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8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro 'Analogous to 16GB' on PCs, Claims Apple
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This is incorrect; the M-series chips all use standard LPDDR4X (M1) or LPDDR5 (M2/M3) chips, not part of the SoC, and soldered directly next to the CPU. The SSDs are also standard NAND chips, again external to the SoC, connected via PCIe.