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> I am not sure what the end-game for releasing those under-powered machines is, tbh The lowest and highest tier exist only to shift consumers towards the midd

by thefz 6y ago

> I am not sure what the end-game for releasing those under-powered machines is, tbh The lowest and highest tier exist only to shift consumers towards the middle tier, where Apple profits the most and where lies less value for the consumer. It is a marketing strategy invented by Apple IIRC (it's been a long time since my marketing exam).

MobileVet 6y ago
The strategy is called ‘anchoring’ I had no idea it was invented by Apple. That feels a little too recent...
iSnow 6y ago
I know, but AFAIK those new iMacs ALL feature just 8GB of RAM? There isn't really a middle-tier, that what makes it so weird. you'd expect one machine with top SSD and 16 GB (and space grey, lol). Probably going to be the next iteration of the 27" iMac, spanning from 8GB/256GB (LOL) to 16 GB/1TB or something.
- tempay 6y ago
  You can upgrade them to 16GB. Having been developing heavy applications in a M1 Mac mini for since they were released they’re definitely adequate for most users. Obviously some people need ~100 cores and ~1TB of ram (myself included for other parts of my job) but that segment is always going to be better served by companies other than Apple.
- masklinn 6y ago
  > AFAIK those new iMacs ALL feature just 8GB of RAM? No. But people are confused because the RAM is (annoyingly though not entirely nonsensically) tied to the SSD.
  - Toutouxc 6y ago
    I don't think it is. They usually offer a couple of configurations at different prices, but you can get a BTO machine with just the upgrades you want. The SSD+RAM are tied together in the new M1 iPad.
    - masklinn 6y ago
      Ah you're right, i'm the one who confused the two and remembered the weird setup of the iPad, the iMac's Tech Specs page does just state "8GB (configurable to 16GB)" for the entire range (whereas it's quite clear that the "low end" iMac with only 7 GPU cores can only be BTO'd to 1TB SSD, versus 2 for the 8-cores).
czzr 6y ago
Of course it wasn’t invented by Apple, that would be ridiculous. It was actually invented by Goldilocks.

by thefz 6y ago

MobileVet 6y ago

The strategy is called ‘anchoring’ I had no idea it was invented by Apple. That feels a little too recent...

iSnow 6y ago

I know, but AFAIK those new iMacs ALL feature just 8GB of RAM? There isn't really a middle-tier, that what makes it so weird. you'd expect one machine with top SSD and 16 GB (and space grey, lol). Probably going to be the next iteration of the 27" iMac, spanning from 8GB/256GB (LOL) to 16 GB/1TB or something.

tempay 6y ago
You can upgrade them to 16GB. Having been developing heavy applications in a M1 Mac mini for since they were released they’re definitely adequate for most users. Obviously some people need ~100 cores and ~1TB of ram (myself included for other parts of my job) but that segment is always going to be better served by companies other than Apple.
masklinn 6y ago
> AFAIK those new iMacs ALL feature just 8GB of RAM? No. But people are confused because the RAM is (annoyingly though not entirely nonsensically) tied to the SSD.
- Toutouxc 6y ago
  I don't think it is. They usually offer a couple of configurations at different prices, but you can get a BTO machine with just the upgrades you want. The SSD+RAM are tied together in the new M1 iPad.
  - masklinn 6y ago
    Ah you're right, i'm the one who confused the two and remembered the weird setup of the iPad, the iMac's Tech Specs page does just state "8GB (configurable to 16GB)" for the entire range (whereas it's quite clear that the "low end" iMac with only 7 GPU cores can only be BTO'd to 1TB SSD, versus 2 for the 8-cores).

czzr 6y ago

Of course it wasn’t invented by Apple, that would be ridiculous. It was actually invented by Goldilocks.