filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoApple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square255fedilinkarrow-up1265 cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1265external-linkApple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM9to5mac.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square255fedilink cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.ml
minus-squarelolcatniplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoDude, that’s how much RAM I used to have on a super high-end dev box at work with 56 cores. It was very helpful for compiling Chrome. WTF are you doing with a personal machine that needs that much RAM?
minus-squareAlecSadler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI mean it’s my personal machine but I am a software engineer consultant/contractor so I use it for work, too.
minus-squarelolcatniplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOk fair enough. It’s just surprising to see someone say that. The standard-issue dev machine where I work is a laptop with 32 GB.
Dude, that’s how much RAM I used to have on a super high-end dev box at work with 56 cores. It was very helpful for compiling Chrome. WTF are you doing with a personal machine that needs that much RAM?
I mean it’s my personal machine but I am a software engineer consultant/contractor so I use it for work, too.
Ok fair enough. It’s just surprising to see someone say that. The standard-issue dev machine where I work is a laptop with 32 GB.