Apple Faces Questions Over MacBook Pricing and RAM as New Competition Looms
• Apple's new M3 MacBooks start at $1099 with 8GB RAM; upgrading to 16GB costs $200 more • Apple previously claimed 8GB on their laptops is equivalent to 16GB on Windows, but provided no proof and was debunked • Apple now says most users only need 8GB for basic tasks like web browsing, so why buy an expensive Mac • Equivalent Windows laptops often start with 16GB RAM standard and are cheaper to upgrade • New Snapdragon processors coming this summer may outperform Apple silicon while being more affordable