8gb RAM test

[thedon1]

Is the base MacBook Air M1/8GB powerful enough for you? - 9to5Mac

So I decided to pick up the base $999 MacBook Air` to see how it would hold up side-by-side with my 16-inch behemoth. The results are incredible.

9to5mac.com

Seems like 8gb gets you a lot more performance than expected.

 

[LFC2020]

Is the base MacBook Air M1/8GB powerful enough for you? - 9to5Mac

So I decided to pick up the base $999 MacBook Air` to see how it would hold up side-by-side with my 16-inch behemoth. The results are incredible.

9to5mac.com

Seems like 8gb gets you a lot more performance than expected.

Got the base model M1 pro since I’ll most likely get the big boy 16” when it gets released.

Smashing safari, 4k videos, tabs galore, opened every app on my mac, the M1 beast can’t be slowed down. ??

8 gigs ram is MORE than enough.

 

[johannnn]

Got the base model M1 pro since I’ll most likely get the big boy 16” when it gets released.

Smashing safari, 4k videos, tabs galore, opened every app on my mac, the M1 beast can’t be slowed down. ??

8 gigs ram is MORE than enough.

And the M1 is the slowest M chip that Apple will ever release. Crazy!

 

[LFC2020]

8 gig ram ?????????????

 

[dboris]

Impressive

 

[4sallypat]

Is the base MacBook Air M1/8GB powerful enough for you? - 9to5Mac

So I decided to pick up the base $999 MacBook Air` to see how it would hold up side-by-side with my 16-inch behemoth. The results are incredible.

9to5mac.com

Seems like 8gb gets you a lot more performance than expected.

That's what I was thinking when a lot people complained that 8GB is not enough.

Guess the M1 unified memory is more efficient than the old fashioned DDR3/4 sticks...

Can't wait to test it along side my 2019 MBP 16" and the Mini it's replacing (2012).

 

[deksawyer]

The title of this thread is a bit misleading, as there was actually no comparison between 8 and 16.

 

[tdar]

The title of this thread is a bit misleading, as there was actually no comparison between 8 and 16.

True. What you can run with 8 gb is insane, but what you can run with 16gb is truly insane.?

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Read this article and almost regretted paying for 16GB on my Air...

...for a moment...

...then thought: How good will my (soon to be delivered) 8/8 Air with 16GB be...?!?

 

[johannnn]

Read this article and almost regretted paying for 16GB on my Air...

...for a moment...

...then thought: How good will my (soon to be delivered) 8/8 Air with 16GB be...?!?

More awesome than my 8GB machine, for sure

If the upgrade was $100 (which it should be), then I'd most likely go for 16GB. But $200 is quite a lot for something that seems "unnecessary" if you use the machine for casual usage.

 

[acidfast7_redux]

The title of this thread is a bit misleading, as there was actually no comparison between 8 and 16.

hyperbolic!

god damn I hate people.

 

[thedon1]

The title of this thread is a bit misleading, as there was actually no comparison between 8 and 16.

I've changed it now

 

[deksawyer]

god damn I hate people.

No, that is hyperbolic.

 

[IowaLynn]

I use to work on 32k System 360/30. Amazing what we did. Then the software we needed kept pushing us. Soon 4MB was absolute minimum!