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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 vari

by 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.