@Dragxito to TechnologyEnglish • 7 months agoApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square314arrow-up1621arrow-down128
arrow-up1593arrow-down1external-linkApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.com@Dragxito to TechnologyEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square314
minus-square@extremeboredomlinkEnglish45•7 months agoIt’s a strategy to push customers toward the more expensive models. Their markup is massive, it’s a blatant profit move.
minus-square@mojofrododojolinkEnglish15•7 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-square@johannesvanderwhaleslinkEnglish5•7 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).