Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down10
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square149linkfedilink
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up54·2 years agoPairing a chip this capable with just 8GB of shared memory is also just a waste of good silicon. Which makes the price all the more insulting to me. Like, this is the equivalent of Usain Bolt losing one of his legs
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up36·2 years ago“His one leg is still more capable than regular person’s two legs”
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 years agoThat is exactly what Apple would say, isn’t it
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoThey could just sell appropriately specced computers and make absolute bank like they do anyway, but nooo, that would be too nice of them.
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoApple fans have a very different definition of the word convenience than I do, then. It’s so annoying. They have the whole design industry by their balls with their great displays and perfect colour management in MacOS. Putting more RAM in those models, or just cutting the lower-end models out entirely would do them no harm at all.
minus-squaretoothpicks@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoIt’s always nice to have as many legs as possible. I love legs
minus-squarejanguv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years ago Somewhat stretching the analogy there Your analogy is looking a bit leggy at this point.
Pairing a chip this capable with just 8GB of shared memory is also just a waste of good silicon. Which makes the price all the more insulting to me.
Like, this is the equivalent of Usain Bolt losing one of his legs
“His one leg is still more capable than regular person’s two legs”
That is exactly what Apple would say, isn’t it
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They could just sell appropriately specced computers and make absolute bank like they do anyway, but nooo, that would be too nice of them.
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Apple fans have a very different definition of the word convenience than I do, then.
It’s so annoying. They have the whole design industry by their balls with their great displays and perfect colour management in MacOS.
Putting more RAM in those models, or just cutting the lower-end models out entirely would do them no harm at all.
It’s always nice to have as many legs as possible. I love legs
Your analogy is looking a bit leggy at this point.