I want to eventually develop apps but I wonder if I could do just as well with an Air and just maxx out the specs.
Under what circumstances should a Pro overrule the Air for my use case?
(Can linux also be dual-installed to be able to run some flavor of linux alternatively/parallel to MacOS? Might get a Framework one eventually as well
The Macbook has 128GB RAM so it can run some beefy local models. The Qwen family of models are pretty good, but I use LMStudio to switch around. For experimenting, kt’s good to have a large SSD drive. None of the local models are as good or fast as the big/centralized ones, but the code stays on the machine, and you don’t have to pay monthly or token fees.
For serious dev work, you’ll still want at least one of the big ones, in case the local one gets into a loop.
The Macbook has slightly better speakers, but I mainly use bluetooth headphones to listen to music or videos.