Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down10
arrow-up1212arrow-down1external-linkApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up49·10 months agoPairing a chip this capable with just 8GB of shared memory is also just a waste of good silicon. Which makes the price all the more insulting to me. Like, this is the equivalent of Usain Bolt losing one of his legs
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up33·10 months ago“His one leg is still more capable than regular person’s two legs”
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up23·10 months agoThat is exactly what Apple would say, isn’t it
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 months agoThe thing is even if that were true, which it isn’t, I’d still prefer him with two legs. Especially if I’m paying the amount of money I would normally pay for 50 legs. Somewhat stretching the analogy there
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoThey could just sell appropriately specced computers and make absolute bank like they do anyway, but nooo, that would be too nice of them.
minus-squaretoothpicks@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoIt’s always nice to have as many legs as possible. I love legs
minus-squarejanguv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months ago Somewhat stretching the analogy there Your analogy is looking a bit leggy at this point.
Pairing a chip this capable with just 8GB of shared memory is also just a waste of good silicon. Which makes the price all the more insulting to me.
Like, this is the equivalent of Usain Bolt losing one of his legs
“His one leg is still more capable than regular person’s two legs”
That is exactly what Apple would say, isn’t it
The thing is even if that were true, which it isn’t, I’d still prefer him with two legs. Especially if I’m paying the amount of money I would normally pay for 50 legs.
Somewhat stretching the analogy there
They could just sell appropriately specced computers and make absolute bank like they do anyway, but nooo, that would be too nice of them.
It’s always nice to have as many legs as possible. I love legs
Your analogy is looking a bit leggy at this point.