Sourcetree for mac m1 install#

I plugged in the M1 just to install Big Sur 11.4 which released as I was writing this.

Did a couple hours of Python coding in VSCode and running Python scripts (which Python is running through Rosetta 2).ДЄs I type this 40 some odd hours later on that charge, I can tell you that I've had ~16 hours of screen on usage on a single charge.

Watched a few hours of videos on YouTube (in Firefox).

Downloaded & installed Sourcetree, Python, VS Code, Discord.

Downloaded & installed Microsoft Office, configured Outlook, and downloaded my emails.

Installed & uninstalled Photoshop 3 times.

It's Monday afternoon and I'm still working on that charge. I unplugged it in the evening on Saturday. I charged this MacBook Pro to 100% when I got it. So from 100% to dead, I'd get maybe 2 or 3 hours of use, depending on what I was doing. I was losing ~20% over the course of 30 minutes with nothing running. When I had it on Big Sur, the battery tanked.

Sourcetree for mac m1 upgrade#

Oh, and I haven't been able to upgrade it to Big Sur despite being a 2020 model. Just all that alone causes my Intel Mac to struggle. In the background, I have ZeroTier, WireGuard, OneDrive all running, and occasionally SecureCRT when I need to SSH. On top of that, I have Spotify open, Sourcetree, VSCode, Discord, and running some Python scripts. A couple are YouTube, then I have a few email tabs, and general browsing. I typically have 2 or 3 Firefox windows open, and usually 2 of those contain ~18-40 tabs each. The metal case also stays generally cold. With the M1, if it wasn't for the people who tore open the MacBook Pro, I wouldn't believe you if you said there was a fan in this thing. In my daily use, my i7 2020 MacBook Pro heats up and can get toasty to touch or even simply be a hand warmer, and I hear the fans a few times per day.

It runs laps around even a 10th gen i7 processor. Initially, right off the bat you can tell that Apple Silicon is fast. So if you read through this blog post and you're like, 'but that's not how I work!', well I am not you. Keep that in mind! That was the main reason why I wanted to try a MacBook Pro M1.

Let me illeterate: this is my personal workflow. They're just benchmarks that show how well the hardware and software can perform some tasks. I'm not going to sit here and regurgitate Cinebench scores. I'm sharing my experience with using a MacBook Pro M1 as a power user and real world performance. 'Oh you're reviewing a MacBook Pro with a M1?' Well, not really.