From bgr.com
Even ardent Apple fans will be the first to tell you that the company has forever been stingy when it comes to entry-level storage and RAM configurations. As a recent example, many were dismayed, though not surprised, when they saw the specs on Apple’s brand new M3 13-inch MacBook Air announced just last month.
The base-level 13-inch MacBook Air ships with 8GB of Unified Memory. And as you’d expect, users who want 16GB of memory need to fork over an additional $200. As a point of contrast, a Vostro 16 Laptop from Dell retails for $729 and ships with 16GB of RAM.
With this in mind, Apple executives Kate Bergeron and Evan Buyze recently defended Apple’s RAM offerings during an interview with ITHome. Bergeron is Apple’s VP of hardware engineering. Buyze, meanwhile, is a member of Apple’s marketing team.
Addressing the topic, Buyze said that 8GB of memory is more than suitable for most computing tasks. If you’re just browsing the web, doing some mild streaming or light photo editing, Buyze notes that 8GB is perfectly fine. That’s perhaps true, but it’s still frustrating that Apple’s RAM configurations cater to the most basic use-case situations. This is especially annoying given that Apple likes to position its machines for creative professionals.
Apple argues that its 8GB of RAM is equivalent to 16GB
Apple, interestingly enough, has recently made the case that its implementation of 8GB of RAM is more powerful than the specs would have you believe. The company notes that its unified memory architecture optimizes performance in such a way that it’s actually equivalent to PC systems with more RAM.
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