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Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it (www.macworld.com)

submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I remember back in the 90's when some Macintosh computers came with resistors making them slower, so that Apple could sell "budget" models of their faster line of computers.

We were savvy and would remove them, but I bet 99% of buyers had no clue and just went along with it.

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[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've always been interested in if there were a way to bake more RAM onto these boards. Presumably the pads are there and they're just not populated, so could you make a stencil for the solder balls with a cnc and buy another RAM chip and stick it in to one of those directed heat platforms. Would macos accept that, or would it throw a hissy fit because of miss matched licenses.

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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Exactly! I bought the last Mac Mini with upgradeable ram and got it from 8gb to 64gb for less than going to 16gb factory installed would cost me. After this one is done, I'm not sure I can justify buying another one.

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The person that can somehow manage to successfully fool Scrooge TimCook to download more RAM deserves my absolute respect.

[–] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago

I'm not cos I don't pay a fuck to apple, in fact I buy cheap apple shit and resell it to dumb apple lovers Haha.

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