@Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square315fedilinkarrow-up1617
arrow-up1617external-linkApple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horsewww.pcgamer.com@Dragxito@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square315fedilink
minus-square@extremeboredom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish45•5 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@mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•5 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@johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 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).