> Great, so you bought an different type of RAM in a completely different form factor and paid a different price. It is being called "using an example" or "ill

> Great, so you bought an different type of RAM in a completely different form factor and paid a different price. It is being called "using an example" or "illustrative example". For comparison, I've used a type of RAM that is traditionally much more expensive than you find in laptops. > This is on “processor package” RAM and will thus have an entirely different price basis than a removable stick would, No. 1) The same price is being asked for RAM in non-M1 models. 2) You could put any price tag you want, because the item is single-sourced, the vendor can pull a quote out of the thin air and you cannot find exact equivalent on the market. Therefore, for comparison, a functionally and parametric similar item is being used. > how is that relevant to the point _I_ was making about needing more than 64gb of RAM? You get a different product, that supports more RAM. > If you both want to tangent, fine do so, but don’t try to put words in my mouth while doing it. Could you point out, where I did that? I was pointing out, that your note about the GP being hyperbolic is untrue - he was in the ballpark.