• 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?
  • lFenix@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    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@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      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!

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        1 year 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 :)