Apple SVP Phil Schiller says the new MacBook Pro maxes out at 16GB of RAM due to battery life concerns.
Following the MacBook Pro unveiling, many customers were surprised that Apple didn't offer a 32GB of RAM upgrade. MacRumors reader David emailed Apple for an explanation.
Question from David: The lack of a 32GB BTO option for the new MBPs raised some eyebrows and caused some concerns (me included). Does ~3GBps bandwidth to the SSD make this a moot issue? I.e. memory paging on a 16GB system is so fast that 32GB is not a significant improvement
Schiller's answer: Thank you for the email. It is a good question. To put more than 16GB of fast RAM into a notebook design at this time would require a memory system that consumes much more power and wouldn't be efficient enough for a notebook. I hope you check out this new generation MacBook Pro, it really is an incredible system.
We'll be sharing early benchmarks for the new MacBooks as soon as they are available. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.
You can learn more about the new MacBook Pro here.
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Following the MacBook Pro unveiling, many customers were surprised that Apple didn't offer a 32GB of RAM upgrade. MacRumors reader David emailed Apple for an explanation.
Question from David: The lack of a 32GB BTO option for the new MBPs raised some eyebrows and caused some concerns (me included). Does ~3GBps bandwidth to the SSD make this a moot issue? I.e. memory paging on a 16GB system is so fast that 32GB is not a significant improvement
Schiller's answer: Thank you for the email. It is a good question. To put more than 16GB of fast RAM into a notebook design at this time would require a memory system that consumes much more power and wouldn't be efficient enough for a notebook. I hope you check out this new generation MacBook Pro, it really is an incredible system.
We'll be sharing early benchmarks for the new MacBooks as soon as they are available. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.
You can learn more about the new MacBook Pro here.
Read More