Apple to significantly boost RAM in upcoming M4-powered Mac lineup

[Redaktion]

Apple is preparing to upgrade the base RAM configurations of its upcoming M4-powered Mac lineup, offering at least 16GB of unified memory as standard. This move addresses longstanding criticism over the company's previous use of an 8GB RAM default on entry-level models.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-to-significantly-boost-RAM-in-upcoming-M4-powered-Mac-lineup.880112.0.html

[Jonathan Swift]

Apple to "significantly boost RAM", so base prices with 16 GB will be adjusted to reflect that "significant" upgrade?

In other news, next year's macOS system requirements will recommend 32 GB as reasonable amount of RAM for typical operations.

[Damian]

Hard to believe that they will jump straight to 16. I think they will offer 12 as a minimum.

[toto1234]

"That makes offering 16GB as the norm important because it means users won't have to shell out extra for more memory."

Because you really think Apple will do this out of the kindness of their heart, without bumping the price ??

LOL

[whisky]

... because it means users won't have to shell out extra for more memory.

this 'unsubstantiated' opining of the author's conclusion is just the kind of 'editorial slop' which takes away from the credibility of the author and this publication. of course Apple will accordingly price in any additional expense — and then tack on their margins. to suggest otherwise is misinformation at best. JMO.

[atv101]

About time, longgg overdue from Apple's part..

[Metamurr]

8gb devices should have been discontinued long ago

[NikoB-+-]

What a disgrace - at Apple's prices, even for entry-level variants, there shouldn't be anything less than 32GB.

And in the HEDT segment with Max chips, there must be HBM3 memory with 1TB/s. And real, not virtual, as Apple is now disgracing itself with real 120-125GB/s, instead of the promised 400GB/s in Max with a 512-bit memory controller.