Hi Dave,

I can only answer for myself, but here you go.  In 2017, I bought my one and 
only MacBook Pro.  All my other Macs, including my current 2023 M1 have been 
MacBook Airs.

Brad makes a strong case that for an extra $100, the MBP is the better machine. 
 But I’ve always liked the smaller form factor and the lighter weight of the 
MBA.  When I taught face-to-face, I had to carry my computer with me around 
campus.  I also like to take it when I travel, so the smaller and lighter, the 
better.  The MBA has always met my computing needs, but I’m not an artist, 
graphic designer, etc.  I liked my MBP a lot, but I also thought it was 
probably overkill for my use case.  So, in 2020, when the M1 chips came out, I 
went back to a MacBook Air.  That said, From the specs Brad  sent last night, 
the difference in weight between the two seems pretty negligible.  I was 
thinking I might upgrade to the M3 Air, but now I’m not sure, either whether I 
will upgrade, or, if I do, which machine I’ll get.  My current leaning is to 
just hold off and see what next year brings.
Cheers,
Donna

> On Mar 14, 2024, at 11:53 PM, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Brad,
> Thanks for this. Saw it after my question post Air vs. Pro. But still I 
> wonder the use case. I used to think that the Air was designed to pull 
> everything it needed to run (programs/apps) from the Internet, so not needing 
> to store anything large on the machine except for data and personalizations. 
> Is that no longer the push?
> 
> Dave Carlson
> Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician
> dgcarlson0...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 14, 2024, at 5:51 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> M3 15-inch MacBook Air vs M3 14-inch MacBook Pro -- Comparison... 
> https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/03/13/m3-15-inch-macbook-air-vs-m3-14-inch-macbook-pro----comparison
> 
> 
> - Brad -
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