You’ll probably know if you’re not the target audience, but as it stands — you shouldn’t get an M1-equipped Mac if:
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If you need virtualisation support (VMWare Fusion, Parallels, Docker) - You need Intel virtualisation support (Parallels and Docker both have ARM previews available now)
- You are constrained by the maximum 16 GB of RAM
- You need more than 8 cores for CPU-bound tasks
- You need more than 1 extra monitor attached
That’s it. Learn more about my thoughts on the new Macs.