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FrostyF

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Nov 2, 2018
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I have a question regarding these two. If I understand correctly Apple put in a bigger battery in the 2018 15" to handle DDR4 RAM. So would 32GB use less or more power vs going with 16GB and potentially maxing it out and using swap memory?

I have a choice between two refurb models, 16GB/560X and 32GB/555X. How to decide? My typical work flow is about 12GB of browser tabs and trading apps (live tickers, charts etc). I'm ok with going with the 16GB RAM option if it will give me better battery life but not sure if the 560X negates that. Given the two choices, which one would you choose?
 
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