15" MacBook Air - How much BETTER than a 16" Intel Pro?!

intel mac is still good machine

It’s called bootcamp windows!

The only problem I have with recommending the Intel model is that Apple is phasing out the Intel Macs. Future proofing yourself is something I would recommend to anyone. You don't have to go out and buy the latest and greatest. I'd say the M2 should meet most needs still unless you need the extra power. Unless you can snag a M1 Pro or M1 Max for a great price.

bro my old 2015 15" mbp base model got 166 points in speedometer 2.0 better the the 2019 mbp

I’m thinking of returning my air for a 2019 pro

The new design for entire mac line is absolutely disaster, 2019 is the best design and it should be used for current 14/16 inch pro version. Apple changes it because they have to change it.

shii I got my 2019 mac as soon as it came out I'm runnin this hoe till I cant

you can run Windows on it. Duh, thats why people do it, some people need both operating systems.

I just ordered a 2019 16" MBP, for two reasons: 1. I want to connect two external displays, so for Apple silicon, I'd have to order at least an M1 Pro (50% more expensive refurbished), and 2. I want to run x86 VMs. I know it's kind of possible with UTM/QEMU, but it would be very sluggish. And I might want to dual-boot into something different than macOS, which is not possible at all on Apple silicon. But because I still want to run macOS as my primary OS, I ordered pretty much the best Intel MacBook Pro I could get, which was still a lot cheaper than any Apple silicon MacBook Pro with a comparable RAM/HDD config. But I have to admit that I envy the efficiency and power of the Apple chips. And things like the function keys and MagSafe.

this m2 air have 8 or 16 gb ram?

This just convinced me to get the 2019 intel. It's literally 1/3 the price if you get it used.

I would probably upgrade to a new MacBook. But I love my 2019 MacBook Pro because it has the Touch Bar on it.

I’m thinking about getting a 32gb ram MacBook 2019

825 usd for an apple 16 inch laptop is still a steal either way. These maxed-out ones on ebay sell brand new for 2K usd, which is an insane value because these m3 models are like 3x more expensive

If you would have told me in the entire 15 year history of the MacBook Air that it would be nearly TWICE as fast as the 16 inch MacBook Pro from 2 years ago I would have laughed. The idea that the 2019 Top Of the Line Pro is being creamed by the latest MacBook AIR is absolutely insane. Bootcamp made a lot of sense in 2006 when there were only Macs and iPods and most apps were Desktop Native applications, but now that apple has a cohesive ecosystem and most programs are just web apps, sacrificing intel and therefore bootcamp to get these insane benefits was an obvious decision by Apple

Edit: ooh yeah did I mention there's also NO FAN in the MacBook Air 🤯

My 2017 MacBook Pro (mid spec) runs fine. No performance issues here. Since most of my work is still on x86, I'm happy where I'm at. I'll take everybody's word that the M1 Macs are super duper but no need for that tech in my case.

Fantastic and very useful! Thanks a lot I'll trust in you and get the new one. I was really confused before, nobody could help me in that choice, you've been so clear I'm sure now. thanks again, ciao Seba (Venice Italy)

Because of this, I am trading in my Intel MacBook Pro (just like yours) for my new MacBook Air. It's insane how much I put up with that Intel macbook being so heavy and hot and running out of battery in such a short time yet cannot even manage to be high performant like MacBook Air!! The ability to export LR images is so significant considering that I have a 60MP camera. I am so glad Apple is now using its own Apple Silicon. There's a clear performance gain. People think about specs alone but ignore the overall performance/battery life on a mobile device.

lucky owner, macbook pro 16, intel i9 2.3, 64gb ram, 2tb ssd, amd radeon 5500m 8gb

My i9 MacBook does fine for my photo editing, but as soon as I wanted to get into video, it just can't keep up with my X-H2s for 6.2k video or even 4k.. I won't even try to edit as it's already lagging during playback.

cause most people just watch videos from home and the 16' is more than able to do it. It looks great and works okay. Ive had it since Jan 2020 and its 100% fine for me even almost 4 years later. Its a great buy. but I would personally at this time like to switch it for soemthing smaller

We never said the 15 “ mac book air is bettter like just stop we have our own opinions

What about a 16 inch i7 32gb 1tb for 600$, is it worth?

Why people buing old Mercedes ? , new one are faster 😊 in this case is half price , and most Of them arent filmaker

Apple just give me macOS on the 12.9 9 inch iPad and call it a day

M2 still can’t run windows natively so I’m good

If you still need to dual boot into a native Windows experience, than I can see the 2019 still being desirable, but the reasons for needing to do this are dwindling by the day.

Test redshift and blender :)

I have the intel model with 32gb and 1TB. I got it for £750 and still has one year guarantee on it. I absolutely love it.

Bigger Screen. MUCH better speakers. 

More ports. 

Can actually chew through some work under active cooling and doesn't completely melt through the table. (Gets close...but at least there are fans working on the problem)

16GB Ram Standard

512GB SSD Standard

4GB AMD Navi GPU Standard

Native Windows Compatability

Can connect to more monitors than you own.

$600-800 depending on condition.

Comparatively weightless feeling against the 16inch ApSil MBPs.

100% P3 wide Color AND True Tone (for those heathens who like it)

The largest battery flyably allowable on a laptop

Exact (e x a c t) same footprint as the venerable 15 Inch Retina MacBook Pro.

Jony Ive's ideal laptop + pragmatic and prescient design tweaks that make a sort of MacBook Pro Air. 

Design still in modern use by Apple for the 13 inch MBPs

Nuff said.

I just love the deisgn of the 16 inch MacBook pro 2019. Nearly no bezzels without the stupid notch, the amazing touchbar, the gen 1 magic keys which are much more like the butterfly keys which I love so much than the magic keys we have now which feel like the old MacBook keys from pre 2015. Finally absolute style

Planning on buying a 2019 16 inch macbook pro

My 2019 Mac book pro screen broke, I am left with option of replacing the screen for around $800 or getting the Mac book air 15". What do you think is the better option. I am considering keeping my Mac book pro and using as "desktop" hooked up to external screens and using the Mac book air on the go. What are your thoughts here? The Mac book air 15" I was looking at is 8gb if get it, should I get 16gb? Looking for advice.

Thank you very much for this video!

Basically half the performance for half of the price. For common tasks web browsing, watch videos and office documents it’s a very good bargain.

Am I the only person who liked the touch bar on the Intel Macbook Pros?

They should put the base M3 chip in the 16 inch touchbar MacBook Pro as an option. You get a good screen size, the Touch Bar, ports on both sides. No stupidass notch, lesser quality webcam but no normal
Person cares

I wanted this comparison- thank you!!!!

I'm planning on buying a 2019 16" MacBook Pro with the Intel i9 because I'm someone who prefers the touch bar over physical keys btw great content vadim and max!

Not everyone is doing serious photo editing. Especially for work nowadays, many competitions are using Azure AVD, you don't need to spend serious money for a M2 Apple Mac's.

Why compare these two models? Seriously, what a waste of time ! Are you going to compare the new M3 model with the old intel chip model also? What is the point?

I wish amazon had some 15 inch Air with 1 tb ssd. I hit your link but they are only selling the 256 or 512 for what I see.

How did you say the displays were identical?
The Intel MBP display was clearly brighter during the test.

Bruh the Intel is a better value. For graphically intense workflows the m2 air is a joke. That’s the basic graphics card spec it up to the 5500M

What a great test here. I swapped a 2019 Intel 16 inch MP for an M1 and boy it’s so much better, especially for my Lightroom batch processing. Can you tell me where I can get the temperature plugin please.

Thanks guys, i was asking for that video! I currently have mbp 16 i9 and want to change it for something new

1. Intel Macbook Pro can run Windows
2. Better sound, excellent image quality
3. Much much much more elegant design by the legendary Jony Ive, no ugly notch
4. Much cheaper
5. Supports multiple external monitors
6. Supports external GPU
7. Normal usage don't need that much computing power, for editing several photos, using MS Office, it's beyond capable !