nave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days ago16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macswww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-link16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macswww.macrumors.comnave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoIt’s OK - for an extra $400 they’ll sell you one with an extra $50 worth of RAM.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoIt doesn’t even cost that for them.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoI think they meant what the end user would NORMALLY pay, which is the better comparison.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days 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-up1·24 days agoThink that’s not really what’s being compared, but ok
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