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Opinion: Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever

It should probably not be a controversial opinion that, in late 2023 (and surely through most of 2024), one should not sell a pricey ‘Pro’ computer with only 8GB of RAM. And yet here we are.

The least-expensive new MacBook Pro you can get costs £1,699 and includes only 8GB of RAM, an insultingly miserly amount for this day and age. Want more? That will be at least £200, take it or leave it.

Apple has a long history of providing less RAM

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