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Which Mac(s) are you currently you using and how do you like it so far? (self.mac)

submitted 2 years ago by jiggles to c/[email protected]

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What's your use cases for the computer?
Do you have any interesting peripherals?
What are some of your favorite Mac apps?
Are there currently any gripes with your setup? If you could change one thing about your Mac, what would it be?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m using the MacBook Air M1, which I bought around the time it came out.

Use case

I mainly use it for my job, which is writing technical documentation. I also code apps, including Mlem, the iOS client for Lemmy and Cork, a GUI for Homebrew.

Sometimes, I also game, mainly Minecraft and Rimworld. The performance is nothing to write home about, but it’s good enough for casual gameplay.

Peripherals

The MacBook is connected to a Thunderbolt 3 dock via a single cable, so the setup is really clean. I then connect everything, including my 4K monitor, mouse and keyboard, three external drives and headphones to the dock. It works perfectly!

Apps

I don’t really use any special apps. 99% of the time, I use built-in apps like Safari, Calendar, Notes etc. One special app that I use more than most is Craft for note taking.

Gripes

I have the base model M1, so that means 8GB of RAM and 256 of storage. The lack of RAM really hurts, I can’t have more than one mildly-demanding app open at one time, and it really slows the entire thing down.

If I could afford it, I would definitely get more than 8GB of RAM.

[–] jiggles 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A fellow M1 MBA connoisseur! 🤝

Yeah, 8 GB can get painful. That's actually one of the few embarrassing aspects of Apple Silicon – even right now, you can still get brand new Macs with M2, but only 8 GB of memory. Like, I understand why it exists, but raising the minimum to 16GB is long overdue at this point.

Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You bet that Apple will only include 16GB as a base when it's about as good as 8GB is today. I'm not hopeful at all!

And thank you for sharing your perspective, too :)