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The new Air looks good. The new mbp 13” not so much. If they’re going to lower the max ram they should at least provide an explanation why 16g in the new archit

The new Air looks good. The new mbp 13” not so much. If they’re going to lower the max ram they should at least provide an explanation why 16g in the new architecture is comparable to 32 in the previous, if that’s indeed the case.

lostgame 6y ago
16GB RAM max prevented me from an immediate purchase. Next year, when I can at least have 32GB and be somewhat future-proofed. That they are still selling new computers for $1000+ in 2020 with 8GB RAM as the default and 16GB of RAM max is a bad joke.
- bfrog 6y ago
  My T460 has had 32GB in it for years now... can't even imagine going back to 16GB with all this electron bullcrap
  - Baeocystin 6y ago
    I finally switched to 32GiB this year, and man, what a difference. I hadn't thought I was all that constrained by 16, but now that I'm not, all the edge cases where that was the pain point are thrown in to relief.
    - bfrog 6y ago
      Yeah like running 2 electron apps and chrome
- geodel 6y ago
  Dell XPS 1000+ 8GB, Lenovo X1: 1000+ 8GB, Thinkpad T14s 1000+ 8GB, this list could be long. Even System76 linux computers are 1000+ for 8GB config. I do not know where you got this idea that 1000+ laptop have 16GB default. I am sure there will be consumer (crap) computers like HP pavilion, Dell inspiron etc where one can get 1000+ computer with 16GB or so RAM.
  - corford 6y ago
    My Huawei MateBook 13 2020 Ultra has 16GB and cost ~€1200 i.e. same ball park as the ones you listed (i7, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, GeForce MX250, 2736x1824 display). Apart from the RAM the main reason I went for it was the resolution (I liked the extra height in a 13" form factor). Also, it works with linux - though haven't tried it yet.
  - lostgame 6y ago
    It's not about the default. It's about the maximum, like I said.
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  - qiqitori 6y ago
    Recently bought a Thinkpad E15 Gen2 with 24 GB of RAM for less than $1000. (Different country though (Japan), and ~6 week wait, but extremely reputable retailer) * As to how that deal worked, I'm guessing that large retailers that agree to buy a lot of laptops get a large discount.
- matsemann 6y ago
  Not strictly comparable, but my company provided Lenovo P1 that's a few years old got 64 GB. Can't imagine having to deal with 16 GB a few years later..

lostgame 6y ago

16GB RAM max prevented me from an immediate purchase. Next year, when I can at least have 32GB and be somewhat future-proofed. That they are still selling new computers for $1000+ in 2020 with 8GB RAM as the default and 16GB of RAM max is a bad joke.

bfrog 6y ago
My T460 has had 32GB in it for years now... can't even imagine going back to 16GB with all this electron bullcrap
- Baeocystin 6y ago
  I finally switched to 32GiB this year, and man, what a difference. I hadn't thought I was all that constrained by 16, but now that I'm not, all the edge cases where that was the pain point are thrown in to relief.
  - bfrog 6y ago
    Yeah like running 2 electron apps and chrome
geodel 6y ago
Dell XPS 1000+ 8GB, Lenovo X1: 1000+ 8GB, Thinkpad T14s 1000+ 8GB, this list could be long. Even System76 linux computers are 1000+ for 8GB config. I do not know where you got this idea that 1000+ laptop have 16GB default. I am sure there will be consumer (crap) computers like HP pavilion, Dell inspiron etc where one can get 1000+ computer with 16GB or so RAM.
- corford 6y ago
  My Huawei MateBook 13 2020 Ultra has 16GB and cost ~€1200 i.e. same ball park as the ones you listed (i7, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, GeForce MX250, 2736x1824 display). Apart from the RAM the main reason I went for it was the resolution (I liked the extra height in a 13" form factor). Also, it works with linux - though haven't tried it yet.
- lostgame 6y ago
  It's not about the default. It's about the maximum, like I said.
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- qiqitori 6y ago
  Recently bought a Thinkpad E15 Gen2 with 24 GB of RAM for less than $1000. (Different country though (Japan), and ~6 week wait, but extremely reputable retailer) * As to how that deal worked, I'm guessing that large retailers that agree to buy a lot of laptops get a large discount.
matsemann 6y ago
Not strictly comparable, but my company provided Lenovo P1 that's a few years old got 64 GB. Can't imagine having to deal with 16 GB a few years later..