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8GB ram eh... multiple VM's running, VS Code, few browser windows (many tabs), Cypress, make sure spotify is going. I'm sitting at 22gb right now... and that's

by RowanH 5y ago

8GB ram eh... multiple VM's running, VS Code, few browser windows (many tabs), Cypress, make sure spotify is going. I'm sitting at 22gb right now... and that's before firing up Android studio. Replicating prod environments with lots of data means large VM's in my case. Seriously good screens are lovely. Different needs for different devs but I for one am very happy with maxed out machines, and have no qualms in upgrading :)

danlugo92 5y ago
No bs but 22gb of ram is like equivalent to 11~15 in MacOs. Yes you'd need the 16gb ram build but you wouldn't really need a 32gb one.
- EricE 5y ago
  Why do people keep spreading this myth? There is NO magical memory compression. If you need 32GB on an Intel Mac you will likely still need 32GB on an Apple Silicon Mac. I wish it really did work that way or I'd still have an M1 MacBook Air - but it doesn't. If you really need RAM there is no substitute for having the proper amount of RAM. And don't even bother with the "but it swaps fast" argument with machines that have SSD chips *soldered onto the motherboard*. Just get the amount of RAM you need up front!
  - danlugo92 5y ago
    > If you need 32GB on an Intel Mac you will likely still need 32GB on an Apple Silicon Mac. I'm comparing non-macos operating systems to macos. I'm not comparing m1 vs intel, though the M1 brought some improvement in this regard, most of the ram magic was already in place since around MacOS Leopard I think? > I wish it really did work that way or I'd still have an M1 MacBook Air - but it doesn't. If you really need RAM there is no substitute for having the proper amount of RAM. That's like saying "calories in calories out" and then only eating vegetable oil for maximum savings on food. If you need to load a 20gb file into memory, yes you'll need the 20gb of physical ram, but for /multitasking/ 8gb in MacOS really is equivalent to near 16gb in Windows.

by RowanH 5y ago

danlugo92 5y ago

No bs but 22gb of ram is like equivalent to 11~15 in MacOs. Yes you'd need the 16gb ram build but you wouldn't really need a 32gb one.

EricE 5y ago
Why do people keep spreading this myth? There is NO magical memory compression. If you need 32GB on an Intel Mac you will likely still need 32GB on an Apple Silicon Mac. I wish it really did work that way or I'd still have an M1 MacBook Air - but it doesn't. If you really need RAM there is no substitute for having the proper amount of RAM. And don't even bother with the "but it swaps fast" argument with machines that have SSD chips *soldered onto the motherboard*. Just get the amount of RAM you need up front!
- danlugo92 5y ago
  > If you need 32GB on an Intel Mac you will likely still need 32GB on an Apple Silicon Mac. I'm comparing non-macos operating systems to macos. I'm not comparing m1 vs intel, though the M1 brought some improvement in this regard, most of the ram magic was already in place since around MacOS Leopard I think? > I wish it really did work that way or I'd still have an M1 MacBook Air - but it doesn't. If you really need RAM there is no substitute for having the proper amount of RAM. That's like saying "calories in calories out" and then only eating vegetable oil for maximum savings on food. If you need to load a 20gb file into memory, yes you'll need the 20gb of physical ram, but for /multitasking/ 8gb in MacOS really is equivalent to near 16gb in Windows.