12-01-2021, 05:48 PM
jdc wrote:
[quote=C(-)ris]
Are you seeing a value in the 16GB models vs the 8GB? I've been looking at my users usage and very few seem to use more than 8GB of ram. CPU and GPU? Zoom and Airplay max those out consistently.
8 GB on intel MBs, or M1s?
Deadhorse beating, but M1 ram just isn't the same.
Wife has a M1 mini, VPN into her PC all day, and 3 zooms today, one over 2 hours. Smooth as butter. Maybe not 100% the mini, since we have 300/300 FiOS, but regardless, its trouble free. Doubt she ever maxes the ram.
My users are all currently on 2018 128GB/8GB i5 Intel Macbook Airs. Rarely seeing usage over 8GB for ram. They are constantly running out of CPU and disk space though. I was planning on the low end config 8GB/256GB M1 MBA as a replacement device.