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  • Apple insists 8GB unified memory equals 16GB regular RAM

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    His statement is true in many instances but not all.  If you are editing a multiGB file the 8GB could be a serious issue.   Moreover this does nothing to address the insane pricing for memory upgrades that Apple charges its customers.  These memory modules are less than $40 for 8GB but Apple charges an insane $200 to upgrade.  If it were only $100 most people would stop complaining about the memory limitations.  Same applies to the SSD upgrade pricing also 2-3x too expensive.  
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  • iMac 24-inch M3 review: A clear sign that Intel Mac support is ending soon

    libertyandfreelibertyandfree
    The M3 iMac is a very nice upgrade but Apples pricing for memory and SSD upgrades is ludicrous.  These upgrade prices should be sliced in half immediately and Apple would still be making huge profit margins on them.  Minimum configuration should be 16GB and 512GB SSD.  The lower options should not exist. 

      Moreover, Apple is always pounding its chest about how green they are but then they create an entry level high volume consumer product that will be out of use and in a landfill within 5 years.   If they doubled the memory and SSD size it would last many more useful years 
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  • New 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pro sport M3, and come in black

    libertyandfreelibertyandfree
    roundaboutnow said:
    AppleZulu said:
    roundaboutnow said:
    Starting price of 14" MBP with M3 being less expensive than previous 14" MBP is interesting. That Space Black looks pretty cool too. Definitely something to think about...

    I noted that they mentioned more than a few times how much better things would be for those still on Intel Macs (rub it in, why don't ya!), and in particular, how the 24" iMac M3 was offered as a replacement for either the 21.5" or 27" Intel iMacs. I wonder if that means we won't see a larger iMac any time soon.

    They will be drawing a hard line to discontinue support for all Intel Macs in the near future. The remarks about the comparative boost is both marketing to convince people to upgrade from those and also a warning the the MacOS written to use that new speed and capacity will soon be too much for Intel Macs to handle. 
    Yep, that's what I'm afraid of...
      My very capable 2017 27" iMac has already been locked out of future OS upgrades like Sonoma.  
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple promises 'scary fast' Mac announcement the night of October 30

    libertyandfreelibertyandfree
    Galfan said:
    M3, Here we go!!
    No way is the M3 being announced at this event.  Apple is the king of marketing and introducing a major processor change will not occur with a web evening event.  I expect an 24” iMac with an M2 and maybe an M2Pro as an option.   Be even better if they also introduced a new 27” iMac.  
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  • Apple promises 'scary fast' Mac announcement the night of October 30

    libertyandfreelibertyandfree
      Here comes an updated 24" iMac with an M2 and  since it's called scary fast maybe an M2 Pro CPU will be an option.  No way will the M3 be announced in a web only nighttime event, people are crazy to think the company that is world class in marketing will do something that lame.  
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