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> I can't use IntelliJ or vscode with autocompletion on a 2023 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM with a bunch of my projects. That's surprising. (More developer anec

> I can't use IntelliJ or vscode with autocompletion on a 2023 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM with a bunch of my projects. That's surprising. (More developer anecdata: https://duncsand.medium.com/is-apples-cheapest-macbook-good-enough-for-a-developer-a669ba173ebd https://duncsand.medium.com/is-apples-cheapest-macbook-good-...) Still, I'd absolutely recommend that devs and other creators spend the extra $200 for 16GB. And yes, it's outrageously priced in comparison to buying matched sticks for your PC.

foofie 3y ago
> Still, I'd absolutely recommend that devs and other creators spend the extra $200 for 16GB. Nowadays a Beelink SEi12 i7-12650H sells for around $550, and it ships with 32GB of RAM by default. Beelink is ultra crappy, but it goes to show how absurd is the $200 markup demanded by Apple to turn one of their laptops into a decent working machine.