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I have the base model 13" M1 (8gb ram, 512 gb storage) and it's rock solid and sufficient for my needs. I use it every day for dev work. Got my UI app running on it for local development, backend processes, connections to Heroku and my local postgres db, multiple browsers open, music streaming, multiple bluetooth devices connected to it...

Performs like a champ with excellent battery life. I keep waiting for it to start giving me some slowdown as our apps become more complex, so I can upgrade to one of the shiny new laptops...but so far, it's been a champ.

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Are you worried about swap use at all? I’m on the same boat but I’m a noob so I just put my IDE and browser tabs on my memory. I don’t even know how to use docker yet

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Not at all. I haven’t had issues with swap use so far and I intend to upgrade on a regular cadence (every 18-24 months) so I don’t expect it to be an issue for drive longevity.