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iPad Pro With 1TB+ Storage Has 16GB RAM, Other Models Have 8GB
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In November of 2022, I bought the 10th gen iPad (256GB, with cellular) because the landscape camera was a huge benefit, and I thought it would be enough performance for my usage (writing documents, emails, messages, YouTube, digital recipe book, sketchpad). It turns out, two years later, that my biggest complaint is the lack of RAM and not being able to use Stage Manager. I’m also torn on the screen size since, when I had a 12.9 inch iPad Pro before, I liked how it gave me more room to use apps and view content, but I find that it's too big to really be as versatile as I want it to be.
E2A: I do really like that the 13 inch Air would be compatible with the Magic Keyboard from the old iPad Pro, which I have two of, for some reason.
On Macs, Apple previously said that 15% use a pro app frequently, another 15% use a pro app a couple times a month. My expectation is those numbers are FAR lower on the iPad, maybe 5%-5%. The 8GB configuration is for the 90%. Maybe not many on these forums, but it’s well over the performance needs for all but 10%.
Yeah, it’s more like “this thing that has been true in the past is TRUE SOME MORE!!”
Eventually, I would like to see iPad Pro base RAM / storage configs mirror MBP SKU's (18GB / 512GB SSD)
Was this on the keynote, if you watched it ? Or is it a macrumors' stupidity?
So you’re telling me that you’re fine with the idea Apple selling a Pro device with only 8GB Ram? Thanks to people like you Apple is offering M3 MacBook “Pro” with 8GB RAM
You may not be aware that Apple merely uses the word "Pro" as a way to tier products and features. One doesn't need to be a "professional" to purchase and use an MacBook Pro.
"Thanks to people like you Apple is offering M3 MacBook “Pro” with 8GB RAM "
No thanks necessary, but you're very welcome!
Having options is a good thing as many people don't need more than 8GB. Why make them pay extra for more memory that they'll never use?
If you need more memory, Apple has options available with more memory. Simply order your MacBook Pro with the memory you need.
Easy.
I have a 2018 Pro and these give me nothing new. It’s still a large phone and nothing more.
Yep. I’d like to get the cellular version, but that’s a steep premium of 250 €, and it doesn’t even support physical SIM cards anymore.
From 512 GB to 2TB it’s almost a thousand Euros here. While a top-of-the-line 2TB SSD costs less than 200 € in retail. It’s crazy.
Yes, they should offer 4GB Macbook Pros as the base. Choice is good, right?
The fact is that it's not so much 8gb that is objectionable. It's the laughable price they're charging for it.
iPad Pro is just a marketing name. You can call it whatever you want. And you can get as much RAM as you want.So you’re telling me that you’re fine with the idea Apple selling a Pro device with only 8GB Ram? Thanks to people like you Apple is offering M3 MacBook “Pro” with 8GB RAM
Love my M1 12.9 1TB, but I fell for the memory hype that’s why I went 1TB instead of 512GB
Never again, it doesn’t break a sweat with anything even now.
Never again, it doesn’t break a sweat with anything even now.
4GB wouldn’t be enough for the average non-tech consumer. 8GB is fine for the majority of Apple customers.
Too much money for you? Purchase a competitor tablet that’a more affordable .
I was unaware that Apple had released a MacBook with the new M4 today.
Love the faux outrage here, like this wasn’t the same exact thing with the M1 and M2 iPad Pros having tiered DRAM based on the storage size. Every time Apple releases new hardware, the same tired crowd comes out with the same tired complaints acting as though Apple has just done this and it’s completely unprecedented. None of you are very good actors, sorry.
Yeah. I have an old iPad Pro, which would benefit from being replaced. Not sure the jump from m2 (or even m1) to m4 would be enough for me.
I use my iPad a ton, but very little pushes the cpu. Perhaps only Civilisation and I can’t justify shelling out a ton to play games once or twice a year on this thing.
The one thing that could change the equation is the much faster ANE which should enable some very interesting new use cases. Now.. if only CoreML could catch up with CUDA.