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I want to eventually develop apps but I wonder if I could do just as well with an Air and just maxx out the specs.

Under what circumstances should a Pro overrule the Air for my use case?

(Can linux also be dual-installed to be able to run some flavor of linux alternatively/parallel to MacOS? Might get a Framework one eventually as well

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[โ€“] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Good question. Answer is, significant.

13โ€ Air: 2.7 lbs.
14โ€ Pro: 3.4 lbs.
15โ€ Air: 3.3 lbs.
16โ€ Pro: 4.7 lbs.

I have the 16โ€, again, for luxury. The 13โ€ Air is probably the best value overall while being very nice, but the 14โ€ Pro is a nice upgrade while still being very portable.