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The big skew in availability between 8GB and 16GB models implies to me that yields of perfect chips are lower than Apple expected, with too many ending up in th
by w0mbat 6y ago
The big skew in availability between 8GB and 16GB models implies to me that yields of perfect chips are lower than Apple expected, with too many ending up in the 8GB bin.
- acdha 6y agoThat would imply that the M1 has the DRAM rather than just the controllers on the chip but all of the coverage I've seen says that they are separate chips in the same package.
- dev_tty01 6y agoThe DRAM is on separate chips from the M1 processor. The availability skew is probably just a production forecasting error.
- sliken 6y agoI came to the opposite conclusion. I think most users than expected paid for the 16GB models, leaving extra inventory of the 8GB modules. During black Friday/Cyber monday I saw several discounts on 8GB M1 systems, but none on the 16GB systems. Hopefully that sends a message to apple to build systems with more memory. Seems insane to invest in a expensive M1 system (once you add storage, 3 year warranty, etc) and get only 8GB. Even it works well today, with a useful life of 3-6 years seems likely the extra 8GB will have significant value over the life of the system... even if it's just to reduce wear on the storage system.