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What's the main difference between the 13 inch MB Pro and 14 inch MB Pro? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi!

I work as a Mobile App Developer for a company, I have about 3 years experience. I have never owned a Mac but I think it's time for me to buy one in order to increase my skills and increase my freelance chances (since I need a Macbook to develop for iOS).

What are the main differences between the 13 and the 14 inch? I will mainly use an IDE and the iOS simulator.

Which one do you suggest? I have also heard great things about the Macbook Air, but the lack of fan kind of drives me out.

Also, I have been reading that getting an M1 is still the cheapest and best option instead of M2 and M3.

Thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not sure the lack of fan matters, as an app dev you probably wont be hitting hard both cpu and gpu simultaneously for long durations. You'll just be bursting the CPU for app compiles and simulator startup, that's not too bad.

I'd be more concerned about RAM. 16GB is probably a better idea than 8, especially if you have both web browser, IDE and simulator running. Look for a refurb or used anything with 16GB of RAM.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I have the M1 Pro 14” and I hear the fan a lot. Mainly when tests are being run. Often I need to rerun them multiple times, and the fan keeps on going.

Just my 2 cents