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Do you think 13" MBPr will have 16gb RAM option?

mankar4

mankar4

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Just wondering what everyone thinks. If it will max out at 8gb, I will go with the MBA, but if I can get 16gb I'll wait for the 13" retina.

Pre-emptively: I know there is no way to know for sure at this point. I'm just wondering if those with knowledge of the Apple product lines historically have any helpful thoughts.
 
basesloaded190 said:
Even if they don't offer it, I would be shocked if you won't be able to put in 16GB from a third party.
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He is talking about the Retina 13" MBP which will have soldered RAM like the 15". I would be shocked if 16gb was not an option. I would bet it will be the same as the 15 with the 8 being the base and 16 an upgrade option.
 
basesloaded190 said:
Even if they don't offer it, I would be shocked if you won't be able to put in 16GB from a third party.
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I would be shocked if you could. 15" rMBP has the RAM soldered to the motherboard and thus is not upgradable. 13" rMBP will be IMHO pretty much the same like the 15" version (just with lower spec).

I think the 16Gb will be available as BTO.
 
16GB is almost guaranteed to be available.

The processor supports it, and there'd be no way to upgrade it, so I cant forsee Apple shooting themselves in the foot by not offering it.

Not that you really need 16GB of RAM in it, considering how limited the machine itself is (dual core, poor graphical capabilities, etc). I can't see anyone using one as a primary workstation, it would just be silly.
 
I can't see why they won't. ITs not like it will be on a different chipset that does not recognize memory over 8gb. Makes more sense to offer an upgrade during purchase for those that do want the memory - just like the 15" rMBP
 
mankar4 said:
The reason I ask is because the conventional non-retina 13" does not have a 16gb RAM option.
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That's because it is upgradeable via aftermarket if an owner of a 13'' finds that they need 16GB RAM. It would be foolish of Apple to not offer 16GB in a model where the RAM would be soldered to the logic board because then that would cause anyone that wants/needs more than 8GB in a 13'' laptop to look elsewhere.
 
Dark Void said:
That's because it is upgradeable via aftermarket if an owner of a 13'' finds that they need 16GB RAM. It would be foolish of Apple to not offer 16GB in a model where the RAM would be soldered to the logic board because then that would cause anyone that wants/needs more than 8GB in a 13'' laptop to look elsewhere.
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Oh got it! I didn't realize the regular pros were aftermarket upgradable. Thanks.
 
striker33 said:
16GB is almost guaranteed to be available.

The processor supports it, and there'd be no way to upgrade it, so I cant forsee Apple shooting themselves in the foot by not offering it.

Not that you really need 16GB of RAM in it, considering how limited the machine itself is (dual core, poor graphical capabilities, etc). I can't see anyone using one as a primary workstation, it would just be silly.
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Because fast processor and super huge graphic's are the only way to go through RAM..:rolleyes:
 
striker33 said:
Yeah, and every power user loves working on a 13" display..:rolleyes:
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I need the RAM for working in big databases with R and Stata. I don't really need a big display to write R code and run it on a database with millions of data points.
 
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