▲ 338 ▼ Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever (www.macworld.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 144 comments fedilink hide all child comments Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever::Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
[+] 3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.world 123 points 2 years ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] egeres@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have the feeling that a big chunk of apple consumers (I know there are many professionals and developers that love apple) don't even know what RAM is used for and will just buy it because it's the "cheapest version of the newest thing" without much critical consideration permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gljvf@lemmy.today 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much ram do you need to pretend to be a writer at Starbucks? 64k ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago You don't need a computer for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wish I could. I hate working on Macs, but it seems like half of my mission-critical programs at work are Mac exclusive for some reason. Apple really pushed the “we’re built for art and artists” thing, so there are a lot of programs in the fine arts world that are Mac exclusive. Digital art, music, live entertainment, etc are all wholly dependent on Macs, purely because the programs needed to make those things are Mac exclusive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NoMoreCocaine@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wait what? I've been using windows exclusively for art and music. Not specifically for live music and nothing stops me from that. What are these exclusive Mac apps that can't be replaced with something else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) They've put a lot of work into locking people into an ecosystem. To pick one example, if you've got a Logic project you want someone to be able to edit, even if you manage to migrate it with all of the required stuff, they're still going to need a Mac to open it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] daq@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Could you name a couple? I'm not aware of any industry standard applications that are exclusive to macos. Or is this some custom designed stuff? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look up what a "hackintosh" is. You're welcome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dlpkl@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't work for newer MacOS versions since they've gone to ARM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* What? Macos Sonoma is compatible with MacBooks from 2017. Hackintoshes are absolutely still possible on Intel, and from a cursory googling it appears they're out there. Apple will eventually cut off support for Intel Macs on some future (major) release, sure, but there's probably a few more years until that happens. With that said, hackintoshes are a suboptimal solution to OPs problem. Ideally they should really move to other applications properly supported on multiple platforms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] egeres@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have the feeling that a big chunk of apple consumers (I know there are many professionals and developers that love apple) don't even know what RAM is used for and will just buy it because it's the "cheapest version of the newest thing" without much critical consideration permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gljvf@lemmy.today 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much ram do you need to pretend to be a writer at Starbucks? 64k ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago You don't need a computer for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gljvf@lemmy.today 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much ram do you need to pretend to be a writer at Starbucks? 64k ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago You don't need a computer for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago You don't need a computer for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wish I could. I hate working on Macs, but it seems like half of my mission-critical programs at work are Mac exclusive for some reason. Apple really pushed the “we’re built for art and artists” thing, so there are a lot of programs in the fine arts world that are Mac exclusive. Digital art, music, live entertainment, etc are all wholly dependent on Macs, purely because the programs needed to make those things are Mac exclusive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NoMoreCocaine@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wait what? I've been using windows exclusively for art and music. Not specifically for live music and nothing stops me from that. What are these exclusive Mac apps that can't be replaced with something else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) They've put a lot of work into locking people into an ecosystem. To pick one example, if you've got a Logic project you want someone to be able to edit, even if you manage to migrate it with all of the required stuff, they're still going to need a Mac to open it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] daq@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Could you name a couple? I'm not aware of any industry standard applications that are exclusive to macos. Or is this some custom designed stuff? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look up what a "hackintosh" is. You're welcome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dlpkl@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't work for newer MacOS versions since they've gone to ARM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* What? Macos Sonoma is compatible with MacBooks from 2017. Hackintoshes are absolutely still possible on Intel, and from a cursory googling it appears they're out there. Apple will eventually cut off support for Intel Macs on some future (major) release, sure, but there's probably a few more years until that happens. With that said, hackintoshes are a suboptimal solution to OPs problem. Ideally they should really move to other applications properly supported on multiple platforms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoMoreCocaine@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wait what? I've been using windows exclusively for art and music. Not specifically for live music and nothing stops me from that. What are these exclusive Mac apps that can't be replaced with something else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) They've put a lot of work into locking people into an ecosystem. To pick one example, if you've got a Logic project you want someone to be able to edit, even if you manage to migrate it with all of the required stuff, they're still going to need a Mac to open it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teuast@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) They've put a lot of work into locking people into an ecosystem. To pick one example, if you've got a Logic project you want someone to be able to edit, even if you manage to migrate it with all of the required stuff, they're still going to need a Mac to open it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daq@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Could you name a couple? I'm not aware of any industry standard applications that are exclusive to macos. Or is this some custom designed stuff? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look up what a "hackintosh" is. You're welcome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dlpkl@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't work for newer MacOS versions since they've gone to ARM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* What? Macos Sonoma is compatible with MacBooks from 2017. Hackintoshes are absolutely still possible on Intel, and from a cursory googling it appears they're out there. Apple will eventually cut off support for Intel Macs on some future (major) release, sure, but there's probably a few more years until that happens. With that said, hackintoshes are a suboptimal solution to OPs problem. Ideally they should really move to other applications properly supported on multiple platforms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dlpkl@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't work for newer MacOS versions since they've gone to ARM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* What? Macos Sonoma is compatible with MacBooks from 2017. Hackintoshes are absolutely still possible on Intel, and from a cursory googling it appears they're out there. Apple will eventually cut off support for Intel Macs on some future (major) release, sure, but there's probably a few more years until that happens. With that said, hackintoshes are a suboptimal solution to OPs problem. Ideally they should really move to other applications properly supported on multiple platforms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 1 point 2 years ago* What? Macos Sonoma is compatible with MacBooks from 2017. Hackintoshes are absolutely still possible on Intel, and from a cursory googling it appears they're out there. Apple will eventually cut off support for Intel Macs on some future (major) release, sure, but there's probably a few more years until that happens. With that said, hackintoshes are a suboptimal solution to OPs problem. Ideally they should really move to other applications properly supported on multiple platforms. permalink fedilink source parent