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8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests(www.macrumors.com)

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8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests::Apple’s new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599…

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BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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It’s not so much soldered to the motherboard as much as part of the same package as the CPU. As in: there are no separate memory chips.

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Billiam@lemmy.world
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So wait- if you want to increase your RAM, you have to install a whole new CPU?

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BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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No, you just buy one with the amount of RAM you need.

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Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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Imagine buying a laptop at all

Sincerely, A Framework user

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Lupec@lemm.ee
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That’s soldered as well! It’s theoretically possible but way too involved for most to bother with hiring a professional to get it done or what have you.

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4am@lemm.ee
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GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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But they did indeed solder it in before that, on their old Intel laptops. I think they started doing that in 2013 or 2014 but I forget exactly.

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4am@lemm.ee
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That has more to do with faster traces; the ram is “closer” to the CPU so the signal is cleaner.

Not defending the move, I’d take upgradability in a laptop.

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TwanHE@lemmy.world
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Only makes a difference at oc levels of manual tuning. Which apple isn’t doing at their factory I reckon.

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EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website
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This is both great, and incredibly annoying because they selected 8gb as the base…

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