Most likely using 4 x 8GB memory chips. Likely have to give up some latency advantage as there're definitely delays incurred when trying to move memory from chip to CPU's memory controller via mux circuitry. I don't think it is using a wide memory bus.
Again, I think you meant 96 Gbits not 96 GBytes.Thanks to both of your replies.
So far I only found Samsung, to manufacture a 12 GB LPDDR4X module nad SK Hynix... (than can be combined for a total capacity of up to 96 GB). SK Hynix also has 24 GB packages.
So Microsoft is probably really using 4 x 8 GB chips or even 3 x 12 GB.
I thinks this opens up the door for repair shops to offer ram and ssd upgrades. I can see this being useful if you want to upgrade the ram after some years but don’t want to buy a new Mac.
All good advice to buy the machien you need up front and not "plan" future upgrades if you need the performance nowIt's good news for me as I live in a country where the 16GB option costs $700, yet there's a lot of skilled technicians and soldering artists living here. Almost makes this viable. Especially if the guy is confident. Not sure how much the RAM costs but you could be making some money by buying cheaper versions and upgrading the RAM and selling them. Warranty is an issue of course.
For comparison the guy I know here just took the LCD out of the top case, and put it in another top case, fixing the webcam in the process. This is also supposed to be near impossible because the LCD is glued in there, and breaks really easily. But he did a flawless job for $60.
Anyway in countries like here and China where labor is cheap and Macs have bizarre pricing (base version is almost the same price as USA, but any customization is $700 more... huh)... it makes sense
Otherwise I'd say just buy the better machine in the first place
You could simply run a utility to see the history of reads/writes when arranging to buy it used.
And how do you convince someone who is trying to sell you the device on a 3rd party market to provide that information. a lot of the purchasing is done "sight unseen". you will only know how badly your device was used until after you receive it.
I’d buy it off craigslist or FB marketplace and meet them somewhere and run the tool at the Starbucks or wherever we meet.
It’s not how much the device costs that he’s doing it for that’s an indicator. It’d be MORE interesting to know how much he would charge someone else to do it and the insurance he allows on his work. He got the other memory from another Mac, right? So, he’d have to first buy a Mac that has the capacity memory a customer’s looking for. I’m thinking that cost would be passed along to the purchaser.
You can’t buy the memory chip from somewhere else? How can another Mac be the only source of RAM?
The DRAM may not be, but the NAND chips are specific to Apple’s use and as such carry specific part numbers. Trying to find who sources them and if it’s even possible to purchase them from a supplier, which I highly doubt, is not worth that kind of effort. This is way more proof of concept than an actual thing anyone should do. Buy what you need at POS and you’ll be much happier.
I can remember back in the 8086 days expanding ram on Novell servers using a custom ISA card with 8 30 pin memory slots. Much like memory risers in servers today only they were ISA and then later PCI for a little while until they disappeared. I am wonder king how hard it would be to use for example a usb control chip ton interface non the computer end with a module holding ram as an expansion. 🤔What if we invented DIMM slots and M.2 connectors 🤔
With world-leading performance that can easily trump all competition in benchmarks.
How narrow does your peep hole into the world of technology have to be to make this assertion based on what Apple has just demonstrated they will be delivering.
Just ignore him, at some point somebody from apple pooped in his coffee and he can’t get over it.
Idc about that, it’s the price that’s not right.. when Apple moved to making their own processors, the pricing I was told was coming down since Intel is out of Apple.. Apple no longer royalty prices has to pay.
Really, i DON'T need computer anymore.. its so sad Apple wants to keep a lot away from its M1 processor by JACKING THE PRICE to the STRATOSPHERE.. AND SINCE WE ARE IN MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC I am surprised fools like those on here are spending 6000 dollars on a Piece of Crap paperweight which you can't upgrade. Many reasons why I DESPISE Apple of today and want it to just die - Not only is it a tech giant now, but they don't care about their user base.. BUT IN THE END OF THIS - UNDERSTAND ONE THING - APPLE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE MAC, AS THE I TOYS + IPHONES MAKE MOST OF THEIR MONEY. MAC IS 10 PERCENT OF THE MARKET AND ALWAYS WILL BE. I liked the Apple of Steve Jobs. Cook is not an innovator, and his keynotes are ABSOLUTELY VILE and filled with disgusting propaganda which tries to get even poor people to buy their overpriced junk.. Not saying M1 is junk, just they LIED and stated their computers, except MAC PRO will be more affordable for all since the move from Intel. I WAS WRONG AND WE WERE ALL LIED TO ! I LIVE IN UKRAINE AND I CAN BARELY AFFORD MY RENT, MUCH LESS A 6000 DOLLARS COMPUTER WHICH TO US IS OVER 150 HRYVEN'(UKRAINIAN MONEY).Buy a PC. Windows 11 is supposedly super nice
The word here is OVERPRICED.. TELL ME ,DO YOU HAVE 6000 DOLLARS TO BLOW ? I DON'T AND MOST DON'T - AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE FOOD SHORTAGES.. WHO WANTS TO SPEND 6000 ON A NON-UPGRADABLE PAPER WEIGHT ??? Apple does not care.
