According to pulsestacks on April 27th, one of the "gripes" of Apple Mac users is that the base model memory has always remained at 8GB, with the official explanation being that 8GB is sufficient for tasks like browsing, streaming, and light editing.
David Schaub recently published an analytical paper on the Mastodon platform, stating that since Tim Cook took the helm of Apple, the memory upgrade cycle for the base Mac models has come to a halt.
Schaub shared a chart showing that during the era of Steve Jobs, Apple's Mac starting memory would regularly see upgrades every 2 years.
However, under Cook's leadership, the starting memory capacity of Mac has essentially remained stagnant, with memory only being upgraded once. One significant reason for this is that technological advancements and market trends have limited the need for Apple to upgrade RAM every two years.
Modern computers have further optimized hardware and software integration to achieve faster communication. Apple is currently focusing more on chip and component communication, with its SoC architecture attempting to encapsulate CPU, GPU, and unified memory to enhance performance through dense integration.
Since 2012, Apple has been offering 8GB of RAM on MacBook Pro and iMac, with MacBook Air also jumping to the same capacity in 2017. The company claims that its 8GB of RAM is equivalent to competitors' 16GB of RAM.
