u/Beneficial-Guide-683

Hey guys, I am finishing up my mechatronics degree and about to apply for a masters in AI. For my bachelor’s i used a macbook pro m2 and when it came to ML or AI i used cloud GPU. I’m now upgrading my laptop and would appreciate the advice

I am currently hesitant between the Asus tuf A16 rtx 5050 16 ram 512ssd and the macbook pro m4 16gb ram and 512 ssd. I know it seems like an unfair comparison but i am used to the mac os and would love to go for a macbook again but i am afraid it could get into the way of productivity in uni

any other suggestions are appreciated, my budget is 1200usd. (The macbook is my brother’s so basically free hahaha)

Thanks alot in advance 🙏🏼