41-50k Get Apple mac mini M4 within 50k without student discount

[jayanttyagi]

Browsing too, it's just that I can't provide concrete examples. Researching about a topic through multiple websites, or browsing flight prices on multiple sites can also heavily bog down a PC.

Sure, you can claim that those aren't browsing either since you're actively doing something, but I never really browse any other way?

In any case, sorry. My bad, I should've been more clear. You're right.

I dont know about your usage but I have 32GB ram and 4 cores of xeon gold and use 50 tabs of chrome opened along with intellij and vscode open with copilot plugins, sonar lint etc and works just fine.

 

[rushikesh_jadhav]

Every purchase involves some compromises.
The M1 MBA 256gb i purchased in 2020 is quite possibly one my best and most heavily used tech purchase in decades.
I recently sold it because of other upgrades - and i sometimes regret doing that . Never once did i feel that i am hindered by 256GB.
And while it did involve extensive usage of icloud and leaving large media files etc on a NAS, it was more than a fair compromise

With a static machine like The base M4 mini , the 256 is thankfully a compromise that is very easy to get around with zero practical disadvantages even if one does not want use icloud or NAS etc.

And yes, couldn't agree more that web browsing is quite a taxing activity on even the latest and greatest processors today.
Leaving aside niche use cases like video editing and conversion (yes, these are niche activities unlike what YT reviewers would claim )
The lowest battery life yield on a x64 laptop would come with constant normal everyday browsing as against other typical use cases like working on say outlook/word or watching a movie

What is usable space in 256gb machine?