Macbook Air M1 Long term review (software developer perspective)
177. 165. Feb 24, 2022. #1. Hey guys, I just thought I'd post a semi-detailed long term review of the M1 macbook air from a software developer perspective, in case it might help others make a purchase decision. I have 2 m1 macbook airs, one is a 256gb ssd 8gb unified memory version and the other is a 512gb ssd 16gb unified memory version. Both ...
Real world Lightroom performance on base 8GB M1 MacBook Air
macrumors regular. Nov 27, 2020. 150. 60. Nov 29, 2020. #4. Lightroom Classic runs fine, but it spikes the CPU whenever you switch between photos. Also, even with small raw files, when you zoom in and pan around the image, the image freezes every time you move it. “Normal” Lightroom (non-classic) runs a lot smoother.
M1 MacBook Air 8GB RAM = i5 Intel 16GB RAM? - MacRumors …
Apr 22, 2021 · Thanks, guys. Sitting here working on my Intel MacBook Air 16GB, fan is coming on and its running pretty warm multitasking with Citrix and and a few other Mac Apps. Not a huge deal, but it is annoying. Ordered a M1 MacBook Air 16GB RAM, 512 GB Storage, should be delivered in Mid May, looking forward to taking delivery.
Dilemma - M3 MacBook Air 13in 8GB/1TB or 16GB/512GB?
Mar 8, 2024 · In the US, Apple has Refurb 13" M2 Air models with 16GB/1TB for $1,359.00, while a new 13" M3 Air with the same Ram/Storage/CPU+GPU core count is $1,499. I've purchased plenty of Apple refurbs and have been happy with every single one. Plus you can purchase AppleCare if you prefer.
My new MacBook Air m2 - 8gb is great | MacRumors Forums
Feb 7, 2024 · I was going to go 16GB and 512 GB SSD and there are a lot of people with that, and it's arguably one of the hottest Mac mini's to come around since the 2012 quad core. In the end I bought a base model M2 8GB, 256GB on back to school for $400 rather than $1200. It was just too good a deal.
Sequoia for Macbook Air M1 - MacRumors Forums
Oct 28, 2024. #3. ixc said: Hello everyone! I have macbook air M1 2020 8gb. All the time since the purchase I have used the macos "Big Sur". In general, I was happy with everything, I didn’t even think about updates. Now I spontaneously upgraded to "Sequoia" and began to worry.
Macbook Air M2 8/512 vs M1 16/512 - MacRumors Forums
3. Sep 11, 2022. #1. I’m torn choosing between MBA M2 8gb RAM 512gb SSD or the MBA M1 16gb RAM 512 gb. They are similarly priced in my country. I’m actually leaning to M2 8/512 because I really like the design and overall. But I’m afraid I’ll regret choosing design over a …
16” M1 Pro, how much ram for developers? - MacRumors Forums
Oct 31, 2021. #1. Hi, I’m mainly a mobile software developer working on both iOS and Android native. I’m about to pick a 16” MBP with M1 Pro and 1TB of SSD, but I’m unsure about ram. I will use for development on both personal and work projects. My personal projects are all iOS native but for work I need to use Android Studio and Visual ...
M1 8GB RAM Experiences with Xcode and JetBrains IDEs
219. Dallas, TX. Dec 28, 2020. #1. I have read through ALL of the discussion here on MR about the 8GB vs 16GB debates. I have also watched all of the YouTube videos that I could find. I'm not interested in compilation benchmarks, as I am more concerned about responsiveness in the more heavy weight IDEs (JetBrains) during actual coding and usage.
Flip Flopping between M1 Air 8GB vs 16GB deciding factor
Jun 14, 2021 · After owning both 8GB/16GB 512GB storage M1 Mini and keeping the M1 mini 16/512, I bought a new M1 8/256 base Macbook Air. Now I know everyone is contemplating the dealio between an 8GB/16GB and I will answer that for you because I also just returned the 8GB/256GB for a 16GB/1TB option instead!