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No, because always running at maximum capacity is an indication that something has no room for failure, or for growth. I have a M2 MacBook Air with the most am
by techsupporter 4y ago
No, because always running at maximum capacity is an indication that something has no room for failure, or for growth.
I have a M2 MacBook Air with the most amount of RAM and storage that Apple would sell me. I'm sure its CPU sits at about 5% utilization almost the entire day. This was intentional on my part. I bought a laptop with enough "extra" capacity that it will be able to handle increased inefficiencies, bloat, and new features from ever-expanding software for the next several years.
So by buying one "over-speced" laptop now, I avoid buying two or three of them in the future. This is how I like to buy devices, especially since some items, like the screen or keyboard or the like, are mostly fungible.
- gompertz 4y agoSame reason I bought my Lamborghini... For that occasional time I need to get to the store real quick. But really it is mostly driven 30mph into potholes.
- swagasaurus-rex 4y agoI have a 2014 macbook air that I got the best specs for at the time (8gb!). It still works great, battery life isn't great but I've had no issues in the 9 years I've had it.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoJust out of curiosity- which computer did you replace with the M2 Air?
- techsupporter 4y agoA 2018 Mac Mini. I would have kept it longer but I really wanted to switch to the M-series/ARM platform. Going back to a portable device (I had a "cheese slicer" MacBook Air before that) was a nice-to-have that kept me from buying the M1 Mini when the M2 launched.
- TylerE 4y agoPlus performance on most laptops is N illusion anyway. Actually try to use it all and you’ll just thermal throttle.