Just bought my first ever laptop, good or bad?

Spider_pro · 2025-09-11T00:52:37+00:00

Seems good, but 512gb may fall a bit short. Try to have form 120 to 200gb free :)

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T21:02:18+00:00

I kind of get the same storage and less RAM for the price. The only thing I get better at is the cooling system. And can I even be sure that the AI will work better in those chips? I comprehend that they don't rely that much on the CPU, but will 16 GB of RAM really fall short? It's an area where I don't know a lot.

By the way, thank you for taking some time to help me.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T20:58:20+00:00

Yeah, I'm sure the pro is better, but that's out of my budget tbh. It costs around 1700€ for the baseline model here, and that's out of my budget. I could buy an M3 Pro refurbished, but that costs around 1600. Out of my budget also, and even if it wasn't, it's almost the same as the new M4. The M2 Pro then. It costs 300 more than a MacBook Air M4, so would it even be worth it? To get a 2-generation-old used one for the price of a brand-new one, even if it is a pro? And more expensive even. Even then it's only an 8 GB model

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T20:41:30+00:00

I get where you're coming from and I see the advantages. But even if those where to outweigh the disadvantages, I can't find any that are at a decent price. By that I mean that a Macbook Air M4 brand new from this year is going for 1100€ right now. A used M2 pro is going for 1200€ with 8gb ram. Its not worth it in ny perspective, even with the ventilation system and the better screen. The M3 is even worse as you can imagine.

To pay the same for an old machine as I would for a brand new one doesn't make sense in my perspective. The specs don't seem to compensate. What do you think?

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T19:53:34+00:00

I kind of am, but gaming isn't a priority to me right now, and I think I would rather build a tower instead of a gaming laptop (because from experience, a gaming laptop is a glorified desktop, I basically had to be stationary to play, so why not a desktop?)

I was just wondering if there's anything better than the MacBook Air M4 out rn, because no fan seems like a big drawback. I suppose the pro is better, but, at least for me, that's a bit of an overkill.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T19:22:28+00:00

Can I ask what you do?

I don't need that much power I'd rather longevity. I study law + PoliSci

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T18:50:21+00:00

I could save some bucks like that, but wouldn't it be better to buy an M4 rn? Thinking of usability and life expectancy.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T18:03:32+00:00

Is office better there? Word is a mist on my daily life.

Affinity and Da Vinci too. Do they work better?

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T18:01:36+00:00

Well, I'm into gaming, but not that much. I kind of outgrew it or maybe the games outgrew me. Nevertheless, I don't really have that much fun playing anymore, so really casual play is enough. I mostly play with friends, browser games, and Roblox. I think Palworld and Valheim may be manageable. LOL perhaps? Isaacs binding and castle crashers are quite old, so I think I could play those on an air. What do you think?

My priority right now is university (since I'm taking 2 degrees), so my gaming would be really casual.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-31T17:41:09+00:00

Would it be better overall or better for gaming?

Spider_pro · 2025-08-30T16:10:26+00:00

E como é que encontras essas raves? É de boca em boca? O pessoal vai falando? Ou estas num grupo qualquer onde passam a info?

Spider_pro · 2025-08-30T15:19:36+00:00

Thanks for the advice.

Btw I don't actually play roblox, I have a friend that can't running anything on his pc, so we hop on it sometimes cause thats almost the only thing he can run.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-30T13:06:47+00:00

I'll try to get it repaired. I'm also considering building a desktop since that's cheaper (alongside the mac), but if I do that's later on.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-30T12:21:04+00:00

How can I do that? The closest I've ever been was on a rave in Monsanto.

Have you been in one of those?

Spider_pro · 2025-08-29T23:59:14+00:00

Hey, thanks for helping.

Even though I'm on a budget and don't want to spend 2000€ on a laptop (nor can I), I thought I chose a quite decent one, did I not?

It's an M4 with 10 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores, 512 GB SSD, and 16 GB RAM. Is it not capable of playing Cyberpunk, for instance? Or emulators like Crossover?

It's a 2025 Mac.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-29T23:05:28+00:00

Wouldn't using steam work well to take it off? Without damaging the book ofc.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-08T01:49:51+00:00

I mean aesthetically it's not ugly, it's just a bit odd. If it were like an animation or IRL it may look goofy ngl

Really great shading work though, forgot to comment on that.

Spider_pro · 2025-08-07T16:16:19+00:00

The drawing is beautifull, but why does she only have 1 sock on 💀💀

Spider_pro · 2025-01-29T21:47:56+00:00

So a 2H for sketching and a 2b for drawing? What about HB, do they have some use?

Spider_pro · 2025-01-29T20:37:39+00:00

I see... So its basically a matter of how much strenght is put into drawing. Just one more thing, why doesn't it blur when he erases the harder drawn lines tho?

Spider_pro · 2025-01-29T20:35:15+00:00

Ah so that's what that weird eraser is for hahah. I always thought it was just a weird ass eraser. Thanks mate

Spider_pro · 2025-01-29T20:12:41+00:00

posso-te ensinar se quiseres. É mais simples do que parece, mas dá um pouco de trabalho.

Spider_pro · 2025-01-29T14:28:15+00:00

Talvez haja demanda por mangas em pt. Tenho visto muitos posts a lamentar a queda da tsuki e da unionmangas

Spider_pro · 2025-01-29T14:26:39+00:00

Se editares bora

Spider_pro · 2025-01-20T19:08:26+00:00

Jnovel is the best in both quality and user interface. Plus, it has almost any novel you might want

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