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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...

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Surely they'll just get a rep for poor performance?

[–] Buddahriffic 5 points 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.

[–] laxmanndhotre 5 points 1 year ago

They won't. Because Apple is the best and very customer friendly. /s