I’m forced to use one for work. It handles Xcode, simulator, Safari, teams, word and crappy corporate security suite simultaneously surprisingly well. Having only a 256GB SSD is far more annoying for development work than 8GB ram.
Would still get a minimum of 32gb for my personal machine, but it’s fine for normal users.
I have used them. That’s how I know. Despite what Apple will tell you, they’re not magic. 8GB is 8GB, regardless of what processor it runs on.
Fast nvme also makes some difference. Using an old computer with only 8GB of ram can be more painful because any swapping is doubly bad.
I’m forced to use one for work. It handles Xcode, simulator, Safari, teams, word and crappy corporate security suite simultaneously surprisingly well. Having only a 256GB SSD is far more annoying for development work than 8GB ram.
Would still get a minimum of 32gb for my personal machine, but it’s fine for normal users.