Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse

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Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse
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And I'm here contemplating upgrading to 32 GB...

Yup. My MacBook Pro for work has 16GB and I keep running out of RAM. I can't fathom being limited to 8GB...

I guess it works for basic browsing and whatnot, but for any kind of professional work, you're going to have a bad time.

I built a gaming PC for the first time since ~20 years ago. Decided to dump 64gb into it for no good reason other than ram is cheap and I figured I might as well.

8gb...jeebus.

I did the same thing. It's one of the cheapest upgrades you can get for a PC, but Apple will charge triple the actual cost to maximize profits.

This is not exclusive to Apple, any pre-built reseller does the same thing, Apple just has their flair of a little bit more