Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square315fedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down116
arrow-up1477arrow-down1external-linkApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comDragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square315fedilink
minus-squaresunbunman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 months agoAnd I’m here contemplating upgrading to 32 GB…
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·7 months agoYup. My MacBook Pro for work has 16GB and I keep running out of RAM. I can’t fathom being limited to 8GB… I guess it works for basic browsing and whatnot, but for any kind of professional work, you’re going to have a bad time.
minus-squarecdegallo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·7 months agoI built a gaming PC for the first time since ~20 years ago. Decided to dump 64gb into it for no good reason other than ram is cheap and I figured I might as well. 8gb…jeebus.
minus-squareA Phlaming Phoenix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI did the same thing. It’s one of the cheapest upgrades you can get for a PC, but Apple will charge triple the actual cost to maximize profits.
minus-squareBlueteamsecguy@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThis is not exclusive to Apple, any pre-built reseller does the same thing, Apple just has their flair of a little bit more
And I’m here contemplating upgrading to 32 GB…
Yup. My MacBook Pro for work has 16GB and I keep running out of RAM. I can’t fathom being limited to 8GB…
I guess it works for basic browsing and whatnot, but for any kind of professional work, you’re going to have a bad time.
I built a gaming PC for the first time since ~20 years ago. Decided to dump 64gb into it for no good reason other than ram is cheap and I figured I might as well.
8gb…jeebus.
I did the same thing. It’s one of the cheapest upgrades you can get for a PC, but Apple will charge triple the actual cost to maximize profits.
This is not exclusive to Apple, any pre-built reseller does the same thing, Apple just has their flair of a little bit more