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That was 4 years ago, so that was probably as reasonable an amount of memory as 8 GB is today. And the Macbook Airs start at a 1.6 GHz dual core, so Apple isn't
by wlesieutre 8y ago
That was 4 years ago, so that was probably as reasonable an amount of memory as 8 GB is today. And the Macbook Airs start at a 1.6 GHz dual core, so Apple isn't above using slower processors in new products. It'll work fine for some people.
The SSD is non-negotiable today though, I'll give you that one.
- 2muchcoffeeman 8y ago4Gb is good for a media server and not much else.
- wlesieutre 8y agoBetween memory compression and very fast SSDs, I bet you could do it. Especially if you aren’t running a bunch of Chrome/Electron stuff like developers tend to. Of course a lot of the target market for Macs like that would be better served by iPads now.
- scarface74 8y agoThe 4GB Macs in question were using slow 5400 rpm hard drives. But, until two months ago, I was using a circa 2009 Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz laptop with 4GB of RAM with an external USB drive running Windows 10 as a Plex Server. It could do one or two streams depending on the bit rate. It could not do a 4K stream.