The author of Mlem

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Cake day: August 19th, 2021

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  • 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.