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...This is partially true in that the M1 is overhyped by some... But the M1 is also literally, by the numbers, the fastest machine in the world for some worklo

...This is partially true in that the M1 is overhyped by some... But the M1 is also literally, by the numbers, the fastest machine in the world for some workloads. For us, my M1 Macbook Air compiles our large TypeScript Angular app in half the time of a current i9 with 64Gb ram on node v15. These are real-world, tested, and validated results. Nothing comes close..because the chip is designed to run JS as fast as physically possible. It's insanely fast at some workloads. Not all of them of course, but it's no Tempo. I would say it's more like a Tesla, faster than it should be considering the HP (a model S is much faster than cars with way more HP) but faster due to 'How' it makes the power rather than how much. That said, I replaced a $2000 iMac 4K with a base model Macbook Air and it was a huge upgrade for my day to day work. It really is perfectly fine to replace some workstations.

postalrat 5y ago
What environment you compiling your large typescript app in? Windows with WSL on a 7400 rpm disk drive? I think you have other things going on that's slowing down the compilation on the i9. Maybe if run linux and install a fast SSD your i9 will be faster than your m1. Then by your logic you should ditch the m1.
- agloeregrets 5y ago
  Ironically it was a Samsung Pci-E drive in non-WSL Windows. A 16 inch Macbook Pro i9 also put out roughly alike times in MacOS. Node compile is a single-core workload with a very strong focus on small fast translated instructions, the M1 is actually that fast at that specific task.
  - postalrat 5y ago
    https://doesitarm.com/tv/m1-macbook-vs-intel-i9-in-continuous-typescript-build-test-dell-with-intel-i7-the-real-winner-i-8zuoeh5dwm/ https://doesitarm.com/tv/m1-macbook-vs-intel-i9-in-continuou... That dude says both his intels are faster.
king_magic 5y ago
> That said, I replaced a $2000 iMac 4K with a base model Macbook Air and it was a huge upgrade for my day to day work. Essentially the same here, I just happened to replace my $2-3k Win10/Ubuntu desktop with my 8GB(!) M1 Air and it truly has been a huge upgrade for my day to day work. It feels like I'm working in the future. That said - I primarily use this Air to ssh to all of my servers that do my heavy lifting for me. But that doesn't stop me from driving this thing hard - dozens of open tabs, multiple heavyweight apps left open (e.g. Office apps), multiple instances of VS Code, Slack, Teams, all running - zero slowdown. Zero fan sound. It's black magic good.

postalrat 5y ago

What environment you compiling your large typescript app in? Windows with WSL on a 7400 rpm disk drive? I think you have other things going on that's slowing down the compilation on the i9. Maybe if run linux and install a fast SSD your i9 will be faster than your m1. Then by your logic you should ditch the m1.

agloeregrets 5y ago
Ironically it was a Samsung Pci-E drive in non-WSL Windows. A 16 inch Macbook Pro i9 also put out roughly alike times in MacOS. Node compile is a single-core workload with a very strong focus on small fast translated instructions, the M1 is actually that fast at that specific task.
- postalrat 5y ago
  https://doesitarm.com/tv/m1-macbook-vs-intel-i9-in-continuous-typescript-build-test-dell-with-intel-i7-the-real-winner-i-8zuoeh5dwm/ https://doesitarm.com/tv/m1-macbook-vs-intel-i9-in-continuou... That dude says both his intels are faster.

king_magic 5y ago

> That said, I replaced a $2000 iMac 4K with a base model Macbook Air and it was a huge upgrade for my day to day work. Essentially the same here, I just happened to replace my $2-3k Win10/Ubuntu desktop with my 8GB(!) M1 Air and it truly has been a huge upgrade for my day to day work. It feels like I'm working in the future. That said - I primarily use this Air to ssh to all of my servers that do my heavy lifting for me. But that doesn't stop me from driving this thing hard - dozens of open tabs, multiple heavyweight apps left open (e.g. Office apps), multiple instances of VS Code, Slack, Teams, all running - zero slowdown. Zero fan sound. It's black magic good.