M1 vs M2 vs M3 MacBook – which Apple Silicon for dev?

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Buying MacBook for development. M1 is cheaper. M2 is newer. M3 is latest?

Use case: React, Node, Docker, some ML

Which chip gives best value for developers?

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Student Tom 0 Comments

student here – using m1 macbook air

its blazing fast for everything i need

dont overspend on m3

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Mike Johnson 0 Comments

m1 is still fast enough

the extra speed of m3 not worth it

get more ram instead

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Jane Liu 0 Comments

M1/M2/M3 are all fast – M1 is best value

All three are overkill for most dev tasks. Differences are marginal.

M1: Best value, still extremely fast.

M2: Slightly faster, newer.

M3: Latest, but not worth the premium.

Get M1 or M2. Save money for RAM/storage.

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