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This is literally the opposite of what most people claim. Does anyone else have these issues? I actually just ordered an M1 MacBook myself.

by dimgl 5y ago

newbie2020 5y ago
I have all the issues the parent post is commenting about. I thought I was crazy... but same happens to me. Simple stuff... why doesn't sleep to wake work correctly? Why are my peripherals schizophrenic? My Windows 98 Compaq didn't have these issues... and that was two decades ago.
stjohnswarts 5y ago
M1 is great, but you can certainly hit some issues where only an x86 version is available and the M1 version is either not there or buggy as hell.
fiddlerwoaroof 5y ago
I’ve had a couple crashes with by 2020 MBP, but my experience is that it’s the best Mac I’ve owned since about 2010.
throwaway09223 5y ago
I can't speak to m1 in particular, but BSD grep is known to be very slow regardless of platform. You can just brew install grep to get a fast one, but you'll still always have to always deal with avoiding the slow system grep. ag and rg are other fast options. The speed of GNU grep vs BSD grep is discussed on the BSD mailing lists here: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-August/019310.html https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-Aug...
- wincy 5y ago
  Ripgrep changed how I search my codebases, it’s so damned fast I love it. I almost always use it when I’m trying to find a pattern or a bit of code I vaguely remember but have forgotten where it might be in a large codebase. Still returns almost instantly.
SavantIdiot 5y ago
Some mac users seem to be cursed with bad hardware. It seems to be black and white: users either have no problems, or ALL the problems. I started to get "the curse" after 8 years with my 2012 MBP. It started randomly turning off. Not crashing, just turning off! I replaced the battery because that was the only warning I was getting. But it can no longer run any macOS. Even mavericks. It crashes randomly. It went from rock solid to fragile as an elderly lady with osteoporosis rollerskating on a cobblestone path. Now it is my primary Ubuntu machine since the touchpad works so much batter than Ubuntu running on my Lenovo Yoga and it has better performance. Zero turning off problems. It's been on for months running a VNC server.
- dimgl 5y ago
  Yeah, it is very strange. I have an early 2014? MacBook Pro and it still runs today. 0 issues. That being said, it's now slow as hell and likely because of the battery. But the development experience on MacBooks is delightful.
kybernetyk 5y ago
Don't know about others but my M1 Macs are the most stable and performant Apple machines I had in a long time. My previous 16" i9 MBP was a disappointment (laggy/sluggish, running hot) compared to my M1 Mini and MacBook Air. I also don't see any memory issues, etc.
MonaroVXR 5y ago
What most people say is not always the truth. Eg; "Windows 10 is the last Windows." Most people don't give any sources.

This is literally the opposite of what most people claim. Does anyone else have these issues? I actually just ordered an M1 MacBook myself.

by dimgl 5y ago

This is literally the opposite of what most people claim. Does anyone else have these issues? I actually just ordered an M1 MacBook myself.

newbie2020 5y ago

I have all the issues the parent post is commenting about. I thought I was crazy... but same happens to me. Simple stuff... why doesn't sleep to wake work correctly? Why are my peripherals schizophrenic? My Windows 98 Compaq didn't have these issues... and that was two decades ago.

stjohnswarts 5y ago

M1 is great, but you can certainly hit some issues where only an x86 version is available and the M1 version is either not there or buggy as hell.

fiddlerwoaroof 5y ago

I’ve had a couple crashes with by 2020 MBP, but my experience is that it’s the best Mac I’ve owned since about 2010.

throwaway09223 5y ago

I can't speak to m1 in particular, but BSD grep is known to be very slow regardless of platform. You can just brew install grep to get a fast one, but you'll still always have to always deal with avoiding the slow system grep. ag and rg are other fast options. The speed of GNU grep vs BSD grep is discussed on the BSD mailing lists here: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-August/019310.html https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-Aug...

wincy 5y ago
Ripgrep changed how I search my codebases, it’s so damned fast I love it. I almost always use it when I’m trying to find a pattern or a bit of code I vaguely remember but have forgotten where it might be in a large codebase. Still returns almost instantly.

SavantIdiot 5y ago

Some mac users seem to be cursed with bad hardware. It seems to be black and white: users either have no problems, or ALL the problems. I started to get "the curse" after 8 years with my 2012 MBP. It started randomly turning off. Not crashing, just turning off! I replaced the battery because that was the only warning I was getting. But it can no longer run any macOS. Even mavericks. It crashes randomly. It went from rock solid to fragile as an elderly lady with osteoporosis rollerskating on a cobblestone path. Now it is my primary Ubuntu machine since the touchpad works so much batter than Ubuntu running on my Lenovo Yoga and it has better performance. Zero turning off problems. It's been on for months running a VNC server.

dimgl 5y ago
Yeah, it is very strange. I have an early 2014? MacBook Pro and it still runs today. 0 issues. That being said, it's now slow as hell and likely because of the battery. But the development experience on MacBooks is delightful.

kybernetyk 5y ago

Don't know about others but my M1 Macs are the most stable and performant Apple machines I had in a long time. My previous 16" i9 MBP was a disappointment (laggy/sluggish, running hot) compared to my M1 Mini and MacBook Air. I also don't see any memory issues, etc.

MonaroVXR 5y ago

What most people say is not always the truth. Eg; "Windows 10 is the last Windows." Most people don't give any sources.