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The lack of capacities > 16GB has been covered to death ... if Apple put non low-power RAM in their machines they would be crucified for the drop in battery lif
by philjohn 10y ago
The lack of capacities > 16GB has been covered to death ... if Apple put non low-power RAM in their machines they would be crucified for the drop in battery life. Until Intel actually makes a release date (increasingly unlikely) there's not a lot they can do before the next refresh.
- appleiigs 10y agoApple could have kept the extra millimeters in thickness for a larger battery. High-power >16GB RAM plus long battery life would be "pro". Nobody would be crucifying if MBP was same thickness as before.
- andromeduck 10y agoIt would be nice yeah but I doubt the niche is big enough to justify the R&D + logistical burden when those limitations are resolved by Intel in next year's chipset. It sucks but IMO the memory line of argument is probably the weakest in this whole discussion.
- curt15 10y agoApple created its own dilemma of having to choose between RAM or battery life when it decided to reduce the battery capacity.
- andromeduck 10y agoEven if they had a bigger battery, doing so would have required them to do develop and maintain another board/chipset which is nontrivial.