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> "Finally adding 32GB gets a big from me, somebody at Apple is finally listening." More accurately, Intel released chips that supported 32GB of memory with th
by grzm 8y ago
> "Finally adding 32GB gets a big from me, somebody at Apple is finally listening."
More accurately, Intel released chips that supported 32GB of memory with the power and heat requirements Apple wanted.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/28/new-macbook-pros-no-32gb-ram-battery-life/ https://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/28/new-macbook-pros-no-32g...
- toyg 8y agoThat's not the case - the 32gb config in these machines is regular DDR4, not Low-Power DDR4 as the lower-spec ones. This possibility was already there two years ago. Apparently they just ship a bigger battery to compensate for higher power requirements - something that was suggested when the 2016 model came out (and promptly dismissed by the Apple faithful as wishful thinking). Intel only shipped their first LPDDR4 big-ram chips last May [1], and they are not the type Apple would use (not powerful enough). It's possible that Apple decided to go ahead with this configuration as a temporary solution, and will eventually swap-in "real" LPDDR4 chips when they land. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/intel-makes-its-first-10nm-cannon-lake-chips-official/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/intel-makes-its-firs...