▲ 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.
[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (4 children) Feedback with your wallet. But that won't happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] khalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (3 children) That’s the case, haven’t bought an mbp in like 7 years, still running smoothly. I’ll buy one when they make memory cheaper. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yep, best thing to do now is to buy a relatively new one 2nd hand with plenty of ram and just hold onto it until it no longer does the job. There is nothing useful in any of the new OS upgrades, you can run Macs for a good decade if you've got enough RAM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] khalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah my i7 with 16gb ram is holding up pretty well, the gpu is trash though… can’t wait for a M3/4/whatever replacement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah I've definitely never bought Apple devices for their GPU's ;-). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (3 children) That’s the case, haven’t bought an mbp in like 7 years, still running smoothly. I’ll buy one when they make memory cheaper. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yep, best thing to do now is to buy a relatively new one 2nd hand with plenty of ram and just hold onto it until it no longer does the job. There is nothing useful in any of the new OS upgrades, you can run Macs for a good decade if you've got enough RAM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] khalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah my i7 with 16gb ram is holding up pretty well, the gpu is trash though… can’t wait for a M3/4/whatever replacement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah I've definitely never bought Apple devices for their GPU's ;-). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yep, best thing to do now is to buy a relatively new one 2nd hand with plenty of ram and just hold onto it until it no longer does the job. There is nothing useful in any of the new OS upgrades, you can run Macs for a good decade if you've got enough RAM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] khalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah my i7 with 16gb ram is holding up pretty well, the gpu is trash though… can’t wait for a M3/4/whatever replacement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah I've definitely never bought Apple devices for their GPU's ;-). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah my i7 with 16gb ram is holding up pretty well, the gpu is trash though… can’t wait for a M3/4/whatever replacement permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah I've definitely never bought Apple devices for their GPU's ;-). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yeah I've definitely never bought Apple devices for their GPU's ;-). permalink fedilink source parent