all macbook pros with pro or max chips currently start at at least 24gb RAM
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Apple Removes 512GB Storage Option From M5 MacBook Pro, Drops SSD Upgrade Prices
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avanpelt
macrumors 68030
I had previously written that I suspected (hoped) that the new laptop that will be announced tomorrow would start at 512 GB; but after thinking about it more, I suspect you're right. It'll probably start at 256 GB. That gives a natural stair step to the storage baseline across the laptops. I wish 512 GB would be the baseline for any Apple laptop; but realistically, they'll probably keep the least expensive one at 256 GB.
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These are meant for photo or video creators mostly. A programmer can use any laptop basically. The laptops we get at my job have 256GB lol.
that tells you how much they are robbing us.....
Rychiar
macrumors 601
id think more Mac users are visual designs, video/photo editing . I have multiple 8TB drives right now personally but just to make a computer functional without storing much natively I need a TB. my Mac Studio at work currently has 600GB full and I work off a server so the only thing on the machine are the apps and system data and like the photo library,
I've been reading rumours over there about a new and redesigned MacBook Pro for a while. I've been thinking of switching from an M1 MBP for that same period...
So is this simple the new MBP or are we supposed to expect another new MBP in 2026?
So is this simple the new MBP or are we supposed to expect another new MBP in 2026?
Plutonius
macrumors G4
kaspurr
macrumors member
As someone that was in the market for an Air but compared the screens, I literally just bought a M5 MBP 24GB/1TB entirely for the screen, the other stuff is a wash to me. Extra ports are nice, little better audio is nice, little longer battery life is nice.. The screen was the deciding factor, I'm not a pro user. I'm a PC gamer that have been using Macs and the Apple Ecosystem for my personal stuff since 2006. I was going to spec an M4 MBA with the same 24GB ram and 1TB SSD, but the second I compared the screens side by side in the store especially with HDR content, it was done.
Dark_Omen
macrumors 6502a
I'd rather get my employee pricing for a few hundred cheaper and 32GB of Ram with the same storage size
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turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
I really wish they'd allow BTO screen upgrades for the Air.
maxoakland
macrumors 68000
Maybe web development but if you do software development, XCode takes up a ton of space. And build also takes a lot of space.
It’s probably possible to do it on 512GB but I bet it will be frustrating and require you to do a lot of storage management
Black_Mage
macrumors 6502
I am sad that the 512 GB option is not available. I would prefer to reduce the price a little because I don’t need a lot of internal storage. Anyway, this is the configuration I am going to buy when I have the money saved up. The trade in option is going to help pay for a good chunk. I don’t want to pay $400 to get the 48 GB RAM upgrade. I’ll still be stepping up from 16 to 24 GB.
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maxoakland
macrumors 68000
If that’s the case, then this whole thing is quite annoying. They’re making the pro Mac more expensive to artificially differentiate it from a lower end model
uczcret
macrumors 6502
jarman92
macrumors 68020
tennisproha
macrumors 68020
Looks like base memory is also 24 GB. Would’ve been nice if it was 32 GB though.
thadoggfather
macrumors P6
code-m
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I can finally purchase a MacBook Pro from Costco as their only sell a couple of the base model configurations and I need 1TB as a minimum. 😎
I’d rather they double the base RAM and leave the SSD at 512GB for the base.
code-m
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I haven’t had any Apple laptop with less than 1TB for over 15+ years. If 1TB was offered it was my usually upgrade. I use cloud storage too however what people don’t realise is that for any iPhone backup or cloud storage it consumes some local disk space for encryption. 2TB would be nice but not worth the price hike.
Rychiar
macrumors 601
they just did double the base RAM. gonna be another decade before that changes again lol
That might be true but there are all sorts of professionals. Some just deal with primarily text files. Others do a lot of online work. Others mainly use Word and PowerPoint. Some of us can generate many TBs of data. In that case, we keep data externally and pull it to the main machine as needed (or just use it via a network). Saying professionals have to have some set of minimum specs ignores the diversity of professionals. Even "creatives" have different needs from their devices.
I don't think many people are complaining about Apple starting the configurations with 1 TB SSDs, but it's best just to acknowledge the new base config without trying to speak for all professionals and say they must have some particular set of specifications for their computers.
Rychiar
macrumors 601
on portable laptops people are rarely relying on network or external storage. that's what I do with desktops. anyone who's just working with text doesn't need a MacBook Pro at all. might as well get the new Neo MacBook .
OliOliOliOli
macrumors regular
1) "Actual work" can consist entirely of documents like text, spreadsheets, presentations and the like
2) "Actual work" may be able to be stored entirely in the cloud for some professionals
The 16 GB, 512 GB model was a great deal for those it worked for. Not saying 1 TB is a bad deal. But having more options is better IMO. The M5 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage was an excellent deal, especially if you could get it on sale, and could add nanotexture.