Apple is constantly changing their Mac
laptops so in order for you to make the
best purchase you need to know all the
main differences and the pros and cons
of each and this Mac buyers got a video
I'll go over each model the MacBook Air
the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the 16 inch
MacBook Pro and I'll break them down
into simple explanations so you can find
out which one is best for you to buy in
2020 and at the end of the video I'll
give you some tips that could save you
some money along the way now the good
news is even though they're a bit
expensive Apple laptops are very high
quality and all models come standard
with the following features at least 128
gigabytes of solid-state drive at least
8 gigabytes of RAM at least 2
Thunderbolt 3 USB seaports rehna display
with true tone technology touch ID
fingerprint sensor a 720p HD webcam and
of course the Mac OS operating system
now all those features make up a good
foundation for having a fast reliable
laptop which is what we all want right
now let's begin with the MacBook Air
which was released in mid 2019 if you
meet any or all of the following
conditions the MacBook Air will be best
for you
if you want the absolute cheapest Apple
laptop you've got to go with the air
which starts out at just under eleven
hundred dollars if you want a gold
MacBook yes this is the only Mac laptop
that comes in the gold color option it
also comes in silver and Space Gray
which are the colors that the MacBook
Pros are limited to if you want the
longest battery life of any Apple laptop
the MacBook Air battery life is up to 12
hours on a single charge if you don't
want or care about having the touch bar
the air is the only Mac laptop that does
not come with the touch bar which in my
opinion is overrated anyway I have it on
my macbook pro and it's nothing special
however the MacBook Air does come with
such ID which is certainly useful if
you're not planning to frequently use
processor intensive applications and you
mainly only use standard applications
that don't need a lot of power such as
web apps and word processing and things
like that the MacBook Air only comes
with a dual-core processor so for
example it won't be able to handle 4k
video editing as smoothly as a MacBook
Pro if you don't care about having the
best screen even though the MacBook Air
Display is the same size and pixel
density as the 13-inch MacBook Pro it
does not get as bright and it only has
full standard color range compared to
the wide color range in the MacBook Pro
it's not a huge deal but for some it
could be a deciding factor
finally if you won't be smallest and
lightest Macbook like the name suggests
the MacBook Air is the only Apple laptop
that weighs less than three pounds so
it's perfect for people who want a small
lightweight laptop that is portable and
easy to take on the go moving on to the
13-inch MacBook Pro which was released
in mid 2019 as well if you meet any or
all of the following conditions the
13-inch MacBook Pro will be best for you
if you're still on a budget but need
something more powerful than the air the
13-inch MacBook Pro starts out only two
hundred dollars more than the air and
for that extra two hundred dollars
you'll get some better features like a
quad-core processor a brighter more
colorful display with better graphics
performance and the touch bar if your
almond go a lot and you need a small
laptop but you need better performance
than what the air offers the 13-inch
MacBook Pro is actually slightly thinner
than the MacBook Air is at its thickest
the 13-inch MacBook Pro is best
described as the perfect balance of
performance and portability
if battery life is not a priority the
13-inch MacBook Pro has the shortest
estimated battery life on a single
charge at 10 hours which isn't that much
behind the 11 and 12 hours on the other
MacBooks but still something to keep in
mind and finally if you plan to use more
processor heavy applications but don't
want to spend more than $2,000 the
13-inch MacBook Pro can definitely
handle some of the more CPU intensive
applications compared to what the air
can handle but also at a more affordable
price than the 16 inch MacBook Pro
speaking of let's talk about the 16 inch
MacBook Pro which is Apple's newest and
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days so the 16 inch MacBook Pro was just
released in late 2019 and if you meet
any or all of the following conditions
it will be best for you if you want the
most powerful and higher performance
MacBook of all time yes this is built to
be an extremely fast workhorse and it
can be used to replace your desktop
computer if you have one you can
configure it to up to an 8 core i9
processor up to 64 gigabytes of RAM and
up to 8 terabytes of solid-state drive
storage which is insane it's one of the
most powerful laptops available right
now if you want the best keyboard out of
all the Apple laptops the 16 inch
macbook pro includes apple's magic
keyboard which has more travel and is
easier to type on compared to the
butterfly keyboards in the other mac
books if you're okay with having a huge
laptop the 16 inch macbook pro is not
small by any means it weighs over four
pounds and has the largest Retina
display ever in a macbook but on the
bright side it also has the thinnest
bezels out of all the current Mac books
if you're creating or consuming large
amounts of media this laptop is a beast
for photos video and audio it has six
high fidelity speakers with forced
canceling woofers and wide stereo sound
it has a new studio quality 3 microphone
array it has the most pixels out of all
the current MacBooks and the new AMD
Radeon Pro delivers the most graphics
horse power ever in a MacBook Pro and
finally if you have the largest budget
no surprise here the 16 inch MacBook Pro
starts at 2400 dollars and can be
configured to over $6,000 if you max out
all the specs so it's not for the faint
of heart
but speaking of budget if the prices of
Apple laptops scare you here are some
tips to save money along the way don't
pay extra for the largest SSD storage
when configuring your laptop most people
can likely get by with a max of 256
gigabytes to get by with smaller storage
you can do things like utilize free
cloud storage like Dropbox or Google
Drive and later on if you do need some
extra local storage you can always get a
USBC SSD these are very small and
lightweight and are constantly dropping
in price
I use this SanDisk 500 gigabyte one and
it's extremely fast I can edit 4k videos
directly off of it on my 13-inch MacBook
Pro buy from other places besides Apple
comm one of my favorite places for new
MacBooks is mac mall and they usually
sell the latest MacBook sat a little bit
a discount for example here's the new 16
inch macbook pro at $150 offf so that's
a good place to look when you're about
to buy and finally you can choose to buy
from Apple certified refurbished
inventory you won't get the latest brand
new MacBook but here you can find some
great deals for some fairly new laptops
that have been returned by customers
Apple certifies them and they basically
come in like new condition and even come
with a one-year warranty from Apple so I
hope that helps you find the best
MacBook for you in 2020 if you have any
questions please comment down below and
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