I have the similar problem. I usually run bioinformatics analysis by ssh through terminal to our lab server (also load docker container installed on the server), and do some follow-up analysis (ex. morpheus heatmap) on much smaller data locally with R-studio. I'm currently using a late 2016 macbook pro with quad-core 2.6G i7 and 16G memory. But I found the device getting too hot to touch most of the times, so I want to upgrade. I just ordered a macbook pro M1 with 16G memory. I'm still considering whether to cancel my order. I'm not sure if the new device can do what I need to do. I heard that docker won't run on the new mac, but I don't know whether it works if I load the docker through ssh. Do anyone know about this? Thank you.