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Re:New MacBook Pro outsold every competing laptop in just fi... by OJFord on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @02:53PM (#12913976)
Sure, so am I. My Air has 4GB RAM and it's mostly fine - I was hoping to see an upgrade in October, but 8GB would suffice.

My only point was that this really isn't something that Intel does or even should care about, it's the result of Apple's decisions; isn't even necessarily their "problem".

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Re:New MacBook Pro outsold every competing laptop in just fi... by mpweiher on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @04:02PM (#12914626)
Well, it kinda is, because low-power/long battery life is a reasonable requirement for a laptop, and it is a limitation of the Intel chipset that doesn't allow more than 16GB of low-power memory. Or in other words, how could Apple solve the requirement of low-power/long battery life together with 32GB RAM without Intel?

Also, if low-power, long battery life and low weight are not your requirements, maybe you're not in the market for a laptop?

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