▲ 364 ▼ Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it (www.macworld.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 170 comments fedilink hide all child comments Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 58 points 2 years ago (7 children) "we're all paying for it" Journalism these days is fucking awful permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago It's from a news organisation called "MacWorld". What were you expecting exactly? permalink fedilink source parent [+] helenslunch@feddit.nl 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yep. I am reminded of 3.5mm audio jack being removed from phones because Tim Cook was 'brave'. permalink fedilink source parent [–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Well I do think the high cost of expansion RAM in Apple products is tied to school shootings, gerrymandering, and the prison industrial complex. permalink fedilink source parent [–] charlybones@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago That is in the context of “Apple customers”. Just a thought. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm being generous, it's macworld.com speaking to an audience of Apple users. But no, I am not paying for it. I'm over here drooling at M1 chips, but then stopping when I see the baggage that comes with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daqqad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ms are only worth drooling over as far as power consumption. Relatively cheap 7840u outperforms M2 in every benchmark. I9s are just in a completely different league. I'll wait for Snapdragon X Elite from a more reasonable company or a RISC-V chip in a Linux laptop if stars really align. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago It's from a news organisation called "MacWorld". What were you expecting exactly? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] helenslunch@feddit.nl 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yep. I am reminded of 3.5mm audio jack being removed from phones because Tim Cook was 'brave'. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yep. I am reminded of 3.5mm audio jack being removed from phones because Tim Cook was 'brave'. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Well I do think the high cost of expansion RAM in Apple products is tied to school shootings, gerrymandering, and the prison industrial complex. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] charlybones@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago That is in the context of “Apple customers”. Just a thought. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If I'm being generous, it's macworld.com speaking to an audience of Apple users. But no, I am not paying for it. I'm over here drooling at M1 chips, but then stopping when I see the baggage that comes with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daqqad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ms are only worth drooling over as far as power consumption. Relatively cheap 7840u outperforms M2 in every benchmark. I9s are just in a completely different league. I'll wait for Snapdragon X Elite from a more reasonable company or a RISC-V chip in a Linux laptop if stars really align. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daqqad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ms are only worth drooling over as far as power consumption. Relatively cheap 7840u outperforms M2 in every benchmark. I9s are just in a completely different league. I'll wait for Snapdragon X Elite from a more reasonable company or a RISC-V chip in a Linux laptop if stars really align. permalink fedilink source parent