I really doubt. It’s very easy to add memory banks on a SoC. And I even think that for the highest end variant Apple will eventually opt for HBM2 memory instead of LPDDR4X.
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М1 8Gb vs 16Gb
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I agree, but then that is not what the current rumours suggest which is not adding the memory to the SoC in all chips. We will see in time.
To let you know , I just swap using chrome arm version to use the safari browser , And I'm saving around 1 GB of Swap file under the same load.
16GB for me did the trick. 8 was just not enough for all the Windows program I am using on mac.
I had the picture with CPU load and Ram Usage.
At this cpu load , I cannot have less than 16 GB.
I had the picture with CPU load and Ram Usage.
At this cpu load , I cannot have less than 16 GB.
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Parallels is in technical preview for running windows ARM in a virtual machine.
I look on youtube and find the way to install Windows on ARM with parralle technical preview , its a free version not release yet. I use CrossOver too, it emulate windows program on mac.
For me , it all work with no crashing and about 80% better performance than my old 8750H laptop. I use a lot of X85
This machine is about 80 % more robust than my old 8750H laptop that i Had before.
I am now preparing the money for a 32GB ram and 12+ high Power Core machine , just deciding if Ill go for the MacPro or the MacBookPro, or maybe a super powerfull upgrade on the MacMini ( this one can be awesome too )
It all works for me , I run Trade Ideas + sierra charts with tons of open charts and It run perfectly. What I am missing now is more CPU power.
This machine is about 80 % more robust than my old 8750H laptop that i Had before.
I am now preparing the money for a 32GB ram and 12+ high Power Core machine , just deciding if Ill go for the MacPro or the MacBookPro, or maybe a super powerfull upgrade on the MacMini ( this one can be awesome too )
The speed tests on an 8GB mini are way impressive. The unified memory is unified with the SSD card and that is someing to look at. If the SSD is used as a form of secondary memory, while it does work, it would effectively shorten the useful life of the entire machine as neither the RAM not the SSD are user replaceable. SSD has a finite number of reads and writes in its lifetime. My choice would be to max out the system with both RAM (16GB) and as well, a high GB SSD card when I made a purchase.
What worries me is the thought of "regular people" reading these worrisome threads and concluding that M1 Macs are unreliable and prone to early failure. They're not. Maybe they can't afford the most expensive 16GB/2TB M1 Mac Mini everybody recommends; they can only afford an 8GB / 256GB model -- so they buy a Dell instead because Dell geeks aren't screaming apocalyptic about base-model Dell's being prone to early failure like we are. Let's all read this out loud in unison: M1 MACS ARE GREAT COMPUTERS AT ALL PRICE POINTS. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET BUYING ONE. THEY WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY FOR YEARS & YEARS.
There, I feel a lot better now.
There, I feel a lot better now.
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