Don’t confuse the 8 Gigers with facts…
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Best Buy Opens Up Sitewide Sale With Record Low Prices on M3 MacBook Air, iPad, and Much More
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Thanks for the laugh, though since none of the sales pointed out were from Apple, not sure if any point was proved.
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Oh would you and others stop and actually test it? 8GB of ram is perfectly fine for most people. Seriously it's exhausting to hear people keep trying to compare intel macs to M3. Extremely different architecture.
You absolutely can upgrade it, all the way to 14 Sonoma if you want to.
Not only that, but BestBuy is offering very good trade-in deals. My 2020 13" MBP with 16GB and 512GB drive would get about $350-$400 with Apple, BestBuy claims to offer $600 for the same device. So, if you're looking to trade in at the time of purchase, it's a very good deal.
While 8GB of RAM is perfectly usable for a wide array of consumers, it does NOT belong in a "pro" machine. The Air and mini? Fine. But the Pros? No.
If you have such an issue with the 8GB config - stop bitching about it and buy something else. It is your choice to buy and it's pretty easy to get more RAM, just order more.
You know that "Pro" is just some arbitrary designation made by Apple. You could just as easily use an Air or mini, and rely on your MacBook for your profession/income.
I just got an M2 Air yesterday for my spouse, to replace her 2018 13" MacBook Pro (that had 16GB!!). The Air wipes the floor with the "Pro" machine. I pity the "pro" that needs to rely on the "Pro" machine that I just replaced
I love how people will argue about the options they can configure their Apple devices with... How stupid do you have to be to be mad about having the option to buy a MacBook Pro with 8GB, 16GB, 24GB, etc. RAM. It is literally your choice to make, yet how some obscure reason, people are mad that Apple gives people the opportunity to buy what they want...
I don't get it...
I don't get it...
People are (rightfully) upset at the complete rip off pricing of the upgrades, which feeds into the desire for the base specs to be better across the board.
The value on Macs, especially when one upgrades a few of the components, is really poor
You're missing the entire point with this mindset, but whatever.
Exactly, it seems the base spec models are loss leaders designed to push people to upgrade to the specs where significant profit is made. They're low by design, and the spec increments are completely detached from the market for RAM and SSD prices where Apple is making a good 60-80% profit.
If this wasn't the case, we wouldn't see the brunt of the discounts on the base RAM models.
Please enlighten me then...
All I see is that people are upset because a company is offering what some people want. Not all want 16GB, 24GB, or more in a laptop - and not all needs it. My daughter is still using her MacBook with 8GB RAM for uni., and for her usage pattern that is fine. The MS Office suite, Chrome, and even Adobe Acrobat, works just fine with 8GB of RAM. Why should Apple not offer it when there is a market?
People complain about choice and price... It's easy, you do have a choice to not buy the latest version. No one is forcing you to buy the latest and brightest...
Hear! Hear!
How people are complaining about choice will never cease to amaze me. If you are unhappy with a product - DON”T BUY IT. As a consumer that is your right, and like Killerbob is saying, if there is a demand, there is a supply.
I too am happy with my MacBook Air with 8GB RAM in it. I did go for a bigger SSD, but with my usage, I simply do not need 16GB of RAM.
How people are complaining about choice will never cease to amaze me. If you are unhappy with a product - DON”T BUY IT. As a consumer that is your right, and like Killerbob is saying, if there is a demand, there is a supply.
I too am happy with my MacBook Air with 8GB RAM in it. I did go for a bigger SSD, but with my usage, I simply do not need 16GB of RAM.