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> Why would Apple do that? It seems so off. It's been a tradition of theirs to differentiate their new product lines by the amount of RAM and disk space. In th
by dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago
> Why would Apple do that? It seems so off.
It's been a tradition of theirs to differentiate their new product lines by the amount of RAM and disk space. In the past it wasn't so painful as I think until 2012 you could easily swap both (and that's why I'm still using some of these machines for various tasks). But once they started gluing everything in, it's so much a blow in the face of customers who know they are being ripped off but can't do anything about it.
- skrause 3y agoIn 2012 the upgrade prices were also lower. When I bought my 2012 MacBook Air I paid 100 euros to upgrade from 4 to 8 GB of RAM. Wasn't cheap, but still kind of reasonable in 2012. Today it would cost me 230 euros to upgrade from 8 to 16 GB of RAM. So in 2023 the per-GB upgrade price is 15% higher than in 2012.
- seec 3y agoConsidering the evolution of manufacturing it's even worse than you make it out to be. It was 100 euros to DOUBLE the amount of RAM, now it's 230 euros for the same thing. Even if we introduce inflation, it should be 130 euros maximum. And I think inflation is a completely bullshit argument in fast evolving competitive technology field. What is needed is comparative analysis with equivalent products at similar prices from both years. Back then Apple RAM pricing was already thought to be a bit too much but now they are just outrageous... If you look at competitors' offerings there is no comparison. They may have a fast power efficient chip but it doesn't warrant that much markup.
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