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Are you running x86 containers or ARM containers? I’m on a 64GB M1 and my x86 container build takes 15 mins from scratch on the M1, 10 mins from scratch on my 2

by jitl 5y ago

Are you running x86 containers or ARM containers? I’m on a 64GB M1 and my x86 container build takes 15 mins from scratch on the M1, 10 mins from scratch on my 2019 Intel MBP, but the ARM container build takes 6 mins on the M1. With or without the Docker pain the battery life is so worth it. Can spend 2 days working from the couch without plugging it in.

dmix 5y ago
The battery life really is amazing. This is the sort of thing that really takes a laptop’s UX to the next level, while still being highly performant. Plus for PC gaming I’ve been using a cloud server via Paperspace and I play games like Cyberpunk with 4K on ultra settings with pretty good latency (thanks to 1.5 gigabit fibre) and even some VR games using Steam VR + Parsec on a Quest 2. I really don’t see the point in building a PC anymore. And I was really really close to building a Ryzen one before I discovered Paperspace/https://shadow.tech/ https://shadow.tech/
rufugee 5y ago
Wow...I mean, I love the battery life in my 16" M1 Max Pro. Similar specs to yours...64GB of ram and 8TB ssd...but I've never seen two days of use. Not even really a full day...I can get around 6-8 hours on the couch without plugging in. Huge, and I mean HUGE improvement over my previous 16" Intel, which seemed to make it around 3 hours before calling it a day...
- mechanical_bear 5y ago
  That’s crazy, I tend to make it 6-8ish hours with my current 16” Intel MBP, depending on how hard I’m driving it. I usually have about 200 tabs open (don’t ask) in Safari, a few terminal windows(some ssh’ed in to the server), vpn running, maybe an IDE, and a couple other odds and ends.
- SxC97 5y ago
  I have a similar machine (1tb SSD instead) and I'm also getting about 6hrs although I run my machine on max brightness. If I turn it down to half brightness I might be able to break 8hrs but I have no idea how people are getting ridiculous 10-12hrs on battery.
- jitl 5y ago
  It really depends on your load. I run Safari, a terminal, VS Code, and I turn off Docker and Slack unless I actively need them. Runaway node processes are the biggest battery offender, so those I kill off if I notice them in Activity Monitor. I find 2/5 brightness to be the most comfortable in my space -- I'm surprised to hear others run max brightness which is eye-scorching! It all depends on ambient light I guess. Also, 6-8 hours is a full work day of laptop time for me. If you have more hours in the day you probably will get less days out of the laptop than me.
pleb_nz 5y ago
2 days? I'm like some of the others posters. I regularly get to around 30% after 4 hours so I would guess I would get 6 to 8 hours on a single charge.

by jitl 5y ago

dmix 5y ago

The battery life really is amazing. This is the sort of thing that really takes a laptop’s UX to the next level, while still being highly performant. Plus for PC gaming I’ve been using a cloud server via Paperspace and I play games like Cyberpunk with 4K on ultra settings with pretty good latency (thanks to 1.5 gigabit fibre) and even some VR games using Steam VR + Parsec on a Quest 2. I really don’t see the point in building a PC anymore. And I was really really close to building a Ryzen one before I discovered Paperspace/https://shadow.tech/ https://shadow.tech/

rufugee 5y ago

Wow...I mean, I love the battery life in my 16" M1 Max Pro. Similar specs to yours...64GB of ram and 8TB ssd...but I've never seen two days of use. Not even really a full day...I can get around 6-8 hours on the couch without plugging in. Huge, and I mean HUGE improvement over my previous 16" Intel, which seemed to make it around 3 hours before calling it a day...

mechanical_bear 5y ago
That’s crazy, I tend to make it 6-8ish hours with my current 16” Intel MBP, depending on how hard I’m driving it. I usually have about 200 tabs open (don’t ask) in Safari, a few terminal windows(some ssh’ed in to the server), vpn running, maybe an IDE, and a couple other odds and ends.
SxC97 5y ago
I have a similar machine (1tb SSD instead) and I'm also getting about 6hrs although I run my machine on max brightness. If I turn it down to half brightness I might be able to break 8hrs but I have no idea how people are getting ridiculous 10-12hrs on battery.
jitl 5y ago
It really depends on your load. I run Safari, a terminal, VS Code, and I turn off Docker and Slack unless I actively need them. Runaway node processes are the biggest battery offender, so those I kill off if I notice them in Activity Monitor. I find 2/5 brightness to be the most comfortable in my space -- I'm surprised to hear others run max brightness which is eye-scorching! It all depends on ambient light I guess. Also, 6-8 hours is a full work day of laptop time for me. If you have more hours in the day you probably will get less days out of the laptop than me.

pleb_nz 5y ago

2 days? I'm like some of the others posters. I regularly get to around 30% after 4 hours so I would guess I would get 6 to 8 hours on a single charge.