Next, downloaded and installed Xcode (11GB+), VS for Mac (3GB+), Office 2019 (3GB+), UTM with Windows 10 (10GB+), Docker with SQL Server (2GB+), VS Code, Chrome, Edge, Postman and many more. As a first step, I upgraded Big Sur from 11.3 to 11.5 (that's a download of 6GB+ and installing it). When I received the laptop and unboxed it, it was around 90% charged. Time will tell.īefore I dive into the specifics of using M1 MBA for Xamarin development, I want to share my experience of using this laptop after a week. But who knows, I may connect my monitor and external keyboard/mouse to the MBA and make it my primary machine in the future. M1 is just that good (I will explain below)! Of course, I will still continue using my desktop as I cannot see myself working on a small 13" screen with no full-blown keyboard and mouse.
Spoiler Alert! After using the M1 MBA for a week, I am not sure if I want to continue using my so-called powerful iMac Pro anymore. I am only planning on replacing my MBP with MBA my powerful desktop is still with me, right? And man, was I wrong? "What's the worst that could happen?", I asked myself. However, after reading all the great reviews of M1 devices and of course, watching lots of videos on YouTube, I decided to take the leap of faith. When Apple announced the plans to transition from Intel to its own Silicon last year, I was a bit skeptical. And I have never looked back to Windows ever since. I was so impressed with MacOS (the performance and stability), that I replaced my home Windows desktop with iMac Pro soon after. I used to be a hard-core Windows user for the past 20+ years, but bought my first Mac device (the MBP laptop) 3 years ago to aid in Xamarin development (you cannot build/publish iOS apps using Windows machines). Last week, I replaced my 15" Macbook Pro (Late-2017 Model, Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) with M1 Macbook Air (8-Core GPU, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD), and boy-oh-boy, am I impressed? I also have a full-blown iMac Pro at home (7th Gen Core i5, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe, and 27" 4K Monitor) which I use primarily for Xamarin development. Updated on 1 to reflect after 3 weeks of extensive use. The original article posted on 2 (after one week of usage) represents initial impressions.
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