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the problem isn't whether 8 GB are enough for the average joe. the problem is Apple are charging 1599$ for an 8 GB laptop. even for that price, 16 GB are really pushing it — especially with only 512 GB of storage space.
so yes, the problem is Apple are being greedy.
Lenovo, HP and Dell all sell variants of their 'professional' business laptops with 8GB of RAM in the same price range as the base MBP.
Apple offering a wider range of configuration options makes the lineup MORE Pro, not less because business/enterprise customers WANT that flexibility.
The faux outrage at Apple - and only at Apple - is more than a little bit tiresome.
like what? shows me 2023 14" in business laptop from them that costs 1599$ but only gives 8GB of RAM.
Just go to their business line and filter by 8gb of ram. Lenovo shows 26 in their Thinkpad line.
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/laptops/thinkpad/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lenovo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fthink%2F&visibleDatas=704%3A8%2520GB&sortBy=priceDown
A specific model for $1600:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/thinkpad-p16-gen-2-(16-inch-intel)/len101t0069?visibleDatas=704%3A8%2520GB