Justin James
Jan 1, 2022

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I am considering getting an M1 Mac (would be my first Mac purchase since 2012), and I *might* need to use virtualization. If I were to use Parallels to run Windows, what would be a good amount of RAM to have in the Mac? I have a 32 GB Windows machine now, but the only reason I bumped to 32 is for Photoshop and a few other similar tasks, which I wouldn't need to do with the Windows VM running very often. The unified memory model on the Mac absolutely terrifies me, and I feel myself pressuring myself to spend a fortune on a MacBook Pro just to get 32 GB of RAM, if not 64 GB, when I know that outside of a few "every now and then" uses, I really just need 16 - 32...

Thanks!

J.Ja

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Justin James
Justin James

Written by Justin James

OutSystems MVP & longtime technical writer

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