Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the Mac

Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by sliken on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @06:00AM (#13218855)

There's plenty of x86 laptops that handle 32GB ram. Of course would mean designing for the CPU and not the thickness of the laptop.

Apple's such a slave to the thickness that they put a smaller battery on the high end 13" than they do in the base model.

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by lethargic_meat on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @08:10AM (#13219463)

32GB ram laptops don't utilize LPDDR3, as in Low Power DDR3, which is used to reduce power consumption. If you're happy carrying a "portable" jet turbine, be my guest.

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by slantyyz on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @10:47AM (#13220790)

>> 32GB ram laptops don't utilize LPDDR3, as in Low Power DDR3, which is used to reduce power consumption. If you're happy carrying a "portable" jet turbine, be my guest.

I think you're missing the point. People want the option for 32GB even if it increases power consumption. Given how most people don't need more than 16GB, you can probably assume that those pining for 32GB are at least willing to make that compromise.

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Re:Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the... by greedo on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @11:30AM (#13221285)

Wouldn't need reduced power consumption if Apple didn't decide everything needed to be paper thin.

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