For years, one of the main grumbles about Apple’s otherwise excellent iMacs and MacBooks has been the stingy quantities of RAM included on the cheapest models. While 8GB may be acceptable for some use cases, it’s increasingly showing its limitations with modern software — and with memory soldered onto Apple’s M-series chips, it’s not even something that can be upgraded at a later date after purchase.
But it looks like Apple might finally be raising the starting RAM with its upcoming M4 Macs. In his latest Bloomberg piece, predominantly covering the launch schedule for the upcoming September event, the well-connected reporter mentions ongoing testing of M4 Macs due after the iPhone 16 launch is done and dusted.
