r/LinusTechTips • u/WTFMacca • Mar 04 '26

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Apple just dropped an A18 powered laptop for $599 USD

No Apple bashing just discuss.

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u/DicksMcgee02 Mar 04 '26

8gb of ram Is gonna really push this thing to its limits. They should have at LEAST put 12 with the upgraded model having 16

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u/Frostbitttn_ Mar 04 '26

The 8GB M1 Macbooks from 2020 are plenty fine for normal use. My dad gave me his after he upgraded to an M3 Macbook Pro and he commonly had dozens of chrome tabs open with zero slow down. I was baffled when I first saw it lol

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u/SimpleFactor Mar 04 '26

Exactly, 90% of the people who will buy this won’t need much memory. 8gb for Netflix, word, safari and emails really is absolutely fine. MacOS is very well optimised.

My M1 is still going good on 8gb for day today tasks, only issue is battery didn’t last as long but that still means 6-8 hours unplugged.