filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoApple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkApple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM9to5mac.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 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-up0·8 months agoI mean it’s my personal machine but I am a software engineer consultant/contractor so I use it for work, too.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 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.