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But Mac OS X isn't iOS. The relative memory usage should be the same between an intel Mac and an ARM Mac. Which means for power users this is extremely disappoi

But Mac OS X isn't iOS. The relative memory usage should be the same between an intel Mac and an ARM Mac. Which means for power users this is extremely disappointing.

olyjohn 6y ago
> But Mac OS X isn't iOS. Not yet. MacOS has been moving towards becoming iOS for a long time now. Now with iPad and iPhone apps running natively on them, they only need to lock a few more things down until it becomes an iPad with a windowed interface.
egsmi 6y ago
That's not obvious at all. The memory hierarchy is very different in an Apple SOC compared to a typical PC architecture. For example, I don't think there is the equivalent of a system level cache in a PC. https://www.anandtech.com/show/14892/the-apple-iphone-11-pro-and-max-review/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/14892/the-apple-iphone-11-pro...
mixmastamyk 6y ago
Power-users generally won't be purchasing the lowest/mobilest end for work purposes.
- whywhywhywhy 6y ago
  Some of us are power users don't have a choice in what computer our work provides us with and many companies just buy the absolute base level MBPs, "cos it's Pro right, says it right there on the box so its good enough"