I work exactly the same. 8 gigs works fine.
I might be a good idea to get the 16 for future-proofing though.
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Developers, How is the 8 GB ?
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I might be a good idea to get the 16 for future-proofing though.
I'm working for 4 days now in Xcode on a ntMBP with only 8GB. Besides that I've Safari open with usually around 5 or 6 taps, Reveal, Mail and some other (lighter) apps. I never saw memory pressure go beyond 40%. There's almost no swapping going on. When it happens, the crazy fast SSD doesn't make this too bad. Save yourself the money I would say. On the other hand, If you really worry about it, just go for 16. You forget those 250 dollars quite soon and it might be easier to sell along the way.
I don't get the point. You can expense the extra money to get the 16GB and deduct it from your turnover regarding taxes. I wouldn't even think 8GB would be acceptable. Of course, it will run fine, but do you want the hassle to "think about your memory use" while doing your actual work just to save a couple $$?
How about launching of app in the iPad Pro simulator? Mine (Mid 2012 Macbook Air, 8GB, i7 2.0) is super sluggish.
There are tonnes of developers out there right now, working on 4-6 GB devices. I doubt you will suffer with 8 GB RAM unless you have a very specific work flow. Then there are those poor souls in companies still stuck on 32 bit systems, limiting their ram to 3-3.5 GB!
The rule to follow is: If you don't know if 8 GB is enough for you, 99% of the times it certainly is.
Those who actually do need more, will know already. Then there are occasionally those who sometimes understimate/misunderstand how memory works and think they need more when they don't. Very few people need 16 GB and even fewer 32/64 GB.
The rule to follow is: If you don't know if 8 GB is enough for you, 99% of the times it certainly is.
Those who actually do need more, will know already. Then there are occasionally those who sometimes understimate/misunderstand how memory works and think they need more when they don't. Very few people need 16 GB and even fewer 32/64 GB.
with these machines RAM is soldered to logic board; can't upgrade later if you need more RAM. 16 gb RAM upgrade is smart choice... gives you breathing room for a couple years down road if/when applications become more RAM hungry
Sorry to say but just suck it up and go for the 16gb, in the long run you'll thank yourself for spending extra
I just tried it for you, no sluggishness at all with the iPad Pro simulator. At least, I don't think it's sluggish and I don't see much difference with the iPhone simulator.
My battery life is horrendous on this MacBook 13" touchbar. Its been well over a week, should of settled by now. The estimate also swings wildly.
Does anyone here have the non-touchbar model. Instead of swinging for the fences and getting a 13" 16 / 512, I might instead just get the base 13" without touchbar and wait a year or two to see how the dust settles. This 8 / 512 touchbar I have is a MASSIVE improvement over my 2010 iMac, which is nice.
Does anyone here have the non-touchbar model. Instead of swinging for the fences and getting a 13" 16 / 512, I might instead just get the base 13" without touchbar and wait a year or two to see how the dust settles. This 8 / 512 touchbar I have is a MASSIVE improvement over my 2010 iMac, which is nice.
Go with the 16GB. I don't get how people can buy these things at 8GB knowing it's got that forever. The last computer I bought in 2013 had 16GB. A couple extra weeks is worth the extra couple of years on the machine's life(Whether it's in your hands or the person you resell it to) as well as not hitting swap on the daily.
As others have mentioned, since the RAM is soldered to the motherboard, I suggest you get the 16GB upgrade. I still have a refurbished 2014 15" MBP with 16GB and it runs pretty well with whatever I throw at it. The only limitation being the GPU.
I'm not sure how long you intend on keep your MBP, but judging from a lot of other members here, people tend to keep their machines longer and upgrade less often. If that is the case with you as well, I recommend you get the 16GB model. The SSD is certainly fast, but will never be a proper replacement for actual physical RAM. No matter how good OS X manages RAM.
I'm not sure how long you intend on keep your MBP, but judging from a lot of other members here, people tend to keep their machines longer and upgrade less often. If that is the case with you as well, I recommend you get the 16GB model. The SSD is certainly fast, but will never be a proper replacement for actual physical RAM. No matter how good OS X manages RAM.