{"id":120532,"date":"2024-10-31T18:26:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120532"},"modified":"2024-10-31T18:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:26:46","slug":"apple-discontinues-8gb-ram-macs-lineup-now-starts-with-16gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120532","title":{"rendered":"Apple discontinues 8GB RAM Macs; lineup now starts with 16GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/mac-lineup-2024.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"End of an era: Apple discontinues 8GB RAM Macs as the entire lineup now starts with 16GB\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/mac-lineup-2024.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/mac-lineup-2024.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/mac-lineup-2024.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/mac-lineup-2024.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s officially the end of an era. Apple on Wednesday held the last day of its <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/10\/30\/all-the-m4-mac-highlights-from-apples-big-announcements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">super week of Mac announcements<\/a>, this time with the launch of a <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/10\/30\/new-macbook-pro-lineup-m4-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new generation MacBook Pro with an M4 chip<\/a>. But the company also did something else: it upgraded all Macs with 16GB of RAM as standard, putting an end to 8GB Macs.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-976100\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-all-macs-now-start-with-at-least-16gb-ram\">All Macs now start with at least 16GB RAM<\/h2>\n<p>Although Macs have gained a lot of RAM upgrade options over the past few years, Apple has never changed anything in the base models since 2016, when the MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM was discontinued and the 8GB version became the standard. Since then, most Macs (except for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40l2AXe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mac Studio<\/a> and Mac Pro) still came with 8GB RAM.<\/p>\n<p>But things changed suddenly this year. Not only do all new Macs come with 16GB of RAM as standard, but Apple has also updated both the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hsw3o5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M2 and M3 MacBook Air<\/a> base models with 16GB of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>The move came as a complete surprise, as the company could at least have waited until the launch of a new MacBook Air next year. Instead, it chose to give customers more RAM right now. Ironically, the upgrades came just months after <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/04\/12\/apple-8gb-ram-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple executives argued in favor of Macs with 8GB of RAM<\/a> amid criticism from customers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mac marketing executive Evan Buyze spoke in favor of Macs equipped with 8GB of RAM. According to Buyze, the 8GB of RAM in entry-level Macs is enough for most of the tasks that most users do with these computers. He used web browsing, media playback, light photo and video editing, and casual gaming as examples.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apple-intelligence-has-pushed-the-need-for-more-ram\">Apple Intelligence has pushed the need for more RAM<\/h2>\n<p>But what exactly has changed since April? The answer is simple: Apple Intelligence. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/10\/29\/the-biggest-benefit-of-apple-intelligence-so-far-is-clear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As my colleague Zac Hall said yesterday<\/a>, the new AI features have certainly played a big role in pushing Apple to upgrade RAM across the entire Mac lineup. That\u2019s because AI features do require a lot of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has set 8GB of RAM as a minimum requirement to support Apple Intelligence. That\u2019s why the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YqOa5h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iPhone 15 Pro<\/a> has Apple Intelligence, but not the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Utgenk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regular iPhone 15<\/a>. Apple has also put the A17 Pro chip with 8GB RAM in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3C8WZt1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new iPad mini<\/a>, as the company wants everyone to have access to Apple Intelligence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Apple Intelligence | OpenAI ChatGPT | Google Gemini | AI\" class=\"wp-image-953249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=155,78 155w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=655,328 655w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=350,175 350w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=140,70 140w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=1600,800 1600w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=290,145 290w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/apple-intelligence-ios-18-beta-macos-15-ipados-18.jpg?resize=150,75 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>But if you think about the future, 8GB of RAM may not be enough for what comes next. I\u2019m pretty sure Apple doesn\u2019t want another iPhone 15 situation where recently released hardware can\u2019t run the latest features. And the fact that even the MacBook Air has been upgraded with more RAM suggests that Apple has big plans for Apple Intelligence next year.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, rumors suggest that <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/10\/15\/future-iphones-getting-even-more-memory-12gb-from-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iPhone 17 Pro models will be equipped with 12GB of RAM<\/a>. This could be a sign that some of the features to be introduced next year will require more than just 8GB of RAM. Of course, everyone benefits from having more RAM, even if you don\u2019t use the AI features.<\/p>\n<p>Next, I\u2019d love to see Macs starting with 512GB of storage, but that\u2019s a story for another day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-also\">Read also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/10\/30\/apple-8gb-16gb-ram-mac\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s officially the end of an era. 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