Apple has a memory problem and we’re all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
Apple has a memory problem and we’re all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
How? How am I paying for Apple’s shortcomings?
Well, every competitor to Apple used to have expandable storage on their flagship phones. Removable batteries too that were a breeze to replace if they went bad. They all copied apple, and terrible storage and glued in batteries that are hard to replace is standard now. U have to pay 100 x what a micro SD for the same amount of storage would be, and replacing a battery, while possible to do on your own now requires special knowledge and tools. If you’re building your own PC, it probably doesn’t affect your PC, but laptops have also followed suit. Glued in batteries/ hard drives are the norm, and it’s way harder to modify a shelf model laptop than it was 10 years ago. Apple is the King of enshittification. I’m so tired of companies copying them and all their greedy, customer fucking moves.
i’m still mad about the headphone jack.
Often the cheaper models from a company will have a headphone jack. Sadly the moment you go for a higher model they expect you to use wireless headphones ( cause you got money anyway right…right).
that also means that they can add the headphone jack to the more expensive ones, but they won’t because you pay more money for the device… how does that make sense?
Because capitalism
Yes, with the exception of Sony. All their phones have headphone jacks.
They did remove them but the outcry from customers we so bad they put them back on immediately.
I have the Xperia 10iii and love it. I use the headphone jack all the time. And the SD card of course. I couldn’t imagine using a phone with headphone jack and SD card slot.
I almost included that in the rant lol, but it was long enough
Modularity/expand-ability comes at a cost. Both monetary cost and performance cost. We used to have gpus with expandable memory but we dont anymore.
Thats because by having the memory integrated into the board, we can put it much closer to the chip, greatly increasing the bandwidth and lowering the latency. This is exactly what Apple has done with its memory and why it isnt expandable anymore. Apple’s memory is 5x+ faster than ddr5 in terms of bandwidth. Also you fully take advantage of the entirety of the available memory bus, instead of having empty lanes chilling for potential upgrades.
By having an integrated battery, you can have the battery have all kinds of wacky shapes that fill your design better.
Having a microsd slot takes a lot of space and can result into a significant degraded user experience if the user uses a slow microsd. And even a fast microsd is slower than integrated storage.
All these things are possible but they come with some sacrifices. Part of the change is because of enshittification but some changes is because they make sense.
Not sure why this user is getting down voted. They made valid points. I have been using Linux as a personal computer since the I was old enough to type, however, my job uses M1 macs. I can definitely say MacOS in terms of UX is a pain (especially without making some third party updates), but I cannot talk shit about the hardware performance.
I initially grimaced when I received a 16GB RAM M1 computer from IT, however, the battery life along with the compute power has not failed me. I run 3D CAD, write software, and design simulation models and have been honestly amazed compared to my 64GB RAM + Nvidia GPU Linux computer.
Everyone talks about Mac fanboys, but I think the anti-Mac fanboys are just as bad. Seem to automatically hate Apple stuff without even using it. If you take a look at what is going on (outside of Apple) with supercomputing and high speed serial links, you would understand why Apple is doing what it is.
Because Apple’s cash grabs like the one in the OP as well as their locked-down iOS and continuous opposition to R2R, ot to mention the absurd prices they charge for the privilege of these handicaps, we don’t need to use them to understand.
I don’t work for Apple, so I don’t really know, but I have worked at many electronics companies. A few points:
I don’t either. Not sure where you were going with that.
Once again, not sure where you’re going with that. I don’t give a shit about Apple’s business plan.
Ah yes, the classic iF yOu DoNt LiKe It DoNt BuY iT! as if other companies don’t learn from Apple’s shitfuckery how much bullshit consumers will tolerate and then apply those same measures themselves until there are no more viable options…
Yes but when you go out to a nice Italian restaurant the chef doesn’t piss in your aerioli and then charge you $20 more than their competitor for the privilege.
Holy shit, I didn’t think people actually bought into their bullshit marketing but you really gobbled that shit up, didn’t ya?
You can’t pretend you care about the environment while grinding perfectly good working devices into e-waste, and going out of your way to make your devices irreparable, and spending millions of dollars paying off legislators for the right to do so. It’s a fuckin sham.
My friend, my goal is not to make you upset, just giving my thoughts. Your metaphors don’t exactly make sense in this context, and some of your responses are telescopic focusing on one thing when other companies do equal, nothing or worse. If you could name a company that is exceeding your expectations, I’d love to hear it as I would support them as well.
Regardless, I hope that you have a great day.
Sorry, but watching people lick the boots of anti-consumer companies infuriates me. It’s bad enough when people say they just don’t care but when you praise the people who are actively screwing you and parrot their propaganda, it drives me fuckin batty.
Once again, Apple is basically a pioneer of screwing consumers. Other manufacturers either don’t do these things, or have followed Apple doing these things. But by all means, if you have evidence to the contrary, please share.
Framework and Valve are both fantastic examples of companies with a brilliant track record of preserving consumers’ interests.
“We” is referring to Apple customers.
Yea this is a Macworld article.