This is an espensive computer
03.01.2026
It’s been a little while since I got this new MacBook Pro — specifically, the MacBook Pro M4 Pro. It has 24 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, and I went for the version with the matte display.
And yes — this is an insanely expensive computer. It’s very expensive. But I also have to admit that it works so well, and I’m so happy with it, and it keeps surprising me in positive ways, that if it were even a bit worse, I’d honestly be angry — because this is a lot of money. But it really does its job. The way it behaves, the way it performs — it genuinely makes me say: okay, this thing is worth the money.
Take the display, for example. I didn’t really know what to expect. Online reviews were mixed — either very positive or kind of “meh, not sure.” But I’m honestly blown away. I use it much more often as a laptop now, partly because of the screen. ProMotion at 120 Hz is great, it’s very bright, the blacks are very deep — all of that is obviously excellent. But beyond that, the display is just kind of insane and amazing.
What’s interesting is that, overall, I use it in a very similar way to my previous computer. I had a MacBook Air M1 with 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD — a pretty solid configuration. And in day-to-day use, this computer feels very similar. I often have the impression that it’s just as fast — even though it obviously is much faster. The difference is that the moment when the computer starts getting warm comes much later, and only when I’m doing a lot more things at once.
And I think the most important part is that even when it does get warmer and the fans kick in, it doesn’t slow down. I can keep doing all the crazy things I’ve decided to do at that moment. That simply wasn’t possible on my previous machine.
So I’m really happy that this upgrade happened, because it truly is an upgrade. It genuinely changes the way I use a computer and what I’m able to do on it.
My professional profile has also changed compared to who I was five years ago. Today I program a lot more — genuinely, regularly. I’m actively developing two mobile applications and one CMS. This is ongoing work, it’s real, it’s moving forward, and it actually meets real requirements and constraints. I never really believed my career would evolve in a way where I’d actually need a computer like this.
I always thought that a MacBook Air was everything I needed for life and happiness — that I wasn’t “pro” enough to need pro hardware. And yet, it turns out I did need pro hardware, because I’m doing pro things. That’s kind of wild.
Now, someone could say that you don’t need a MacBook to have pro hardware — and that’s true. I also have a Linux PC that’s an absolute beast, and I use it just as often, and I’m just as productive on it for one or two of the things I work on. But one of my apps is an iOS app, so I had to have a Mac. And I’m glad that I can use this Mac and that it handles everything I throw at it.
I do feel like the battery life is weak — but on the other hand, I’m doing a lot more on battery than I used to. So maybe it feels weak because I’m literally developing for Android and iOS at the same time, running two emulators, plus browsers — and I’m not going to close anything. So yes, the battery drains quickly, but I think I’m just behaving a bit more recklessly on this machine, even when it’s unplugged.
So overall, I’m very happy. I highly recommend it. I really like it. It’s a shame it’s not a ThinkPad, a shame it doesn’t run Linux, but because of the emulator requirements… I’m happy this is the computer I ended up with.
And I’m glad I chose the M4 Pro version, because I really did need that power. And that’s a pretty crazy realization for me.
Be the change you want to see - even I complained about Android apps quality. So now I’m actively trying to work on quality Android apps.
I’m quiet but I’m cooking. Zachary made me do it. Coming to Dote Note testers today and to the rest of you - Dote Note will be in Google Play in about a week:)
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Very basic widgets but that’s just the first step. Getting it out to testers and hopefully I will be publishing it in the next two to three weeks!
Widgets would be nice. Working on it, maybe I can finish them BEFORE 1.0 :)
I need some testers to test my notes app before I would be able to put it on the Google Play Store. If you’d be able to help - send me over your email address. I’ll add you to the closed tests and reply with a link! Who knows, you might love this app!
#desktop and #dock
Caved in and bought that Revolut premium plan. But only because it came with both travel insurance and NordVPN! I’ve also taken their offer for their credit card with 1% chargeback and moved ALL of my subscriptions there. End of the year is always bringing some weird changes like this. I’ve also changed the resolution of my new Mac to be a bit higher (went from 1512x982 to 1800x1169). As you can see, serious shit is happening here.
Is LinageOS any good?
Still mourning losing Tot when moved from iOS to Android so I made myself an app that’s my version of Tot on Android, but better 😅
My github is wild. Love this change.
My Defaults (2025)
07.12.2025
Let’s do this. My Defaults from 2025. If you want to check previous entries - here’s the 2023 one that started it all, then 2024 one is here.
If there was a change I’ll add ✨ there.
✨ 📨 Mail Client: Mail.app on both iOS and macOS, for work - Mimestream (Google accounts only) Fastmail app on Android, Fastmail web on desktop. For work - Superhuman on both phone and desktop.
📮 Mail Server: Fastmail / Google for work
✨ 📝 Notes: Obsidian, Tot and Day One - instead of Obsidian I’m using Standard Notes. I find myself making less and less notes.
✨✅ To-Do: Akiflow and Things Google Tasks - since moving to Android I’m using Google Tasks as reminders. Big things are going to Akiflow.
✨📷 iPhone OnePlus 13 Photo Shooting: Standard camera app
🟦 Photo Management: Lightroom
✨📆 Calendar: Calendar on iOS I moved to Google Calendar, Akiflow on Mac
✨📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud Google Drive + Backblaze B2
📖 RSS: FreshRSS with Reeder on MacOS but Capy Reader on Android
🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Contacts
✨🌐 Browser: Arc Browser for Mac and Arc Search for iOS I’m using Brave everywhere, Chrome for work and Dia for personal projects.
💬 Chat: Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp
🔖 Bookmarks: Browser
✨📑 Read It Later: Good Links I didn’t read anything later so I ditched it.
✨🤖 Mastodon: Ivory and IceCubes Moshidon on Android, web on desktop.
📖 Blog: micro.blog and Day One
⌨️ Launcher: Raycast
✨📜 Word Processing: Obsidian Google Docs mostly.
📈 Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
📊 Presentations: Google Slides
✨🛒 Shopping Lists: Reminders We don’t do that anymore - just texting each other notes on Signal.
✨💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: YNAB Actual Budget.
📰 News: RSS
✨🎵 Music: Spotify - well, mostly MP3s now.
🎤 Podcasts: Pocket Casts
✨🎮 Gaming: PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and Anbernic RG35XX - FPGBC + Nintendo DSi.
🔐 Password Management: 1Password
✨👨🏻💻 Terminal: WebSSH Warp.
I’m glad we decided that Cloudflare should be the backbone of the internet. Thanks to that I’m able to not use it at least for a moment.
Got ‘em.
I think I’m gonna get a MacBook Pro 14, M4 Pro with 24GB RAM and 1TB SSD. Am I making a mistake?
Me rn
If you know, you know.
