All of Apple's upcoming new Macs this year are likely to have at least 16GB of RAM pre-installed as standard, breaking a years-long tradition of...
    • lengau@midwest.socialEnglish
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      7 months ago

      My Linux machine has 64 GiB of RAM, which is like 128 GiB of Mac RAM. It’s still not enough

    • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeEnglish
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      7 months ago

      The annoying thing is I have had people claim that 8GB and 16GB is fine on Apple and works better than on PC laptops. To the point one redditor point blank refused to believe I owned an Apple laptop. I literally had to take a photograph of said laptop and show it to them before they would believe me about the RAM capacity.

      • HauntedCupcake@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        I own a 8GB MacBook Pro for work, it’s definitely better than a PC with 8GB of RAM, but not better or even close to a PC with 16GB. Just the amount of stutters/freezes while the swap file goes is insane

        • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeEnglish
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          7 months ago

          Maybe this is true if you use Windows. If you use Linux on your PC versus macOS on a MacBook you will probably find the PC performs comparably if not better.

            • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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              7 months ago

              A Windows application and a Mac application will use pretty much the same amount of memory regardless of operating system.

              The real issue is how much memory the OS uses up. Windows is a massive waste of RAM but not enough to make any difference, certainly not with 8 GB versus 16 GB. You’re still better off on PC then.

      • potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.idEnglish
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        7 months ago

        An SOC is a bad idea for laptops in my opinion, it just makes it harder to repair and less modular. I understand that it helps to compact the device, but it should only be used in phones if at all.