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Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M3 Pro review - Efficiency before performance (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

Buy a desktop/Mac Studio. That's literally what they're for. Want or need to work remote? Use an iPad to remote into your desktop for performance. These days the only reason to buy a workstation laptop is if you need performance remotely somewhere that doesn't have good internet or you're mobile 75% of the time.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What do you use to remote in from your iPad?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    VNC client works well.

    https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/allow-apple-remote-desktop-to-access-your-mac-mh11851/mac

    https://support.apple.com/guide/remote-desktop/welcome/mac

    Edit: I feel like I should add that you should never expose your computer's remote access software to the internet. Use a VPN server or Reverse Proxy setup. Both can be done easily using a Raspberry Pi.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    notebookcheck.net/Apple-...

    VNC is horrible to do actual productive work on. I doubt you do this to actually work a full day

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It can be pretty clumsy on Windows but I’ve found that Apple’s server/client works pretty well, at least over a LAN. Not sure what the iPad client situation is like.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's clumsy over a LAN, nevermind the Internet. Apple's VNC is not a patch on something like Microsoft's RDP. It's a poor solution, and depends on you having a good connection at the remote end. And you'll also be using a tiny iPad screen. If you buy an iPad Pro and Magic folio and a Mac Studio then you've probably spent as much as a MacBook Pro.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    exactly. Chromes Remote Desktop is the best solution ive found that's not paid and it's still got nothing on Microsofts RDP. im convinced they haven't actually done any real work on it. just get a MacBook Pro as you said and call it a day

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    IPad will never be a full replacement for a workstation and remoting is definitely more finnicky and often laggy with a ton of security risks you have to worry about than just having a laptop. Not to mention literally everything is better and more capable on the laptop. The screen is gonna suck on the iPad for work being so damn small and you don't have anywhere near the same feature set.

    If you travel especially it's better to have a dedicated laptop as well since you don't have to worry about internet at all for many tasks and can actually use it on the move including planes. Everything including the actual OS is better for mobile use. Only exception is maybe drawing, but 95% of folks don't really do that for a living. I agree with looking into a desktop machine in general if you aren't traveling though.

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