Ask HN: Air for Xcode?

1 pointsNarcisMirandes1y ago5 comments

I would love to have a MacBook Pro with M3 Pro chip. But is it reasonable to work with an Air M3, 512 SSD, and 16 RAM? I want to use it regularly with Xcode.

5 comments

warrenm1y ago

Worry more about RAM than anything else

Xcode runs admirably on an M1 ... it ought to only do better on later revs of the CPU family :)

throwaway114601y ago

That laptop is several times more performant than the Intel i9 Macbook Pro. It's much more than reasonable.

ancient_cthulhu1y ago

Definitely! I would get as much RAM as I can, but that's about it.

NarcisMirandesOP1y ago

Thank you!

The next RAM is 24GB and +200$, is it necessary or convenient?

Is more RAM more influential than more SSD for performance in Xcode?

Is an Air spec up better than a Pro M3 Pro bàsic (512 SSD, 18 RAM)?

throwaway114601y ago

RAM helps a lot for devs. Much more than a big disk, IMHO. It's not necessary but it's very convenient.

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5 comments

warrenm1y ago

Worry more about RAM than anything else

Xcode runs admirably on an M1 ... it ought to only do better on later revs of the CPU family :)

throwaway114601y ago

That laptop is several times more performant than the Intel i9 Macbook Pro. It's much more than reasonable.

ancient_cthulhu1y ago

Definitely! I would get as much RAM as I can, but that's about it.

NarcisMirandesOP1y ago

Thank you!

The next RAM is 24GB and +200$, is it necessary or convenient?

Is more RAM more influential than more SSD for performance in Xcode?

Is an Air spec up better than a Pro M3 Pro bàsic (512 SSD, 18 RAM)?

throwaway114601y ago

RAM helps a lot for devs. Much more than a big disk, IMHO. It's not necessary but it's very convenient.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse