It chugs if I launch a node server yes but that's an outlying use case for an 8gb air.

AI is so good these days I am using the laptop for quick changes more often, as I just push every change. I rarely need to fiddle. The general experience of using my desktop and laptop are converging.

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jpc0 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Let me ensure I understand you.

Running a node.js server on Tahoe makes your macbook sluggish and you feel like Tahoe is fine performance wise?

May I reminded you that 10 years ago people also ran chrome and node js webservers and this was not a problem in any way with 8GB of ram.

	▲	dubeye 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's very interesting to hear. I didn't know that.

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nateb2022 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> It chugs if I launch a node server yes but that's an outlying use case for an 8gb air.

May I ask if you have many 3rd party apps installed? What apps do you usually keep open at a time? Because 8GB should be more than fine for a node server.

Is it an Apple Silicon Air, or an older Intel model?

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teaearlgraycold 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What are you doing in your node server? That shouldn't take up a ton of RAM.