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16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macs (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 3 months ago by nave@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

And it probably won't be able to be upgraded by the user, which should be the bare minimum.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And it ~~probably~~ absolutely guaran-fucking-teed won't be able to be upgraded by the user, which should be the bare minimum.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You loose performance by making RAM upgradeable, hope the new RAM design, where you can install ram as if it was soldered in, is coming soon:

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/what-is-camm2

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

You lose performance if you can't upgrade.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 4 points 3 months ago

The amount of performance you lose is negligible compared to the amount of performance you lose in 5 years when the laptop's processor is out of date and there's barely enough ram to run a semi-heavy task.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

MacBooks have an SoC, so it doesn’t make sense for the ram to be upgradable.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. SoCs allow for lower power consumption and a larger battery. They definitely have disadvantages but I don’t see ARM computers ever using anything but SoCs.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id -3 points 3 months ago

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