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8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests
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Not everyone needs 16 GB RAM, but the whole 'Apple tax' is ridiculous. For just making 16 GB the standard Apple could brag about its entry level notebook blowing its competitors away. Instead...
not if you only got 8gb of ram and you are constantly mem swapping to the limited size ssd that comes with base.
Who said I was upset? I in fact bought the high-end M3 Max 16-inch version (after testing the M3 Pro for a couple days) because it’s more suitable to my needs.
I just think it was a foolish move for probably minor parts-cost savings on Apple’s part to release that base 14-inch model with so little RAM. 8gb RAM is going to result in heavy swap-file use for almost anyone using it. That both slows down the perceived speed, and adds a lot of read/write cycles to the internal SSD which should be rightfully considered a “consumable resource” given what we know about SSD lifespan.
Its great that Apple made the entry price point to get into the 14-inch MBP lower, just a real shame about the 8gb.
Well, I see the apologists won't be shamed even after seeing the results with their own eyes.
Sure the (superb) UMA RAM is baked on chip, but Apple offers 8 to 128 GB UMA RAM. Just choose.
But they buy them because their TikTok looks better, and sounds better on the Pro machine with only 8 GB. They buy overpriced coffee at Starbucks, so why not a laptop?
Because, for example, here in Italy they can sell 8 GB more for only 230 €. I suppose it's a very good reason
I think what he's saying is that this matter is way beyond simply not buying it. We need to take to the streets. We need to rally. We will let apple know, with our wallets, but also with our voices and signs. 8GB, NOT FOR ME. We will not stop until our demands are met and 16GB is the base model.
As long as the money keeps rolling in, I doubt Apple cares about embarrassment or contempt.
one thing is for sure, both that YouTube channel and MR are loving the clicks ...
Weird that people whine about the lowest available RAM being "too low" even though it suits many folks just fine. Who cares? I would only whine if Apple failed to make higher levels of RAM available.
My take is y'all are really just price whining, which got really old years ago.
It would be funny if next year it comes with 16 GB for the same base model price. I can imagine the uproar from the people that bought the current 8 GB model. Why should they complain 8 GB was OK right?
Apple is arrogant and obnoxious
They feel the need to rip off their customers and one day people are just going to say enough already
The Mac OS has gotten more complex with riduculous features hardly anyone uses or needs, plus they are frequently buggy. Using a Mac on facebook is torture.
Why does a page shift to the right for no reason at times? I click on it and it goes back, what exactly is this? I don;t need or want my web pages to start moving as if it's possessed.
16Gb RAM should be standard across the board, period. They would sell a lot more Mac Mini's, Macbooks, etc right off the shelf if they came with 16Gb RAM
Apple has a ton of money yet they feel the need to keep doing this. It's gotten to the point that Apple is more arrogant than Microsoft ever was.
They feel the need to rip off their customers and one day people are just going to say enough already
The Mac OS has gotten more complex with riduculous features hardly anyone uses or needs, plus they are frequently buggy. Using a Mac on facebook is torture.
Why does a page shift to the right for no reason at times? I click on it and it goes back, what exactly is this? I don;t need or want my web pages to start moving as if it's possessed.
16Gb RAM should be standard across the board, period. They would sell a lot more Mac Mini's, Macbooks, etc right off the shelf if they came with 16Gb RAM
Apple has a ton of money yet they feel the need to keep doing this. It's gotten to the point that Apple is more arrogant than Microsoft ever was.
so go "vote" with your wallet ... would you be satisfied with the base model have 16GB but costs 1899? (I think that's $200 over the current 8GB base model)
Apple did not bring back HDMI ports and SD card slots in their "Pro" laptops because it's in their business interest. They did it because it was an embarrassment. The same could probably be said about dropping that abomination called "touchbar", but that'll probably bring out the actual pitchfork bearers, so I won't go further into that.
You can only connect one external display (unless you do a workaround and pay extra for additional hardware). How 'Pro' is that?
youtuber shows 16GB workflow doesn't work well in 8GB machines.
news at 11.
news at 11.
You can call it a boycott or you can say you're "voting with your dollar".
Just stop buying a new Mac so often and Apple will have to give better value for all configurations.
Anyone on a M1 Pro or Max moving to an M3 is a part of this issue.
I don't know. Because I hate Starbucks but I love Apple? Also, I hate TikTok.
I'm just trying to rally the troops so we can storm the castle.
I think they were partially right. macOS can run pretty well on 8GB, when you take into account you're running on 8GB. Email, a browser with a few tabs open, mostly no issues. I don't believe anyone should run on only 8GB though. 16GB should be an absolute baseline regardless of platform.
What's shameful is Apple selling $1600 "Pro" computers with 8GB. But hey, why deal with the issue if you can engage in semantic arguments.