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DEAL is back again
Apple M1 Max chip for a giant leap in CPU, GPU, and machine learning performance
10-core CPU
24-core GPU
32GB of unified memory makes everything you do fast and fluid
Fast Wi-Fi 6 wireless connectivity
Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, HDMI port, 10Gb Ethernet port, SDXC card slot, 3.5 mm audio jack
macOS Monterey lets you connect, share, and create like never before, with exciting FaceTime updates and a redesigned Safari
Remarkably compact 7.7-inch-square, 3.7-inch-tall design in silver
https://www.costco.com/mac-studio...48103.html
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So for example a front end web developer isn't going to see much difference between an M1 Pro/Max and a regular M2. Most of their workload is dependent on single-threaded performance, which the M2 is better at. The exception here is if they're routinely running a bunch of VMs simultaneously for e.g. compatibility testing.
Backend devs might be better off with an M1 Pro/Max depending on the language they primarily work in… some languages and associated toolchains are much better at utilizing multiple cores than others. They're likely to need a lot of RAM though because e.g. running a lot of Docker containers (which are VMs under the hood) is memory intensive.
The group that most unambiguously benefits from an M1 Pro/Max are developers working on native desktop or mobile apps… these devs are mostly writing languages like C, C++, Rust, and Swift which all have well-multithreaded toolchains which will see dramatic speedups in even incremental compiles with more cores in the mix.
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How heavy are we talking about? If the person is just SDE1 is that needed?
So for example a front end web developer isn't going to see much difference between an M1 Pro/Max and a regular M2. Most of their workload is dependent on single-threaded performance, which the M2 is better at. The exception here is if they're routinely running a bunch of VMs simultaneously for e.g. compatibility testing.
Backend devs might be better off with an M1 Pro/Max depending on the language they primarily work in… some languages and associated toolchains are much better at utilizing multiple cores than others. They're likely to need a lot of RAM though because e.g. running a lot of Docker containers (which are VMs under the hood) is memory intensive.
The group that most unambiguously benefits from an M1 Pro/Max are developers working on native desktop or mobile apps… these devs are mostly writing languages like C, C++, Rust, and Swift which all have well-multithreaded toolchains which will see dramatic speedups in even incremental compiles with more cores in the mix.