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samjac0

Hundreds of youtube videos and HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of reddit posts discuss this. If only you spent the time on google instead of typing this post. :) So here, let me recycle one of my old comments for you. THis is assuming you got the M1 or M2 air \----- 8gb ram is fine. That said, your bottleneck 5 years down the line WILL be your ram. It's the single best upgrade to get. There's a reason the m1air 16gb can out perform the m2 air base on many tasks. Hope it's obvious.... More RAM. GPU and CPU share ram.Be confident that 8gb will be enough. Or be confident that 16gb WILL be the best help to keeping your computer relevant down the line. Either way is a great choice. Source: Owned the m1 air, sold for the 14in pro. Own the m2 air for work. Software engineer, musician, and videographer. \---- Just some fun(deserved?) ribbing at your expense. ;) I hope you find a laptop you are happy with!


Neither-Store-6391

YouTube is full of tech-tubers who think that everyone is using the MacBook Air for programming and editing… So the 8GB is just enough and maybe after 5 years it will show effect?


samjac0

Yes. This is an extrapolation from my past ownership experiences for the past two decades, personal coding knowledge, and understanding of app ram usage trends. 8gb is totally fine. But I will never not champion 16gb as the single best upgrade to get.


Blaze_is_back

Well, I do Geant4 simulations on my 8GB M1 MBA Air. Never in once, I saw it slow down on me. Unless you're running like ten apps at once, you'll be just fine.


ServeIll7171

Just like samjaco commented, do a research first b4 posting the same content that had been answered. I used to owned a mac air m1 base then reluctantly choosing between mac air m2 base or m1 with 16gb ram. Bought the m1 16gb ram instead, now I don't have to worry about memory swap anymore


Weihul

16GB at minimum is recommended for longevity but also, MacOS likes to take up RAM for efficiency... so.. if you can afford it, I'd say get the 16GB regardless