Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square248fedilinkarrow-up1604
arrow-up1604external-linkApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comDragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square248fedilink
minus-squareextremeboredom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·8 months agoIt’s a strategy to push customers toward the more expensive models. Their markup is massive, it’s a blatant profit move.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 months agoAnd, since the ram is soldered to the fucking mobo, you can’t upgrade it yourself. It’s a ridiculous and craven strategy for a company already nickel and diming their customers. but the cultists still love them.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoThey’ve being doing this for a very long time, and they do it on all their idevices too (with storage).
It’s a strategy to push customers toward the more expensive models. Their markup is massive, it’s a blatant profit move.
And, since the ram is soldered to the fucking mobo, you can’t upgrade it yourself. It’s a ridiculous and craven strategy for a company already nickel and diming their customers.
but the cultists still love them.
They’ve being doing this for a very long time, and they do it on all their idevices too (with storage).