An Apple insider has noted that a quartet of new base-level Mac computers, all with at least 16GB of RAM, are being tested. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the Macs are currently known by the cryptic model identifiers of “16,1,” “16,2,” “16,3,” and “16,10,” and such devices are usually spotted shortly ahead of their launch. Despite growing criticism, Apple has steadfastly sold entry-level Macs with a minimum of 8GB of RAM since 2012.
According to Gurman’s report and based on developer test logs he has had eyes on, all the new Macs are M4 Apple Silicon models. That’s no surprise, but even the lowest-end base model seen comes with 16GB of RAM on board. Three of the Macs use an M4 chip with 10 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores, and there is a lower-end processor with eight CPU cores and eight GPU cores. According to Gurman, even the lowest-end model is partnered with at least 16GB of RAM. Some also come with 32GB of RAM on board.
