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<blockquote data-quote="Exodist" data-source="post: 1625743" data-attributes="member: 284358">@OP,Well look at it this way. Either way you was going to get disappointed. Even if the RAM was upgradable like the L2012 model was that I have. If you purchased a system with 8GB of RAM, it would have shipped with 2x 4GB sticks and it only had two DIMM slots anyway.. SO&nbsp; You still would not be upgrading the RAM with a 4GB stick..&nbsp;&nbsp; All that said, 8GB is what I am running and it runs very very good. Its a pretty safe bet IMHO that 8GB is all you will need on a dual core system. @ Everyone.. You know, I mentioned before I grew up in the age when upgrading your PC required really good soldering skills and a local Radio Shack. So I frown, yet don't really freak out on RAM being fixed to the board. That said. I really hope Apple doing this, plus going to flash storage saves them room in the enclosure to hopefully re-add back a real freaking video card. Because Intel Iris Pro is still hugely lack luster compared to the really low end offerings from AMD or nVidia.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Exodist, post: 1625743, member: 284358"] @OP, Well look at it this way. Either way you was going to get disappointed. Even if the RAM was upgradable like the L2012 model was that I have. If you purchased a system with 8GB of RAM, it would have shipped with 2x 4GB sticks and it only had two DIMM slots anyway.. SO You still would not be upgrading the RAM with a 4GB stick.. All that said, 8GB is what I am running and it runs very very good. Its a pretty safe bet IMHO that 8GB is all you will need on a dual core system. @ Everyone.. You know, I mentioned before I grew up in the age when upgrading your PC required really good soldering skills and a local Radio Shack. So I frown, yet don't really freak out on RAM being fixed to the board. That said. I really hope Apple doing this, plus going to flash storage saves them room in the enclosure to hopefully re-add back a real freaking video card. Because Intel Iris Pro is still hugely lack luster compared to the really low end offerings from AMD or nVidia. [/QUOTE]

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