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> The performance of an M2 MacBook would undoubtedly be much better, but am I actually going to be able to browse the web faster or write code any faster? I sp
by SenHeng 4y ago
> The performance of an M2 MacBook would undoubtedly be much better, but am I actually going to be able to browse the web faster or write code any faster?
I split my coding time between a 2017 retina MacBook and a 2018 Mac Mini. Code compiles very much faster on the Mini -> faster iterations. So yes, you may literally code faster on a faster computer.
- claytongulick 4y agoI switched to surface book when mac jumped the shark in '16. Went through a few generations of that, it was "ok". Bought the cheapest 13" M1 I could because I had to debug some stuff on the iPhone, I was pretty angry about it. That day I switched over to it as my daily driver. The performance absolutely blew my mind. Stuff I'd wait for one to two minutes to build on the SB would build in a few seconds on the M1. Debugging + video call + building went from crushing my laptop to being not really noticable. I was using it heavily for two days and realized I forgot to plug it in. Was only down to 50% battery. I'm very far from being an apple fan boy, but this little laptop has completely blown my mind. Simply the best hardware I've ever owned, and makes me easily 2x as productive. And that's all with the cheapest 8 gig of memory model.