Apple's MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever
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Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

  • Rizoid@programming.devEnglish
    193·
    11 months ago

    I think what Apple has done with their M series of chips is actually incredible and very interesting. However actually purchasing their hardware is just out of the question when I’m just going to run a Linux distro on whatever I purchase.

    • aard@kyu.deEnglish
      102·
      11 months ago

      I recently had the need for some apple hardware due to customer projects - and ended up buying an air with 16GB of RAM when it was available relatively cheaply.

      The keyboard is shit - but keyboards are shit on pretty much any notebook nowadays unfortunately.

      Both memory and storage are a problem - the rest is surprisingly nice. I also have a Windows arm notebook from HP, same 16 GB storage issue, but at least the SSD is user replacable.

      We should get rid of 8GB base models in general - that’s pretty much what you’d expect in a phone nowadays, but not in a computer.

      • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
        10·
        11 months ago

        If you think the keyboard is shitty now, the keyboard is even shittier during the butterfly keyboard era. If you get a mac 5 years ago you’ll probably curse the keyboard daily. Their current keyboard is basically the best mac users can get in the past 8 years.

      • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
        102·
        11 months ago

        What don’t you like about the keyboard? It’s quiet, low profile, easy to type on quickly, lights up… not sure what else you’d want.

        • aard@kyu.deEnglish
          96·
          11 months ago

          low profile

          that is a problem

          easy to type on quickly

          not really, doesn’t have a clear pressure point, so leads to keys not registering surprisingly often. I also get pain in my hands if I’m working on it for several hours.

          I only can do something like 70-80 WPM on that, on a proper keyboard I’m doing slightly above 100.

          lights up

          Don’t care about that.

          Additionally half the useful keys (pgup/pgdown/end/home/insert/delete/…) are hidden behind FN combinations.

          • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            Everyone’s different. I type 8h+/day on my 2019 (Intel) pro, and if I’m writing text as opposed to code I’m hitting 130wpm consistently and accurately. I’m not a small guy either; it’s hard to find gloves that fit me.

            I can’t stand most laptop keyboards and the old butterfly design was awful, but the current gen Mac keyboards are pretty good for me.