Apple's new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599...

8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests::Apple’s new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599…

    • Tom_bishop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      From what i read the previous cases it uses the ssd. Thus the ssd write cycle maxed out after 6 months leaving the mac dead. And then Apple sent a replacement, the guy use it as he usually did, and in 6months dead again.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      212·
      1 year ago

      Pretty sure it just doesn’t do anything. I’m not going to get one and test it because I’m not insane but from the performance specs of people are putting out it looks like it just maxes out the ram and then does nothing.

      I was saying this when the M2 was first announced. It’s impressive for what it is, but what it is, is actually kind of crap.

      • orangeboats@lemmy.worldEnglish
        19·
        1 year ago

        “it just maxes out the ram and then does nothing.” is absolute nonsense. The programs need memory to operate.

        If your RAM is maxed out and the programs seem to operate just as fine, the OS is doing something behind the scenes, it’s just a matter of what that something is. And memory swapping / virtual memory is a well-known method of alleviating RAM overuse, at the cost of murdering your SSD/HDD lifespan.