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I think people who use 2T ram in workstations and people who work on laptops are not really overlapping much. I've built a 5900x with 64GB high speed ram, 2x N

I think people who use 2T ram in workstations and people who work on laptops are not really overlapping much. I've built a 5900x with 64GB high speed ram, 2x NVME 4.0 because my 2018 i9 Macbook pro was hot garbage and would crawl when working on a project with a bunch of docker microservices. I regret this decision now because the new M1 MBP would do everything I need and I wouldn't have to worry about SSH workflows, keeping my PC/internet up while I'm away/traveling, having to work on two separate devices and migrate over all the time, two keyboard layouts (Mac/PC). I think OP is right that M1 MBP really changed the equation for most "regular" developers, before the M1 MBP my choice was the only sane option because all the laptops available had huge drawbacks (Intel was and is hot garbage, AMD laptops are budget tier/gaming bricks).

michaelt 5y ago
> I think people who use 2T ram in workstations and people who work on laptops are not really overlapping much. What do you think happened when the people with powerful workstations got sent home during covid? Obviously for some employers the answer was SSH, or taking a workstation home - but for other places (e.g. CAD users), the answer was 'mobile workstation' laptops.
- dijit 5y ago
  The answer for many games studios was Citrix/Parsec and ilk, maybe some of the smaller ones allowed people to take PC's home... Nobody was getting workstation grade laptops. (speaking from experience).
  - maccard 5y ago
    > maybe some of the smaller ones allowed people to take PC's home... I worked for a large studio at the time and anyone who could carry a workstation home could take it.
eertami 5y ago
>I think OP is right that M1 MBP really changed the equation for most "regular" developers, before the M1 MBP my choice was the only sane option because all the laptops available had huge drawbacks (Intel was and is hot garbage, AMD laptops are budget tier/gaming bricks). Eh, YMMV. I have an M1 and an i7-1185g7 based Linux laptop. Honestly, I never use the M1. Side by side, there is no noticeable speed difference for my day to day work. The M1 is more efficient, that's for sure - but my Intel laptop already has "all day" battery life. If I need to spend more than 8 hours working without access to power, the M1 wins - but I never see that situation happening (to me). The biggest thing that turns me away from the M1 is the lack of Linux support, which I understand is also a personal preference thing. Also the M1 MBP is slightly bulkier despite the same screen size.

michaelt 5y ago

> I think people who use 2T ram in workstations and people who work on laptops are not really overlapping much. What do you think happened when the people with powerful workstations got sent home during covid? Obviously for some employers the answer was SSH, or taking a workstation home - but for other places (e.g. CAD users), the answer was 'mobile workstation' laptops.

dijit 5y ago
The answer for many games studios was Citrix/Parsec and ilk, maybe some of the smaller ones allowed people to take PC's home... Nobody was getting workstation grade laptops. (speaking from experience).
- maccard 5y ago
  > maybe some of the smaller ones allowed people to take PC's home... I worked for a large studio at the time and anyone who could carry a workstation home could take it.

eertami 5y ago

>I think OP is right that M1 MBP really changed the equation for most "regular" developers, before the M1 MBP my choice was the only sane option because all the laptops available had huge drawbacks (Intel was and is hot garbage, AMD laptops are budget tier/gaming bricks). Eh, YMMV. I have an M1 and an i7-1185g7 based Linux laptop. Honestly, I never use the M1. Side by side, there is no noticeable speed difference for my day to day work. The M1 is more efficient, that's for sure - but my Intel laptop already has "all day" battery life. If I need to spend more than 8 hours working without access to power, the M1 wins - but I never see that situation happening (to me). The biggest thing that turns me away from the M1 is the lack of Linux support, which I understand is also a personal preference thing. Also the M1 MBP is slightly bulkier despite the same screen size.