Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Parallels 14-day Free Trial 👉🏼 lukeb.co/ParallelsFreeTrial

Which Mac (M1 or Intel) should you be getting to handle your data science needs. I perform a comparison test on popular tools used for spreadsheets (MS Excel, Sheets, Numbers), coding (Python, R), and business intelligence (Google Data Studio, Tableau, Power BI). I provide my recommendations on whether you should get this new Mac for data science based on these tools performance.

M1 Macbook Air 8GB 👉🏼 geni.us/M1macAir8GB
M1 Macbook Pro 8GB 👉🏼 geni.us/M1macPro8GB
M1 Multiple monitor adapter 👉🏼 geni.us/DisplayLinkAdapter
*Check Apple's website for lower prices & discounts (and 16 GB versions)

Virtual Machine option for M1 (best option as of 26Jan20) 👉🏼 9to5mac.com/2020/12/22/run-windows-10-arm-m1-mac-apple-silicon-x64-x86-no-boot-camp-video

Certificates & Courses
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Coursera Courses:
📜 Google Data Analytics Certificate (START HERE) 👉🏼 lukeb.co/GoogleCert
💿 SQL for Data Science 👉🏼 lukeb.co/SQLdataScience
🧾 Excel Skills for Business 👉🏼 lukeb.co/ExcelBusinessAnalyst
🐍 Python for Everybody 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PythonForEverybody
📊 Data Visualization with Tableau 👉🏼 lukeb.co/Tableau_UCDavis
🏴‍☠️ Data Science: Foundations using R 👉🏼 lukeb.co/RforDataScienceJH
Coursera Plus Subscription (7-day free trial) 👉🏼 lukeb.co/CourseraPlus

DataCamp Courses:
🐍 Python 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PythonBasicsDataCamp
📈 Power BI 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PowerBIDataCamp
📊 Tableau 👉🏼 lukeb.co/TableauDataCamp
🏴‍☠️ R 👉🏼 lukeb.co/RDataCamp
🐍 Data Analyst w/ Python 👉🏼 lukeb.co/PythonAnalystDataCamp
DataCamp Subscription (25% off ) 👉🏼 lukeb.co/datacamp_discount

🙋🏼‍♂️ My Courses 👉🏼 lukeb.co/courses

My Tech for Data Science
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💻 Dell New XPS 13 (PC of choice) 👉🏼 geni.us/DellNewXPS13
💻 Dell New XPS 15 👉🏼 geni.us/DellNewXPS15
👨🏼‍💻 M1 Macbook Air 8GB (Mac of choice) 👉🏼 geni.us/M1macAir8GB
👨🏼‍💻 M1 Macbook Pro 8GB 👉🏼 geni.us/M1macPro8GB
🔌 Must-have Mac dock 👉🏼 geni.us/CalDigitTS3
🖥 M1 Multiple monitor adapter 👉🏼 geni.us/DisplayLinkAdapter
⌨️ Mac Keyboard 👉🏼 geni.us/MacMagicKeyboard
🖱 Mac Mouse 👉🏼 geni.us/MacMagicMouse
💾 Small (1TB) External HD 👉🏼 geni.us/WDelements1TB
💾 Large (14TB) External HD 👉🏼 geni.us/WDelements14TB
🏢 Standing Desk 👉🏼 geni.us/StandingDeskFezibo
📗 Data Science Must Read 👉🏼 geni.us/StorytellingWithData
📸 Camera of Choice 👉🏼 geni.us/SonyA6600body
*For computers, I recommend checking the manufacturer's website (i.e., dell.com) for deals/rebates*

Social Media / Contact Me
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🙋🏼‍♂️Website: lukebarousse.com
🌄 Instagram: instagram.com/lukebarousse
⏰ TikTok: tiktok.com/@lukebarousse
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/datavizbyluke
📥 Business Inquiries: luke@lukebarousse.com

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00:00 Intro
00:38 My Computer
01:26 Spreadsheet Tools
04:35 Coding Tools
09:46 BI Tools
13:20 Final Recommendations

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