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The MacBook Air gets a surprise upgrade to 16GB of RAM (www.theverge.com)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/apple_enthusiast

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah totally agree with this, macOS is way more efficient than Windows, so 8 GB doesn't feel like utter shit, I would expect it to be similar to Linux with the same amount.

My main MacBook Pro has 16 GB of RAM so for my usage that never is a problem, but my gf got a M1 MacBook Air with 8 GB and we both use it from time to time, and it is snappy and the RAM is never an issue, even if the machine never goes off lol.

[–] YourAvgMortal 3 points 5 days ago

It’s definitely not the same because macOS has a lot of eye candy and background processes, especially if you have other apple devices. Still, it’s a lot better than windows