WAIT! The 256GB M1 MacBook is NOT ENOUGH!? Don’t BUY the WRONG MacBook

[@TechGearTalk]

NOTE: The glitching you see in the screen capture has to do with how Premiere handled the recording, it wasn't happening on the actual laptop. (3:30) ⭐️ 2020 M1 MacBook Pro: geni.us/MW3omC (affiliate) ⭐️ 2020 M1 MacBook Air: geni.us/65QGP (affiliate) What's up everyone?! I hope this discussion of storage space for the M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air was helpful. Did I cover what you wanted to know? What else did you want to see or learn about. Would love to know what you think. How much storage do you think you need and which laptop would you go with? 🙏

[@TechGearTalk]

I can leave a comment before it's published.

[@dhirajgoswami5664]

Yeah sagi I see the pinned comment. Thanks! Waiting for the comparison of ssd video

[@yashsharma9086]

you forgot to pin it!!!!

[@Rand0mRans0m]

Had me wondering what the heck was going on. 🤔

[@TechGearTalk]

@@yashsharma9086 ty

[@artsyhyd]

“Buy it nice or buy it twice” 💯💯💯

[@MobileAura]

This applies to almost everything. I always buy the top end model of everything, because when I DONT I get less quality and I spend more in the end... it’s a good feeling knowing spending more saves you more.

[@LifeAsAPotato]

You shouldn’t always get the top end model. Spending a good amount of money on a laptop that will last you years is good, but you shouldn’t be wasting your money either. You’re paying ridiculous storage prices on these macbooks, you could almost buy an entire other macbook with the prices of 2TB storage.

[@RogueAizenYubel]

Lol well said...

[@ela_ps]

@@MobileAura I second this!

[@MobileAura]

@@ela_ps I got the 2018 lowest end 12.9 iPad Pro. I suffered for 3 years dealing with only 64gb of memory when my apps/system take up 80% of my memory to begin with. 🤧 I spent 700 bucks on external ssd hard drives as a result, spent more and had to empty my hd 10-20gb at a time into the ssds, it took so much work/money/effort to cover up one mistake.

[@unknown1859]

For university work that you only need to download Word documents and PDF files. 256GB is more then enough. However, if you are doing digital media design and other architecture or other course requiring heavy files. Then, definitely consider the bigger storage. I had 128GB before doing nursing degree and only hardly used 25GB. Most of my files were stored on Google drive and Microsoft One drive.

[@TechGearTalk]

That makes a lot of sense!

[@unknown1859]

@@TechGearTalk Love your video mate. You motivated me to finally make the switch to MacOS and will never look back. They keyboard just feels too nice to type on.

[@Damian_Black7]

This comment helped a lot. Thank you.

[@EssieBthe-one]

Thanks for this comment! About to start school online and cloud storage for school will be what I use mostly so this was on time.

[@hobiday5833]

I’m about to start nursing school so it’s good to know that I can use the base model :)

[@SamuelLSBattle]

Don't upgrade storage until you've upgraded RAM. Especially for M1 Macs. 16GB of RAM improves on your machine more than more SSD storage. External SSD is the way to go. You can get a 1TB SSD for about $130, and you can put money towards RAM instead.

[@TechGearTalk]

Valid point. I talk about this in my reviews as well.

[@caci3610]

Is below model a good choice then ? (Spacegrey) MacBook Air 2020 M1 13.3"" 8C/7C 16GB 256GB SG

[@arturor4073]

@@caci3610 yess

[@caci3610]

@@arturor4073 i bought it also receive some discount because I returned 2 old laptops

[@arturor4073]

@@caci3610 Congrats! Im gonna buy it next week, same model 🙏😁

[@aram5642]

I like that you showed the initial storage consumption by the preinstalled stuff!

[@TechGearTalk]

Glad it was useful.

[@GabrielaSantos-nc1xo]

There are so many types of use between "just browsing the internet" and "hardcore image editing that will burn your eyes out". I find it really unhelpful when these are the only types of computer usage mentioned in these type of videos. Of course the base model will fit a person who barely uses their notebook.That is obvious, unhelpful and yet repeated on almost every single video while other types of usage don't even get mentioned. Thanks for presenting more possibilities!

[@PatricioBenavente]

Another point to consider: If you are using multiple heavy apps at the same time (ex photoshop and final cut) you should consider getting a bigger disk and probably 16GB RAM. M1 use a lot of swap memory into the disk. The bigger the disk more time it will last.

[@TechGearTalk]

Valid consideration - I want to mention that I've seen swap tests and that the impact on the disk is very small. Appreciate you being part of the channel!

[@PatricioBenavente]

@@TechGearTalk smaller on bigger disks. Maybe not important if you want to use the computer for a couple of years. But if you are a heavy user and planning to keep the computer for many years it can

[@terigcreatives]

Thank you. 😊

[@khoipham1267]

Thanks for the helpful information!

[@AlextheLue]

You're an underrated gem. As always, thank you!

[@TechGearTalk]

Appreciate you Alex!

[@sng3939]

I brought one a few months ago for uni work, upgraded from a pretty old hp laptop. And for me 256 GB is perfect.

[@aprilmiller2374]

What do you do about yours?

[@the_flushjackson]

As an advanced wielder of technology, I will say that I love the couple of videos you did on the Apple M1 variants. You summarize your technical reasoning quite well, and it's a breath of fresh air for someone who is just looking for the major themes to springboard off of into my own research and melding it with my own personal requirements. Subscribed. Thanks!

[@crahul1987]

How come you have so low likes and views? You consistently create awesome videos but still are underrated.....

[@TechGearTalk]

I appreciate the kind words and support!!! 🙏🏻 as long as the videos are helpful - I’m happy

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Why are you asking pointless questions?

[@TheReminderChannnel]

@@Make-Asylums-Great-Again it’s a rhetorical question 😉

[@ReinInternational]

Between the comparison of pro vs air and this, you are amazing. Thank you

[@TechGearTalk]

Thanks so much. Appreciate you

[@dalestevens3332]

Enjoyed your video. I appreciate your objectivity and the details you provide. Also you're clarity vocally is much appreciated.

[@TechGearTalk]

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback. Appreciate you being part of the channel!

[@unruler]

Also consider this: it's recommended to keep 10-15% of total ssd capacity free, because of data swap and if you fully occupy ssd space, the system is likely to slow down because of that.

[@philipl8184]

I'm just mesmerised by your hands moving back and forth

[@ciri151]

Don't forget cloud storage. I think dropbox 2tb is like $119 a year. There's also cheaper options.

[@j.singer8461]

This a very practical accessment of what you need in a HD. Most people don't realize that you can do with a much smaller internal drive if you keep your files on an external drive and/or cloud storage - and then just keep your apps on your internal drive. Thanks for pointing that out - and potentially saving people a lot of money.

[@TechGearTalk]

Thank you so much for watching and for the feedback. I appreciate you for being part of the channel!

[@latchusbalasubramanian]

I bought Mac Book Pro 13inch , 16gb ram, M1 chip and 256 SSD❤️ it's really a beast ❤️💯🔥

[@TechGearTalk]

CONGRATS!!!!

[@garvbatra7]

@@TechGearTalk the same model I'm planing to get .

[@kersoner5741]

Getting the same thing with external ssd

[@renkunvlogs]

This is what exactly have in mind! Will buy the same!

[@simonasisi9209]

No so! 8gb and 512gb best

[@andrekarkar]

Hey, thanks for the amazing video, but I actually bought the 256 gb, and then bought a 2 tb hard drive. I decided to upgrade the ram instead

[@TechGearTalk]

Great move Andre! More storage, more RAM - less spending! Thanks for being part of the channel!

[@ShaynaKrause]

What do you mean "Upgrade the ram"? I am not a techie, I am just watching reviews because I am looking into a new laptop. Thank you if you decide to respond.

[@kiaghods5730]

@@hexagonmagnetics569 MacBooks have great resale value, doubt the M1 won’t have resale value in 2 years

[@james11h]

Smart choice, did the same. You can’t add more RAM but you can always buy more storage for media. 256 GB has always been enough for OS and app data on the computers I’ve had

[@Camilavvm868]

How?

[@hiravk]

me: watching this when i know i cant afford an M1 MACBOOK

[@TechGearTalk]

I very much appreciate your support!

[@hiravk]

@@TechGearTalk i thank you for making such amazing content!! absolutely love it mate

[@Prem-j9l3s]

Get a Mac Mini

[@iluvmusicqwe]

It’s a good investment when you can though bro. Im still using my mid 2009 MacBook Pro.

[@Prem-j9l3s]

@@iluvmusicqwe I have a gateway laptop lol

[@nongienong6900]

The only thing keeping me from buying the M1 MB is the storage. I know I can’t live with just 256 GB. It’s ridiculously insufficient for 2021. I remember having 256 GB on my laptop 15 years ago. I don’t want to carry external SSD or depend on wifi availability. Storage shouldn’t be this expensive.

[@eymanyouwell]

you can literally just get sticks of SSD's and hook them up to adapter cases..

[@edmpurelove19]

But it's Apple and they thank you for all your money!!!!!!!!! 🤣

[@minavamp2811]

these days on the average, storage costs 10 cents per GB of internal SSD storage. so for 1TB costs $100 which is a reasonable norm. but apple solders all the ram and hard drive which prevents consumers from upgrading their own memory and hard drive, so they can charge consumers 4 times as much. what a blatant rip off.

[@james11h]

Ordered an M1 MBP 256/16 GB. Never had a problem with my old Windows laptop with 256 GB. If I need more space for games or media, I’ll just buy myself a 512 SSD for $80 - way cheaper.

[@ak47ava]

I wish i saw this video first bro. I ended up paying the extra 200 :(

[@Bryan-bh7cy]

@@ak47ava nvm, you pay more for a much better internal SSD, think about it :)

[@ellyshaker]

Ordered the same one 🙈

[@fledgling5616]

@@ak47ava External hard drives often fail, you made the right call. It’s actually better to use both though.

[@chris171974]

Watching you now form my new MacBook Air M1 256.

[@Camilavvm868]

Same :/ seeing if I need to update lol

[@Camilavvm868]

How’s battery life going?

[@Nickson19]

@@Camilavvm868 i use one too and battery is amazing

[@Camilavvm868]

@@Nickson19 I have a pro and it’s amazing just seeing

[@AnandaGarden]

With 256GB SSDs selling for under $50, and acknowledging my simple video editing needs, it's more than enough. The demo videos of editing 10-bit 4K videos on the MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB drive are impressive. Tempting to round-out my iPhone/iPad semi-suite with a sweet Mac PC...

[@TechGearTalk]

The speeds of these external drives are fantastic nowadays. If you don't mind the inconvenience (and I don't), and don't plan on adding a ton of software that will eat up that internal storage - it's the way to go IMO.

[@AnandaGarden]

Thanks, Sagi. One of my current assignments involves making routine color corrections to 182 30-minute videos and I'm having no speed-related issues while editing them in Premiere and exporting a podcast audio and KZbin audio + video on a nothing-special 256GB SSD. Love the tech!

[@dannymarculo]

So you have an M1 MacBook Air 8gb RAM 256gb SSD and have no problem with video editing on Final Cut Pro? I’m trying to figure out if I’ll be able to get away with using the new MBA for video editing

[@josh3221ify]

Have a windows laptop with 1TB and since I dont keep movies games and series like 10yrs ago. 1TB was an overkill barely used 300GB in 3 years (mostly junk I can delete instantly). So I bought 256GB mac as a second laptop with a 2TB HDD external. Most of my work on a laptop is cloud based web design, coding. Video and image editing, word processing, this doesn't need a lot of space

[@MrSlouke]

Love this video, spot on, I was doubting between 256-512, but then if I see how I use the computer, most of what I do is online, even if I did download a movie or 2 for travel I’d delete it after watching, music it’s mostly on my iPhone and even there I mostly stream it, now let’s say I’d have to store a lot of data like backup I’d just use an external drive as you mentioned on your video. Great video! 👍🏻

[@balancealchemist1326]

So what you decided?

[@rebbeca9822]

what you decided please ?

[@brianclifford5791]

Always great to get an idea of storage beyond MBs, GBs, and TBs.

[@TechGearTalk]

Indeed!

[@BuddysDadd]

Love the video, love your content. I found you by accident too! Glad I did

[@BuddysDadd]

But I bought the 256gb 8gb ram just because I’m still a freshman in college. I don’t necessarily need the power. I did however buy an external sandisk ssd. I primarily game on my Xbox series x and watch movies/shows on my tv. Casually surf KZbin on my phone and iPad Pro. Was it a good choice to go with 256gb? Probably not but who cares.

[@TechGearTalk]

so glad you found the channel! I think for your use it'll be just fine. You've go the external Sandisk for any large files so you should be good to go!

[@adrianreka6688]

Dude, I don’t know how I got to your channel, but really have found all the answers I needed before buying my first MacBook. Appreciate your job. Subscribed. Liked. Commented. P.S. just ordered base Air yesterday 😅

[@TechGearTalk]

However you got here, I'm glad you're here. CONGRATS on the Air!!! Thanks for being part of the channel!

[@Ryan-yy4pp]

Own a MacBook M1 256GB its enough for me most of my data is on OneDrive anyways. Great video.

[@HelloThere-lo3qi]

did u use any editing app?

[@Ryan-yy4pp]

@@HelloThere-lo3qi wym? I don’t use editing program often, if I do, the standard movie maker from Apple is great

[@ابرار-م2ق]

In your opinion, is it suitable for "trainee lawyers"? Because I will only use it for research and keeping contract files...etc. of legal work.

[@Ryan-yy4pp]

@@ابرار-م2ق Im a law student myself so definitely

[@rmzzz76]

Thanks for this. Just went with a 512-GB model... It's 2021 and these M1 machines are great at video and audio editing, there's at most a $25 wholesale price difference between a 512-GB and 1-TB SSD m.1 drive, the only logical reason Apple puts such crap storage on their Mac Books is to drive users to pay for an iCloud plan.

[@JohnJones-lb6xo]

Exactly. Although you can buy an external HD to backup all of your photos and what not

[@Capricorn_IV]

I personally think you should go for upgrading memory before storage. You can always back up your data through external or cloud storage. Future programs might require more memory to run correctly so if you are only upgrading one it should always be memory. Think you have made a mistake dude

[@rmzzz76]

@@Capricorn_IV That depends on use case. About year into owning my M1 Mac Book Air and I can report zero regrets on the decision to upgrade storage capacity over system RAM. The Mac apps seem to be a lot more memory efficient in general that what I encountered on Windows, but the M1 also seems to be optimized (see KZbin videos of dozens of tracks being open in Logic Pro on an M1 mac with only 8-GB of RAM). I think if you're looking to do creative intense projects and live in Photoshop, Logic Pro or Final Cut Pro, you will want 16-GB of RAM and 512-GB of storage for you large projects. But then you might as well buy a Mac Book Pro. On 8-GB I'm having no issue with creative programs like Unity3D, Logic Pro, iMovie, etc.. So I disagree with you. For most users 8-GB of RAM will be fine... Exception might be if you are in these creative tools 8+ hours a day needing working as a pro. You'll probably need the headroom. 256-GB standard disc space would not cut it for me, you can use external storage and wait on cloud storage to sync, but that's a lot of time awaiting.. and time is too valuable to me. I know I've had to live that life on another system I did make the mistake of going too low. So for me the 512-GB storage upgrade was the way to go.

[@snowwalker9999]

I think today you need 512g of storage in your laptop. The updates take up a lot of space so do the apps. It’s not just RAM that makes you computer run smoothly. Extra HD helps too. Just my experience.

[@TechGearTalk]

Appreciate you watching and sharing!

[@snowwalker9999]

@@TechGearTalk i never miss your videos

[@homearathy4693]

Go for more ram since it cannot be later upgradable in Mac...and buy an external SSD

[@sharioni4292]

Hello! I'm about to be in high school in 2 months, im thinking of buying the macbook air m2 In july, what ssd and ram do you recommend?❤️🙏

[@DeekshithChallaArts]

@@homearathy4693 yes

[@dhirajgoswami5664]

Awesome video sagi we always get value from your videos💯 just wanna suggest you to look into something when in the video , when you were showing the storage of macbook the screen constantly flickered causing disturbance to viewing as flickers are irritating please look into it💯

[@TechGearTalk]

Appreciate the feedback. Yeah, see the pinned comment. For some reason that file was corrupt.

[@Piketom1]

Thank you for this video. I always suggest people get 512GB of internal storage if the computer is your primary machine. Apple overcharges for the upgrade so don't get the largest capacities unless you truly need it. I've been contemplating getting the base MacBook Air to use as a companion to my iMac. The iMac has 1TB of SSD storage and also hosts my music and work folders. The MacBook Air would be perfect for connecting to my google drive, accessing email or downloading the occasional powerpoint, word file or excel document.

[@TechGearTalk]

Thank you for watching! Yup, I agree with your approach

[@sharioni4292]

Hello! I'm about to be in high school in 2 months, im thinking of buying the macbook air m2 In july, what ssd and ram do you recommend?❤️🙏

[@G_made]

so is buying an M1 iMac with 16GB 512GB enough for a student that uses design apps and video edits? and if I were to use external storage for my iPhone which SSD do you recommend? do i need to backup that SSD too?

[@DeekshithChallaArts]

@@G_made that is enough

[@soul4813]

That's nice to watch man, it's useful and helpful for my purchase.

[@saunokchakrabarty8384]

You can do almost all of your heavy work on the cloud. Idk why 512gb should be needed.

[@lll8112]

…TBW

[@charitygoldart]

Is the cloud fast enough for editing video stored there though??

[@reaperreaper5098]

The cloud is neither fast or reliable enough for heavy work. Hell, half the time it isn’t either for light work either.

[@shaungreer3350]

to me repping a 128gb base spec 2017 MacBook Pro, the base spec M1 seems great

[@gonzogonzales7912]

I can tell that I agree totally. I bought the 512 GB Modell and I regret that I did not bought the 1 tb model.

[@TechGearTalk]

I appreciate you sharing. What do you use it for?

[@gonzogonzales7912]

@@TechGearTalk Dokuments, Presentations, Meetings and for Developing.

[@TechGearTalk]

Excellent 👍🏻

[@Superbustr]

~256gb is sufficient for very light users: Think word docs, pdf docs, excel docs, a small music library, and a few hundred photos. ~512gb is sufficient for your standard user: Think some movies, a few thousand photos, a larger music library, some projects files and enough room for larger applications. ~1tb is sufficient for your pro user: Think working on larger professional projects with the ability to store some of their files ~~With the storage capability for windows bootcamp. ~2tb + is sufficient for high end / specialist users: Think having to store 4tb of raw video files shot on a 2 day commercial. My recommendation for most users is to at the very least get 512gb and if you can afford it get 1tb. It's always better to future proof your computer with a little bit more storage even if you don't think you need it now.

[@cyntiad6721]

this is helpful comments thank you.

[@seanlim222]

Not everyone is rich enough to own a macbook with 512gb and above... I myself own a 256gb gold silicon air version and it serves my purpose pretty well.

[@TechGearTalk]

I also got the 256GB Air - works well for what I need.

[@seanlim222]

@@TechGearTalk I mean unless you're a hard-core content creator or a hard-core engineer or it person there's really no need for that upgrade.

[@TechGearTalk]

I think plenty of users could use 512 if they plan on using this machine foe the next 5-7 years. It’s important for each user to get what they need.

[@SuperIndiecat]

Thank you so much for what you do, brother! I’m very grateful for the info. 🙏👍👍

[@xiction]

Currently using 2017 imac as my main driver with 1 tb fusion drive... I find it's so slow whenever I save any video files on it so I just external ssd to edit. I can't wait for 2021 M1X macbooks and imac 🤤 might have to saving up for it now haha... Great video btw your b-roll is so beautiful!

[@Nocean831]

Found this very helpful shopping for a new M1 Pro MacBook! Thank you!

[@mitchlewis3311]

Good morning! Another quality & informative video!

[@TechGearTalk]

Glad you enjoyed it - thank you Mitch!

[@lynnphillips2466]

Thanks for your advice! You've made my decision much easier.

[@Raptorman0909]

Apple knows they can charge a pretty premium for storage because there storage is so fast with the newer M1 MacBooks running over 6GB/sec -- so yeah, they can justify a somewhat higher price but Apple being Apple they take that liberty to the extreme. The RAM problem also introduces a storage problem by swapping so having additional storage is preferred to account for the greater tendency to move data from RAM to storage in swap. If you are cramped for SSD storage the OS will reuse the same areas more often reducing the lifespan so having more storage reduces the reuse problem. For the MacBook I'm looking to get, the M1 Max 16 inch with 64GB RAM and 2TB storage the greater amount of RAM should reduce the swap issue and having 2TB of storage should permit the swap area to move around so one area isn't over used. Of course, with 2TB there's no way I can keep all my file on it so I have externals and redundant ones.

[@thrillereighties8241]

Don't care. Giving us 256GB in 2022 is not OK. I was about to buy a new Apple laptop when I noticed Apple hard drive storage size is still stuck in 2008.

[@kukuruzdel]

The fact that ssd is soldered to the board doesn't mean it's irreplaceable. It CAN be upgraded, it just takes more effort than you'd want to

[@sgill4833]

Been looking for this info everywhere as a new potential MacBook customer. Damn storage is such a ripoff. I haven't used a Mac in 15 yrs. But all the other laptops suck now.

[@imperfectxennial3008]

I just bought the 512GB M1 a few days ago, I am using it for office work and backing up my phone, as well as my personal finances/taxes. No doing any video work and I use iCloud for photos as well as DropBox and MS cloud for documents. I never download movies, as for games I’m going to be using my AppleTV 4K 3rd Generation with 128GB (once I get that) for Apple Arcade.

[@xfuture3762]

I need a Mac for college and was wondering wether I Should get the 256 or 500

[@kalpanarajkumar7186]

256gb is not enough for anyone

[@Mina-zw5xh]

Depends what you are using it for. I'm on a biological sciences program and its more than enough for me. I'm not sure what it's like in other parts of the world but in the UK we also get free microsoft 365 subscription so most of my documents and powerpoints are on OneDrive - its mainly the sims that takes up most of my storage, my uni work hardly leaves a dent. If you need it for anything more than word processing then yeah you might need more storage but like they suggest you could get some external SSD.

[@DixiesNewSong]

I have a 128 gb MacBook Air 2013 and it’s plenty because I just web browse and do school work on it so it completely depends on your use case

[@gabyinvegas]

I love your videos, you are my "go to" guy for reviews of new technology. Thank you!

[@TechGearTalk]

So glad the videos are helpful Gaby! I appreciate the support!

[@kermakkonen]

I got the basic 256gb version for studying, it should hold up just fine 👍🏼

[@TechGearTalk]

CONGRATS! Thank you for being part of the channel!

[@Arca7]

So clear and simple! subscribed.

[@TechGearTalk]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Hey, look! It's Daniel Ricciardo's older nerdy brother! Good quality production. Thanks!

[@TechGearTalk]

I can see that. Thanks for sharing and for being part of the channel!

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

@@TechGearTalk I thought I was going to get a: "What the heck is Formula 1??" Over here we have Nascar and tractor pullin' and hee-haw! Yirre-peons!" 😃

[@Ivy-vh6mv]

I love how daniel’s name appears outta nowhere in a vid about a laptop!

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I bought the 1TB version and it worked great for the first 4 weeks, then began to get jumpy and sluggish. Just bought an external 1TB SSD to help with data. I imagine in a few years I’ll be at 100TB. :)

[@thepianoman808]

Would the 256GB be good if I was to use it for school and maybe Logic Pro once in a while?

[@jemima2222]

i spent ages finding an ipad with 256gb for a decent price. it was refurbished and in "fair" condition according to the site. bought it, was doing a bit more searching after purchasing and found this site i had never seen before, and there was this exact same ipad model. it was £7 more, but for 512gb and in "very good" condition. i was so annoyed, i cancelled the other order and bought the 512 gig one instead. so happy I've got it. it arrived in 2 days, was completely legitimate looks great

[@xsaviangames2705]

I'll be buying the Macbook Pro 13 inch with 1TB for video editing.. Hopefully that'll be enough for me as this is going to be my first Macbook Pro ever .. :)

[@TechGearTalk]

CONGRATS!!! It will work and you can always supplement with external.

[@KK-cv1ug]

Saw your video for the first time, very informative. You have a great style of presenting the imp stuff. Just a suggestion you look away to serious in your video, a lil bit of a smile and energy will make your videos lot more fun to watch and keep the audience more engaged. Cheers!!

[@Retroweld]

I’m currently in this situation and would gladly pay the extra $$ to have 1TB. It’s cheaper than having to buy a new MacBook Pro. Ugh!

[@TechGearTalk]

Excellent perspective!

[@Errcyco]

I’ve had my base MacBook Air m1 for a year now and still have 130gb available. I only have GarageBand loaded and about 6-8 blue Ray movies downloaded on Apple TV. I figured for $200 for double the storage.. I’d just buy a nice external ssd down the line if I needed it as I never use the second thunderbolt port anyways.

[@jaiden1279]

Good morning world thank you for this video.

[@TechGearTalk]

Good morning! Thank you for always being early!

[@nikkytravels6367]

Omgassshhh!!! Thank you for making this video! I got more clearer explanation from you than the ones who sells it! Okay im buying one now!!

[@cjl5919]

Thank you for your videos. Decided to buy a new mac 16 Gb for my data science work. Was about to buy the 512GB model. Remembering what you say buy it nice or buy it twice I decided to go for 1 TB the convenience of not having yet another external device makes it worth the 33 % premium price for me. Thank you! t

[@CoryoPrime]

That’s what I got and I love it!

[@bamlin52]

It's a great laptop. I think it's the best out there. It does have Dolby atmos. The sound you can here all around you. Very happy with it.

[@biggunda92892]

Idk why but your content and tips are the best for a kid mac user lol. Keep up the good work uncle!

[@ahmedsabry9984]

I’m getting a MacBook so that’s why I’m here I want to know which one I will get I will get the 512

[@tube4jesuschrist]

Hey, thanks for the great video. Quick question, why are the closed captions are showing totally different than the video contents?

[@aghazarshahbazli6113]

I loved your video you cleared out lot of questions I had. I have a 1tb hdd and 500gb hdd. I want to purchase a MacBook air. I see 256gb seems like a good buy for me

[@brianthomas3249]

I purchased a Mac in 2019 with 128GB… I only use it to browse the web and school. Due to software updates and Apps. I don’t have enough storage to do anything else. I wish I knew this before my purchase. I now have to buy it twice

[@lainecedes]

Thank you. I think i’m gonna buy the 8GB RAM 512gb for my UI/UX design studies. If I need to upgrade I can always buy external SSD

[@tushargupta8823]

Hi. Don't mind but if you can invest than I would advice you to get 16/256 than 8/512. You can always buy cheaper external SSD in future but you cannot upgrade your RAM with the new M1 lineup.

[@Anonymous-iz1or]

Can we change ssd in MacBook?

[@kennethmackellar2032]

Great advice and well explained. Thank you.

[@TechGearTalk]

Super glad it was helpful.

[@EliaForce1984ita]

If I run out of space, I'd just swap it with a larger SSD and I'd be good to go

[@TechGearTalk]

Keep in mind - the M1 MacBooks are not upgradable, so you can’t swap out the ssd. Hope this helps.

[@EliaForce1984ita]

@@TechGearTalk oh no! So I can't upgrade it like I did with my 2008 MacBook... Tho I can always use external storage to buff it up, so I still don't think that internal storage size can be a big problem 🤔

[@Kajama-g9c]

Do you think 256 gb enough for students? Mainly google docs drive… and editing photos but not editing on regular basis

[@redlipsy2088]

Should i upgrade the ram or memory? 🥺I planned to use it for a long time and this will be my first time purchasing apple product

[@technologicalelite8076]

RAM IS MEMORY! If you meant storage rather than memory, well it really depends. If you don't need much performance or that much storage, stick with stock options. For more performance, get more ram. For more long term storage, get more storage. If you want high performance and high amount of storage age, save up for both. If you have more questions feel free to ask!

[@TheTubblegum]

@@technologicalelite8076 Is 256GB enough when i save all my files, Photos etc. on an external hard drive, OneDrive or the iCloud?

[@muldanahmadrobian8411]

I need a little advice, I'm very confused about choosing a MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16" with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD or M2 Pro 14" with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD, what should I buy?

[@themastibazz]

I just ordered MBP 256 GB/8 GB and Samsung T5 1TB... I’m a Law Student with basically doing online classes, research and Netflix.. Do I need anything else? Or should I cancel and change my order?

[@TechGearTalk]

That's going to be a great setup. You could also go with the Air as you may not need the sustained processing power. See a comparison here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lavZlKhrjN-fatU and some more accessories here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mojZnYGae7uHfNE Hope that helps. Thanks for being part of the channel!

[@advisuals759]

that's all you need , your good

[@pilsplease7561]

@@TechGearTalk Im mulling 256gb and 16gb ram or 8gb ram and 512gb I have a windows desktop for main tasks that are going to be more demanding so im not really worried about using it for really big software but I am worried that I will run out of space and then be stuck in like 4 years.

[@GurdeepSingh-ts8nc]

Can you tell me.. which Laptop is better for Day Trading.. is it Mac or Window laptop? How much SSD & RAM memory is enough?

[@valeriedevries9186]

Thank you for this video, liked and subscribed! I do have one question. I will be using the macbook pro m1 for mainly website building and photo editing, but in the near future might also be doing lots of editing of 4k video footage. I have external drives and creative cloud storage, so will put most of my photos/videos on there, unless I will be using them to edit. In this case, do you think 256GB is enough, or would you still recommend the 512 gb? I am also in doubt between the 8GB ram or the 16GB, but am leaning towards the latter. If you have the time to give me some advice, that would be much appreciated. Either way, thank you for taking this informative video!

[@karthiknandula]

I'd recommend going for the 16GB without a doubt. Definitely a better option for you and you won't regret it. But if you go for 8GB, sooner or later, you'll start regreting. Also, for storage, I'd say go for the 512GB, I know it may not necessarily be used all the time but it will be handy. Like the guy in the top comment said, "go nice, or pay twice"

[@Itsouzy]

Great information

[@kre2411]

I’m a teacher teaching in this pandemic. I’m divided between MacBook Air 8GB/256RAM and 16GB/512GB. I’m using some editing for the class (videos, graphics and etc.) and all the online teaching tools. Which one should I pick? Or should I opt for the Pro?

[@economicdevelopment5972]

16/512 if budget allows

[@Ava2969ny]

@kre2411 -- which MBA did you purchase and are you still using it for teaching? I'm considering the MBA as well for teaching.

[@soonmengkiong8452]

my usage: emails, web browsing, FB, watch/stream youtube + movies, zoom meetings, some simple word doc/spreadsheets/"powerpoints" - is the basic 256Gb OK? TQVM!

[@simplecookingwithjobay4356]

Hope apple will upgrade the storage base model from 256gb to 512gb.

[@jeffreyharrisii8190]

Do you think the base model MacBook Air will be enough for me? I will be an incoming college freshman who will mostly be using my laptop for writing essays, doing assignments, zooms, and streaming. I’m not planning on doing any photo/video editing or downloading too much other than maybe some word documents.

[@NitinYerola]

I just received my M1 pro 🤩

[@TechGearTalk]

CONGRATS!!!! Thank you for being part of the channel!

[@mmmmm4918]

I am in 12th and taking medical coaching. Please suggest me what type of laptop should I buy that will help in my future. Please suggest. Please suggest please suggest. Please suggest. Please suggest. Please suggest. Please suggest. Please suggest. Please suggest

[@alteataway5948]

If i’m working on big video projects but deletes files once project is done, what do you think should i get? Is 8GB UM and 512GB ok?

[@soul4813]

Go with 16 gb ram it's more efficient when working on big video projects

[@bleuemoone8710]

My last laptop had a whopping 32gb of storage. Yep you heard that night

[@gurucharanchundi]

32 gig is okay. It'd be a bit "whopping" as you said if it's like 128gb or 256gb :)

[@825worker]

I think my m1 mba base model would last me long considering that i work as an accountant. Plus, i have a portable transcend 256gb ssd which is around 90% cheaper than the additional price 512gb m1 mba upgrade

[@sbaby1991]

I am also an accountant and study a lot. Do you still think the 256 will suffice?

[@thrillereighties8241]

@@sbaby1991 If you plan to run spreadsheets then yes. If you want to install dual boot systems or plan to install resource-hungry software like games then no. Let's say you are a gamer. You installed World of Warcraft. 100GB gone. If you want to play Ghost Breakpoint then almost 50 GB is gone. The point is that if it is for personal use, you eventually find more things you want to install. If it is just for work, then you will be fine. I am a programmer and just my Visual Studio with SQL and all the .NET goodies then you will find you need anything between 20GB and 130GB of hard drive space.

[@mervinjacob2774]

I'm a college student, Not a gamer, just college works and stuff. I Don't usually download stuff and all like movies and stuff, mostly download them on an external HD, Is 256gb ssd M2 Air more than enough for me ? I wont be working on photo or video files as well. Is it enough to operate AutoCAD SOFTWARE ?

[@nothought108]

Would 256gb be enough if using solely for logic pro x? Will be adding a 1tb ext ssd.

[@TechGearTalk]

Logix Pro X with all the sounds is pretty big. It will work, but won't leave you a ton of space

[@jcchangshik3701]

Awesome video! At one point in time in the video, you indicated that you are backing up your iPhone into your NAS (Synology). Do you have a video on how to do that? Thank you!

[@alidiot7088]

Hello, I am a student and use office products the most, I was wondering if i should upgrade or leave the SSD as it is.

[@TechGearTalk]

Hi. You definitely don’t “need” to upgrade for that. You can always use an external drive if needed.

[@yulisekaprasetia9844]

This video help me a lot to choose laptop that i need💯

[@rodimousa9503]

I've just bought the macbook pro m1 512 gb 😁💁‍♂️

[@TechGearTalk]

Amazing - CONGRATS!!!

[@rodimousa9503]

Thank you 🤩

[@brandons6511]

Is it enough ?

[@rodimousa9503]

@@brandons6511 for me its more then enough

[@Bblock150]

You didn’t wanna wait for the re design this year?

[@chandlerboster7084]

Good perspective. Thanks

[@gcyoutube-k4x]

MBA M1 just arrived 256gb storage For office type work and a little video editing on the side. I have 2 tb external hard disk and i think thats more than enough.

[@Rosko_automobile]

Bro can i use logic and final cut in this storage

[@josh3221ify]

Exactly what I did.

[@rogercanik1925]

Great informative videos. You’re saving me money and time - very appreciative 🙏

[@TechGearTalk]

I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you for being part of the channel!

[@miagolez7059]

I just bought 8gb/512ssd huhu it's coming on March 9 idk if I did the right decision but all I'm gonna do is to cut edit video not professionally and download like 3-4games, excel and watch movies i don't know if it will last me to about 4-5yrs cause I am not really a heavy laptop user 🥺

[@ValentineCrescent]

lol my MacBook Late 2013 lasted me until today.. (8 years) and it was still working completely fine, just the battery life was like 4-5 hours but I figured I'd sell it now while it still has some value (sold for $300 USD but could've sold for $400 if i was patient). Anyway, my point is that you're good for the next 10 years lol.

[@soumen8624]

I plan to buy an M2 MacBook Air and I plan to use it for at most 10 years. in these 10 years I might do video editing, so will 500gb be enough?

[@TheBlushingGiraffe]

Hi, I'm upgrading my macbook pro 2015 retina for an M1 today, I feel like I've watched about 12343843846318 tech videos lol! I use my laptop daily for processing, lesson planning, lightroom I use weekly and FCPX I use 5 days a week for editing 1080p videos max. Because of all the programmes I use, Pro would be a sensible choice right? I saw your other video about the air but I run a lot of programmes most of the time, and space wise I have an SSD 500GB external hardrive that I'm used to using daily - advice would be helpful :D

[@TechGearTalk]

Hi. I would consider Air, 8 core cpu, 8 core gpu, 512gb and 16gb of RAM if you're worried about concurrent programs. Then supplement with external SSD and you're all set! Hope that helps and thanks for being part of the channel!

[@Wadh92]

How is it with your latest m1? Are you buying mac book pro or air?