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Hello everyone!๐Ÿ˜

Is a M1 (8gb RAM, 256gb storage) 13" macbook air good enough for coding?

This will be my first macbook, so I don't know yet how I'll like it. Would it run Linux (maybe Windows too) aside from ios? I've heard that it needs some workarounds. Would there be limitations running Linux?

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[โ€“] jonne 0 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure even in college you'd start running stuff in docker and the like these days. 8GB has been a ridiculously low amount of ram for 5 years now. You should get 16GB at least, preferably more.