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16GB of RAM Could Be the New Minimum in Apple's Upcoming M4 Macs (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 2 months ago by nave@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I own a 8GB MacBook Pro for work, it's definitely better than a PC with 8GB of RAM, but not better or even close to a PC with 16GB. Just the amount of stutters/freezes while the swap file goes is insane

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Maybe this is true if you use Windows. If you use Linux on your PC versus macOS on a MacBook you will probably find the PC performs comparably if not better.

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

Oh totally, Linux is in the same ballpark as, if not better than, Macs when it comes to RAM usage. Windows is just a hog

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Until you open a web browser or an Electron app. Them folks don't really seem to give a shit about RAM usage.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

A Windows application and a Mac application will use pretty much the same amount of memory regardless of operating system.

The real issue is how much memory the OS uses up. Windows is a massive waste of RAM but not enough to make any difference, certainly not with 8 GB versus 16 GB. You're still better off on PC then.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

We are talking about PC vs Mac. Both have the same problem when it comes to chromium based things.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's probably all the telemetrics in Windows taking their toll.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

While that might have some impact, it's not really the main problem with Windows. For the most part it's how it's actually engineered. For a start look at their compiler.