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Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by afandian »

TechBro8615 wrote: post #375
afandian wrote: post #372

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I sometimes wonder what the overhead of Docker costs on a Mac. The fact that you have to run a whole linux VM, with guest OS, then send data back and forth over that, especially with volume mapping. I'm sure it can be quantified over running linux directly on the same hardware. My machine (MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2018, 2.7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3) often runs screaming hot (with screaming fans…

Yeah, it’s pretty crazy especially when you’ve got a bunch of bind mounts. My current machine is a 2013 MBA and after cumulative 100+ hours of fighting with docker over the years, I finally gave up and started using remote development in VSCode on a Linux server. That was a great decision.

Last time I tried that the network file serving was a bottleneck. But I guess there comes a point where you have to choose your bottleneck.

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Post by speedgoose »

mrweasel wrote: post #318
speedgoose wrote: post #296

No touchscreen?

No, because that would make it an iPad. While I don’t see the need for a touchscreen on a laptop, I think Apple fear that it would hurt iPad sales.

An iPad with a good keyboard and an operating system that allows the user to do more things would be nice. Like running Linux for development, having a web browser that is not Safari inside, having to visual studio code...

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by pbronez »

TechBro8615 wrote: post #354

Straw poll: I need a new development machine, price is not an object but it has to be a Mac. Should I buy this new M1 or go with the Intel 16 inch MBP? My gut says there’s going to be a year or two of cross-compilation nightmares. I do a lot of Docker-based development. Wondering what everyone else thinks?

Honestly the new MBP seems dead on arrival if only because of the RAM limitation.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by TechBro8615 »

berkut wrote: post #377
TechBro8615 wrote: post #373

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I think that’s what I’ll do. Although the 16” is bigger than I need; I wish they kept the 13” Intel lineup available.

There are still some MBP-13 Intels (i5) with 4 Thunderbolt ports + more RAM still available I think?

Hm... not that I can find on their online store.

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Post by fastball »

ogre_codes wrote: post #206
Darmody wrote: post #65

I backed a game a while ago on Kickstarter with native support for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Several weeks ago they sent us a message saying they were ditching the MacOS version due the architecture change. I wonder how it'll affect the whole ecosystem. I think it'll end being like an iOS on steroids.

Considering most developers who have ported from x86 to MacOS have had few issues, it seems like the ecosystem will be just fine. Also, all the big pro software developers—Adobe, Microsoft, Apple—are onboard. Hard to say what this will do to gaming on MacOS, but gaming has never been the big strength of MacOS.

Gaming isn't strong on MacOS but it is fairly strong on Mac if you're dual-booting windows.

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Post by TechBro8615 »

afandian wrote: post #381
TechBro8615 wrote: post #375

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, it’s pretty crazy especially when you’ve got a bunch of bind mounts. My current machine is a 2013 MBA and after cumulative 100+ hours of fighting with docker over the years, I finally gave up and started using remote development in VSCode on a Linux server. That was a great decision.

Last time I tried that the network file serving was a bottleneck. But I guess there comes a point where you have to choose your bottleneck.

VSC is the real workhorse here. It’s way beyond something like an SSHFS mount. The server actually runs an instance of VSC. It’s really quite good and I don’t even notice I’m editing on another machine. Would recommend trying it.

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Post by kps »

andy_ppp wrote: post #15
JKCalhoun wrote: post #7

I missed something — will older apps still work or must all your apps be new versions, recompiled for M1?

They have Rosetta 2 (translates Intel apps to Arm) and said the integrated graphics are so much faster than Intel's you can expect faster performance in games than before. I am quite skeptical of this but let's see.

Rosetta 1 worked perfectly, but Apple dropped it after 2 OS versions. Fool me once and all that.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by christiansakai »

callamdelaney wrote: post #150

I'll be sticking with my 2015 Macbook Pro Retina 13". Great machine, not too thin, heavy enough, no stupid touch screen, usb ports, great keyboard. Everything apple has done since hasn't compared.

I have this machine as well, currently going slow, is it the OS? or do I need to open the machine and clean the fan?

I'm going to install Linux on it.

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by berkut »

TechBro8615 wrote: post #384
berkut wrote: post #377

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are still some MBP-13 Intels (i5) with 4 Thunderbolt ports + more RAM still available I think?

Hm... not that I can find on their online store.

There for me on both US + NZ stores:

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/13-inch

scroll down to second row...

Re: Introducing the next generation of Mac

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Post by lovelyviking »

grishka wrote: post #288
Asmod4n wrote: post #168

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No Bootcamp for Apple Silicon Macs, you can't install any other Operating System on it. But you can run arm linux in a virtual machine.

So, a locked bootloader with someone else's public key as the only one trusted? Can you even call that a computer?

It is no longer a Personal Computer. And it is a security disaster if you cannot control own hardware of your computer. It should be made illegal for Apple to operate like this. User MUST have full control of the computer. It is user right and should be human right. Then only reason I used Macs is their respecting ability to use any OS I want if I Want.
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