Anonymous

M3 poor performance due to fanless thermal throttling.

1 year ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

But a lot of RAM like 8GB can help //@anonymous: M3 poor performance due to fanless thermal throttling.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Humongous 256GB SSD will help even more //@anonymous: But a lot of RAM like 8GB can help //@anonymous: M3 poor performance due to fanless thermal throttling.

1 year ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

What are you guys talking about? 8G of RAM and 256GB of SSD, in 2024, combining with M3 and a 15.3 top gear LCD are fantastic for MacBook!

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

2G of RAM and 32GB of SSD is more than enough in 2024 //@anonymous: What are you guys talking about? 8G of RAM and 256GB of SSD, in 2024, combining with M3 and a 15.3 top gear LCD are fantastic for MacBook!

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

640KB memory should be enough -- bill gates //@Anonymous: 2G of RAM and 32GB of SSD is more than enough in 2024 //@anonymous: What are you guys talking about? 8G of RAM and 256GB of SSD, in 2024, combining with M3 and a 15.3 top gear LCD are fantastic for MacBook!

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

16GB was at this price in November/December.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

M3 brings us to 2050 in advance. //@Anonymous: 640KB memory should be enough -- bill gates //@Anonymous: 2G of RAM and 32GB of SSD is more than enough in 2024 //@anonymous: What are you guys talking about? 8G of RAM and 256GB of SSD, in 2024, combining with M3 and a 15.3 top gear LCD are fantastic for MacBook!

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

I think this is the lowest price it has ever been. 16GB was $1049.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco's is out of stock.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

the lowest was $850, who get it?

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

where //@anonymous: the lowest was $850, who get it?

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

That was not 15.3" //@Anonymous: the lowest was $850, who get it?

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

The lowest earlier was 16GB ram for $1049 in Nov/Dec

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

4/28/2025, don't take this one (M3 8G/256G $899), take M4 16G/256G $849 instead

9 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco 15 16gb 899.97

9 months ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB memory is so generous in 2524.

1 year ago Up 23 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB memory is so generous in 2524.

1 year ago Up 23 | Reply

Anonymous

8gb must be a typo , u mean 16gb?

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

It is OK, it is for Apple users. If Apple don't give them 16gb, they won't need it.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB and 16GB M chip Mac have no performance difference, YouTube has a lot of performance test on 8/16 gb M? Mac’s.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Lol, why does Apple sell 16GB, 32GB models? //@anonymous: 8GB and 16GB M chip Mac have no performance difference, YouTube has a lot of performance test on 8/16 gb M? Mac’s.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB is not enough. It is very possible in the next 2-3 years Apple will not allow iOS update due to not enough memory .

Here is the comment from XDA.

By setting the minimum memory requirement for Predictive Code Completion higher than what base-model Macs offer now, Apple is effectively admitting that 8GB isn't really enough. Even if it is enough for today, it certainly won't be enough for much longer.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple claims to be an environmentally friendly company but continues to release 8GB laptops with tiny SSDs, neither of which can be upgraded.
Why do they do it? Well they know these devices won't last very long because the OS and apps quickly use over 8gb leading to ssd being used as ram(virtual memory), making ssd die prematurely from repeated writes to same location. Thus, they can be fairly certain many of these users will need a new laptop in 3-5 years. Not only that but as other's mentioned, they also can make 16gb the minimum for mac OS in ~2-3 years from now and all those users won't be able to upgrade. At least then they'll finally stop selling 8gb models by then ... which they've been selling for the last 20 years or so.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple IS environmentally friendly, what are we going to do with all those 8gb ram that nobody wants? The specs are trash but Apple charges the hell outaya, that's the enviornmental fees kicks in. //@Anonymous: Apple claims to be an environmentally friendly company but continues to release 8GB laptops with tiny SSDs, neither of which can be upgraded.
Why do they do it? Well they know these devices won't last very long because the OS and apps quickly use over 8gb leading to ssd being used as ram(virtual memory), making ssd die prematurely from repeated writes to same location. Thus, they can be fairly certain many of these users will need a new laptop in 3-5 years. Not only that but as other's mentioned, they also can make 16gb the minimum for mac OS in ~2-3 years from now and all those users won't be able to upgrade. At least then they'll finally stop selling 8gb models by then ... which they've been selling for the last 20 years or so.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Our economic is more fragile //@anonymous: Apple claims to be an environmentally friendly company but continues to release 8GB laptops with tiny SSDs, neither of which can be upgraded.
Why do they do it? Well they know these devices won't last very long because the OS and apps quickly use over 8gb leading to ssd being used as ram(virtual memory), making ssd die prematurely from repeated writes to same location. Thus, they can be fairly certain many of these users will need a new laptop in 3-5 years. Not only that but as other's mentioned, they also can make 16gb the minimum for mac OS in ~2-3 years from now and all those users won't be able to upgrade. At least then they'll finally stop selling 8gb models by then ... which they've been selling for the last 20 years or so.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

With the M4 chip, Apple set the machine base memory is 16GB - no more 8GB. Something is about to change in the next few years that caused Apple to make that decision.
Apple machine is not cheap. You may have spend above $1K to buy a machine that can be crippled/excluded to future updates because of the hardware limitation. And there is no way to upgrade the memory, storage to bigger capacity on a Mac If you definitely have to buy a Mac, get the 16 GB memory.

1 year ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

16GB at $1049 during Nov/Dec 2024 was a much better deal

11 months ago Up 2 | Reply

dayajun

just stop producing 8g+512 or 16g+256.. //@Anonymous: 8GB memory is so generous in 2524.

7 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

It’s $1599 in Amazon not $1549

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Clip the $49.01 off coupon offered by Amazon. //@anonymous: It’s $1599 in Amazon not $1549

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

14.2 M3 pro 18G 512 G at $1,499 is a better option

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Overpriced, I got 1099 at Best Buy

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

13” //@anonymous: Overpriced, I got 1099 at Best Buy

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

256GB at $1049 in Nov/Dec was a better deal.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

13” //@Anonymous: 256GB at $1049 in Nov/Dec was a better deal.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Get the M4 version using education discount

9 months ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

50% off is its real value.

1 year ago Up 15 | Reply

Anonymous

I don't see the prices for 16GB/512GB M3 15-inch

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

50% off is its real value.

1 year ago Up 15 | Reply

Anonymous

best deal since m3 macbook air announced

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

15" at $1049 was a better deal in Nov/Dec

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

I'd pull the trigger at $999.

11 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

Soon. Coz M4 will be released today, //@anonymous: I'd pull the trigger at $999.

11 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

I'd pay $1.

11 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

Who cares //@anonymous: I'd pay $1.

10 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

8 gb ram was the standard 10 years ago. Apple play tricks so that you pay $400 more to get more ram. It’s a despicable margin booster

1 year ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple taxes some ppl for IQ. //@Anonymous: 8 gb ram was the standard 10 years ago. Apple play tricks so that you pay $400 more to get more ram. It’s a despicable margin booster

1 year ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

multiplying zero is always zero though. //@Anonymous: Apple taxes some ppl for IQ. //@Anonymous: 8 gb ram was the standard 10 years ago. Apple play tricks so that you pay $400 more to get more ram. It’s a despicable margin booster

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

This is Air, 8GB ram + 512GB SSD is perfect for a high schooler with a lot of pictures + video or an elderly surfing the Net virus free.

I am an old man and I am looking for 15 inch, 8GB, 512GB for under 1000. M2 is fine

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

this was $849 not long ago.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

I know many old men who are still smart and not been taxed for their IQ by Apple. Don't give up. //@Anonymous: This is Air, 8GB ram + 512GB SSD is perfect for a high schooler with a lot of pictures + video or an elderly surfing the Net virus free. I am an old man and I am looking for 15 inch, 8GB, 512GB for under 1000. M2 is fine

10 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

It’s the year of 2542 now. 8 gb and 256 gb. Come on apple. //@anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 6 | Reply

Anonymous

Oh wooh! 2542, someone from some 500 years future. //@Anonymous: It’s the year of 2542 now. 8 gb and 256 gb. Come on apple. //@anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

If Apple puts 16G RAM / 512GB SSD for the entry model, more people would just buy the basic config without paying extra for the upgrade.

1 year ago Up 5 | Reply

Anonymous

When it comes, APPL still puts 8GB on MacBooks //@anonymous: Oh wooh! 2542, someone from some 500 years future. //@Anonymous: It’s the year of 2542 now. 8 gb and 256 gb. Come on apple. //@anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

You can't change RAM but you can upgrade flash chip to 2T or 4T. Find someone help you to solder a new flash chip for upgrade.

1 year ago Up 3 | Reply

Anonymous

Somebody can do this can also upgrade RAM modules for you //@anonymous: You can't change RAM but you can upgrade flash chip to 2T or 4T. Find someone help you to solder a new flash chip for upgrade.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

You have to open the chip packaging //@anonymous: Somebody can do this can also upgrade RAM modules for you //@anonymous: You can't change RAM but you can upgrade flash chip to 2T or 4T. Find someone help you to solder a new flash chip for upgrade.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

Costco - another 2% off if you have Executive membership + 2 years warranty instead of 1. No brainer choice.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Yep. For 1999. //@Anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Still only midnight and silver are for $849, and there is no clip coupon for the other two colors.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

all colors are $849 after $50 clip coupon now... //@Anonymous: Still only midnight and silver are for $849, and there is no clip coupon for the other two colors.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

At Costco it's $849.99 with 2-year-warranty

1 year ago Up 7 | Reply

Anonymous

I still remember at 1999, when i played red alert,it only required 16mb to run. //@anonymous: Yep. For 1999. //@Anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

I'm still playing red alert as of today with rtx4060 32gb ram //@anonymous: I still remember at 1999, when i played red alert,it only required 16mb to run. //@anonymous: Yep. For 1999. //@Anonymous: 8GB and 256GB!!! That is a lot of RAM and storage.

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

8 gb pass

4 months ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

gotta be kidding me since 2025 with 16gb and m4 cost only $70 more

4 months ago Up 8 | Reply

Anonymous

Apple, if you want to get rid of overstocked laptops, just offer better prices !!!

4 months ago Up 2 | Reply

Anonymous

In my state, it is illegal to sell a computer with 8GB memory in the year of 2025. They just passed this law.

2 months ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

Please note that this is a 2021 model using M1 chip. At this time, Apple 2024 laptop model is using the faster chip M3.

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

This is not a deal!

1 year ago Up 4 | Reply

Anonymous

M1 Pro > regulat M3 //@anonymous: Please note that this is a 2021 model using M1 chip. At this time, Apple 2024 laptop model is using the faster chip M3.

1 year ago Up 1 | Reply

Anonymous

for CPU performance, M1 max < M3 //@Anonymous: M1 Pro &gt; regulat M3 //@anonymous: Please note that this is a 2021 model using M1 chip. At this time, Apple 2024 laptop model is using the faster chip M3.

1 year ago Up 0 | Reply

Anonymous

Wrong //@anonymous: for CPU performance, M1 max &lt; M3 //@Anonymous: M1 Pro &amp;gt; regulat M3 //@anonymous: Please note that this is a 2021 model using M1 chip. At this time, Apple 2024 laptop model is using the faster chip M3.

9 months ago Up 0 | Reply