![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I also assumed that 16GB would have been minimum amount of RAM Apple would ship in a professional laptop released at the end of 2020, yet they seem to believe there are some professional users who can get by with just 8GB just fine which confuses me even more than the 16GB limit. Granted this isn't a typical workload, but I'm frustrated enough that I have been waiting all year for this new lineup of 13" MacBook Pros (although I was hoping for a 14" model honestly) so I could finally upgrade to 32GBs. In several jobs in recent years I've also had to develop on very resource heavy Java applications which absolutely cripple my MacBook Pro 16GB when running a browser with several tabs open, Spotify, an IDE (sometimes two), Teams, Slack, and occasionally a VM for testing. ![]() I suspect it's the same for a lot people here. I don't want to use VMs every day, but I often have to for my work. So, in my opinion, no, it's not reasonable for Software Engineering work unless you upgrade machines very frequently, and even then, I wouldn't really go for it, not only because of the RAM issue, but also the novelty of the entire system. There are many things that benefit of more ram, large or complex ide's, virtual machines, game development, sound design, video editing, 3d rendering, and just plain old multitasking. Sure, it's most likely enough for general usage and diehard Apple fans will buy that thing in droves and then spend countless hours debating it and justifying the buy, but as already stated by other commenters, there are many reasons to need more RAM and I suspect it will be a deal breaker for a lot of potential buyers, especially developers and designers. It's pretty ridiculous to release a "latest and greatest" generation of any computer in 2020 with a hard 16GB limit. (or in this case, perhaps a marketing trick as they now have a great "now supports up to 32 or 64GB" tagline for their 2021 model that will drive another must-upgrade rush) Yes, I know the above quote was not actually stated by Gates or was misinterpreted, but the reason that it became so infamous is pretty much the same case as this. □̶□̶□̶□̶ 16GB should be enough for anybody! ![]()
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