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About time. This also applies to their older models such as M2 and M3 laptops.

In the U.S., the MacBook Air lineup continues to start at $999, so there is no price increase associated with the boost in RAM.

The M2 macbook air now starts at $1000 for 16GB RAM and 256GB storage. Limited storage aside, that's surprisingly competitive with most modern Windows laptops.

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[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People don't want the 8gb ram because they are all used to windows I bet it.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Or Linux Or MacOS Or any computer really

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

My daily driver MacBook Pro has 8GB of RAM, and so far, that’s been perfectly sufficient for my needs. Some might argue that 8GB is inadequate for a 1,700€ device, but I don’t think most people would notice a difference. This focus on specs might make more sense with computers, but with smartphones especially, I never understood the obsession with performance. My mid-range Samsung handles everything instantly - I can’t think of a reason it would need to be any faster. Numbers on a paper seem irrelevant when it doesn't translate to everyday use.

[–] Gingernate@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Your MacBook is a cell phone?! Hahaha jk

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