Get better hardware? Don't go cheap on your development system. I'm on an Apple M1 device and have barely noticed it.
If a tool runs poorly on commodity hardware the solution isn't "get better hardware," but "improve the tool."
...okay, unless the tool absolutely requires specialized capabilities, like a neural network which needs a dedicated GPU for number crunching.
if apple ever becomes a beacon of openness, transparency and sustainability: sign me up for the newsletter. i'll even consider their ridiculous pricetags if apple became comparable to, let's say MNT.
in the meantime im considering to switch my personal laptop over from a T220 to a mnt reform
look, you go and support apple, and thats fine, but i really dont see the point in choosing hardware that is looking at locking its users in somehow.
oh and one more thing:
i assure you, this computer is more than good enough for browsing websites and do whatever you would do as a regular user... idk how you came to the conclusion it was otherwise.
it's not even the case that vscode makes anything slow here, there is no ditch in performance, everything is smooth as butter, i simply report the GPU spiking up to 30% whenever i make vscode scroll text.
are you telling me this is acceptable when i can just as well use a mightier software tool that doesnt utilize the gpu at all?
on another note: how is it be acceptable to anybody to poop a browser into every other new app? element, discord, vscode, you name it, it has electron or whatever in it. i prefer versatile tools over simple ones just like the next person, but i know for a fact: we can have that without all the blingblong.
ok, NOW im done with this