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If you’re mostly using a monitor I doubt you’d see a huge benefit from the jump in size.
As a personal anecdote I will say it’s easier to use a laptop around the house when it’s lighter and more compact.
Your best bet is to head over to a local Apple Store, Best Buy or anywhere else with display models and see how they feel to you.
Yeah, I just left the dentist and planned to stop by and completely forgot. I guess it’s a good thing I need to go back to the dentist on Friday 😅
I have both and prefer the 15
Thanks! I’m leaning towards that.
When you are used to a big desktop monitor any laptop monitor just feels cramped. I always go for the 13 because it fits better in various bags, an airplane tray table, and is lighter.
Smaller is better in the bag and bigger one is better on the desk. Sounds like you might not appreciate the benefits of small size.
Well, the more I think about it, I use it with a monitor 99% of the time. So while the bigger screen would be nice, it would hardly be used. So for $200, I think I might stick with the 13”
i started with a 13, then upgraded to 15. i miss the 13 and that’s what i’ll go back to eventually. doesn’t sound like much but it’s just a little bit harder to haul around places. or around the house if you work from home.
I would say if you have an external monitor just go with the 13. best of both worlds - ultimate portability, and you can always plug in if you need more screen space.
Do you plan to use it from relatively static locations like a desk at work, at a coffee shop, - desk or coffee table at home without feeling like you need to hook it to a monitor? 15”.
Do you plan to use it on the go, primarily while traveling or otherwise want to be able to take it with you somewhere on a whim, or otherwise use it in more dynamic spaces in your house like from different sides of a couch, in your kitchen, sitting in the porch etc. then 13”.
To boil it down, 15” is great for when you want to use it as a more mobile desktop computer. 13” is great for “I need to take this with me everywhere, or be able to use it anywhere without feeling like I’m ‘lugging it out’”
I liked my 13” pro for school and have had it for ten years, easy to fit on desks and still have space for a notebook, also if you every plan to use it on flights the 15 is big enough to be pretty awkward.
I don’t use my 13 with monitors very much, so I’m looking at sizing up to a 16” this year. If you plan on primarily having it connected to monitors then a bigger screen on the laptop itself probably won’t matter to you.
Thanks! I’ll actually be buying it when I visit America. My return flight with layover is 33 hours, so maybe 13” is better.
Size matters. A bigger screen is a big quality of life improvement for both work and content consumption.
On the other hand, a smaller and lighter laptop is more comfortable to use and carry. Personally i think 13" is the ideal laptop size. If you want to use it more as a desktop replacement, you can always plug in a monitor.
@NIB @neon_nova a lot depends on where and when you work. 13 inch is the ideal size if you have to work at the backseat of a taxi or in a plane.
Once home or at the office, you simply connect your 27 inch screen to the 13 inch machine. For me this has been the ideal set up for over two decennia.
Lately, I’ve been working with the X-Real glasses. Works fabulous if you are in the backseat and you don’t want to disturb your driver with a bright screen.
I have an M2 15" coming from a MacBook Pro 13" and I have to say it is the best machine I've owned. The size is absolutely perfect for me and the weight is never a concern. It's plenty light. Now for me the bump in screen size was needed for my aging eyes, it may not be as needed for you. HA
I’ve always preferred a smaller screen. 13” isn’t really that much smaller unless you’re blind.
I was thinking about the 15” with 1tb, but it’s $400 cheaper to just get 13” with 512gb.
I think that’s so much cheaper that it’s not worth paying so much more for the upgrades.
I upgraded from a mid 2012 13” MBP upgraded to within an inch of its life to an m3 Air 15”. I’ve loved my old mbp for years, but the increased size of the 15” display makes it better for me. My vision continues to worsen and I’m not getting any younger. The thinness of this machine makes up for the slightly bigger bulk from the larger screen to me, at least compared to my 2012 model. And the weight is ridiculously better.
Thanks! I put my currently 14” laptop side by side with my wife’s 13” m1 air and the screen size was so close, so I think Lenovo rounded up the screen size.
I’ll decided to get the 13” and use the price difference to get 1tb ssd.
I had the same idea about vision as you did, my if I take my laptop out to work, it usually to a cafe or restaurant where the space is limited, so I think I’m settled on the 13”.
Maybe next time when my vision gets a bit worse.