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There is a cross section of Macrumors that behaves like tech YouTube. That is, they're obsessed with on-paper specs (rather than real-world performance) and hav
by vehemenz 3y ago
There is a cross section of Macrumors that behaves like tech YouTube. That is, they're obsessed with on-paper specs (rather than real-world performance) and have a hair-trigger on calling out Apple for insufficient spec bumps. 8GB is still sufficient for many workloads, and where it isn't, memory optimization by macOS and fast SSD swap can make up the difference.
I think many people fail to realize that the starting price is dependent on the 8GB configuration, and if Apple bumps it up, then we'll have the same people complaining about the entry-level price. There's no winning with some people.
- brucethemoose2 3y ago> the starting price is dependent on the 8GB configuration I disagree with this. I posit that it would save Apple money to chop off the 8GB SKU and sell the 16GB model (with the smaller SSD) as a base. This wasn't necessarily the case with the M1/M2. But 8GB of DRAM is dirt cheap these days.