Unified Memory 16GB is shared You need 32GB

[Bug-Creator]

People buy 18-core Xeon W iMac Pros with 64 GB RAM

So?

"People" buy Semi trucks with 800HP, doesn't mean that needs to be your next commuter car.
Which is more or less what the OP claimed.

Or in short "Unified Memory 16GB is shared You need 32GB" is as much a sign of someone lacking even the most basic clue about tech as that thread claiming that 16GB shared would somehow be as good as 32GB.

 

[pshufd]

So?

"People" buy Semi trucks with 800HP, doesn't mean that needs to be your next commuter car.
Which is more or less what the OP claimed.

Or in short "Unified Memory 16GB is shared You need 32GB" is as much a sign of someone lacking even the most basic clue about tech as that thread claiming that 16GB shared would somehow be as good as 32GB.

You stated "People "futureproofing" by buying more RAM(CPU/storage) than they need today doesn't proof that they will actually need it."

If you buy a computer with 18 cores, where you can't easily change the RAM, you better be damn sure that you get enough RAM for future needs.

 

[Bug-Creator]

If you buy a computer with 18 cores

>I< have no plan to do anything like that and I for sure hope everybody who bought an iMacPro (back when it was new and even more later) did put a bit more thought into it than "oh I'll just add more cos it feels like the right thing".


Or just go back to those M1 videos showcasing how little difference 8 vs 16GB makes in real life even for "pro" apps and you'd come to the conclusion that for the vast majority of potential users (even those that will fully utilize the CPU/GPU of an M1Pro) 16GB will be plenty for years to come.

 

[pshufd]

>I< have no plan to do anything like that and I for sure hope everybody who bought an iMacPro (back when it was new and even more later) did put a bit more thought into it than "oh I'll just add more cos it feels like the right thing".


Or just go back to those M1 videos showcasing how little difference 8 vs 16GB makes in real life even for "pro" apps and you'd come to the conclusion that for the vast majority of potential users (even those that will fully utilize the CPU/GPU of an M1Pro) 16GB will be plenty for years to come.

Apple still sells the iMac 27 and the Intel mini and the Mac Pro.

If you look at the mini, the M1 smokes it in CPU and GPU performance. The main difference between the models is IA and that you can stick 32 or 64 GB of RAM in it.

There are various reasons why you'd want an Intel iMac over an Apple Silicon iMac as well but a big one would be the ability to put in more than 16 GB of RAM in it. Believe it or not there are "people" that need more than 8 or 16 GB of RAM.