What is the best 1200 dollar MacBook ???

[Kalindu]

What is the best 1200 dollar Used MacBook ???

 

I have 1200 usd

what is the best used MacBook I can get for that price 

 

I will use it for - video editing, Minecraft a bit of blender designing and a lot of coding and development, I will run 2 if more that that VM's 

that is what this is gonna be use for

 

An recommendation's for that

 

 

[BondiBlue]

The M1 MacBook Air would do very well with the possible exception of the VM part. Do you need to run X86 VMs? 

[Kalindu]

2 minutes ago, BondiBlue said:

The M1 MacBook Air would do very well with the possible exception of the VM part. Do you need to run X86 VMs? 

Thank you Bondi Blue for the reply , 

 

Actually yes I need to run X86 VMs

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Kalindu said:

Thank you Bondi Blue for the reply , 

 

Actually yes I need o run X86 VMs 

Id really try to go m1 if you can. Id either run emulated vms, arm vms, or rum the vms in the could. Apple seems to be dropping intel support somewhat quickly and there are already m1 only features in macOS

[Kalindu]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id really try to go m1 if you can. Id either run emulated vms, arm vms, or rum the vms in the could. Apple seems to be dropping intel support somewhat quickly and there are already m1 only features in macOS

Thank you Electronics Wizardy 

 

Is m1 good ?

what m1 should I go?

What config should I buy?

 

(Im going to buy this used)

[RONOTHAN##]

3 minutes ago, Kalindu said:

Is m1 good ?

Yes. 

 

3 minutes ago, Kalindu said:

what m1 should I go?

The lower end M1 Air or M1 Pro 13", the other ones are likely out of your budget.

 

4 minutes ago, Kalindu said:

What config should I buy?

Aim for 16GB of RAM and however much storage you think you need (it's not upgradable so you would need to use external drives for anything more than what's inside)

 

5 minutes ago, Kalindu said:

(Im going to buy this used)

No, you're probably not. M1 Macs are still very new, and with how much Apple products hold their value for whatever reason, the price difference between a used one and a new one is very small, if you can even find one used in general. 

[Kalindu]

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Yes. 

 

The lower end M1 Air or M1 Pro 13", the other ones are likely out of your budget.

 

Aim for 16GB of RAM and however much storage you think you need (it's not upgradable so you would need to use external drives for anything more than what's inside)

 

No, you're probably not. M1 Macs are still very new, and with how much Apple products hold their value for whatever reason, the price difference between a used one and a new one is very small, if you can even find one used in general. 

Thank you RONOTHAN##

 

It helped me a lot

[BondiBlue]

15 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

No, you're probably not. M1 Macs are still very new, and with how much Apple products hold their value for whatever reason, the price difference between a used one and a new one is very small, if you can even find one used in general. 

I'm not sure where you are, but it absolutely is possible to get a good deal on a used M1 MBA or MBP. Also, unless stock has increased since I last looked all M1 machines with 16GB of RAM are delayed for several weeks here in the US. 

[Kalindu]

1 minute ago, BondiBlue said:

I'm not sure where you are, but it absolutely is possible to get a good deal on a used M1 MBA or MBP. Also, unless stock has increased since I last looked all M1 machines with 16GB of RAM are delayed for several weeks here in the US. 

hmmmm, but is 8gb enough to run Few VMs

[BondiBlue]

Just now, Kalindu said:

hmmmm, but is 8gb enough to run Few VMs

I would get 16GB if you want to use any VMs at all. Even for non-VM use 16GB is preferred. 

[Kalindu]

Just now, BondiBlue said:

I would get 16GB if you want to use any VMs at all. Even for non-VM use 16GB is preferred. 

Will I be able to find a good deal In stock easily