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All the M1 Macs can be upgraded to 16 GB, including the Air, and macOS uses memory compression by default, so there can be a bit more life to these machines tha

All the M1 Macs can be upgraded to 16 GB, including the Air, and macOS uses memory compression by default, so there can be a bit more life to these machines than you'd otherwise expect. Edit: Since posting this comment, the parent has been edited to include "hope you got the 16G version" -- at the time I replied, jacquesm's comment mistakenly asserted an absolute "maximum memory size of 8G."

mlyle 5y ago
The ram is soldered onto the CPU package. How exactly does one upgrade it, short of doing hot-air rework of a dense BGA?
- Toutouxc 5y ago
  They meant upgraded at the time of purchase.
  - nfin 5y ago
    on Apples shop website I can‘t see a 16Gb Macbook Air. Did I miss it? Or can‘t I see it if there is no availability anymore? Anyone a link?
    - fredoralive 5y ago
      It's a custom build option, I'm guessing you're onto the page with the couple of preset options? If you click "select" on a model you get a second page that lets you customise stuff like RAM and SSD. This link might work: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-gray-apple-m1-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-8-core-gpu-512gb https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-gray-ap...
    - input_sh 5y ago
      Just select it and you'll see an option to upgrade to 16G (which adds a whooping $180 to the price): https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-gray-apple-m1-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-7-core-gpu-256gb https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-...
- harph 5y ago
  They probably mean upgrade on purchase