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Ask HN: Air for Xcode?

I would love to have a MacBook Pro with M3 Pro chip. But is it reasonable to work with an Air M3, 512 SSD, and 16 RAM? I want to use it regularly with Xcode.

throwaway11460 3y ago
That laptop is several times more performant than the Intel i9 Macbook Pro. It's much more than reasonable.
ancient_cthulhu 3y ago
Definitely! I would get as much RAM as I can, but that's about it.
- NarcisMirandes 3y ago
  Thank you! The next RAM is 24GB and +200$, is it necessary or convenient? Is more RAM more influential than more SSD for performance in Xcode? Is an Air spec up better than a Pro M3 Pro bàsic (512 SSD, 18 RAM)?
  - throwaway11460 3y ago
    RAM helps a lot for devs. Much more than a big disk, IMHO. It's not necessary but it's very convenient.
warrenm 3y ago
Worry more about RAM than anything else Xcode runs admirably on an M1 ... it ought to only do better on later revs of the CPU family :)