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Apple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM (9to5mac.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

According to Buyze, the 8GB of RAM in entry-level Macs is enough for most of the tasks that most users do with these computers.

While this is true, it also applies to the rest of the hardware like the processor. Most users don't need an M3 chip and would be fine with something built 10 years ago. Not a great argument if you're trying to sell your latest and greatest tech (at least to anyone who takes these argument on anything more than a surface level).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not disagreeing with the sentiment, but that's a poor argument. The m3 has far better power efficiency than anything built 10 years ago and the battery life that allows is one of the leading drivers in selling anyone new technology.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue that they don't really take advantage of efficiency though. Instead of longer SOT, they opt for smaller batteries with similar SOT to the older models in order to make the devices thinner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Your argument is provably wrong. Compare the battery life of any modern M series mac to it's windows equivalent and you'd find that the Mac is significantly better. The MacBook pro 16 even fits the maximum allowable battery size at 99wh.