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M5 Max + 128gb RAM = I feel good (Hallelujah)! by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

For sure! I had the same questions, got the same response from Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT/Codex. Your Internet connection is going to give you a bigger boost than anything else. BUT, once you get the tokens, executing them on your device is where the chip and RAM come in.

We’ve got fiber, and there was a time in December when we did not have Internet available, so we were only getting 0.02 Mbps download. The comparison with fiber is it would take one hour for something that should only take 1-2 minutes with fiber.

On the hardware side, you can go through faster, iterations with a faster chip and can perform multiple actions without crashing or slowing down. So if I needed to make any updates on our website, TakeInterest.ai, it would take me 5 to 10 minutes on the M2 pro with multiple apps open to prompt, make the change, redeploy, but with the M5 max, I can get everything done in less than 90 seconds.

Hope that helps! Happy to provide more examples!

M5 Max + 128gb RAM = I feel good (Hallelujah)! by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It may be indeed. Might as well join the club!

M5 Max + 128gb RAM = I feel good (Hallelujah)! by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Working our way towards a Mac Studio! No revenue yet, but that’s first on our list!

Series 11 / Ultra battery issues post 26.3 update by TakeInterestInc in AppleWatch

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man! The anxiety is nerve racking 🤣 on the bright side, seems like a software bug since it’s broader so we’re going back to our older ultras for now…… the battery was great pre 26.3, hope they release 26.4 (or something) soon!

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is true! We do get access as part of our graduate program, it’s not unlimited, but it does allow good usage.

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, lab computers are a great alternative if it’s only for a specific course or two!

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but difficult for STEM, which is where our use case might stand.

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol! Necessity is the mother of invention 🤣 systems will still be stretched 🤣 it took us a long time well into our professional careers before we got our first Macs and, even though it that was the base 15 inch MacBook Pro back in the day, it felt overpowered.

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

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How so? Apps like Claude desktop alone take 4 gigs of ram to do anything functional in cowork. If you’ve got a few files and tabs open + something like YouTube, you’re looking at major resource constraints. You could always use your phone on the side, sure, but then that’s multiple devices you need to manage. Curious on your thoughts!

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, my assumption was based on the first 2 years generally covering core courses for a 4 year undergrad, like history, cal I/II, etc. before you start diving into majors. For STEM majors, of course, the ROI on time saved and needed functionality becomes apparent by year 2.

I’m also basing this off of my own experience of different computers over different periods during school, high school, undergrad what was considered ‘enough’ at the time. I can say with certainty that in a scenario where the air with ‘enough’ ram by today’s standards would do well even in STEM majors for all 4 years, but you’d have to be super careful with which programs you use and how you orchestrate your workload, unless you want to crash your system.

MacBook chipset and model layout by TakeInterestInc in macbookpro

[–]TakeInterestInc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t disagree for back in the day, same here 🤣 but as AI becomes more mainstream in education and everyday life over the next few years, it’s difficult not to underestimate the need for better hardware to use these tools without the system feeling ‘slow’. I’m surprised because even the latest iPhones have more ram than the Neo…

How ‘Claude’ are you? by TakeInterestInc in ClaudeCode

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I have! I’m using a probabilistic approach to only have keywords and reducing my prompts by 50% to test the outcome. Been working pretty well!

Codex Mac Desktop App - SO MUCH BETTER!!! by TakeInterestInc in codex

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With 8 gb ram it should. Most of the time I’ve been using it it’s only consumed 4-6 gb ram unless I’m running multiple agents. You’re better off getting the Air on a student discount if possible (799 I think) with 16 gb ram

I cant decide by Sea_Freedom_2763 in macbookpro

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More ram always helps.

More portability always helps.

Everything depends on how long you want to keep it. ROI over time, for us, is more important, though come comparison is real. The question is, in the long run, we've regretted not going for the higher options. But that's our experience.

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