24 ms·
Can you detail your full specs of your current machine? you should be able to handle those tasks. Do you have a dedicated graphics card? SSD? Have you checked
by antigirl 3y ago
Can you detail your full specs of your current machine? you should be able to handle those tasks. Do you have a dedicated graphics card? SSD?
Have you checked activity monitor to see what the biggest culprit is?
[I now have M1 max, 64gb 14 inch - and don't have any issues. But previously I had Intel i7 mac, 13inch, 16gb ram - no dedicated graphics card and I never had issues with development, i upgraded for video editing]
- gls2ro 3y agoFull specs: 2.3 GHz 8-core Intel i9 Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536MB 64 GB 2667 MHZ DDR4 1 TB HDD 16 Inch Monitor Currently running macOS Sonoma
- windowsrookie 3y agoThat is a very capable machine and should not be having issues. I suggest trying some of the tips others have suggested here before purchasing a new machine. 1. Remove the bottom panel and clean the fans. Here is a guide to remove the lower panel. Then take a look at the small gap between the fans and the heatsink fins. I suspect there is dust clogging the heatsink fins. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+16-Inch+2019+Lower+Case+Replacement/135013 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+16-Inch+2019+Lower+... 2. Reset the SMC. Follow the steps here. You would use the steps for "Laptop Computer with T2 Chip" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
- gls2ro 3y agoThank you! Will redo the cleaning steps. I did not used the guide so maybe I missed something. I did not yet reset the SMC! Hope this will work well!