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Thanks. And congratulations, that’s a great machine

Thank you! Cheers!

It’s always a good idea to get the latest processor if you can afford. 8 GB is sufficient for Xcode and android. Unless you are building very large projects you should be OK. See some of the videos on this channel to get an idea of build times etc with 8GB

Even Windows i7 would have no problem with 20 tabs. Probably reloads happen because some websites are buggy, not because of memory shortage

I can't see any reason on the specs front why this should not work. Could be a bug in your code or something ? Or try cleaning the build cache? It's very hard to say for a specific case. I'm using the M2 8GB in this video and as you can see its fine.

Yeah it should be fine. As the video shows I’m using an M2 even

So I have verified now. Yes "Predictive Code Completion Model" is installed in Xcode. That's why I'm getting such good intellisense

No difference at all - same experience

@@TechCode50 and when system uses much swap - also same experience like on Sonoma?

Yeah. I haven’t noticed any difference. There might be some small edge cases but to be honest I haven’t noticed anything - and I’ve been on sequoia beta for a few months

M1 and M2 are pretty close in performance so there isn’t much personal difference. If you wait a little bit the M4 machines should be out soon and that would be a better jump. As for xcode 16 - I just did a video of using xcode 16 on M2 and it’s fine

@@TechCode50 aaj but I can't wait . I need urgently for projects. I'm focusing on M1 after your reviews but since m2 is new that's why I'm confused.

Well if the price difference isn’t much you go with m2. It’s always good to have a newer model. If nothing it will get OS updates for longer since it came out later

Okay thanks

In terms of Excel both of these will probably have the same performance. I have several Excel usage videos on the channel in which I open large Excel files on 8 GB. Please take a look at them to get a sense of performance

@@TechCode50 thanks sir

The swap file for the project in the video runs to around 2.5 GB, plus or minus, depending on how many other things you are doing on the system.

It’s running fine for me with the latest Xcode and simulator. The simulator takes some time the FIRST time it is opened after installing Xcode update. But after that it works fine

I’ve also just added a new video showing how xcode 16 runs in this laptop. That should give you some idea of performance

@@TechCode50 thank you. i kind of fixed it as i had a misunderstanding of the simulator. i thought, because it’s lagging, i should close it between runs but actually that was causing it to lag harder than just stopping the run and rebuilding without ever closing the simulator!

I’ve just made a new demo video of using Xcode 16 on the m2 Mac with 8GB. Take a look and it might help

The m2 ? Yes. Basically

The m2 and m1 are practically same for video editing. The screens are also the same size

@@TechCode50 so when we are editing we don’t get any screen size advantage, am i right and what about the performance for both the base models, do they perform identical for an average video editor, or an extra gpu core favors the m2, as per an average user.

Yes exactly. The same screen size so nothing changes. Performance for an average video ( I use iMovie ) is basically the same. For reference all the videos on my channel are edited with iMovie

@@TechCode50 4k editing any difference between m1 and m2?

I don’t do 4k

Pretty much the same

I have the M2 MacBook Air with 8GB

It is fine for it. However the new version of Xcode has AI code completion feature which only allows works with 16GB. So if that feature is important to you, you will need at least 16 GB

much better with a 16gb

Well try googling for them ;) google for c64 games d64 files

I don’t have a zenbook to compare with. But I feel both will be ok and it comes down to what you prefer. I like Macs but there’s also some excellent windows machines out there

Yes the M3 should be fine unless you’re dealing with very very large files. For Mac it’s best to use safari - there’s no downside, it’s an excellent browser

any news or suggestions ?

it has been great! i recommend it very much. ​@@kirosho

@@kirosho i really like it so far! recommended for sure

No I'm not seeing code completion - probably because of having 8GB. So yes, this is an important point and since code completion will only get better with time, 16GB would be the best starting point for Xcode dev

:)

Well performance-wise there is not much difference between the two so if you’re looking for a bargain, the M1 is still good - specially for general computing and everyday work. If you have the budget and want the latest and greatest, you should go for the M3.

Agreed. Coming from windows it was always incredible to see this basic functionality missing. Better late then never I guess

'Maximize' feels essential if you are used to Windows, but the macOS UI has always been designed for multitasking with multiple overlapping windows, and it does that very well. It has never been designed for tiling and maximizing. The Windows UI is the opposite - it makes overlapping windows a pain to work with, and it feels like it's designed first and foremost to work with tiled and maximized windows, so that's what everyone does. With tiling in Sequoia, macOS now has the best of both worlds. I agree that macOS now having a proper 'Fill' (maximize) option is a big and welcome change for the UI, but it's hardly the most essential function of the OS.

I think mac os barely got it because microsoft patented it or something legal like that that prevented them from using it

they still have that natural scrolling option for both trackpad and mouse and i still have to use additional app to fix it. it's unacceptable.

Because Microsoft has held a 15 year patent on it since 2009 which just expired.

I have the 512gb / cheers.

@@TechCode50 thanks man !

This is the 512GB

@@TechCode50 thx im really not sure if I should buy the 256 version due to the slower ssd speed. I’m using insane amounts of browser tabs for university research. Ur 512 version seems fine but it also has the faster ssd.

I think 512 would be better. I’m not sure there would be much speed impact - these things are often exaggerated in reviews - but also 256 tends to fill up rather quickly. I have another video on the channel about storage if you’re interested

I don't have another monitor to test this on, but I don't think so

@@TechCode50 okay thank you👍 I also never had an external monitor until I started feeling increasing amounts of discomfort in my neck😅

:)

It is official in Sequoia from Apple. You can change the color and it also comes with a screen saver which is dynamic. It's really very nicely done :)