I guess, basically (without knowing much about this stuff) I am wanting to know if Parallels will look and work the same way it did on my Intel machine.
Thanks for the help
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how much RAM did your order 32/64?
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I guess, basically (without knowing much about this stuff) I am wanting to know if Parallels will look and work the same way it did on my Intel machine.
Thanks for the help
I did that and cancelled the order. Once I saw the it would only be another week it was silly not to. Especially since I tend to keep my computers longer.
Also on a non related note I'm not keeping my S7 Apple Watch as the upgrade is pointless this year coming from a S6. So it paid for the upgrade.
I also have 16gb in my 2014 15” MBP i7, and it’s been running strong. I even ran Parallels and did a couple freelance AutoCAD projects during the pandemic to pick up some income. I’m still debating if it’s time to replace it with the new 14”. I’m running external monitor anyways so 14” will be fine, but can’t decide if I should go with just 16gb or go up to 32gb this time.
The Apple silicon version Parallels is virtualization software, he is just wrong. It virtualizes the Aarch64 instruction set architecture for use with macOS, Windows (unsupported by Microsoft), and Arm Linux.
Doesn't help much if you have to load a large dataset. That said, the pricing for these laptops is not horrendously out of line for what you'd pay for a Dell Precision with 32 or 64 GB. Not really.
I currently have a 16 inch with 64gb. And I’ve never ever seen the memory go more than 32 gb. So I ordered 32gb.
16GB for me. I don’t really need a MacBook Pro, as my M1 Air is just fine, but I like the Pro XDR screen.
There is a special version of Windows for ARM, but Microsoft doesn’t license it for retail sale. Instead, they use it on their own Surface Pro X, and license it to a handful of OEMs, mostly to make convertible/tablet PCs using off-the-shelf ARM chips made by QualComm. You can sign up as a “developer” and download an “insider build” of Windows 11 for ARM, which can actually run most 32-bit and many 64-bit Windows apps (games are sketchy), but it’s not officially supported and Microsoft could kill the program at any time.
32 GB. Im coming from a 16 GB MBP and I get by okay with that but it would be nice to have a bit more. I do web development and tech consulting work - the largest memory consumption is when I have few decent sized PSD files open to work with client provided designs and various browser windows open for testing. I was tempted by 64 to future proof but I really would love to get the Mac Pro mini (or whatever it will be called) if it comes in at under $4k. I wanted to save my cash for that.
I went with the 32GB M1 Max, which is already more memory than I need in most cases but will prove useful for the occasional intensive data science/modeling workflow. Will be more than enough for many years, especially since Apple Silicon is very efficient managing memory. The 64GB option covers very specific use cases, a good rule of thumb is that if you are someone who needs that much memory you already know and don't need to ask 
I'm actually working with large datasets. I'm a back end developer and at any given time I'm working on multiple websites that each have databases several GBs in size behind them.
The memory pressure graph on the 8GB 13" M1 MBP I trialed was red almost the entire time and on some days I was generating nearly 1TB of SSD writes from swapping. That surprised me because I wouldn't have realized how hard it was working without running monitoring applications.
I suppose had I compared performance against a 13" 16GB M1 MBP instead of a 32GB i7, that extra memory may have yielded significant benefits, so I'm not saying 8GB is all you need. I just think most people are stuck in a 2009 mindset and are greatly overestimating how much RAM they need.
That said, if the cost isn't an issue to you, there's no harm in buying a little extra just in case.
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That's not enough for watching videos. I think you'll need to wait until there's a 128GB model to go hardcore like that.
I went with 16gb on my 14”, as I have generally found 8gb to be adequate on on my M1 MBA and for me it was largely about the screen for work and for photo editing when out and about.
For me this laptop will be probably a three year purchase (my company allows me to upgrade every 3 years, the MBA I purchased will go to my wife).
For me this laptop will be probably a three year purchase (my company allows me to upgrade every 3 years, the MBA I purchased will go to my wife).
This is only true for some people
Some are saying that to motivate there overarches thing. But then they still replace it within 2-3 years
This is only true for some people
I truly hate upgrading my computer. I really hope the M1 Max I just bought will keep me settled for at least 4 years. I typically go 4-5 years per machine.
I could handle the expense of upgrading sooner, but the process of getting your new machine setup exactly as you want is just so tedious and frustrating.