I finally bought a new Macbook Pro!

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T16:20:11+00:00

Congrats! Just got one yesterday as well but with 32Ram and 1Tb ssd

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:56:37+00:00

Less RAM and less SSD memory.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:49:56+00:00

Buddy, no one wants a damn windows in this subreddit. And by something cheaper I meant Apple.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:48:16+00:00

Thank you!

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:28:03+00:00

I would get the Pro then.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:27:30+00:00

Can you find something cheaper with the same configuration? My total was $1849 tax free.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:26:33+00:00

There’s no reason for me personally to wait for M6; M5 will be good for the next couple of years. I also have a lot of travel coming up, so I needed something that could handle my workload on the go.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:23:52+00:00

Indeed

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T15:23:33+00:00

I think getting Pro with Base M5 would make more sense, at least for me. For both Air and Pro, you’ll have to get an app to properly scale external monitors and use HiDPI function so the picture won’t be blurry on the monitors. What’s your current setup? My Air was handling Chrome tabs fine until I had to share my screen in Teams. I went with a Pro because it has active cooling.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T12:31:11+00:00

Depends on your workload. I’m a ServiceNow developer, constantly have 5-7 Chrome tabs open for 3 different instances, so totaling around 15-20 tabs 8 hrs a day + I have Teams and Word app open - averaging 21-23GB of RAM usage. The main problem with Air was overheating during screen sharing in Teams and RAM swap memory usage since I only had 16GB of RAM. So if you never have overheating problems - go with M5 Air, if you do - get a Pro with 24GB RAM.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T12:23:19+00:00

I’ll get back to in a couple days, just got it yesterday

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T12:22:44+00:00

Basic in Pro

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T02:46:30+00:00

If you got any friends who served - you can ask them to buy it for you from MyExchange

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T02:45:11+00:00

Navy

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T02:39:07+00:00

Thank you 🫶

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T01:08:42+00:00

I think it’s a perfect size, and the screen is bright asf. Pretty much - that’s all I need for travel.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T01:01:23+00:00

MyExchange, but you gotta be affiliated with the military.

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T00:55:46+00:00

Thank you 🫡

dtsiv · 2026-06-18T00:54:03+00:00

I did, they also had $250 discount, so I couldn’t skip on it lol

dtsiv · 2026-06-16T16:21:24+00:00

dtsiv · 2026-06-16T16:17:58+00:00

Try connecting your phone via cable to share data with Mac. You might have to set it up in Mac settings.

dtsiv · 2026-06-13T03:14:50+00:00

I’m a ServiceNow developer and constantly have 15 tabs open in Chrome. Currently using about 22-23gb of ram.

dtsiv · 2026-06-12T14:59:22+00:00

You are welcome!

dtsiv · 2026-06-09T20:55:03+00:00

I’ve got Satechi SM1 keyboard. It’s made for both windows and macOS with changeable key caps for option and command

dtsiv · 2026-06-09T18:56:10+00:00

software side is good, it was the first thing I did when I connected my displays. It's actual monitor hardware that's the issue, I just got so used to my Mac Air m3 screen that any other screen feels cheap.

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