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MacBook Air M5 vs Windows laptop with NVIDIA GPU for an AI degree

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Hi everyone, I’m starting an Artificial Intelligence degree at university and I’m trying to decide what laptop to buy. Right now I’m considering a MacBook Air M5 with 24 GB of RAM and 512 GB SSD , possibly with an external 1–2 TB SSD for larger datasets and projects. The important detail is that I…

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  1. 2026-08-22 10:11 · r/learnmachinelearning
    MacBook Air M5 vs Windows laptop with NVIDIA GPU for an AI degree

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