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Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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Just from my observations from owning a 2015 MBP with 8GB of memory, it is easy to be fooled into thinking memory management is much better on macOS because you can effectively have more open than you would on an equivalent Windows laptop with 8GB memory.
From what I understand though, the SSD is used to compensate as swap a lot more than Windows, and I believe this is causing a lot of ewaste with the M1 Macs in particular being effectively binned because the SSDs are worn out on them from swapping and they're soldered.