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Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it (www.macworld.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Mcnst@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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[–] Vaxtez@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Never understood why Macs don't come with 16 (or even 32GB) base RAM. If I'm paying 1100 for a device, I don't expect to have the same amount of ram as a £250 Chromebook, as that's unacceptable, especially when it's £200 to go to 16GB, when in reality, that should be for 64 or 128GB of RAM

[–] Ok-Lengthiness7171@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Watch this video in full. 8gb ram days are over.

https://youtu.be/hmWPd7uEYEY?si=-z348fXdji6g7L7s

[–] CranberrySchnapps@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Given the performance difference, I’m actually really impressed how well the 8GB one kept up. Sure, it was slower because it has to spend time compressing & decompressing ram, but it was surprising to see how little overhead that actually cost.

That’s to say nothing of how much Apple charges for more ram, because that’s just egregious.

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