We informed you at the end of last week that Apple had set September 10 as the presentation date for the iPhone 16, but Mark Gurman also took the time to point out an interesting fact about the Mac. There are already new Macs with M4 chips, but the most important thing is that these models have at least 16 GB of RAMApple may be completely screwed with the 8GB of base RAM from older models from 2012.

Why does Apple still offer 8GB of RAM as the base on its Macs?

This is undoubtedly a working phenomenon, let’s take into account that it is something similar to what happens with iPhones.; Without taking into account that they have maintained a storage base of 32 or 64 GB for many years. Regarding RAM, Apple has stated that at least 8 GB is required to work on iPhones, but on the Mac the situation seems to be a little different.

The first Macs to be updated with the M4 chip will be the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac. 16GB of RAM could be Apple’s new standard, surpassing the 8GB still retained in M3-chip Macs.

2023 MacBook Pro with M3 Pro chip

Those from Cupertinowhen purchasing a Mac from their website, They left it to the user to choose more RAM but at an additional costThe problem is directly that You’ll need to pay an extra €230 for 16GB or up to €460 for 24GB of RAM.This may have to do with Apple having unified memory; its architecture is based on the entire chip combining RAM memory, GPU storage, and CPU.

8GB RAM May Not Be Enough, According to Apple Intelligence

Apple is likely to come under fire once again for allowing its new Macs to have 8GB of RAM. In this case, Apple Intelligence’s need for more RAM in the future will cause the equipment, which will be released at the end of 2024, to be in bad shape in a few years..

A significant portion of users with demanding workflows have found 8 GB to be insufficient for years. The strangest thing is that Apple sells its “Pro” devices with this specification. The Cupertino guys justified themselves at the time by stating that the 8 GB in the MacBook Pro with M3 chip was “similar to 16 GB in other computers” due to the efficiency represented by the use of the unified architecture.

MacBook Pro and iMac with M3 chip to be introduced in October 2023

If Apple Intelligence forces Cupertino to part with 8 GB, we are sure that many users will be happy with this decision.Users who haven’t updated in years will see an additional reason to buy, in addition to jumping into another era when it comes to computing; moving away from Intel represents a big step for the future.

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