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Do you really need more than 8GB of Ram on a 13in MacBook Air? (alien.top)
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I am going to be purchasing a MacBook in January and have pretty much decided on the 13in Air but do you really need 16GB of ram? It will be used for School Work, Gaming and Photo editing.

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[–] konutoru@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The way macOS utilised RAM is different from Windows. Apple silicon is using System on a Chip (SoC) like in the smartphone, more efficient as it's a single component now, and the memory work is taken from the SSD (swap). The drawback is that your SSD will wear down at a faster rate, and once it fails, you'll need to replace the whole motherboard (expensive).

So, yes, you might not need 16GB of RAM, but your SSD will wear down faster.