1y ago

8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests

www.macrumors.com 8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests

Apple's new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599...

8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests::Apple's new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599...

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Lee Duna @lemmy.nz

1y ago

8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests

www.macrumors.com /2023/11/10/8gb-ram-in-m3-macbook-pro-proves-the-bottleneck/

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Maybe we should all start calling it the "MacBook Semi-Pro".
- 8gb ram has been common for over a decade now. It's what I would expect in a sub-$400 laptop.
  
  Or a raspberry pi.
  $75, 8gb, and this isn't even the latest model. https://www.microcenter.com/product/622539/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8gb-ddr4
  
  And Apple charges $200 for just an additional 8GB of RAM.
  
  The LPDDR4X RAM in the Raspberry Pi isn't QUITE the same as the on-die stuff in the M3 processor.
- The MacBook amateur. They should be called out on a viral scale.