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Re:New iMac with M4 by gjsman-1000 on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:29AM (#41972080)
> That's a ridiculously low minimum and only just barely adequate.

What are you doing? I'm still doing web development with Chrome, JetBrains, and Docker on a 16GB M1 Pro and it isn't a problem. For the average Chrome-using citizen, 16GB should be fine.

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Re:New iMac with M4 by dialup_sounds on Monday October 28, 2024 @12:00PM (#41972577)
There are Chromebooks currently shipping with 4GB of RAM. People don't understand how low the bar is for normies.
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Re:New iMac with M4 by emadabdulrahim on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:33AM (#41972135)
Opening large files, such as large Figma files, eats up RAM like no tomorrow
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Re:New iMac with M4 by HeuristicsCG on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:33AM (#41972144)
I'm over here doing hobbyist C++ development and web browsing on an 8gb m1 air without any issues.
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