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Do you actually buy a new laptop every year? I feel that's a bit delusional. Year to year most upgrades are pretty minor. An argument can be made maybe every 3
by ImPleadThe5th 3y ago
Do you actually buy a new laptop every year? I feel that's a bit delusional. Year to year most upgrades are pretty minor.
An argument can be made maybe every 3 years if you're doing some incredibly resource intense stuff.
- gghffguhvc 3y agoI do a lot of Android and iOS app compilation (Lots of flavors/schemes of apps). So lately the upgrades in cores has meant a faster upgrade cycle for my work dev machine than for the intel based MacBook Pro era. I’m sure Apple can’t keep up this pace of the last few years though. Back in early 2000s we used distcc for distributed compilation of QT apps and reused old workstations in a server room. But with XCode and Android studio it isn’t pragmatic.
- pshirshov 3y agoWhy don't you buy an EPYC/Threadripper workstation then? Even best M2 laptops still can't compete with hackintosh on dated 3970x
- gghffguhvc 3y agoI also have a maxed out Mac Studio when I need the extra cores and don’t need the portability. But I haven’t looked into hackintosh options for a long time. Perhaps I’ll check it out again some time. Thanks for the tip.
- kiratp 3y agoBecause it’s not faster. Well at least the 3990x wasn’t. Compilation rapidly drops from parallel to single thread bound for most workloads. https://twitter.com/kiratpandya/status/1457438725680480257 https://twitter.com/kiratpandya/status/1457438725680480257
- pshirshov 3y agoDepends on your workload. For me 3970x is faster in all my workflows.
- ido 3y agoI think you severely underestimate how fast the M2 series is.
- pshirshov 3y agoI compared. They are better on bang per watt but I'm still getting significantly shorter compilation times on 3970x.
- simplify 3y ago> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Edit out swipes. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- elliotec 3y agoYikes. Don’t be like that.
- kristopolous 3y ago> Year to year most upgrades are pretty minor. Really this depends on the year. We're in a more chunked paradigm now when significant progress is happening more intermittently. That doesn't mean buy new. Wait it out a year or two and buy used. Some years matter. Most don't. You can exploit this.
- ImPleadThe5th 3y agoFair, and I agree. Especially if you're out of sync with the CPU/GPU upgrade cycle. But even then the odds it will have a major impact on most workloads is very unlikely. I think as tech people we tend to try to maximize when there is no need.
- cj 3y agoWhat’s delusional is highly paid engineers not investing money in essential tools to get their work done. A new laptop is 1-2% of the annual salary of many people here.
- ImPleadThe5th 3y agoI think there is nothing wrong with investing in equipment. I think there is something wasteful with replacing a laptop every year. Unless its some crazy jump in hardware between cpu/gpu generations that you weren't in sync for.
- Crywastaken 3y agoYou can sell your mac every year then upgrade don't cost full price
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- HWR_14 3y agoIf everyone insists on new hardware, then there is no one to sell your used Mac to.
- MAGZine 3y agoIf productivity is so important, why are people using laptops at all? Desktop processors are faster.
- cj 3y agoAnd cheaper! I personally run on a M1 Mac Mini (and iMac before that) I paid less than $700 for the Mac Mini right when the M1 chip came out. It’s hands down the fastest computer I’ve ever owned.
- andrekandre 3y ago