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

submitted 7 months ago by filister@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 months ago (26 children)

I'll admit I don't use Macs, so maybe they are more efficient than the Linux and windows machines I work off...

...but I typically use machines with 64GB and recently upgraded my personal machine to 128GB. I still swap about 50GB to my SSD from time to time.

And I'm not doing heavy graphic design or movie editing stuff.

I cannot fathom for the life of me how 8GB would ever be feasible.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Dude, that's how much RAM I used to have on a super high-end dev box at work with 56 cores. It was very helpful for compiling Chrome. WTF are you doing with a personal machine that needs that much RAM?

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean it's my personal machine but I am a software engineer consultant/contractor so I use it for work, too.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -2 points 7 months ago

Ok fair enough. It's just surprising to see someone say that. The standard-issue dev machine where I work is a laptop with 32 GB.

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