Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors

Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by amansidhant on Monday October 18, 2021 @04:07PM (#28910925)

So if I want a new Macbook purely for software development and building mobile apps, what should I pick between the $2499 14" and the $3499 16"? Doesn't look like there's any difference in Xcode build times from their website

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by seviu on Monday October 18, 2021 @04:15PM (#28911045)

14" + M1 Max (24 GPU cores) with 32 Gb Ram is the sweet spot imho. It costs a bit more but you get twice the memory bandwidth and double the ram, which will always prove handy.

I develop iOS apps and I think this is the sweet spot. I am not sure what impact the extra bandwidth of the M1 Max will have though. We will have to wait to see. For video editing is clear. For Xcode not so sure.

14 or 16 inches is up to personal preference. I just value more the smaller package and the reduced weight. Performance is about the same.

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by symlinkk on Monday October 18, 2021 @04:18PM (#28911101)

I’d get the 16”, 14” is pretty small for something you’d be using every day

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by methyl on Monday October 18, 2021 @04:14PM (#28911037)

It’s only a matter of your preference, whether you like more real estate on the screen or better portability.

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Re:Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors by rpmisms on Monday October 18, 2021 @04:09PM (#28910956)

Probably depends on your eyesight. I like small laptops with very high resolution, but I have good eyes.

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