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Anonymous wrote:get an intel mac from 2020, arc processors are limited in their functionality (like the m1, m4 ultra, etc)

What functionality is limited? I went from an Intel chip to Apple Silicon and the only thing I’ve noticed is faster performance and better battery life.

arc processors are fine and quite functional/effecient for most things, but they cannot use some features such as external gpus, or boot camp. this only really matters for people who want to play some video games, run windows on a mac natively, or do advanced or computationally taxing projects such as 3d rendering, simulation, and some very intense video editing programs.

Anonymous wrote:get an intel mac from 2020, arc processors are limited in their functionality (like the m1, m4 ultra, etc)

What functionality is limited? I went from an Intel chip to Apple Silicon and the only thing I’ve noticed is faster performance and better battery life.

Get an iPad, and add a keyboard and/or pencil if you need one — if you’re just using it for fun stuff and ebooks and want maximum portability. I think you’d know if you really need a laptop. Both are nice though. I use my iPad a lot more than I use my MacBook, but there really are a few things that are better using a laptop.

Get a new MacBook Air. It is tremendously better than which you are using from 2017. You will never regret it.

Both but Mac air if one.

get an intel mac from 2020, arc processors are limited in their functionality (like the m1, m4 ultra, etc)

Anonymous wrote:What do you use it for? If mostly internet searching, instagram, streaming -- ipad is great. But if you more serious work on it like Powerpoint, then Macbook.

This is the answer OP.

What do you use it for? If mostly internet searching, instagram, streaming -- ipad is great. But if you more serious work on it like Powerpoint, then Macbook.

My MacBook Air is from 2017 and, while functional, I’m looking to replace with either a new MacBook or an iPad. Which do you suggest?