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My partner is getting one of those computers. I can tell you that for her, the computer will not run anything but Messages, WhatsApp, Spotify and Safari at the
by msoad 3y ago
My partner is getting one of those computers. I can tell you that for her, the computer will not run anything but Messages, WhatsApp, Spotify and Safari at the same time. It's a perfect computer for most users. I'd recommend Pro models for better display and ports not the compute power. Percentage of users that need lots of power is very small based on my observation
- sgarland 3y agoAs a satisfied M1 user since nearly launch (my previous laptop was a 2013-era Air, and before that, various Dells), I can confidently state that an Air is also quite capable of doing development work. Perhaps not for game dev, or if you insist on an IDE that needs GiB of RAM just to launch, but for nvim it is more than adequate. Runs Docker (I prefer colima due to the bloat of Docker Desktop) just fine, limited of course to the resources you can devote to the VM it spawns.
- calf 3y agoWould you recommend the M2 or M3 though? My mom uses Gmail and shopping and the like. The M2 is perfectly sufficient, if not for the 2 year difference in future macOS upgrade support.