ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 vs MacBook Air M2 vs Mac Mini M4 — Which is the Best Value for Full-Stack + DevOp
Hi everyone — I need quick advice. I’ll be recommending specs for a company-provided machine for my role (Full-Stack + DevOps). The candidates are:
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 (Intel)
MacBook Air M2
Mac Mini M4 (with monitor & keyboard)
All options are around 16GB RAM and ~512GB SSD. I’ll be working 100% onsite in the office. Which option would give the best value/performance for both full-stack development and DevOps tasks?
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The main recommendation I'd have is to see if you can go up to 32 gigs of RAM. 16 is technically enough, but if you're doing fullstack + devops, you're probably going to end up with a bunch of docker instances and virtual machines running
yeah, 16gb will be used up faster than you expect
i had to upgrade my laptop to 32gb to work on fullstack