Hi everyone. I'm buying a MacBook Pro for programming and for the university. I was planning to buy a Macbook Pro 16, but, since ARM based Macs have been shown, I am a bit worried about what's better for my needs.
I've just graduated in computer science, and I'm continuing my studies with a master's degree. I want to become specialized in the management of Big Datas, and websites back-end development (and a little of front-end as well).
So I use a lot of different DBMS, such as Postgresql, MongoDB, Neo4j etc, and of course PHP, JavaScript etc.
What are your thoughts about ARM macs for my development needs? Should I wait for an ARM based Macbook Pro 16 or should I get the Intel one? Do you think that buying Intel today could be an hazard?
ARM of course is the Apple's future, so I'm really worried about the upcoming support for Intel based Macs lineup... That makes me think about the transition from PowerPCs to Intel.
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Actually, I have a windows based laptop (not up to my needs) and a powerful gaming pc (that unfortunately is giving me some problems). I could possibly wait if that could be the right choice.
I don't need a lot of computing power, my laptop's i7-6700hq is sooo much more than I actually need. I7, i9, Apple M1 are basically the same for me. So, don't worry about raw performance, that's not my point there.
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Ps. I'm not going to discuss why a Macbook instead of windows / linux based machines, that's not the point of my question
Ps 2. I hope my question is not a duplicate!
I've just graduated in computer science, and I'm continuing my studies with a master's degree. I want to become specialized in the management of Big Datas, and websites back-end development (and a little of front-end as well).
So I use a lot of different DBMS, such as Postgresql, MongoDB, Neo4j etc, and of course PHP, JavaScript etc.
What are your thoughts about ARM macs for my development needs? Should I wait for an ARM based Macbook Pro 16 or should I get the Intel one? Do you think that buying Intel today could be an hazard?
ARM of course is the Apple's future, so I'm really worried about the upcoming support for Intel based Macs lineup... That makes me think about the transition from PowerPCs to Intel.
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Actually, I have a windows based laptop (not up to my needs) and a powerful gaming pc (that unfortunately is giving me some problems). I could possibly wait if that could be the right choice.
I don't need a lot of computing power, my laptop's i7-6700hq is sooo much more than I actually need. I7, i9, Apple M1 are basically the same for me. So, don't worry about raw performance, that's not my point there.
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Ps. I'm not going to discuss why a Macbook instead of windows / linux based machines, that's not the point of my question
Ps 2. I hope my question is not a duplicate!