u/Midnight-Compiler

I’m currently working as an Agentic AI Developer - ASE. My project comes under SONG Market and is mostly around client POCs, so according to my career-level I haven’t really been involved in a big client project yet.

I’m have Dell Latitude 5450 (i5-1345U, 32GB RAM), it has become extremely unstable. Edge, Chrome, Teams, etc. crash/hang frequently, and hangs even while switching apps. My personal laptop works better & smooth even after that's has low-end hardware.

I feel the U-series CPU + security/monitoring apps eating resources is a major part of the issue, So I asked for a better machine, but was told higher-spec systems aren't provided to ASEs. Not sure even a higher-spec Windows machine would really help.

I’m trying to ask for a MacBook Air (M4/M5) instead.

For those using an Accenture-managed MacBook Air:

- How is it for coding + heavy multitasking?

- Any crashes/freezes?

- Does the corporate security/monitoring software noticeably affect performance on the Air, especially since it’s fanless?

- Or should I avoid the Air variant and ask for a MacBook Pro instead? ( Not sure though wether they'll provide or not, but worth asking! 🥲)

- What arguments helped you get one approved?

Would appreciate real-world experiences.

I’m have Dell Latitude 5450 (i5-1345U, 32GB RAM), it has become extremely unstable. Edge, Chrome, Teams, etc. crash/hang frequently, and constantly hangs even while switching apps. My personal laptop works much better & smooth even after that has low-end hardware.