Ask HN: Air for Xcode?

1 point by NarcisMirandes 1 year ago | 5 comments
I would love to have a MacBook Pro with M3 Pro chip. But is it reasonable to work with an Air M3, 512 SSD, and 16 RAM? I want to use it regularly with Xcode.
  • warrenm 1 year ago
    Worry more about RAM than anything else

    Xcode runs admirably on an M1 ... it ought to only do better on later revs of the CPU family :)

    • throwaway11460 1 year ago
      That laptop is several times more performant than the Intel i9 Macbook Pro. It's much more than reasonable.
      • ancient_cthulhu 1 year ago
        Definitely! I would get as much RAM as I can, but that's about it.
        • NarcisMirandes 1 year ago
          Thank you!

          The next RAM is 24GB and +200$, is it necessary or convenient?

          Is more RAM more influential than more SSD for performance in Xcode?

          Is an Air spec up better than a Pro M3 Pro bàsic (512 SSD, 18 RAM)?

          • throwaway11460 1 year ago
            RAM helps a lot for devs. Much more than a big disk, IMHO. It's not necessary but it's very convenient.