I’ve been trying to watch and read many of the reviews I can find, but I’m not really finding anything covering the 24 vs 48gb ram conundrum.
I am very new to apple silicon and I know the memory is shared but also used more efficiently. I’ve got 32gb on my current pc. But the jump from 24 to 48 is a big jump and also a big cost.
I primarily am working in the photo editing space. But I also do tend to be a bit “sporadic” in my computer usage. I may open a bunch of tabs and whatnot, and I know some programs will make use of available ram… but that doesn’t mean the same thing as you actually needing it or it making a measurable difference or truly offloading disk swap usage.
I also hear a lot that more ram would help with longevity but base units also used to be (disappointingly!) 8gb. That default is now 16, and the m4 pro has a bump from even that at 24.
I am very new to apple silicon and I know the memory is shared but also used more efficiently. I’ve got 32gb on my current pc. But the jump from 24 to 48 is a big jump and also a big cost.
I primarily am working in the photo editing space. But I also do tend to be a bit “sporadic” in my computer usage. I may open a bunch of tabs and whatnot, and I know some programs will make use of available ram… but that doesn’t mean the same thing as you actually needing it or it making a measurable difference or truly offloading disk swap usage.
I also hear a lot that more ram would help with longevity but base units also used to be (disappointingly!) 8gb. That default is now 16, and the m4 pro has a bump from even that at 24.