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by newaccount74 1565 days ago
8GB RAM is fine as long as you don't try running multiple VMs or lots of docker containers. macOS is surprisingly good at dealing with limited RAM thanks to memory compression.

The small SSD is the bigger issue. If you use it as your main machine you will fill it up quickly and people then start doing stupid things like putting their Photos library on a USB stick or on an SD card, and that's just asking for trouble.
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chongli 1564 days ago
Why not just run your VMs / containers on a beefy, cheap, off-the-shelf Linux server that you connect to over WiFi 6? You could also keep all your photos there (and back them up with cheap cloud storage).

Keep your daily driver lean and cheap (and easy to replace).

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genghizkhan 1564 days ago
Because most people don't (and probably can't) do this. The best option for most people is to simply have more local storage so that they never run out.
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