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Based on my needs I should get a...

  • Macbook 12"

    Votes: 1 100.0%
  • Macbook Pro

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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laxlaxlax

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jul 7, 2008
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Anyone with a Macbook 12" who uses it heavily (6+ hours at a time) to remote into a work PC have any performance or overheating issues?

I'm looking at getting one of the new ones but setup would have to handle:
  • Remote desktop (either Windows Remote Desktop, TeamViewer or Chrome)
  • Chrome/Safari
  • iTunes
  • 1920 x 1080 output to external monitor

Any info regarding performance of the 12" If it can handle the above then that's all I need. If not, obviously have to opt for a MBP.
 

Ynk

macrumors member
Jan 19, 2013
67
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Anyone with a Macbook 12" who uses it heavily (6+ hours at a time) to remote into a work PC have any performance or overheating issues?

It would be perfectly fine for these tasks, remote desktop view sessions are not very demanding
 

EugW

macrumors G5
Jun 18, 2017
14,378
12,169
For remote desktop, even my 8 year old Pentium SU4100 laptop is OK.

The main issue with the 12" MacBook here is screen size, but that depends on your usage. CPU performance is not an issue at all.
 
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