nave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macswww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down134
arrow-up1277arrow-down1external-link16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macswww.macrumors.comnave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square88linkfedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up108·1 year agoIt’s OK - for an extra $400 they’ll sell you one with an extra $50 worth of RAM.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 year agoIt doesn’t even cost that for them.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI think they meant what the end user would NORMALLY pay, which is the better comparison.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBut Apple isn’t buying consumer ram, they’re spending $8 to put on a different chip instead. If other laptop manufacturers are charging $50, it’s because they think they can get away with it, like apple.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThink that’s not really what’s being compared, but ok
minus-squareScott@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year ago$800 for $30 of ram
It’s OK - for an extra $400 they’ll sell you one with an extra $50 worth of RAM.
It doesn’t even cost that for them.
I think they meant what the end user would NORMALLY pay, which is the better comparison.
But Apple isn’t buying consumer ram, they’re spending $8 to put on a different chip instead. If other laptop manufacturers are charging $50, it’s because they think they can get away with it, like apple.
Think that’s not really what’s being compared, but ok
$800 for $30 of ram