• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    5 days ago

    Sounds like it will be the same as the last, small incremental upgrades. That’s perfectly fine, every release of mostly anything doesn’t need to be massive overhauls.

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      5 days ago

      Agreed. A massive overhaul just introduces more problems. I wish they did the same with the OS updates.

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    5 days ago

    This is fine to me… 2026 is the year I start looking to replace my M1. I usually go 5-7 years between refreshes.

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      yeah this news is only disappointing for people who buy new computers every year (is that even a thing?). Whatever upgrades it has will also feature the last 4+ years of updates, so to someone coming from an M4 yeah yikes. But for my m1 max? it will be noticeable.

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        5 days ago

        The only upgrade that matters for most non-gaming or video production use cases any more is RAM anyway.

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          True… I still regularly use my 2008 17” MBP and it’s always the RAM that’s the limiting factor.

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            My 2018 Mac mini (the last model with upgradable ram) has 64gb and it’s way faster than any m4 without 64gb. I will keep it until it’s completely untenable to do so. Minimum 10 years, I’m hoping I can manage 15-20. Maybe by then I’ll actually be able to afford a new Mac with 64gb or more.

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                4 days ago

                I’m dead serious. CPU and GPU ceased being bottlenecks for most non gaming or video editing workflows a long time ago. The only one left is RAM, and Apple exploits that. By now all Macs should have 64gb as minimum config based on the actual part costs.

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                  Id love to see you show it being loads faster than an M4. Aside from the huge CPU and GPU improvements the ram is 2-3x faster. And the storage is loads faster Maybe you’re running virtual machines or something reliant on much more memory. Even then I’d bet you’d get significant (2-4x) improvements with the M4.

                  Maybe you’re being hyperbolic and it’s going over my head!