Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough (www.xda-developers.com)
from HailSeitan@lemmy.world to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 25 Jun 14:53
https://lemmy.world/post/16916789

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17264153

There were a number of exciting announcements from Apple at WWDC 2024, from macOS Sequoia to Apple Intelligence. However, a subtle addition to Xcode 16 — the development environment for Apple platforms, like iOS and macOS — is a feature called Predictive Code Completion. Unfortunately, if you bought into Apple’s claim that 8GB of unified memory was enough for base-model Apple silicon Macs, you won’t be able to use it. There’s a memory requirement for Predictive Code Completion in Xcode 16, and it’s the closest thing we’ll get from Apple to an admission that 8GB of memory isn’t really enough for a new Mac in 2024.

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dactylotheca@suppo.fi on 25 Jun 15:39 next collapse

Err, I mean completely regardless of whether I think 8GB is enough or not, they didn’t admit anything of the sort:

There’s a memory requirement for Predictive Code Completion in Xcode 16, and it’s the closest thing we’ll get from Apple to an admission that 8GB of memory isn’t really enough for a new Mac in 2024.

(Emphasis mine.)

Not being able to run “AI” predictive code completion with 8GB doesn’t mean they’re “admitting” jack shit.

Carnelian@lemmy.world on 25 Jun 16:44 next collapse

Yeah this kind of reporting just makes me scratch my head. Just blatantly trying to farm clicks from apple haters lol

Nikls94@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 05:58 collapse

So basically the old “if you don’t know what RAM is, 8 is enough”

Veraxus@lemmy.world on 25 Jun 15:44 collapse

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