8GB of RAM Used To Be Enough
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You’re mistaken. Base model MacBook Pros have had 8GB of memory for over a decade.
Base model MacBook Pros have had 8GB of memory for over a decade.
I was wrong about what they're selling now, but they absolutely made 16GB the minimum when they introduced the M1 models in 2021.
It's gross to me that they went back to 8GB base memory with the M2 and later models.
The 13 inch models started at 8GB. I wouldn’t call the 14 inch models “base”
Yeah, those were the in-between touch bar models that I already mentioned. They started with lower specs, but also got phased out.
At the end of the day, my recollection of MBP specs was off and stuck thinking the 2021 switch to 16GB was still standard. My guess is that my 2021 model at work had me so satisfied that I never bothered to keep up with the M2/3 models. It's really disappointing to see that they've gone back to using 8GB as the base config.