Seems I can select MacBook 13 inch or 16 inch. I believe 13 inch would be M1 and 16 would be old chipset? Sad to choose a lousy 16 inch... Any idea what they are handing out at the moment? Also, is it default to get desktop as well?
I don’t believe Google is using M1, it’s all intel, I am also joining G this month hence had checked with the HM
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Get the 16
Choose 13 inch. You don't code anything on your laptop, it's only purpose is to connect to Cloud to code remotely. - lite on back - more portable when commuting to office after covid - easy to carry in hand
Size matters
What about the chromebook ads thay youtube is showing so much. I have personally not used chromebook. But if it is ready for primetime then atleast google employees should use it. It is similar that many people in msft do use bing for a lot searches and it works okay mostly.
Aren’t chromebooks budget laptops for the elderly?
A lot Google employees do use them. It’s the default work laptop. But the largest is only 13 inch and MacBook trackpad is better.
Do you use IntelliJ at G?
don't get the 13 one, it's too small and a pain in the rear for development purposes
You don't develop anything on your local machine. So, it isn't a pain for development purposes.
that's not true for every company, some people do local development, like me
Get the 16-inch, because it’s performance is a lot better, especially if you code.
@op which laptop did you end up choosing ?
No m1