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I'm really interested in what you're doing in a startup that needs all that power locally. For me, I would probably be happy with a 2 core macbook but I use a

by anko 9y ago

I'm really interested in what you're doing in a startup that needs all that power locally. For me, I would probably be happy with a 2 core macbook but I use a 4 core macbook pro. If I'm doing something that needs a lot of compute, it's in the cloud.

chaostheory 9y ago
I use the usual resource hogs like full blown IDEs, multiple electron apps, a million browser windows, server instances, and more; with occasional heavy processing or regular integration tests. Yes I can offload stuff to the cloud. I just don't want to, just like you're happier with a laptop as opposed to a desktop. I don't want to deal with issues like latency and configuration or more importantly constantly thinking about whether or not I have enough resources to run something locally. There's enough things in my life that I have to budget.
- cglace 9y ago
  You need more than 64GB for your IDE and electron apps? I have a 16GB macbook pro and I run two different IDE's, firefox with about 20-30 tabs, Eagle, and various other programs. I rarely run into swapping problems.
  - chaostheory 9y ago
    > You need more than 64GB for your IDE and electron apps? "with occasional heavy processing" Yes. Besides why would you want a powerful machine frozen in amber when it's not a laptop?
    - cglace 9y ago
      It really depends on what your workload is. I would assume for most people 64 GB is going to be more than enough for the next 5 years. For me the real concern is with the GPU. As soon as apple comes out with a 32GB macbook pro I'll probably upgrade and just attach an eGPU to it.
      - chaostheory 9y ago
        > For me the real concern is with the GPU. This is actually my main concern as well which is atleast addressed with a solution. Upgrading SSDs is the other but I don't like using Thunderbolt. I really want to stay with Mac OS, but Apple just makes it harder and harder with every year while Windows is getting a little better at the same time under Nadella.

by anko 9y ago

chaostheory 9y ago

I use the usual resource hogs like full blown IDEs, multiple electron apps, a million browser windows, server instances, and more; with occasional heavy processing or regular integration tests. Yes I can offload stuff to the cloud. I just don't want to, just like you're happier with a laptop as opposed to a desktop. I don't want to deal with issues like latency and configuration or more importantly constantly thinking about whether or not I have enough resources to run something locally. There's enough things in my life that I have to budget.

cglace 9y ago
You need more than 64GB for your IDE and electron apps? I have a 16GB macbook pro and I run two different IDE's, firefox with about 20-30 tabs, Eagle, and various other programs. I rarely run into swapping problems.
- chaostheory 9y ago
  > You need more than 64GB for your IDE and electron apps? "with occasional heavy processing" Yes. Besides why would you want a powerful machine frozen in amber when it's not a laptop?
  - cglace 9y ago
    It really depends on what your workload is. I would assume for most people 64 GB is going to be more than enough for the next 5 years. For me the real concern is with the GPU. As soon as apple comes out with a 32GB macbook pro I'll probably upgrade and just attach an eGPU to it.
    - chaostheory 9y ago
      > For me the real concern is with the GPU. This is actually my main concern as well which is atleast addressed with a solution. Upgrading SSDs is the other but I don't like using Thunderbolt. I really want to stay with Mac OS, but Apple just makes it harder and harder with every year while Windows is getting a little better at the same time under Nadella.