Dear Carter
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A fan site for CarterPCs, made by Bilal

Dear Carter, please build me a Mac.

I know. You build PCs. But my dev business runs on my laptop, and the next one needs to be a MacBook Pro: M5 Max, 64 GB of RAM, at least 1 TB of storage.

Rate my dock Parts list

Or scroll to watch a PC become a laptop.

build log 1/4

Start with a proper PC.

Tempered glass, three RGB fans in sync, cables combed. The fans are tappable, by the way.

build log 2/4

Take every part out.

Fans, RAM, GPU, the lot. Yes, I grounded myself first.

build log 3/4

Rebuild it as a laptop.

The motherboard lies flat. The glass panel becomes the lid. The RAM goes back in, and this time it's 64 GB.

build log 4/4

The PC guy built a Mac.

No RGB, sorry. A few parts left over, which I'm told is normal. Now tap the screen. I dare you.

the main event

Rate my app doc (yes, doc).

Fans send you their docks to rate, so here's mine: my M1 MacBook Air, of RAM, and a dock packed with dev tools that all want more memory than it has. Drag the slider or tap a number. Every score gets a reaction.

memory pressure: high

bilal's M1 MacBook Air, as submitted

  • Code
  • Xcode
  • iOS Sim
  • Emulator
  • Terminal
  • Browser
  • Git
  • Design
  • Database
  • API

Your verdict, Carter

Your call. Honesty welcome.

the story so far

How a fan ended up building you a website.

Eight quick clips. Scroll inside the feed, or click it and use the arrow keys.

clip 1/8

I watch you on Instagram.

That's where I catch your builds. My feed is mostly RGB at this point.

clip 2/8

I wasn't on TikTok. At all.

No account. Never had one. I thought I was fine.

clip 3/8

Then it clicked.

You live on TikTok. If I wanted to get on your radar, I had to be there too.

clip 4/8

So I joined TikTok.

New account, one mission: get this website in front of you.

M1 Airplease don't touch

clip 5/8

Meet my laptop.

MacBook Air, M1 chip, of RAM. It's a good laptop and it's been good to me. Tap its screen if you want to see me panic.

clip 6/8

Then I open my dev tools.

Emulator, Xcode, a dev server and a browser full of docs. taps out. It has no fans to spin up, so it just gets hot and slow.

clip 7/8

My friend's review.

I was building an app on this laptop when my friend looked over and said: "If you put any more strain on this thing, Apple would pay you triple to buy it back."

clip 8/8

So here's the ask.

A MacBook Pro with the M5 Max, 64 GB of RAM and at least 1 TB of storage. My work depends on it.

from a fan

What I get out of your videos.

Watching you is the best part of my scroll. Here's what I actually get out of it.

  • Something new, every single day.You reportedly post four videos a day, and have for years. I don't know how you do it. I'm just glad you do.
  • Builds I get to enjoy for free.I watch the whole thing, parts to power-on, without spending a rupee.
  • A voice in my head at checkout.Your price-check videos made me look twice at every price tag.
  • Proof that generous creators exist.You once bought to hand out to viewers. Who does that?
  • Micro Center, from Islamabad.There's no Micro Center anywhere near me, so your store-opening trips are as close as I get.
  • The dock ratings.Fans send you their docks and setups, and you score them. Mine is further up the page. Be gentle.

mini-game

RAM Panic

A normal workday on . Tap apps to close them before the memory runs out. Your app, Xcode and the simulator stay open, because that's the job.

of RAM0% used
time 0.0sclosed 0

Ready when you are.

Survive 30 seconds on . Or skip the pain and see what 64 GB feels like.

the one rule

MacBooks DO NOT NEED TOUCHSCREENS!!!

I'll die on this hill. Every laptop screen on this page is alarmed. Go on, test one.

Please do not touch the screen.It's a laptop.

the ask

The parts list.

A MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip, 64 GB of RAM and at least 1 TB of storage. My business runs on my laptop, and my work depends on this one.

My current laptop next to the one I need
Partnownext
machineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
chipM1M5 Max
memory64 GB
fansnone, it's an Airyes, thankfully
touchscreenno, correctlyno, correctly

memory, to scale

64 GB

Fans have a classic: "if this gets 1000 upvotes Carter has to buy me a desk." This website is my version. No upvotes needed.

Build sheetfor: Bilal Hassan
builder: CarterPCs (hopefully)
  • 1x MacBook Proyes, a laptop
  • chipM5 Max
  • memory64 GB
  • storageat least 1 TB
  • RGB fans0 (sorry)
  • tempered glass0 (it's a laptop)
  • thermal pastealready done
  • Touchscreen: NOT REQUIRED

totalone very happy developer

Thanks for building with Carter.

Build sheet: MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip, 64 GB of RAM and at least 1 TB of storage. Touchscreen: not required.

crossover

Keith got one too.

I'm a fan of you both, so KayJayOhPCs got a site as well. You two have teamed up at Micro Center events, and it felt wrong to make only one.

Visit Keith's site

bilal builds

Who's asking?

I'm Bilal Hassan. I'm 19 and I run my own dev business, bilal builds. I make websites, online stores and web apps for clients, from Islamabad.

The whole business runs on one laptop. That's why the MacBook Pro matters so much. It has to hold every tool I use at once, and right now I close apps all day just to free up memory.

See my work atbilalhassan.online

A shoutout to bilal builds would be really nice too. No pressure, honestly.

Thanks for reading, Carter. And thanks for every build.Bilal