Hi, i'm planning on buying an m1 iMac with 256gb storage, 8gb ram and the 7 core gpu. Will this configuration be enough for Xcode development, Create ML and swift playgrounds? Thanks in advance :)
I don't see 8 core vs 7 as a must.
For the external SSD, check carefully: it is a bit tricky.
run xcode by itself to reduce ram usage
What do you mean ? run alone ? Take care, you will have Mail open, Safari or other running, may need to have faceTime during development to contact other partner, a Text Editor to prepare some doc, an image editor to draw or modify some image…
RAM use on M1 is much optimised, so maybe 8 GB are enough. But if you want to be future proof, 16GB is much better. And remember, on M1, RAM cannot be increased, it is built in the chip.
Okay thank you
256 GB storage is really not enough. IMO, you would need at least 512 GB or even 1 TB.
8GB RAM is small, but M1 has optimized RAM use, so it is probably less critical. But I would recommend 16 GB. Xcode is really hungry.
i guess, but i can always upgrade the storage for less money using an external ssd and run xcode by itself to reduce ram usage. What are your thoughts on the 7 core gpu instead of the 8 core, would i need the 8 core?
I don't see 8 core vs 7 as a must.
For the external SSD, check carefully: it is a bit tricky.
run xcode by itself to reduce ram usage
What do you mean ? run alone ? Take care, you will have Mail open, Safari or other running, may need to have faceTime during development to contact other partner, a Text Editor to prepare some doc, an image editor to draw or modify some image…
RAM use on M1 is much optimised, so maybe 8 GB are enough. But if you want to be future proof, 16GB is much better. And remember, on M1, RAM cannot be increased, it is built in the chip.
Okay thank you
