Apple to upgrade base Macs to 16GB RAM, starting from Apple M4 models

ComputerGuru wrote: post #5

talldayo wrote: post #2

Wow, if their marketing is anything to go by that's like 32gb on a Windows machine!

All modern operating systems compress inactive pages.

It's not just compression - also the unified memory architecture.

Re: Apple to upgrade base Macs to 16GB RAM, starting from Apple M4 models

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Post by replete » Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 8:01 PM UTC

I hope one day they can fix the engineering problems so I can buy a machine and keep it for more than two years without fear of some cheap components exploding. A purchased computer should work for a decade at least. If this sounds over the top, look at what the repair shop guys are saying...

Edit: Thanks for the downvotes, its not popular but an unfortunate reality. These issues are related to 2016-present Apple laptops. My 2012 MBA is running just fine, but I cannot trust these soldered systems.. there's other content around about the 13v being dumped into the SSDs when another component fails. There are engineering issues.

If you want to understand what I'm talking about:

Apple SSDs engineered in the worst way possible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qbrLiGY4Cg

Exploding USB-C MacBook Ports Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAGnMR1aVuE

Re: Apple to upgrade base Macs to 16GB RAM, starting from Apple M4 models

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Post by inquirerGeneral » Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 8:01 PM UTC

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