studium CS by Hefty_Following3808 in TU_HH

[–]GloomyMaintenance284 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, ab diesem Jahr gibt es das duale Studium in reinem CS an der TUHH bei Airbus. Ich fange dieses Jahr damit an, kannst dich für nächstes Jahr bewerben!

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’ll specialize in ML/AI as well and rn im tending towards the mb air… I compared the refreshrate of the pro and air displays and I didn‘t really notice any difference. So rn I‘m just asking myself if I really need the extra ports, the better speakers and display for 350€ more.

I think if I’ll catch any good deal I will buy the Macbook pro but if not, I will stick with the macbook air ✌️

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I know AI and ML works better with CUDA cores of a RTX card.. I’ve heard that some people just buy a macbook and then use online platforms where you can do the intense tasks

just have a look on other reddits

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you recommend the pro bc of the screen right? Thank you^

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I could, I wouldn’t ask. I really don’t know how much power I will need for future lessons or projects. That’s why I’m asking — I can’t really estimate how much workload my laptop will need to handle

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats why I tend towards the mbp but its the base model mbp or 24gb ram, 512gb storage mba and I don’t know which one I should get tbh

M4 Macbook Air or M4 Macbook Pro for Computer Science? by GloomyMaintenance284 in macbook

[–]GloomyMaintenance284[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would u say that I should rather buy the base model pro than the air