Mac OS is already very good at making less than good RAM work. Folks here frequently brag about how they (sub-optimally) drive their Macs on low RAM. In 2030 8 GB will probably function for more undemanding usages like spreadsheets, email and web surfing as long as too many tabs are not open.
I like to think that it will be like the A16 iPad, good enough for most users.
The original MBA was to me unusably slow, but a lot of folks loved it. Then with the modern MBAs Apple severely gimped the displays and the speakers and the memory throughput, etc. to make MBAs and sold a zillion MBAs. My guess is that Apple will even further gimp the displays and the speakers and the memory throughput to make the new cheapy Macs. I think they will keep the weight low, however, to aim at the young person and old person market segments.
Don't "throw all of my laptops in the trash," just plug them into 32" when at your office workstation. 😉
"wheres the limit then? is a very good question. Multiple factors are involved, and it may vary for different use cases: total number of pixels in each display, viewing distance, individual eyesight, intended resolution actually used, width/height proportions, physical size in the workspace, etc.
I mostly agree with Mac OS X having better memory management, however, even though I have 32GB of RAM right now, occasionally I still have to restart my computer because WindowServer is taking up too much memory even with nothing else running.
I think most days that buying anything from Cook's cost cutting to the point of pain Apple is an "egregious waste of money."
It would be pretty sick if they went away from the pastels. I would probably still get black, but a true royal blue would be pretty nice or even a pure matte white or matte black.
Or as s l o w.
Not quite. There is no AI on the A16 🙂 That's why I bought one.
My theory:
