If you need more than 20 tabs and 4 apps open at the same time definitely get the 16GB. If not, go with the 8GB and save a few bucks. Apple M1 processor is worth it either way compared to any Windows at the same price, for now.
I used 8GB version for a couple of weeks and had the spinning beach ball fairly often. 16GB, only once when an app got out of control and used like 86GB of memory. I recommend people get the 16GB if they work on multiple apps (3-4+) at the same time.
@@kadckadc nothing out of the ordinary. Browser, mostly. I didn’t log what I was doing, unfortunately. I can tell you with 16GB, it’s a non issue unless an app is having trouble.
I bought the 8GB RAM version, but realized I need more RAM to play with music software. I sold it and bought the 16 GB RAM version. ps. "Buy it nice or buy it twice" ;)
I went with 8GB. It's enough for personal computing, learning, and exploring stuff, and 16GB is too little for my professional needs. I guess that's a way for Apple to differentiate their consumer line from their professional line without compromising quality.
but they brave enough to label a product called Macbook "Pro" and shipped its base model with an 8 gb of ram and 256gb storage. i mean, Pro is an acronym for Professional rights?
@@JhanOjan bruh that's just dumb. because this also implies that the iPhone x pro is for professionals and clearly you can't be doing professional work on mobile and thus you can conclude that the pro in the naming is just a for branding or merely meaning "enhanced".
*shrug* I just ordered the 8GB version... they had a sale here where it was like $170 cheaper than it's normal price... the 16GB one wasn't on sale, and is normally $200 more, so now it would have been $360 for 8GB... simply too expensive for that little extra memory... it will live as long as it lives... so far so good
Yesterday I installed Adobe Photoshop 22.4.3 on my MacBook Air M1 8(7) / 256 - and it's working 100% correct: the app's launch is 6 seconds and OpenCL (on Metal) is supported (!)
3:07 I mean as a reference to a Max Tech youve mentioned, it's fair to mention that guy was using basically overkill files to get such a results as 8K footage.. which if you gonna edit 8K footage on base macbook air .. for 4k and full hd it's almost the same. The only reason is basically if you rendering actually and want to multitask that's where ram upgrade comes alive
8GB is okay , as long as you restart daily. There is an issue with the M1, where it uses around 2GB extra RAM, I hear that is down to the unified memory, getting used by the GPU? That said, the higher CPU speed means that you dont notice memory compression.
I have the 8gb version. The only time I notice a slight problem is when I leave Zoom on for days. It begins to lag whenever I join a session and also when my students activate or deactivate their cameras/microphones for some reason. So I restart every 2-3 days. Other than that, I haven't been able to tell if there is something I should be doing with the swap memory.
It’s meant to wear out faster. To be honest, instead of lasting 12 years, maybe it’ll last 10 years instead? Honestly I don’t believe the difference is that much. I suspect most of us would have a new device by then.
Software has been using more and more memory. 8gb as an entry level standard should have ended in 2017. Or at least allow users to upgrade ram with it being soldered.
@@ZaffsProductions while that may be true., what has gone backwards is soldered ram with no ability to upgrade. There is no need for it, except for business purposes. They are creating a limitation out of greed.
I know how I could do it in Windows, not sure about macOS! I don’t think they would let you. Whenever I check my memory usage, it seems to dip in and out of the page file.
Max tech? The guy who says buying a windows pc in 2021 is a huge mistake? And that apple alone invented usb type C? And valve saves AAA gaming on Macs? Mmm….No thanks.
@@ZaffsProductions sir i am going to pursue computer science engineering I want to buy laptop only for studies including coding , Android & ios development Note i am not interested in video editing or any type of graphic designing
@@shaikgousiya3804 I think the 8GB might take long compiling and you might not be able to do anything else without the laptop slowing down, also depends on what kind of assets are being used in the program especially with the apps. 8GB WILL work. But 16GB will flow better.
Are you an 8GB or 16GB user?
16GB RAM and 512GB storage
8gb user, happy with the performance
Those who buy the 16 gb version are completely fool
@@erenhack no I just need it for my work :)
@@erenhack Not necessarily. If they are compiling a program and editing massive raw photo files, then 16GB will flow nicely.
If you need more than 20 tabs and 4 apps open at the same time definitely get the 16GB. If not, go with the 8GB and save a few bucks. Apple M1 processor is worth it either way compared to any Windows at the same price, for now.
Oh shutup choose 16gb for future proof 🙃
8GB and 512GB storage, so happy with the performance, even when editing 4K videos on DaVinci Resolve
It’s great isn’t it?
I used 8GB version for a couple of weeks and had the spinning beach ball fairly often. 16GB, only once when an app got out of control and used like 86GB of memory. I recommend people get the 16GB if they work on multiple apps (3-4+) at the same time.
what apps did/do you use to get the spinning beach ball often?
@@kadckadc nothing out of the ordinary. Browser, mostly. I didn’t log what I was doing, unfortunately. I can tell you with 16GB, it’s a non issue unless an app is having trouble.
I bought the 8GB RAM version, but realized I need more RAM to play with music software. I sold it and bought the 16 GB RAM version. ps. "Buy it nice or buy it twice" ;)
im actually using the 8Gb Ram version for music production and it works okay (being a beginner)
@@isaiahtan5657 No matter how many RAM we have, let's be happy to create music :)
@@MrDakti Of course! its the process that matters!
i have no experience w music production but i want to purchase a macbook so i can start, do you recommend 8 or 16gb?
what made you realise you needed more ram? if i may ask
I went with 8GB. It's enough for personal computing, learning, and exploring stuff, and 16GB is too little for my professional needs. I guess that's a way for Apple to differentiate their consumer line from their professional line without compromising quality.
but they brave enough to label a product called Macbook "Pro" and shipped its base model with an 8 gb of ram and 256gb storage. i mean, Pro is an acronym for Professional rights?
@@JhanOjan bruh that's just dumb. because this also implies that the iPhone x pro is for professionals and clearly you can't be doing professional work on mobile and thus you can conclude that the pro in the naming is just a for branding or merely meaning "enhanced".
*shrug* I just ordered the 8GB version... they had a sale here where it was like $170 cheaper than it's normal price... the 16GB one wasn't on sale, and is normally $200 more, so now it would have been $360 for 8GB... simply too expensive for that little extra memory... it will live as long as it lives... so far so good
8GB will be fine! It’s much more optimised than 8GB on a Windows device.
I have 16G ram M1，16GB is necessary for me, after opening 5-6 tabs，10GB is used
Mac ram is weird. My ram is used 6 gb when i have 20 tabs opened.
what browser?
@@remy7663 Chrome
@@Alan-ck6fg theres youre problem
@@ducphan6105 Later，16GB ram will be the base model soon. Having more ram and last longer
Yesterday I installed Adobe Photoshop 22.4.3 on my MacBook Air M1 8(7) / 256 - and it's working 100% correct: the app's launch is 6 seconds and OpenCL (on Metal) is supported (!)
3:07 I mean as a reference to a Max Tech youve mentioned, it's fair to mention that guy was using basically overkill files to get such a results as 8K footage.. which if you gonna edit 8K footage on base macbook air .. for 4k and full hd it's almost the same. The only reason is basically if you rendering actually and want to multitask that's where ram upgrade comes alive
8GB is okay , as long as you restart daily. There is an issue with the M1, where it uses around 2GB extra RAM, I hear that is down to the unified memory, getting used by the GPU? That said, the higher CPU speed means that you dont notice memory compression.
It would make sense for the GPU to use some RAM. I always shut mine down every time I use it.
This is the same issue with AMD 8 gb laptops with the vega GPUs. The GPU's use 2 gb off ram off the bat. So your 8 gb is really 6 gb.
I doubt those engineering softwares that need 16GB even run on macs. They're probably windows-only.
Most likely true!
I have the 8gb version. The only time I notice a slight problem is when I leave Zoom on for days. It begins to lag whenever I join a session and also when my students activate or deactivate their cameras/microphones for some reason. So I restart every 2-3 days. Other than that, I haven't been able to tell if there is something I should be doing with the swap memory.
Zoom seems to do that with any device it runs on unfortunately. Maybe they might optimise it in the future.
Will the SSD ware out faster if memory swapping is frequently used?
It’s meant to wear out faster. To be honest, instead of lasting 12 years, maybe it’ll last 10 years instead? Honestly I don’t believe the difference is that much. I suspect most of us would have a new device by then.
This is the reason I got the 16GB, 512GB ssd version
Is 8gb enough for engineering students?
Yes! If you are compiling, you will use up a bit of the page file, if you are okay with that.
Great video
I have mac mini M1 16gb/512 and the macbook air M1 8gb/512.
For my using, no difference at all
You’ll only notice a difference when compiling/browsing at the same time!
New subby because you asked so kindly!🥰
Thank you!
Software has been using more and more memory. 8gb as an entry level standard should have ended in 2017. Or at least allow users to upgrade ram with it being soldered.
Keep in mind optimisation has come a long way, and page file swapping is much more efficient with SSDs.
@@ZaffsProductions while that may be true., what has gone backwards is soldered ram with no ability to upgrade. There is no need for it, except for business purposes. They are creating a limitation out of greed.
Can't you turn off disc paging??
I know how I could do it in Windows, not sure about macOS! I don’t think they would let you. Whenever I check my memory usage, it seems to dip in and out of the page file.
I should have gone with the 16... Only bacause of windows
I would definitely recommend 16GB if you have Windows on an Apple device. The driver optimisation is more tricky.
Max tech? The guy who says buying a windows pc in 2021 is a huge mistake? And that apple alone invented usb type C? And valve saves AAA gaming on Macs? Mmm….No thanks.
Not all opinions are perfect!
At least 16 GB is necessary;Actually, Apple should get rid of 8GB config with all the devices including MacBook Air at all.
8GB provides a cheaper option, besides, 16GB and 8GB operate identically with general everyday use until you switch to heavy usage.
MacBook Air seems to do just fine with 8GB
@@peterlmad Depends on what you do.8GB is just not enough for rendering for example since the device has no cooling ventilator within.
@@R2N81 I know a good amount of known youtubers who render all their stuff on the 8GB model so definitely possible
@@peterlmad I told you,it depends on what effects you would use.
dude, your keyboard looks different than mine
Regional layout perhaps?
@@ZaffsProductions sir i am going to pursue computer science engineering I want to buy laptop only for studies including coding , Android & ios development
Note i am not interested in video editing or any type of graphic designing
@@shaikgousiya3804 I think the 8GB might take long compiling and you might not be able to do anything else without the laptop slowing down, also depends on what kind of assets are being used in the program especially with the apps.
8GB WILL work. But 16GB will flow better.
@@ZaffsProductions 256gb ssd + samsung t5 1tb ssd Or 512 gb internal ssd which is better
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@@shaikgousiya3804 Internal is always more convenient!
I wish Macbook Air supported 32GB ram. 16 is not enough for back end development with multiple containers, IDEs and browser tabs open.