Comment on 8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro 'Analogous to 16GB' on PCs, Claims AppleComments−IronWolve2yI just upgraded my windows workstation to 128gigs so i could load larger language models for only $300. 8 gigs seems rather absurd of apple.Apple charges 200 bux for 16 gigs or 400 bux for 24 gigs.−tryfinally2yI just put 64 gigs of (fast) memory and a (very fast) 4 TB SSD in my laptop for a total of $600.In the MacBook Pro configurator the equivalent upgrades look like36GB->64GB RAM: $4001TB->4TB SSD: $1000−golem142yExcept you can't upgrade Macs anymore, you need to buy a completely new one.−kiwijamo2ySame goes for PCs sadly. Soldered on RAM is becoming the norm -- even Lenovo does that on their high-end ThinkPads.−Aeolun2yMost people buying the entry level macbook pro are probably not loading 128GB language models.
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I just upgraded my windows workstation to 128gigs so i could load larger language models for only $300. 8 gigs seems rather absurd of apple.
Apple charges 200 bux for 16 gigs or 400 bux for 24 gigs.
I just put 64 gigs of (fast) memory and a (very fast) 4 TB SSD in my laptop for a total of $600.
In the MacBook Pro configurator the equivalent upgrades look like
36GB->64GB RAM: $400
1TB->4TB SSD: $1000
Except you can't upgrade Macs anymore, you need to buy a completely new one.
Same goes for PCs sadly. Soldered on RAM is becoming the norm -- even Lenovo does that on their high-end ThinkPads.
Most people buying the entry level macbook pro are probably not loading 128GB language models.