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Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC

Apple exec: Macs are so efficient 8GB equals 16GB on a PC

https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/09/apple_exec_defends_8gb/

8,388,608KB ought to be enough for anybody, huh?

Apple exec: Macs are so efficient 8GB equals 16GB on a PC

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The main metric has been with Adobe apps. 2017 Macs with 8GB of RAM are still able to run Premiere and a few others things smoothly simultaneously. Windows machines with the same config were crashing constantly and kept going.

But I'm still not defending Apple here. It's been 6 years, and their base level MacBook still ships with the same amount of RAM.