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Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?
by lord_sudo 6y ago
Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?
- Ayesh 6y agoARM chip design is likely the reason, because I only see 16GB max to configure even in Mac mini.
- CalChris 6y agoThe Apple M1 is an Apple chip design. It uses the Big Little model and Apple designed the Big (Firestorm?) and the Little (Icestorm?). So it probably isn't related to ARM chip design.
- mlindner 6y agoThe DRAM is embedded into the same SoC as the GPU and CPU. Hard to have a lot of DRAM inside a small package.
- 00deadbeef 6y agoI wonder how they're going to replace the MacBook Pro 16" which has 64GB BTO options. Even the Mac Mini had a 64GB option but it too is stuck at just 16GB max. Will they produce a massive package to accommodate it?
- k0stas 6y agoIt seems to be due to the fact they are integrating the DRAM into the package. There is only room for two 8GB DIMMs: https://www.apple.com/v/mac/m1/a/images/overview/chip__fffqz3ljssi2_large_2x.jpg https://www.apple.com/v/mac/m1/a/images/overview/chip__fffqz...
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