Re:M1 Mac Mini Teardown
by stickyricky on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:02PM
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I think for the most part upgrading RAM (capacity-wise) has been pretty stable (for my uses at least - programming and games). I've been on 16gb since...well as long as I can remember.
Every time I upgrade I'm jumping from DDR2 to 3 to 4 and probably soon 5. So its not like I keep the sticks anyway. Even when I stay on DDR4 I have to upgrade because the speed of the RAM is too slow to feed the processor. Its unfortunately rare for me to not have to buy RAM with a new CPU.
Re:M1 Mac Mini Teardown
by goatinaboat on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:04PM
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If they put 64Gb directly next to a high end CPU and that made it 10% faster all around i suspect it would be a pretty popular choice despite the lack of upgradability.
What about ECC?
As usual, the uncrippled "workstation" version will have ECC and the crippled "consumer" version won't.
Re:M1 Mac Mini Teardown
by goatinaboat on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @04:55PM
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I mean, ECC is going to mean lower yields from the fab and a higher TDP. Will it be worth it?
I don't see why that would be the case.
Re:M1 Mac Mini Teardown
by goatinaboat on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:10PM
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Because itβs half the density of non-ECC so bigger wafers, and runs at a higher voltage?
If they put 64Gb directly next to a high end CPU and that made it 10% faster all around i suspect it would be a pretty popular choice despite the lack of upgradability.