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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by supreme_berry on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:08PM (#31105012)
You need to refresh your knowledge because macbooks have fastest ssd on the market so the ram and ssd memory is shared. You can run apps that require 64gb of ram with same performance as with native 64gb ram
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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by ChuckNorris89 on Thursday April 21, 2022 @02:52AM (#31106665)
>You can run apps that require 64gb of ram with same performance as with native 64gb ram

You should inform yourself about how RAM and SSDs work and read actual benchmark instead of parroting some wild claims that even Apple's marketing does not mention since having NAND storage at DRAM speed is just absurd.

Plus, using your SSD as RAM not only takes a performance hit but induces premature NAND wear turning your unrepairable M1 MacBook into e-waste sooner.

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