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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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[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My four year old phone has more RAM than an expensive macbook? LMFAO ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ

[โ€“] Darken@reddthat.com 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Um actthually mac is so oPtimized so 1gb mac = 12.3gb windows ๐Ÿค“

STFU it physically has less ram than a potato while costing the price of a nasa rocket

[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who mentioned Windows??

Did you watch the video? The 8GB model is like 1/4 the speed of the 16GB model.

It's a bottleneck, clear as day. I just thought it was funny that Apple is so stingy that they'd even consider putting an offensive 8GB of ram on this laptop.

[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Normally I hate emojis, but I have to admit that they are a powerful and very concise language.

[โ€“] Darken@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not sure if you are serious since my post was clearly mocking apple's "it's optimized" argument

Regardless of the video, just in general