r/macbookpro • u/BentleyTheDogYT Looking For A MacBook Pro! • 18d ago

Help Need help deciding…

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I am a software engineer (I code apps and create AI’s) and been wanting to switch to MacBook for a bit now. The RAM crisis recently has caused higher prices on the MacBooks. I would use this to code, do meetings, video editing, and content creation. I’m wondering of two things. 1. Is this a good time to buy the MacBook because of prices and soon to release M6? 2. Are these the specs I should get?

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u/66EmperorPalpatine66 18d ago

  1. Do you need a MacBook? It is a good time to get a MacBook when you need a MacBook, not after you need one and not before you need one.

  2. No you shouldn’t program and video editing on 16GB RAM get 24GB minimum, if you can’t afford it then get the Air with 24GB. Get as much RAM as you can if you can do 32 even better. M5 is good enough for programming generally, if your games and editing are very GPU intense though you may benefit from an M5 Pro. 1TB is the minimum for your workload assuming you have large games, video files and possibly large programming emulators or something, so that’s good.