Apple's new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599...

8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests::Apple’s new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599…

  • JokerEnglish
    721·
    1 year ago

    It’s hard to take the Mac seriously. This is even more dumbfounding because they have an excellent processor. Then they pair it with anemic RAM and make demonstrably false statements about the system’s performance. I don’t get it.

    • nutsack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      soldering in an unusably low amount of memory or storage into the base model is classic bait and switch. they get to advertise a much lower price than what you will end up paying

      • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        And if people buy the low-end one, they’ll feel like they need to upgrade sooner.

          • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5·
            1 year ago

            If that was really a danger for them, the original iMac would have killed the company. At least it had a nice colourful case to look at while waiting for it to do things or restart after its latest crash.