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No longer possible to manually upgrade RAM in M1 Macs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1893074" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>I'm very sorry, but I have to disagree. While users all presume that every new version of the Mac OS requires more RAM (and that may indeed be true for Windows), the opposite has been the actual case for Macs for close to a decade now. With each new version of the Mac OS, the Mac has had better (smarter) memory management and Apple has even added very advanced memory compression.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]http://macs.about.com/od/macoperatingsystems/fl/Understanding-Compressed-Memory-in-OS-X.htm[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.macstories.net/stories/el-capitan-review/2/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Users shouldn't be made to believe that they have to throw more money at hardware than they really need to.</p><p></p><p>I do, however, agree that you need to assess what your needs may be down the road when purchasing a new Mac. If you are a high school student now, and you expect to be studying in college for a career in advanced graphics, video, 3D modeling, etc., then in time you are going to find that you have a need for more RAM as you move up to using much more sophisticated professional-level software applications. It's good to plan for that in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1893074, member: 190607"] I'm very sorry, but I have to disagree. While users all presume that every new version of the Mac OS requires more RAM (and that may indeed be true for Windows), the opposite has been the actual case for Macs for close to a decade now. With each new version of the Mac OS, the Mac has had better (smarter) memory management and Apple has even added very advanced memory compression. [URL unfurl="true"]http://macs.about.com/od/macoperatingsystems/fl/Understanding-Compressed-Memory-in-OS-X.htm[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.macstories.net/stories/el-capitan-review/2/[/URL] Users shouldn't be made to believe that they have to throw more money at hardware than they really need to. I do, however, agree that you need to assess what your needs may be down the road when purchasing a new Mac. If you are a high school student now, and you expect to be studying in college for a career in advanced graphics, video, 3D modeling, etc., then in time you are going to find that you have a need for more RAM as you move up to using much more sophisticated professional-level software applications. It's good to plan for that in advance. [/QUOTE]
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