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A fast computer is useful when its strengths match your work. This M1-era comparison uses vehicles to explain why the most expensive machine is not always the best fit. The practical lesson is to compare the tasks you actually run.
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Original recording: TikTok, 2020-12-07.
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Think of Apple's M1 chip running on a Mac Mini as you living here in New York City, and all of your essentials are either in the same building or a two-minute walk from your apartment. Now think of a Mac Pro running a 16-core Intel processor with 128 gigs of RAM and a high-end GPU as a high-speed sports car. More than likely, you'll be able to do your grocery shopping or get much, much faster if you live in the city rather than the suburbs with a really fast sports car. And yes, of course, there are random tasks like perhaps running to a hardware store for a bucket of paint where it's faster with the sports car. But for 90% of day-to-day tasks, living in the city is just quicker and more efficient.
