I simply expect more as do many others. 32Gb is not so stratospheric as one would expect. Apple needs to stop straddling the fence, make a decision with the MBP either being a professional tool or a well appointed consumer notebook, currently the latter sadly reigns...
Answer this simple question - Would a MBP with 32Gb RAM negatively or positively impact your workflow?
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Depends on the tradeoff.
Let me clarify: I don't think it's that simple as just giving people the option to get 32Gb of non-LPDDR. I can imagine (and this is pure speculation) that a 32Gb laptop would have even worse battery life (not great to begin with) and that a lot of people would buy 32Gb just because they are enthusiasts and always buy the most they can - they are also the most vocal and they would spread around how the MBP has abysmal battery life, then the Verge would write an article about MBP battery life and we'd have a whole battery issue, etc. I can imagine how Apple decided that 32Gb does not meet whatever minimum of battery life they have set.
Of course, you could argue that they should put a bigger battery in the first place. That would make the computer thicker, and some people happy.
Or maybe they could squeeze a better battery in this thin chassis, but that would, perhaps, eat into their profit margins (which I couldn't care less about but, unfortunately, is all their investors do care about). I have no idea! Again, not defending them, just saying that things are not simple.
Now, ask me again: would a MBP with 32Gb RAM that is thicker and heavier negatively impact my workflow? The answer is "yes, it would" (not greatly, but I'd rather have a thinner laptop than a 32Gb variant - of course, this is just me and my needs, perfectly understand others have different requirements).
Ok, I can already hear you answer: sure, but Apple has two choices here. 1. They could give the 32Gb option that would have worse battery life, or 2. they could offer a thicker variant of MBP designed for 32Gb option.
1. This would cause problems I mentioned in the first paragraph. People often buy things they don't need and a lot of people would just make their battery life worse by getting the "maximum" upgrade they don't really need. A lot of companies give people the choice - for better or worse. This may be a good or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it, but it's definitely not an "Apple thing". They do not compromise in what they consider important things. Again, I am not justifying (or criticizing) their logic (nor do I know what it is, exactly) - but they have certain goals: X battery life for Y thickness that they go for on ALL of their products.
2. Again, this would solve a lot of problems for a lot of people, but it's not the Apple way.
Look, there are many things here that are open to discussion and interpretation. One could argue that they already have a messed up laptop lineup, so there is no excuse. You could also argue that for whatever reason they forced themselves into a corner with the battery life. I am not debating you here - that is a discussion for a different time, one I'll gladly have with you. But what I'm saying is this: Apple is a very opinionated company. I like that about them. Others hate that about them. It's fine. This kind of company will always make products that are polarizing. Lately, Microsoft has been doing something similar and making some very interesting laptops (although I don't see anyone complaining how Microsoft doesn't have 32Gb laptops - and they don't, or how they don't have thunderbolt 3 laptops - and they don't, or how they don't have quad-core laptops - and until very recently, they didn't).
In the end of the day, Microsoft and Apple make laptops for a specific group of people. Others, like HP for example, make workstation laptops for the other group. But it's wrong to say that Apple/Microsoft laptop users are not professional or that MBPs and Surfaces aren't professional. As I said, I do some relatively demanding 3D work on mine, and I do it for work. I don't need more than 16Gb - if I did, I'd have to get a HP Zbook. That wouldn't mean MBP is a flawed device, just that it wasn't for me.
The fact is - we don't really know what the logic behind any Apple's product is. One thing I'm fairly certain is this: Apple would love to sell you a 32Gb option. As soon as they can make one that fits their criteria, they will.
As for me, I still don't really understand the 32Gb craze on these forums. If we're "demanding" things (that may or may not be realistic) from Apple, why not ask for something that actually would benefit a lot more users here - and that is better GPU performance?
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32Gb is not so stratospheric as one would expect.
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You don't really know that, do you? I mean, if it was easy, Apple would surely offer it (for even bigger profit margins). There must be a technical reason, it's not like they are deliberately choosing not to offer more.
And only their engineers know if it is or isn't "stratospheric". We can only speculate.
