Please, we need to charge 3x retail for 1/2 the normal amount of usable RAM because of reasons. Also, our cutting edge products are as upgradable as a styrofoam cup.
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It’s disgusting how we allow companies to sell essentially e-waste just so they can enrich shareholders a bit more.
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).
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.
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.
Apple is good at selling literal shit to customers and make them feel like they are premium.
What a joke we live in
Me reading this and the comments, wondering if I’ll ever use all 4G ram on my Linux X201…
