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Written by Rick on 2024-08-25 at 22:18

To my #macOS and #iOS devs, is a top-end Mac Studio so much more performant at #Xcode tasks than my current top-end M1 MacBook Pro, that it would be worth the hassle of having two different machines (I love taking my MBP with me)?

Related question: If I clone projects to iCloud drive, do they perform locally as fast as local storage? From what I understand, they do, since it’s all cached locally and synced separately. That might make it painless enough to be able to seamlessly work on Xcode projects.

My motivation is to wait less on Xcode. Apple doesn't seem to be in any hurry to fix the myriad performance issues in Xcode, but all the demos sure show it being snappy (even when people like @twostraws show demos). I wonder if that’s because they’re using a Mac Studio (or Pro?), rather than a laptop.

Is anyone successfully working in this way?

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Written by Daniel Lyons on 2024-08-25 at 23:33

@JetForMe @twostraws

I think Apple and two straws edit out a lot of spinning beach balls.

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Written by Paul Hudson on 2024-08-26 at 08:34

@dandylyons @JetForMe I do no such thing.

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Written by Rick on 2024-08-26 at 21:17

@twostraws @dandylyons what hardware do you run your demo and coding sessions on?

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Written by Paul Hudson on 2024-08-26 at 21:50

@JetForMe @dandylyons I have an M1 Ultra Mac Studio with 128GB of RAM and 8TB of disk space. I use it for all video recording and live streams. I’ll probably switch it for an M5 or M6, whenever they happen, because it’s going strong right now and my M3 Max MBP does all my mobile work.

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Written by Rick on 2024-08-27 at 00:01

@twostraws @dandylyons Do you find the Studio to be more snappy at Xcode tasks than the M3?

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Written by Paul Hudson on 2024-08-27 at 00:02

@JetForMe @dandylyons No; the M3 is a great machine.

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Written by Rick on 2024-08-27 at 01:48

@twostraws @dandylyons So is my M1 MBP. But I don’t have the same Xocde experience Apple and you always show when educating us. My Xcode is constantly SPODding or taking forever to do things (and don’t get me started on perf-unrelated issues like how half the documentation features haven’t worked for multiple major releases).

Anyway, thanks for the info! You’ve saved me the cost of a Mac Studio.

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